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From: "Foster, Julia" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: NPO joint hosted conference announcement
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 10:13:30 -0000
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National Preservation Office
Announces
ISSUES IN DIGITAL LIBRARIANSHIP: ACCESSING THE FUTURE

Celebrating 20 years of service in Europe OCLC Institute Anniversary
Conference

British Library Conference Centre
2nd & 3rd April 2001

A joint event organised by OCLC Europe the Middle East & Africa, OCLC
Institute, the British Library and the National Preservation Office for the
United Kingdom and Ireland.

The aim of the conference is to bring together leaders of the major
national and research libraries and opinion makers in digital librarianship
for the following purposes:


To identify and define key issues facing libraries as a result of
technological innovation

To create a shared awareness of trends, activities, resources, and
skills, and to identify gaps

To identify opportunities for action; to build sharedd commitment to
action and to begin to plan for action

The target audience is those with strategic planning, executive, or senior
management responsibilities for libraries, library programmes, or related
activities, particularly in the cultural heritage sector. This major two-day
conference will take place in plenary sessions and smaller, facilitated,
breakout groups.

For a programme and a registration form please contact

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OCLC Europe,
The Middle East & Africa,
7th Floor,
Tricorn House,
51-53 Hagley Road
Edgbaston,
Birmingham
B16 8TP

[Julia Foster
Database Development Officer
National Preservation Office
96 Euston Road
London
NW2 1DB

Tele: 020 7412 7758
URL: <http://www.bl.uk/npo/%5D>www.bl.uk/npo/]

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