[WORKSHOP] "Evaluating the Quality of Internet Information Resources" (1998.09.20: Amsterdam)

[Terry Kuny]

                    1998 UDT WORKSHOP 
           64th Annual IFLA General Conference

   "Evaluating the Quality of Internet Information Resources."

               Thursday, August 20th, 1998
                  Amsterdam, Netherlands
                       Meeting 161A


This workshop will examine the issues and challenges 
of evaluating the quality of Internet information resources. 
It is directed at librarians and information professionals 
that may be considering building electronic resource 
collections, developing Internet-based services or 
instructing users in the effective use of digital 
information. This workshop will provide an overview 
of the problems of Internet information and the challenges 
for evaluation. Implementation experiences by the developers 
of subject gateway services and other projects that 
illustrate key issues and technologies in building 
high-quality Internet resources and services will be 
highlighted.


1330-1430: 
"Questioning the Quality of Internet Information."

Emma Worsfold (Research Officer at the Institute 
for Learning and Research Technology, University 
of Bristol, UK.)

1430–1515:	
"The Arts and Humanities Data Service: Facilitating Reuse 
of Quality Digital Resources."

Susan Jephcott (Information, Training and Research 
Officer, Arts & Humanities Data Service) and Paul 
Miller (Collections Manager, Archaeology Data 
Service)

1514–1530:
BREAK

1530–1615:
"Finding Quality Resources on the Internet: Filtering and 
Selecting for the Internet Scout Project."	

Jack Solock (Internet Librarian and Editor of the 
Scout Reports. Internet Scout Project, University 
of Wisconsin-Madison. Department of Computer 
Sciences.)

1615–1645:	
"New Technologies, New Services, New Directions for 
Librarianship?"

Terry Kuny (UDT Core Programme consultant, 
XIST Inc.)

1645–1730:	
DISCUSSION AND OPEN FORUM


Further information about the UDT Core Programme
can be found at:

    http://www.ifla.org/VI/5/udt.htm


Information about the 64th IFLA General Conference
Amsterdam, Netherlands (August 16-August 21, 1998)
can be found at:

    http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla64/64intro.htm