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PROGRAMME FOR THE UKOLN CONFERENCE -

	INFORMATION LANDSCAPES FOR A LEARNING SOCIETY
	Networking and the future of libraries 3
	29 June - 1 July 1998 - University Hall, The University of Bath

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			PLEASE NOTE: FULL DETAILS OF THE CONFERENCE ARE 
			ON THE UKOLN WEB PAGES AT URL
			http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/events/ukoln-conf-98/
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MONDAY 29 JUNE
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Opening Session
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Chair and welcome address:  
     Brian Lang, The British Library, UK
Opening keynote address - Information landscapes for a learning society
     Richard Heseltine, University of Hull, UK

Session 1 - Information architecture: constructing the digital library
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     Chair:  Lynne Brindley, University of Leeds, UK

Moving to distributed environments for library services
     Lorcan Dempsey, UKOLN, UK
Discovering resources across the humanities: an application of the Dublin
Core and Z39.50
     Daniel Greenstein, Arts and Humanities Data Service, UK
Networking cultural heritage: creating open, sustainable resources
     Mike Stapleton, System Simulation Limited, UK
Testing a general architecture: experiences from multiple application
domains
     David Kay, Fretwell-Downing Informatics, UK

Evening: a reception and buffet supper in the Senior Common Room of The
University of Bath

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TUESDAY 30 JUNE
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Session 2 - Information landscapes: the accommodation of knowledge
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     Chair:  Bruce Royan, SCRAN, UK

The Library as place and cyberspace: toward an ecology of learning
     Peter Lyman, University of California at Berkeley, US
'Very flat, Norfolk': a broad horizon for an information landscape in the
next century
     David Baker, University of East Anglia and Hilary Hammond, Norfolk
     County Council, UK
Who's in command? Defining the boundaries of competency and action for the
'informational society'
     Ray Lester, The Natural History Museum, UK
Information landscapes: secret garden or wonderland?
     Cris Woolston, University of Hull, UK

Session 3 - Information and the public sphere: an informed citizenry
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     Chair:  Chris Batt, London Borough of Croydon, UK

Floods won't build bridges: rich networks, poor citizens, and the role of
public libraries
     Andrew Blau, Benton Foundation, US
Up hill and down dale: citizens, government and the public library
    John Dolan, Birmingham Metropolitan District Council, UK
Everybody's archives?
     Sarah Tyacke, The Public Record Office, UK
Libraries in the learning community: strategic partnerships for lifelong
learning
     Andrew McDonald, University of Sunderland, UK

Creating the learning age: challenges and opportunities
Special guest speaker:  Bob Fryer, Northern College, UK

Evening: civic reception in the Pump Room and a tour of the Roman Baths,
followed by the conference dinner in Bath's 18th century Guildhall
Banqueting Room. 

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WEDNESDAY 1 JULY
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Session 4 - Information exchanges: the library, the network and the future
            (a) The Future: organisations and people
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   Chair:  Monika Segbert, The British Council and DGXIII, UK & Luxembourg

The Electronic library - job design, work processes and qualifications in
electronic information services
     Lars Bjoernshauge, Technical Knowledge Centre of Denmark
Maps, compasses and information skills: orienteering for libraries
     Biddy Fisher, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Dawning of the age: the horizon for powerful people-centred libraries
     Grace Kempster, Essex County Council, UK

            (b) The Future: widening the horizon
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     Chair:  Richard Heseltine, University of Hull, UK

Unifying our cultural memory
     David Bearman, Archives & Museum Informatics, US
Democracy and information in a 'network society'
     Frank Webster, Oxford Brookes University, UK

Closing Session
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Closing keynote address: 
     Clifford Lynch, Coalition for Networked Information, US

BOOKING DETAILS AND CONFERENCE FEES
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The non-residential fee includes all meals except breakfast.
The residential fees include all meals and accommodation for 2 nights.
 
290 UKsterling (non-residential)
335 UKsterling (residential in Brendan Court. Student rooms with 
                washbasins only. Other facilities are shared)
360 UKsterling (residential in Westwood. Student rooms ensuite with
                shower and toilet)
**PLEASE NOTE THAT THE 380 UKsterling CATEGORY OF ACCOMMODATION IS NOW
  FULLY BOOKED**

Closing date for bookings is 8 June 1998.
Cancellations between 8 and 22 June will incur a cancellation fee of 50
pounds.
There will be no refunds for cancellations received on or after 22 June.

     FOR FULL INFORMATION ON FEES, BOOKING CONDITIONS, PROGRAMME, ETC.
     PLEASE SEE URL: <http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/events/ukoln-conf-98/>

Or contact Hazel Gott (details below) with any queries about the
conference.

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*  Hazel Gott                                                             *
*  Events Manager                                                         *
*  UKOLN (United Kingdom Office for Library and Information Networking)   *
*  The Library, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK     *
*  Tel: +44 (0)1225 826256;  Fax: +44 (0)1225 826838;                     *
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