NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

ELECTRONIC INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
FOR PFP NATIONS

(LA GESTION ELECTRONIQUE DES INFORMATIONS
POUR LES PAYS DU PFP)

IMC-011 Lecture Series 231 organised by the
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
To be held in Vilnius Distance Learning Centre,
Algirdo 38, LT-2006, Vilnius, Lithuania, 24-26 September 2002


This Lecture Series is open to participants from NATO Nations& to Partnership for Peace Nations (PFP)

LATEST ENROLMENT DATES:
NATO Nations: 14 September 2002
PFP and Non-NATO Nations: 10 September 2002
* Non-NATO and PfP Nationals wishing to attend this Lecture Series are required to contact RTA/OCD Executive.

THEME
ELECTRONIC INFORMATION MANAGEMENT FOR PFP NATIONS

Lecture Series on Electronic Information Management aims to review current developments on electronic information management. A comprehensive overview of the electronic information sources and services along with electronic information discovery and retrieval tools such as search engines and knowbots will be provided. A wide variety of policy issues ranging from the organization, management, preservation and archiving of electronic information collections to economics and intellectual property rights of electronic information provision will be reviewed. Infrastructure of electronic information management and strategies for the creation, development and management of digital libraries will also be highlighted. Lecture Series will provide an opportunity for library and information managers to update their knowledge on electronic information management and communicate with eminent lecturers who are experts in their respective fields.

GENERAL INFORMATION / RENSEIGNEMENTS GENERAUX

WHO MAY ATTEND/PARTICIPATION
Attendance at RTO meetings is normally limited to citizens of NATO Nations.
However, this Lecture Series is also open to PFP Nations.

ENROLMENT/INSCRIPTIONS
You may enrol for this Lecture Series by completing the "Application to Enrol" and sending it to: On receipt of the "Application to Enrol", the Enrolment/Local Coordinator will send you a General Information Package with information on local arrangements, travel and accommodation. This information is for assistance only and does not imply any RTA/NATO responsibility. Note that participants are responsible for making their own travel arrangements and for reserving their accommodation.

LANGUAGES/
All presentations and discussions will be in English.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/REMERCIEMENTS
The IMC Committee wishes to express its thanks to the organisers from Lithuania., for the invitation to hold this meeting in Vilnius, and for the facilities and personnel which make the meeting possible.

PROGRAMME
TUESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2002
0830-0900 Registration
0900-0915 Opening Speeches Y.Tonta/A. Cenys
0915-1030 Internet and Electronic Information Management Y. Tonta
1030-1100 Coffee Break
1100-1215 Electronic Information Sources and e-print servers: impact on scientific and technological information and communications A. Correia
1215-1400 Lunch
1400-1515 Information discovery and retrieval tools M. Frame
1515-1545 Coffee Break
1545-1700 Electronic collection management and electronic information services G. Cotter
WEDNESDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER 2002
0915-1030 Economics of electronic information G. Cornish
1030-1100 Coffee Break
1100-1215 Cataloging and indexing electronic information resources G. Hodge
1215-1400 Lunch
1400-1515 Preservation and archiving in electronic libraries G. Hodge
1515-1545 Coffee Break
1545-1700 Electronic information management and intellectual property rights G. Cornish
THURSDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2002
0915-1030 Infrastructure of electronic information management M. Frame
1030-1100 Coffee Break
1100-1215 Policies and strategies for development of electronic information sources and digital libraries A. Correia
1215-1300 Wrap-up: Electronic information management All lecturers
1300-1400 Discussion/Evaluation/Suggestions/Close

COURSE DIRECTOR
Ass. Prof. Dr. Yasar TONTA
Dept. of Library Science
Hacettepe University
06533 Beytepe
Ankara
TURKEY
Tel. 90 312 297 82 04
Fax. 90 312 299 20 14
Email: tonta@hacettepe.edu.tr

COURSE LECTURERS
Prof. Dr. Ana Maria R. CORREIA,
UNL/ISEGI
Campus Campolide
1070-124 Lisbon
PORTUGAL
Tel. 351 21 387 0413
Fax. 351 21 387 2140
Email: acorreia@isegi.unl.pt

Mr Graham CORNISH
33 Mayfield Grove
Harrogate HG 1 5HDUK
Tel. 44 1 423 529 928
Fax. 44 1 423 529 928
Email: gp-jm.Cornish@virgin.net

Mr. Mike FRAME
Technology Manager
USGS Center for Biological Informatics
Mail Stop No. 30212201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, VA 20192
USA
Tel. 1 703 648 41 64
Fax. 1 703 648 42 24
Email: mike_frame@usgs.gov

Ms. Gladys A. COTTER
USGS/BRD
Mail Stop 30212201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, Virginia 20192
USA
Tel. 1 703 648 41 82
Fax. 1 703 648 40 42
Email: gladys_cotter@usgs.gov

Ms Gail HODGE
312 Walnut Place
Havertown, PA 19083
UNITED STATES
Tel. 1 610 789 6769
Fax. 1 865 481 0390
Email: gailhodge@aol.com

LOCAL/ENROLMENT COORDINATORS / COORDONNATEURS D'INSCRIPTION

FOR LECTURE SERIES IN VILNIUS
Dr Habil Antanas CENYS
Semiconductor Physics Institute
Gostauto 11
LT-2600 Vilnius
LITHUANIA
Tel. 370 5 261 7902
Fax. 370 5 262 7123
Email: antanas@ant.pfi.lt

FOR PFP and NON-NATO NATIONALS

RTO/OCD Executive
RTA
BP 25, 7 rue Ancelle
F-92201 Neuilly-sur-Seine Cedex
France
Tel. +3 (0)1 55 61 22 14
Fax +33 (0)1 55 61 96 10
Email: brooksj@rta.nato.int

PANEL EXECUTIVE

RTO/IMC Executive
RTA
BP 25, 7 Rue Ancelle
F-92201 Neuilly sur Seine Cedex
France
Tel. +33 (0)1 55 61 22 95
Fax: +33 (0)1 55 61 96 20
Email: reedp@rta.nato.int

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