INFORUM 2001 WORKSHOPS

The conference programme is traditionally compelmented by workshops. There will be two pre-conference workshops in 2001:

This workshop will focus on licensing and library consortia, but also on electronic library services such as electronic document delivery. Apart from legal issues also taxation, economic, accounting etc. issues will be touched. The first part of the workshop will cover licensing of electronic resources, the second part will focus on consortia forms, establishing, rules, copyright issues and consortia licensing. The third part will be devoted to discussion on actual licence agreement drafts.

Timeframe: 10:00 až 17:30

Speakers: Tuula Haavisto, EBLIDA-CELIP, Martin Boháček, University of Economics in Prague and others

Most information professionals will have heard of the new information retrieval opportunities offered via the Internet, but few will have a practical understanding of exactly what they are, how they work, and their impact on their library services. This half day workshop will provide a guide to some of these new applications, including

• trends in Paperless Publishing, including e-books, digital paper, the role of personal digital assistants and other access devices
• using Intelligent Agents to retrieve information on the Internet: what tools are available, and how effective are they?
• mobile access to the Internet: what do information sources look like? What are the implications for managers and end-users?

The workshop will use a combination of lecture, discussion, demonstration and case study. Participants will come away with a greater understanding of these new tools, and be prepared to develop an action plan to deal with their likely impact on their organisations.

Timeframe: 13:00 až 17:00

Speaker: Susan Hallam, Hallam Communications Ltd., U.K.