[CFP] 1998 IATUL Annual Conference (June 1-7 1998: Pretoria, South Africa)

[Terry Kuny]

SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT and CALL FOR PAPERS	 
NOVEMBER 1997


	1998 IATUL ANNUAL CONFERENCE
	JUNE 1-7 1998
	UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA
	PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA


The Challenge to be relevant in the 21st Century

The 1998 IATUL Annual Conference, the first 
to be held in Africa, will provide a forum for 
representatives from developed and developing countries to:

- share views
- gain perspectives with regard to the challenges 
  facing library and information services in the 21st century
- promote the networking essential for developing 
  countries as they strive to ensure access to the 
  world-wide wealth of information.

Whether you come from the developed or developing world, 
The Challenge to be Relevant in the 21st Century is important 
for your professional survival and well-being. Libraries are 
under threat to be bypassed by their clients. This conference 
may be a turning point in your own career and a landmark in 
the future of your library.

The Board of the International Association of Technological 
University Libraries (IATUL) invites you to participate 
as speaker, panellist or delegate and look forward to 
meeting you in Pretoria.


Please indicate your intention to contribute to the programme 
by completing and returning the Expression of Interest form. 
Full details of the conference will then be sent to you if necessary. 
Abstracts must be received by 15 January 1998. You will be notified 
of the results of your application by mid February 1998. Papers must 
be received by 1 May 1998. Contributions are invited in line with 
the following sub-themes:

Linking up with megatrends

The millennium trends of the nineties will 
influence and shape the important elements 
of our lives well into the 21st century. To make 
the most of these extraordinary times we must be 
aware of the changes that surround us and develop 
our plans for the future with them in mind.

The following sub-topics for presentation and discussions are envisaged:

* Megatrends (large social, economic, political and 
  technological changes) which may alter the conditions of our lives
* Consumer trends
* The future of higher education, research and scholarly communication
* The future of libraries
	

Riding the technology wave

In this century nothing has had such a profound influence 
on the information services sector as the advent of the 
information society. Whether we perceive it as a threat 
or a marvellous opportunity depends on our ability to use 
it to our advantage. Digital libraries and the Internet are 
gaining ground both inside and outside traditional libraries. 
The developing world runs the risk of being left behind.

Sub-topics
* Maturation of the information society
* Digital libraries and information services
* Internet: information source and marketing mechanism
* The demise of power bases
* Mainstreaming the developing world


Doing more with less

Universities and their libraries and information services 
are under severe scrutiny by governments, tax payers and 
clients. New money is just not forthcoming. This situation 
may provide us with the incentive to "reinvent ourselves".

Sub-topics:

* Strategic partnerships and alliances
* How to avoid being bypassed
* Oganizational solutions
* Beating the competition
* Services management
* Selling information services
* Alternative sources of funding
* New teaching and learning models and their impact on information services
* Electronic classrooms
* Information services to remote users

How to remain relevant and stay in business

Transformation is inevitable. However, our plans 
and efforts will only be effective if they are placed 
in the right context and if the results are rigorously 
checked against the expectations and real needs of our clients.

Sub-topics:

* Our clients and their needs
* Assessments of outcomes
* Performance measurement
* Inventing new roles for information services
* Selling information and/or cost recovery
* Serving the community: information literacy for all
* Serving empowered consumers

More information on the topics for presentation and discussion, 
the format of the papers and selection criteria is 
available on the home page of the 1998 IATUL Conference: 
http://www.up.ac.za/asservices/ais/iatul98/conf98.htm


Acceptance or otherwise of your proposal will be at the 
discretion of the Programme subcommittee. The content of 
your proposal will be evaluated for relevance to the conference 
theme, clarity, originality, and timeliness. Proposals should 
be for original work that has not been presented elsewhere. 


Conference presenters will be required to:

*	register for and attend the conference
*	design and use high quality presentation materials
*	return all forms, releases, paper, etc. on time
*	grant copyright to IATUL for all papers and abstracts to be published
*	consent to electronic recording of presentations 
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EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORM

I wish to contribute to the programme by

	Presenting a paper		      [ ]
	Panel discussion				[ ]
	Poster					[ ]
	Proposing a topic for roundtable 
	discussions					[ ]

Please send me the latest information on the 1998 IATUL 
Annual Conference as it becomes available:


	By mail						[ ]
	By e-mail						[ ]

Speakers interested in making a presentation must return this 
form together with a 250-500 word abstract by 15 January 1998. 
Applicants will be notified of the result of their applications 
by mid February 1998.

Title of contribution

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Name of speaker
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Institution
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Work Address
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Fax
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E-mail
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Fax, e-mail or mail your proposal to:


	The Conference Secretary (Ria van der Spuy)
	Academic Information Services
	University of Pretoria
	Pretoria
	South Africa

	E-mail: iatul at acinfo.up.ac.za
	Tel.: +27 (12) 4203792	
	Fax: +27 (12) 3422453



Registration forms are available on the WWW or from the 
above- mentioned address

Basic fee for full conference: $130.00 (Social events extra)