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ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Annual Course and Conference:

LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE (LIDA) 2004

Dubrovnik, Croatia
25-29 May, 2004
Inter-University Centre (http://www.hr/iuc)
Don Ivana Bulica 4, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Course web site: http://www.pedos.hr/lida
Course email: lida at pedos.hr

The general aim of the annual conference and course Libraries in the Digital Age
(LIDA), started in 2000, is to address the changing and challenging environment
for libraries and information systems and services in the digital world, with an
emphasis on examining contemporary problems, advances and solutions. Each year a
different and ‘hot’ theme is addressed, divided in two parts; the first part
covers research and development and the second part addresses advances in
applications and practice. LIDA seeks to bring together researchers,
practitioners, and developers in a forum for personal exchanges, discussions,
and learning, made easier by being held in memorable locations.

Themes LIDA 2004

I. HUMAN INFORMATION BEHAVIOUR
Our theme for 2004 first of all covers research-based treatments of the ways in
which people conceptualise their information needs, solve problems and seek
answers to questions through information and how they use information, all in
the context of digital libraries. Papers will cover a range of sub-topics,
including the following, but not excluding other relevant contributions:
· information seeking in the environment of digital libraries
· users and use of digital libraries
· what do we know how do users go about the general processes of  Selecting,
Finding,  Identifying and Obtaining materials and services in digital libraries?

· research dealing with use of features, access, outcomes, and usability
· barriers and obstacles to use, satisfaction, and success.

II. COMPETENCES FOR DIGITAL LIBRARIES
Secondly, the programme will focus on professional responses to human
information behaviour, for which we are using the term ‘competences’. This is
the term used in the UK Library and Information Commission report 2020 Vision,
which identified the three key elements for working in a digital environment as
Connectivity, Content and Competences. Used in this way, Competences covers the
whole range of relevant skills and learning strategies at core and specialist
levels. The programme will approach competences from a number of perspectives,
covering the skills required both by users and the information professionals who
serve them. These will include:
· competences for research, scholarship, publishing and disseminating results in
the digital context
· education for librarians and information professionals
· educating and training users
· information literacy for children, young people and older members of the
community
· broader user concerns (with skills and know-how implications), such as:
economics, copyright, freedom of expression, and ethics.


Types of contributions

Invited are the following types of contributions:
1. Papers: research studies and reports on advances that will be presented at
the conference and included on the conference Web site. Papers of up to 4000
words in length should be submitted, following the American Psychological
Association (APA) style, followed, among others, by the Journal of the American
Society for Information Science and Technology (JASIST) and Information
Processing & Management (IP&M).
2. Posters: short graphic presentations on research, studies, advances,
examples, practices, or preliminary work that will be presented in a special
poster session. An award will be given for Best Student Poster. Proposals for
posters should be submitted as a short, one or two- page paper.
3. Demonstrations: live examples of working projects, services, interfaces,
commercial products, or developments-in-progress that will be presented during
the conference in specialized facilities or presented in special demonstration
sessions. Proposals for demonstration should provide short description and a URL
address, if available.
4. Workshops: two to four-hour sessions that will be tutorial and educational in
nature. Workshops will be presented before and after the main part of the
conference and will require separate fees, to be shared with workshop
organizers. Proposals for workshops should include a short description, with
indication of level and potential audience.

Submissions should be in electronic form (as attachments to email). Please send
submissions
for the First Theme to both:
Professor Tefko Saracevic at tefko at scils.rutgers.edu
and
Professor Tatjana Aparac-Jelusic taparac at pedos.hr
for the Second Theme to both:
Professor Paul Sturges at R.P.Sturges at lboro.ac.uk
and
Professor Tatjana Aparac-Jelusic taparac at pedos.hr

Full addresses are provided below.
All submissions will be refereed.

Deadlines:
· For papers and workshops 10 December 2003. Acceptance information by 15
January 2004.
· For demonstrations and posters: 10 January 2004. Acceptance information by 1
February 2004.
· Final submission for all 15 March 2004.

