INVITATION

National Pre-IFLA Meeting in Oslo, Norway

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Wednesday 27th August 1997:
"Electronic Publishing and the Digital Library"

combined with

Thursday, 28th August 1997:
«Norway in a Nutshell»

a tour in the southern and western parts of Norway,
including spectacular mountain scenery and a boat trip on the famous Sognefjord.

and

Friday 29th August 1997:
Sightseeing tour in Oslo and the surrounding area

including a visit to the National Gallery, the Vigeland Sculpture Park,
the Holmenkollen Ski Jump, the Viking ships, the Kontiki raft,
the Open Air Folk Museum, the old Stave Church and the Oslo Fjord.

Price 600 US Dollars for the whole package,

including the seminar fee, the two sight-seeing tours, 3 breakfasts,
3 lunches, 2 dinners and hotel accommodation for 3 nights (27th-29th)
(It is possible to choose parts of the package, cf. registration form)

Registration before Friday 30th May 1997

to Annette Vestlund, RBT, P.O.B. 2439 Solli, N-0102 OSLO, Norway
Tel. +47 22 43 08 80, Fax +47 22 56 09 81, E-mail: annette.vestlund@rbt.no

Hosts and organisers:
The National Office for Research Documentation, Academic and Special Libraries and
The University Library of Oslo.

PROGRAMME

WEDNESDAY 27th AUGUST

"Electronic Publishing and the Digital Library"
National Pre-IFLA Meeting in Oslo, Norway

Time:
Wednesday 27th August, 09.30 - 17.30

Place:
Vika Conference Center, Munkedamsvn. 45, Oslo

Chair persons:
Kirsten Engelstad, Acting Director General, RBT, and
Jan Erik Røed, Library Director, the University of Oslo

09.30
Registration with tea and coffee

10.30
Opening by RBT and the University Library of Oslo

10.45
Electronic publishing
- Electronic publishing of full-text documents by OCLC.
Janet Mitchell, Director, OCLC Europe.
- Australian experiences.
Alex Byrne, Library Director, Northern Territory University
- Digital teaching material in Norway.
Arne Laukholm, Director of IT, the University of Oslo.
- Electronic publishing in BIBSYS. From a bibliographic to a national information system.
Roy Gundersen, Director, BIBSYS.

12.30
Lunch

13.30
The Digital Library
- The digital research library of the University Library in Oslo.
Jan Erik Røed, Library Director.
- The National Library/Rana Branch as a digital library.
Magne Velure, Acting National Librarian.

14.30
Coffee and tea-break

15.00
National Measures to Easy Electronic Access to Research and Knowledge
- National consortium agreements for access to international research and knowledge for everyone in higher education and research.
Dagmar Langeggen, Senior Executive Officer, RBT.
- The development of national research documentation systems.
Dag Kavli, Director, The Research Council of Norway.
- Copyright issues in higher education and research.
Kay Nilssen, Academic Librarian, RBT.

16.30
Panel discussion and summing up.
Director Roy Gundersen, BIBSYS
Project Manager Jostein H. Hauge, Bergen University Library,
Chief Engineer Terje Takle Johnsen, The University Library of Oslo,
Director Tove Molvig, RBT.

17.30
End

19.00
Dinner

There will be time for questions after each speaker during the meeting.

Registration form

Electronic Publishing and the Digital Library

National Pre-IFLA Meeting in Oslo, Norway
27th-29th August 1997

Please complete this form:

Participant

Title ..........................................................................................
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First name......................................................................................
Institution/Organisation........................................................................
Address.........................................................................................
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Postal code.....................................................................................
Country.........................................................................................
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Accompanying person
Surname/Family name.............................................................................
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Seminar and tours:
	Wednesday	27/8:	Seminar meeting incl. lunch and dinner	        110 US Dollars
	Thursday	28/8:	«Norway in a nutshell» incl. lunch and dinner	185 US Dollars
	Friday	29/8:	Sight-seeing tour in Oslo incl. lunch	                 80 US Dollars

Hotel accommodation incl. breakfast:
Date of arrival..............  Date of departure.............    Number of nights.............
      	Single room 	(à 75 US $)  	
	Double room 	(à 110 US $) 

The whole package  incl. seminar, both tours and 3 nights at hotel (single room) 27/8-29/8	
                600 US Dollars

Registration before Friday 30th May 1997 to:
Annette Vestlund,  RBT, P.O.B. 2439 Solli,  N-0102  OSLO, Norway 
Tel. +47 22 43 08 80,  Fax  +47 22 56 09 81, E-mail:annette.vestlund@rbt.no 

Payments must be made by 30th May 1997 to:

Skattefogden i Oslo
P.O. B. 766 Sentrum
0106 OSLO
NORWAY	

Bank Account number: 5005.05.24695

IMPORTANT: The payment must be marked: «RBT, kap. 3280-02. Pre-IFLA meeting»

Confirmation, together with information about the hotel, etc. will be sent to you in June 1997.