Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University1 LIDA LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE BON VOYAGE! LIDA 2003 Dubrovnik & Mljet, Croatia, 26 - 30 May 2003 BON VOYAGE!

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LIDA LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE

LIDA LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE

BON VOYAGE!

LIDA 2003Dubrovnik & Mljet,

Croatia,26 - 30 May 2003

BON VOYAGE!

LIDA 2003Dubrovnik & Mljet,

Croatia,26 - 30 May 2003

WELCOME!LIDA 2004Dubrovnik, Croatia

25 – 29 May 2004 Inter-University

CentrePut on your

calender!

WELCOME!LIDA 2004Dubrovnik, Croatia

25 – 29 May 2004 Inter-University

CentrePut on your

calender!

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LIDA courses & conferences

LIDA courses & conferences

• Annual programs– held in BEAUTIFUL Dubrovnik

and even enchanting Mljet

International forum for exchange & learning

• Changing themes annually– But steady purposes & objectives

• Annual programs– held in BEAUTIFUL Dubrovnik

and even enchanting Mljet

International forum for exchange & learning

• Changing themes annually– But steady purposes & objectives

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LIDA purpose LIDA purpose

• to address the changing and challenging environment for libraries and information systems and services in the digital age

• with an emphasis on examining contemporary problems, advances and solutions

• to address the changing and challenging environment for libraries and information systems and services in the digital age

• with an emphasis on examining contemporary problems, advances and solutions

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ApproachApproach

• Create an opportunity for interaction between research and practice

• Reflect on some ˝hot˝ issues• See & examine practical

examples• Provide for learning & update

• Create an opportunity for interaction between research and practice

• Reflect on some ˝hot˝ issues• See & examine practical

examples• Provide for learning & update

LIDA 2003 themes: WORLD WIDE WEB AND

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL (IR)

&WORLD WIDE WEB AND

LIBRARIESor:

LIDA 2003 themes: WORLD WIDE WEB AND

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL (IR)

&WORLD WIDE WEB AND

LIBRARIESor:

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Reminder: past LIDAsReminder: past LIDAs• 2002: Integrating information seeking &

information retrieval &Information services in digital environments- practice and research

• 2001:The Internet: ethics and legal issues & Information services - practice and research

• 2000:Libraries on the Internet &Internet in Libraries

• 2002: Integrating information seeking &

information retrieval &Information services in digital environments- practice and research

• 2001:The Internet: ethics and legal issues & Information services - practice and research

• 2000:Libraries on the Internet &Internet in Libraries

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Participants in 2003Participants in 2003• 141 participants

– 97 from Croatia, 44 from 18 countries– 26 students (YEA STUDENTS!!)

• 7 workshops, 3 tutorials• 21 papers, one panel• 41 authors of papers, & workshop &

tutorial leaders• 26 posters with 49 authors • 4 demonstrations

• 141 participants– 97 from Croatia, 44 from 18 countries– 26 students (YEA STUDENTS!!)

• 7 workshops, 3 tutorials• 21 papers, one panel• 41 authors of papers, & workshop &

tutorial leaders• 26 posters with 49 authors • 4 demonstrations

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Also…Also…

• Meeting of the American Society for Information Science & Technology/ European Chapter

•2 reports/papers, 1 panel, online video

• Thanks to Emil Levine!!!• Thanks to ASIST

• Meeting of the American Society for Information Science & Technology/ European Chapter

•2 reports/papers, 1 panel, online video

• Thanks to Emil Levine!!!• Thanks to ASIST

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Important stuffImportant stuff• 7 coffee breaks

– tons of coffee, kept everybody awake• Receptions:

– opening reception sponsored by ASIST– Mid-conference sponsored by IUC

• Banquet tonight at Mljet– We will consume over 320,000 calories– 4.5 bottles of wine per table– not to mention over 100 cocktails

• Cruise to Mljet

• 7 coffee breaks – tons of coffee, kept everybody awake

• Receptions:– opening reception sponsored by ASIST– Mid-conference sponsored by IUC

• Banquet tonight at Mljet– We will consume over 320,000 calories– 4.5 bottles of wine per table– not to mention over 100 cocktails

• Cruise to Mljet

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Reason for success?Reason for success?

Future: LIDA 2004 themes:

Human Information Behaviourand

Competences for Digital Libraries

25 – 29 May 2004

Future: LIDA 2004 themes:

Human Information Behaviourand

Competences for Digital Libraries

25 – 29 May 2004

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Invited proposals for:Invited proposals for:• Papers, presentations• Panels

– particularly library examples• Tutorials

– how to put & improve library presence on the Web

• Workshops– anything on the Web; effective search engines

and searching• Exhibits

• Papers, presentations• Panels

– particularly library examples• Tutorials

– how to put & improve library presence on the Web

• Workshops– anything on the Web; effective search engines

and searching• Exhibits

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HELP!!!!HELP!!!!

• Looking for sponsors– government agencies from

different countries; organizations; companies ...

• Looking for support for students• Looking for exhibitors• Loking for promotion

• Looking for sponsors– government agencies from

different countries; organizations; companies ...

• Looking for support for students• Looking for exhibitors• Loking for promotion

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InformationInformation

LIDA web site:

http://www.pedos.hr/lida

–Thanks to Radovan Vrana

LIDA web site:

http://www.pedos.hr/lida

–Thanks to Radovan Vrana

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Addendum: before LIDAIn memoriam Bozo TezakAddendum: before LIDA

In memoriam Bozo Tezak• There was a series of international

conferences with similar themes in Dubrovnik starting in mid 1970’s

• Organized by BOZO TEZAK– a gentlemen and great man

• Some faces from 1977 & 1979– Thanks to Bob HayesSlide show

• There was a series of international conferences with similar themes in Dubrovnik starting in mid 1970’s

• Organized by BOZO TEZAK– a gentlemen and great man

• Some faces from 1977 & 1979– Thanks to Bob HayesSlide show