Invitation to institutions

We are inviting libraries, information agencies, professional organizations, and
service providers to consider participation at LIDA by providing a
demonstration, workshop, or exhibit about their advances, or by presenting a
paper or poster about their activities. Sponsorship of an event is also invited.
Institutions can benefit as well: We will provide course materials and virtual
tutorials to participants so that they can communicate, instruct, and transfer
topics of interest to their institution. Thus, we are organizing LIDA to reach a
wider audience.



Course co-directors and Program chairs for part I:

TATJANA APARAC, Ph.D Department of Information SciencesFaculty of
EducationUniversity of OsijekLorenza Jaegera 9, 31000 Osijek, CroatiaTel.: +385
1 6120111/231 Fax: +385 1 6156879Email: taparac at pedos.hr URL:
http://www.pedos.hr/katedre/nastava/taparac.htm TEFKO SARACEVIC, Ph.DSchool of
Communication, Information and Library Studies, Rutgers University4 Huntington
Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 U.S.A.Tel.: (732)932-7500/ extension 8222 Fax:
(732)932-2644Email: tefko at scils.rutgers.edu URL:
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~tefko

Program Chair for Part II:

Professor Paul Sturges
Department of Information Science
Loughborough University
Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK
Tel +44 (0)1509 223069
Fax +44 (0)1509 223053
Email: R.P.Sturges at lboro.ac.uk

GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE AT THE ADDRESS OF Prof. TATJANA APARAC

Program Committee:

Nicholas Belkin, Professor, Rutgers University, USA
Christine Borgman, Professor - University of California - Los Angeles, USA
Damir Boras, Assistant Professor – Dept. of Information Sciences, University of
Zagreb, Croatia
Michael Buckland, Professor - University of California - Barkeley, USA
Leo Budin, Professor - Faculty of Electronics and Engineering, University of
Zagreb, Croatia
Rafael Capurro, Professor - University of Applied Sciences, Stuttgart, Germany
Marija Dalbello, Assistant Professor,  Rutgers University, USA
Sanda Erdelez, Associate Professor - University of Missouri, USA
Robert Hayes, Professor Emeritus - University of California - Los Angeles, USA
Peter Ingwersen, Associate Professor - Royal School of LIS, Copenhagen, Denmark
Damir Kalpi?, Professor - Faculty of Electronics and Engineering, University of
Zagreb, Croatia
Predrag Pale, M.Sc - Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University
of Zagreb, Croatia
Kornelija Petr, M.Sc – Department of  LIS, Faculty of Education, University of
Osijek, Croatia
Jelka Petrak, PhD - Central Medical Library, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Josip Stipanov, PhD - National and University Library, Zagreb, Croatia
Jadranka Stojanovski, M.Sc - Insitute "Rudjer Boskovic", Zagreb, Croatia
Paul Sturges, Professor - University of Loughborough,
Pertti Vakkari, Professor - University of Tampere, Finland
Radovan Vrana, M. Sc - Dept. of Information Sciences, University of Zagreb,
Croatia
Mirna Willer, PhD - National and University Library, Zagreb, Croatia
Irene Wormell, Professor - School of Information and Library Studies, Gothenburg
University, Sweeden

Venues

The LIDA2004 will be held in Dubrovnik at the Inter-University Centre.
Dubrovnik, Croatia is among the unique cities in the world, recognized as one of
the World Cultural Heritage sites by UNESCO. It is a walled city, preserved as
it existed in medieval times. A beautiful natural location on the Adriatic Sea,
a lavish architecture of squares, palaces, and churches, small, intriguing
hill-hugging streets, pedestrian-only traffic within the walls, outings to the
enchanting near-by islands - all these and more combine to make Dubrovnik one of
the most popular destinations in Europe. For Croatia see http://www.croatia.hr/
and for Dubrovnik http://dubrovnik.laus.hr/; travel information at
http://www.dubrovnik-online.com/