ACM DL '97
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2nd ACM International Conference on Digital Libraries
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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
DOUBLETREE HOTEL, PHILADELPHIA, PA
JULY 23-26, 1997
ACM DL '97 will immediately precede SIGIR '97 in
Philadelphia. The ACM DL series is sponsored by ACM through
SIGIR and SIGLINK.
ACM DL '97
ACM Digital Libraries is an international conference
which is building a community of individuals from diverse
fields to study research and development in digital
libraries. The collection, access and use of electronic
information in a variety of formats requires solutions to
problems ranging from the technical to the social,
incorporating knowledge and experience from many fields.
Individuals with an interest in library and information
science, digital information technology, education,
information policy and economics, information seeking
behavior and other fields contributing to digital library
development are invited to attend.
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
Wednesday * Tutorials
* Opening reception
Thursday * Keynote address by Jim Reimer, IBM Senior
Technical Staff Member
* Technical sessions
* Panel on museum and gallery applications of
digital libraries
* D-Lib panel on interoperability
* Banquet cruise
Friday * Plenary address by Pamela Samuelson, U. of
California Berkeley
* Technical sessions
* D-Lib panel on interoperability
* Poster and demonstration showcase and
reception
Saturday * Technical sessions
* Workshops
Sunday * Tour to Brandywine Valley
STEERING COMMITTEE
Edward Fox (Chair), Virginia Tech
Robert B. Allen, Bellcore
William Arms, CNRI
Nicholas Belkin, Rutgers University
Richard Furuta, Texas A&M University
Gary Marchionini, University of Maryland
Edie Rasmussen, University of Pittsburgh
Conference information is available from the DL'97 website
or via email:
http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~diglib97/
or
diglib97@sis.pitt.edu
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