The School of Library & Information Management, Emporia State
University, Emporia, Kansas, USA and the Department of Library
and Information Sciences, “St. Kliment Ohridski” University
of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria will hold a bi-annual conference, which
provides interested library and information science professionals
the opportunity to discuss the many issues facing libraries.
Sofia 2004 is part of an international conference series hosted
in Kansas City, Kansas (1995), Warsaw, Poland (1997), Sofia, Bulgaria
(2000, 2002 & 2004). This series is designed to explore the
impact of globalization and change on the development of libraries,
information infrastructure, and society.
Sofia 2004 will bring together a wide range of experts in library
and information science, infrastructure, technology, international
development and policy.
THE 2004 CONFERENCE
The Third Bi-annual Conference of Libraries, Globalization and
Cooperation will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria, 3 – 5 November.
The preconference will be 2 November. The University of Sofia and
Emporia State University are proud to host the conference.
THEMES
- Information Society from a Global Perspective
- Libraries, Cooperation and Collaboration in Global World
- National Information Infrastructure (NII) and Global Information
Infrastructure (GII)
- Information Transfer and Technology
- Publishing in the Digital Age
- Knowledge Management and the Information Economy
- Intellectual Property and Copyright
- Information, Security and Ethics
- Information Standards
- Education and Distance Learning
- Digital Rights Management
- The Impact of European Union Policies on Libraries Globally
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