Information Professionals in the 21st Century conference, Rome April 11, 2008, 10 to 5.30 pm, Auriana Auditorium

A conference on the debate and exchange of new and best practices and emerging trends in the library profession in the 21st Century will be held at the Auriana Auditorium on April 11 in collaboration with the Information Resource Center at the United States Embassy to Italy and “Roma Tre” University.
The event, the first of its class, will bring together librarians and information professionals from Italy, other Mediterranean countries and the U.S. to consolidate a regional library community.
The meeting will have a multidisciplinary nature. Topics will be covered at both the theoretical and applied levels.

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To take part in the conference please contact Franziska Wallner:
Tel 06 5833 0919, ext 327
E-mail: f.wallner@aur.edu

Seminar: Developments in the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC)
March 28, 2008, 14.30-18.00 - Auriana Auditorium

Main speaker: Paul Gabriele Weston, professor at the University of Pavia and at the Scuola Vaticana di Biblioteconomia.
The structure of the electronic catalogue and the possibility of consulting this instrument  via the web, have resulted in the recent development of ever more complex research methods, refined techniques for the visualization of results and innovative services to users. The conference will analyze functional models for the new OPAC also with the help of case studies.
The conference, open to associates and non associates and free of charge, is organized by the regional executive Committee of the Lazio Section of AIB (Associazione Italiana Biblioteche), in collaboration with The American University of Rome.
During the conference it will be possible to join or renew AIB’s 2008 membership. Discounted publications (5 Euros) will be offered to all participants.
The seminar will be followed by a convivial event, held not far from the conference (Euros 5-10, location to be advised), an opportunity of exchange amongst participants.
Please RSVP your participation to the seminar and to the reception by Wednesday March 26 via E-mail to lazio@laz.aib.it or f.wallner@aur.edu
The Auditorium of The American University of Rome, Via Pietro Roselli 16, can be reached with the 75 bus from Termini or by the metro B line to Piramide station, then 75 bus from the Porta S. Paolo stop).
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