Konferenzankuendigung

["Grossmann Kerstin"<kerstin.grossmann _at__ britcoun.de>]

Liebe Kolleg/inn/en,

anbei die Ankuendigung einer internationalen Konferenz in Moskau, die ich im
Auftrag von Frau Segbert gern an Sie weiterleite:

Managing the Digital Future of Libraries (http://www.rsl.ru/tacis/conf.htm)
Ort:  Russian State Library, Moscow
Zeit: 18-19 April 2000

Abstract: This international conference will mark the final phase of the
European Union ? Russian State Library project ?To create an Information System
for the Russian State Library? http://www.rsl.ru/tacis. The project, due to
finish after 18 months on 9th June 2000, will result in the implementation of
the cataloguing and OPAC modules of a state-of-the art fully integrated library
system. Local and remote users will have access via LAN and Internet to an RSL
catalogue database created by converting existing machine-readable databases and
retro-conversion of catalogue cards. Together with other related projects to
create the Russian National Digital Library, the project is one of the first
steps towards full automation of Europe?s biggest library and its future
networking with other libraries in Russia and abroad.

The aims of the conference are 

?to present results and lessons learnt from the EU project and other RSL IT
projects 
?to discuss main issues and future activities of digital library development in
Russia
?to stimulate Russian-international dialogue and cooperation in digital library
development 

For further information please contact:

Monika Segbert, Project Office, monika _at__ rsl.ru , Tel. 007 095 202 2570
Alexander Vislyi, RSL Deputy Director, avislyi _at__ mail.lib.msu.ru , Tel. 007 095
202 7617
http://www.rsl.ru/tacis/conf

Mit freundlichen Gruessen

Kerstin Grossmann
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