ACM International Conference on Digital Libraries

From: Fern E Brody <feb+[_at_]pitt.edu>
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 1997 20:47:55 -0400 (EDT)

                          ACM DL '97
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    2nd ACM International Conference on Digital Libraries

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                     PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
              DOUBLETREE HOTEL, PHILADELPHIA, PA
                       JULY 23-26, 1997
                               
     ACM DL '97 will immediately precede SIGIR '97 in
  Philadelphia.  The ACM DL series is sponsored by ACM through
                    SIGIR and SIGLINK.  
                               
                          ACM DL '97
                                
     ACM Digital Libraries is an international conference

  which is building a community of individuals from diverse   fields to study research and development in digital   libraries. The collection, access and use of electronic   information in a variety of formats requires solutions to   problems ranging from the technical to the social,   incorporating knowledge and experience from many fields.   Individuals with an interest in library and information   science, digital information technology, education,   information policy and economics, information seeking   behavior and other fields contributing to digital library   development are invited to attend.   

                CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
                                
  Wednesday    *    Tutorials


               *    Opening reception

  Thursday     *    Keynote address by Jim Reimer, IBM Senior
                      Technical Staff Member


               *    Technical sessions

               *    Panel on museum and gallery applications of

                      digital libraries


               *    D-Lib panel on interoperability

               *    Banquet cruise

  Friday       *    Plenary address by Pamela Samuelson, U. of
                      California Berkeley


               *    Technical sessions

               *    D-Lib panel on interoperability

               *    Poster and demonstration showcase and

                      reception
  Saturday     *    Technical sessions


               *    Workshops

  Sunday       *    Tour to Brandywine Valley
                               
                       STEERING COMMITTEE
                                
              Edward Fox (Chair), Virginia Tech
                  Robert B. Allen, Bellcore
                      William Arms, CNRI
             Nicholas Belkin, Rutgers University
             Richard Furuta, Texas A&M University
           Gary Marchionini, University of Maryland
           Edie Rasmussen, University of Pittsburgh
                                
  Conference information is available from the DL'97 website
                        or via email:
              http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~diglib97/
                              or
                    diglib97[_at_]sis.pitt.edu
                               
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