[InetBib] Sofia 2008

["Kuttner Sven" <Sven.Kuttner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen,

auf Wunsch der Veranstalter darf ich Ihnen die Einladung zur Konferenz
in Sofia ueber "Globalization and the Management of Information
Resources" zukommen lassen.

Beste Gruesse und eine schoene Woche

Ihr S. Kuttner

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Dr. Sven Kuttner, BOR
Universitaetsbibliothek Muenchen
Abteilungsleitung Altes Buch
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1
80539 Muenchen
Tel: (089) 2180-3439
Fax: (089) 2180-3836
E-Mail: Sven.Kuttner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Sofia 2008
Globalization and the Management of Information Resources
12-14 November 2008, Sofia, Bulgaria
Invitation

Sofia 2008 is hosted by the School of Library & Information Management,
Emporia State University, Kansas, USA; the Department of Library and
information Sciences, "St. Kliment Ohridski" University of Sofia, Sofia,
Bulgaria; the University of Kansas Libraries, Kansas, USA; Seton Hall
University Library, New Jersey, USA; James A. Michener Library,
University of Northern Colorado, Colorado, USA.

Sofia 2008 is part of an international conference series which has been
hosted in Kansas City, Kansas (1995), Warsaw, Poland (1997) and Sofia,
Bulgaria (2000, 2002, 2004, & 2006). The conference series is devoted to
interpreting trends, patterns of globalization and their effect on the
development of library services, and the development of information
infrastructure.

Sofia 2008 will convene a wide range of experts in library and
information science, infrastructure, technology, international
cooperation and policy from Europe, USA and Canada.

THEMES:

- Access to electronic networks

- Organization, classification and retrieval in a web environment 
- Information industry & knowledge management 
- Information literacy and lifelong learning 
- Digital and virtual libraries 
- Information architecture and knowledge management 
- Information policy issues in an electronic environment 
- Digital rights management (DRM) 
- Education and training in a Web 2.0 environment 
- Ethics and the right to access to information  

The Conference proceedings will be published.

Proposal timelines:
Monday 9 June - title and abstract
Monday 30 June - notification of acceptance
Monday 20 October - final paper due for inclusion in proceedings

We look forward to receiving your proposal and hope you'll be able to
join us in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Web-site of the Conference Sofia 2008:
http://slim.emporia.edu/globenet/Sofia2008/Index.htm

Yours Sincerely,

Herbert K. Achleitner, PhD
School of Library & Information Management Emporia State University
Emporia, Kansas, USA
E-mail: hachleit@xxxxxxxxxxx

Alexander Dimchev, PhD
Dean, Faculty of Philosophy
University of Sofia
Sofia , Bulgaria
E-mail: dimchev_uni@xxxxxx