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WELCOME! LIDA 2003 LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE

WELCOME! LIDA 2003 LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE. Dubrovnik, Croatia 26 - 30 May 2003. LIDA courses & conferences. Annual programs held in BEAUTIFUL Dubrovnik International forum for exchange & learning Changing themes annually But steady purposes & objectives. LIDA purpose.

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WELCOME! LIDA 2003 LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE

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  1. WELCOME!LIDA 2003LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE Dubrovnik, Croatia 26 - 30 May 2003

  2. LIDA courses & conferences • Annual programs • held in BEAUTIFUL Dubrovnik • International forum for exchange & learning • Changing themes annually • But steady purposes & objectives Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University

  3. 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 Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University

  4. Rationale. Questions. • Why? • because of constant changes in the digital world all of us need a constant update of professional knowledge & competencies • Examine, explore, learn together: • Promises? Realities? Problems? Opportunities? Challenges? Pitfalls? Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University

  5. LIDA 2003 Themes WORLD WIDE WEB AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL (IR) & WORLD WIDE WEB AND LIBRARIES Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University

  6. Reminder:LIDA 2002 themes:Integrating information seeking & information retrieval&Information services in digital environments- practice and research

  7. LIDA 2001 themes:The Internet: ethics and legal issues&Information services - practice and research

  8. LIDA 2000 themes:Libraries on the Internet&Internet in Libraries

  9. Future: LIDA 2004 Themes: Human Information Behaviour and Competences for Digital Libraries 24 – 28 May 2004 Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University

  10. Issues for research & practice • What do libraries actually do in a digital environment & WWW? • How do they do it? • What could libraries do in that environment that they are not doing now? Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University

  11. issues … • What does the digital world actually do to libraries? • to library USERS and USE? Ultimately: • How to change for the better? Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University

  12. Needed: new knowledge • A new set of competencies • firmly build upon old ones • Constant upgrade of knowledge & skills • constant improvement • But provides • new rewards & opportunities • reaching out to users more than ever Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University

  13. Tradition • WWW & digital age do NOT mean abandoning library tradition & values • It means • application of true & tried principles & values to new situations • AND developing new ones Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University

  14. Opportunities • Basic principles remain • but now extended to new modes • in libraries: new modes always meant new opportunities • adjust, use, expand, innovate • At the same time critically examine everything That’s what LIDA is all about! Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University

  15. Enjoy the conference Enjoy Dubrovnik! Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University

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