INFORMATION ONLINE & ONDISC 99 : STRATEGIES FOR THE NEXT MILLENIUM

[Tony Barry]

INFORMATION ONLINE & ONDISC 99 :  STRATEGIES FOR THE NEXT MILLENIUM

9TH AUSTRALASIAN CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION

19 - 21 JANUARY 1999

CALL FOR PAPERS

Australasia's leading electronic information conference and exhibition,
INFORMATION ONLINE AND ONDISC '99 is to be held at the Sydney Conference
and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, Australia, from the 19th to the
21st January 1999.

The Conference is sponsored by the Information Science Section of the
Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and includes
presented papers, subject focus sessions, trade exhibits, an Internet
Centre with specialized problem solving sessions, and pre- and
post-conference events.

At ONLINE 99, enjoy the benefits of networking with experts, colleagues and
vendors in a dynamic information environment. Taking the information
professional into the new millennium, ONLINE 99 is the premier conference
for the  profession in Australasia. The 1997 conference drew an audience of
over 1200 delegates and 70 exhibitors from leading suppliers of online,
CD-ROM and library systems and services.

Innovative, practical and research papers are invited on all aspects of the
electronic information environment. Topics to covered include :

Millennium trends


**      Re-engineering skills
        Re-engineering skills
**      Social and cultural impacts of technological change
        Social and cultural impacts of technological change
**      Strategic alliances and planning for the electronic information
environment
        Strategic alliances and planning for the electronic information
environment
**      Globalisation of information and education
        Globalisation of information and education
**      Knowledge management and knowledge workers

Technology Trends


**      Standards - e.g.  Z39.50, metadata, PICS
        Standards - e.g.  Z39.50, metadata, PICS
**      Data mining and data warehousing
        Data mining and data warehousing
**      Preservation and archiving
        Preservation and archiving
**      Document delivery
        Document delivery
**      Push and pull technologies

Rights for the electronic age


**      Security
        Security
**      Privacy
        Privacy
**      Copyright, Intellectual property, licensing
        Copyright, Intellectual property, licensing
**      Authentication
        Authentication
**      The user and the law

Information management and retrieval


**      Marketing
        Marketing
**      Competitive Intelligence
        Competitive Intelligence
**      Searching - searchers, search engines, filters
        Searching - searchers, search engines, filters
**      Intelligent agents
        Intelligent agents
**      Resource evaluation

Millennium Interfaces


**      Convergence
        Convergence
**      Interfaces
        Interfaces
**      Web design and architecture
        Web design and architecture
**      Electronic publishing

In addition we invite proposals for subject focus sessions. These could
include, for example:


**      Government information
        Government information
**      Law
        Law
**      Business and Competitive intelligence
        Business and Competitive intelligence
**      Education
        Education
**      Science & Technology
        Science & Technology
**      Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights

Speaker benefits

For each paper presented a free day registration will be provided for a
maximum of two presenters per paper. Day registration includes attendance
at the days sessions, entrance to the exhibition, lunch and refreshments.

Form of proposals

Please provide sufficient detail in the abstract to allow the Committee to
make a selection. Acceptance or otherwise of proposals will be at the
discretion of the Programme Subcommittee.  Papers must not have been
published, accepted for publication, or presented elsewhere prior to
INFORMATION ONLINE 99.

Please ensure that the following are included :


**      Author(s) and presenter(s) names, postal, e-mail and URL addresses,
telephone and FAX numbers.
        Author(s) and presenter(s) names, postal, e-mail and URL addresses,
telephone and FAX numbers.
**      A biographical sketch not to exceed 100 words
        A biographical sketch not to exceed 100 words
**      Abstract not to exceed 100 words

Please note that papers which are product reviews will not be accepted.

Relevant dates

1 May 1998                      Abstract submission deadline
1st June 1998                   Notification of accepted papers will commence
20th October 1998               Accepted presenters will need to submit
their completed papers

Proposals are invited and should be addressed to :

The Programme Committee
Information Online and Ondisc 99
PO Box 468
Paddington  NSW  2021
Australia

Telephone:              61 2 9332 4622
Facsimile:              61 2 9332 4044
E-mail:                 whfoda at acms.com.au
Web:                    http://www.csu.edu.au/special/online99