BEYOND THE BEGINNING The Global Digital Library An international two-day non-residential conference organised by JISC, CNI, BLRIC, CAUSE and CAUL and coordinated by UKOLN at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster, London Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 June 1997 Cost: 140 pounds sterling per delegate This international conference, which carries the overall theme of Realising The Digital Library, will include speakers from the United States and the United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, the Netherlands and Germany. In addition to keynote addresses given by Michael Fitzgerald (Thames Valley University) and Donald Langenberg (University of Maryland System), there are four main sessions on:- (1) The Dynamics of the Information Market (2) Copyright/Intellectual Property Rights: an international update (3) Lifelong Lelarning in the Context of the Digital Library and Re-engineering the Learning Process (4) Digital Library Plans for European National Libraries: the example of Britain, Germany and the Netherlands and parallel sessions on:- (1) Digital Library Coalition and European Union Projects The Electronic Libraries Programme The Digital Library in Japan (2) Quality Management of Internet Resources; Report on Information Fatigue The Information Profession and Information Professionals (3) CNI Project: Assessment of Network Services & Systems Evaluation of the Electronic Libraries Programme Metadata - Policy Level Issues for Implementation (with speakers from the UK, the US and Australia) FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THE PROGRAMME AND AN ON-LINE BOOKING FORM, SEE UKOLN'S WEB PAGES AT <http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/events/global-digital-library/> All payment must be in UK sterling only, made payable to The University of Bath, by either:- 1. Cheque/banker's draft. 2. Bank transfer to National Westminster Bank, 39 Milsom Street, Bath, BA1 1DS, UK. (Bank sort code: 60 02 05) (Account number: 50972146). Please note that bank transfer charges must be paid by the delegate's institution. 3. Payment on receipt of invoice (please give address for invoice). 4. Credit card (not Diners Club and American Express). To ensure security please contact Hazel Gott (details below) with your credit card details. The closing date for booking is Monday 2 June 1997. Cancellations after this date will incur a cancellation fee of 50 pounds sterling, though a substitute delegate is acceptable. If you prefer to enrol using email please complete the following details and forward to Hazel Gott:- Name: Job title: Institution name: Postal address: Telephone: Fax: Special dietary requirement (including vegetarian): Payment details, cheque/bank transfer posted (please give date) or bankers draft actioned (please give date) or invoice required (please give relevant name/address) Hazel * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Hazel Gott * * Promotions Officer * * 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; * * [log in to unmask]; URL: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *