Today's mail suggests that an interest in digital librarianship is sweeping across our sister institutions in Europe... To: EPIC-LST From: "Foster, Julia" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: NPO joint hosted conference announcement Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 10:13:30 -0000 : 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 [log in to unmask] 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/] ***** European Commission on Preservation and Access (ECPA) P.O. Box 19121, NL-1000 GC Amsterdam, visiting address: Trippenhuis, Kloveniersburgwal 29, NL-1011 JV Amsterdam, The Netherlands tel. +31 - 20 - 551 0839 fax +31 - 20 - 620 4941 URL: http://www.knaw.nl/ecpa/