[WORKSHOP] 1996 UDT Core Programme/Section on Information Technology workshops

[Terry Kuny]

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        UDT Core Programme/Section on Information Technology

      1996 IFLA General Conference Workshops and Open Sessions

                        Copenhagen, Denmark
                   August 31 - September 5, 1997 
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         No pre-registration for these sessions is necessary. 
                    Seating on a first-come basis.

         For any further information, please contact: 
               
                          udt at nlc-bnc.ca

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Title: ILL Protocol Standard: Interlibrary Loan in an Open 
Networked Environment

Tuesday Sept. 2 
9:00 - 11:30
open session
150 attendees expected

Presented by:  
UDT Core Programme, 
Section on Information Technology and 
Section on Document Delivery and Interlending

Speakers:
1. Fay Turner, Library Network Specialist, 
   Information Technology, National Library of Canada
2. Mary Jackson, Access and Delivery Services Consultant, 
   Association of Research Libraries
3. Ruth Moulton, Consultant

Objectives:
The objective of this half day session is to provide 
delegates with an introduction to the capabilities of 
this important standard and how it can be used to 
support automated ILL messaging in a heterogeneous 
computer environment.  The session will include an 
overview of the ISO Interlibrary Loan Protocol 
Standard and presentations on ILL protocol implementation 
activities in North America, Europe and Australia.

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Title: Z39.50 : Information Retrieval in an Open Network Environment

Wednesday, Sept. 3
9:00 to 11:30
open session 
150 attendees expected
  
Presented by:  
UDT Core Programme and 
Section on Information Technology

Speakers:
1. Fay Turner, Library Network Specialist, 
   Information Technology, National Library of Canada
2. Gordon Pedersen, Support Team, 
   The Libraries Programme, European Commission
3. Denis Lynch, Software Engineer, 
   Silverplatter Information Limited

Objective:
The objective of this session is to provide an 
introduction to the Z39.50 Information Retrieval 
Standard: what it is, how it works, who has implemented 
it.  The session includes an overview of the Z39.50 
standard, a more technical discussion of Z39.50 
developments and a review of projects supported 
by the European Commission.


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Title: Z39.50 : Vendor Products, Issues and Trends 
(NOTE: it is related to previous session but completely different)

Thursday, Sept. 4
9:00 - 12:30  
(OR P.M. IF A.M. NOT AVAILABLE)
workshop
75 attendees expected

Presented by:  UDT Core Programme and Section on Information Technology

Coordinators:
1. Fay Turner, Library Network Specialist, 
   Information Technology, National Library of Canada
2. Gordon Pedersen, Support Team, 
   The Libraries Programme, European Commission

Speakers
1. Robin Yeates, Senior Researcher / Centre Manager, 
   Library Information Technology Centre, 
   South Bank University, London
2. Michel G. Wesseling, General Manager Northern Europe, 
   Geac Computers
3. John Favaro, Intecs Sistemi, S.p.A., Pisa

Objective:
The objective of this workshop is to illustrate 
the capabilities of the Z39.50 standard through 
the demonstration of a variety of Z39.50 products.  
The session will also include a panel discussion on 
Z39.50 issues, trends and end user concerns.
The panelists will include the speakers; Denis Lynch, 
Silverplatter Information Limited; and Liv Holm, 
Oslo College, Norway

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Title:  Introduction to Internet Metadata

Thursday, Sept. 4
9:00 - 12:30
workshop
75 attendees expected

Presented by:  UDT Core Programme

Speakers:
1. Leigh Swain, Director, UDT Core Programme
2. Terry Kuny, IFLANET Administration, XIST Inc.
3. Stuart Weibel, Senior Research Scientist, OCLC

Objective:

What is Metadata?  What is the Dublin Core and Warwick Framework?  
URNs?  URCs?  And why are these critically important 
concerns for future digital libraries and networked information?  
The description and location of electronic information represents 
one of the most critical challenges for next-generation Internet 
services and electronic information management.  This workshop by 
internationally renowned expert, Dr. Stuart Weibel, will discuss 
some of the important new directions and the many challenges of 
resource description on the Internet, with particular emphasis 
on the Dublin Core/Warwick Framework metadata initiatives.

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       IFLA General Conference information is available at:

      URL: http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/ifla/IV/ifla63/63intro.htm

                        Copenhagen, Denmark
                     August 31 - September 5, 1997 

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