Convergence in the digital age - challenges for libraries, museums and archives

A seminar on "Convergence in the digital age: challenges for libraries, museums and archives" will take place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on 13 and 14 August 1998. The seminar, supported by the Libraries sector of the Telematics Applications programme, is a preliminary event of the 64th General Conference of the International Federations and Library Institutions (IFLA) which runs from 16 to 21 August.

The seminar will provide a unique opportunity for those interested in the fields of libraries, museums or archives to share their experiences of handling digital information and to discuss common issues and challenges. It also aims at providing new ideas for the definition of cooperation strategies for a digital environment.

The seminar will consist of six main thematic sessions, illustrated by presentations of ongoing projects:

- The organization of knowledge in a digital environment;
- Citizens' access to digital heritage;
- New services in their legal context;
- The future of the digital present;
- Converging technologies and standards for digital collections;
- Strategic issues in research and technological development.

At the IFLA General Conference itself, the Libraries sector will have a stand at which the sector's activities and projects will be presented.
For further information on the seminar, please contact:

TNO - STB
Mr. Johan van de Walle
PO Box 80544
2508 GM Den Haag
The Netherlands
E-mail: vandewalle@stb.tno.nl or E-mail: jvdwalle@bart.nl
URL: http://www.echo.lu/libraries/en/iflasem.html(opens in new window)

Further information on the Libraries sector's activities at IFLA 98 can be found at:

http://www.echo.lu/libraries/en/ifla98.html(opens in new window)

For information on the IFLA General Conference, please contact:

Congrex Holland BV
PO Box 302
1000 Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel. +31-20-5040206; Fax +31-20-5040225
E-mail: ifla@congrex.nl
URL: http://www.niwi.knaw.nl/guests/ifla98/(opens in new window)