Internet
Librarian International 2003 Conference
25 – 27 March
2003 • NEC, Birmingham, UK
Co-located
with TLS, Total Library Solutions
Exhibition, 26 & 27 March 2003
The Conference
| Welcome
to the fifth annual Internet Librarian International—the only conference
for information professionals and librarians who are using, developing,
and implementing Internet, intranet, and Web-based strategies in their
daily work as information navigators, Webmasters, Web managers, content
evaluators, Internet strategists, portal creators, product developers,
searchers, library managers, and educators. The conference provides a stimulating
forum for experienced speakers and inquiring delegates to explore the exciting
range of issues and challenges that face information professionals today.
The brand-new, co-located Total
Library Solutions Exhibition adds the opportunity to view the best
products and services and identify tools, technology, content, and
infrastructure solutions.
Program Chairs
David Raitt,
Editor, The Electronic Library, The Netherlands
Nancy Garman,
Director of Conference Program Planning, Information Today, Inc., USA
Advisory Committee
Daan Boom,
KPMG, The Netherlands
Jane Dysart,
Dysart & Jones Associates, Canada
Alison McNab,
Joint Information Systems Committee, JISC/DNER Office, UK
Janette Flatman,
Nokia, Denmark
Louis C. H.
Fourie, University of Stellenbosch Business School, South Africa
William Hann,
Free Pint, UK
Marydee Ojala,ONLINE
Magazine,
USA
Tim Owen,
CILIP, UK
Mary Peterson,
Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia
Conference Management
Richard T. Kaser,
Vice President of Content, Information Today, Inc. USA
Jean Mulligan,
Manager, Information Today, Ltd., UK
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Conference
Overview
Three Keynotes,
50 Sessions,
75 International
Speakers
Join Internet
librarians from around the world at Internet Librarian International
on 25 - 27 March 2003 in Birmingham, UK. Hear from experts, information
professionals, and working librarians about their hard-won expertise, creative
ideas, and practical implementation strategies. Update your skills
and learn about new strategies, products, and technology for finding, organising,
and managing information resources. Energise your thinking and collect
dozens of practical tips and tools to take back to your job.
Create your own
conference agenda from among dozens of sessions in nine focused conference
tracks including:
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Survival Skills for
Internet Librarians
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Web Design & Development
-
Internet Librarian
World Forum
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Practical Web Searching
-
Web Standards &
Technology
-
Digital Libraries
and Electronic Resources
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New Trends & Technologies
-
Intranets & Portals
-
Information Literacy
Three powerful, thought-provoking
keynote speakers, great networking opportunities, and a selection of intensive
preconference workshops round out the conference agenda and create an unparalleled
opportunity for international librarians to share and learn from each other.
New Venue, New
City
Internet Librarian
International 2003 is located in Birmingham, the UK’s second largest
city, at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC). Birmingham offers
some of the UK’s top tourist attractions, including a range of fascinating
museums, art galleries, gardens, historic castles and houses, zoos and
parks. The city hosts the famous Jewellery Quarter, where hundreds
of individual shops produce over one third of the UK’s jewellery.
Birmingham is close to Shakespeare’s birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon, home
of the world renowned Royal Shakespeare theatre company, as well as the
1000-year-old Warwick Castle. Convenient air travel and rail links
make Birmingham easily accessible for travelers from within the UK, Europe,
and around the world.
Internet Librarian
International and the Total Library Solutions Exhibition will
take place at the NEC in The Atrium, Hall 10. Conference sessions
will be held in the Concourse and Gallery Suites and the exhibition will
be located nearby. All will be clearly signposted. Maps will
be sent with confirmation of registration.
Total Library Solutions
Exhibition
Total
Library Solutions, a brand-new exhibition, brings an innovative
format and a fresh approach to meeting the needs of the twenty-first century
librarian. Brought to you by the organisers of Online Information,
Total
Library Solutions will be the UK’s national library exhibition, attracting
visitors from the special, academic, public and school sectors.
Visitors to Total
Library Solutions will meet up to 70 exhibitors and exhibition trails
will link suppliers of technology, content and infrastructure solutions.
Total
Library Solutions is on 26 & 27 March at National Exhibition Centre,
in conjunction with Internet Librarian International. Through
this unique agreement, Internet Librarian International conference
delegates receive unlimited, free access to the exhibition on the shared
open days of 26 and 27 March.
Communities of
Interest
Get acquainted
with your fellow colleagues and librarians during casual, topical networking
discussion groups on Tuesday evening from 17:15 – 18:15. Think, discuss,
and debate what you've heard during the day and find people with similar
interests.
Evening Reception
You are invited
to the official conference reception on Wednesday 26 March when the conference
sessions close. This is an opportunity to network with your colleagues
in an informal atmosphere. All delegates are welcome.
Sponsor
Internet Librarian
International is sponsored by Information
Today, Inc., the publisher of ONLINE,
Searcher,
and Computers in
Libraries magazines, offering complete coverage of information
and library technology.
If you'd like to
receive a print copy of the Internet Librarian International conference
programme contact the organisers: info@internet-librarian.com
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