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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Bangkok 1998 Announcement and Call for Papers! IFLA's 65th Council and General Conference will take place in Bangkok from 20 - 28 August 1999. The sessions for the Section of Art Libraries are planned under the general conference theme, Libraries as Gateways to an Enlightened World. The Art Libraries Section is pleased to announce that it will hold a Workshop and an Open Session during the conference. The Art Libraries will focus on topics dealing with the impact of technology on art libraries today. More specifically, the sessions will deal with the following: Open Session B formal papers Electronic art information - creating it, disseminating it, archiving it - is it worth the cost? sub-topics: * The demand for images on the Web - cost, quality, rights and access. * Archiving exhibition Websites * Librarians as Webmasters * Cataloging the Web * Computerised indexes in art - easy access vs. difficult technical support Workshop B interactive, short presentation Blurring the boundaries: Should art librarians work with archivists, curators, educators, or become more specialized? sub-topics: * Changing role of art librarians in the electronic age * Teamwork: creating Websites in art organizations * The art bibliographer - a creature of the past? * The art librarian as mediator The format of the workshop will be interactive. The papers will not be read, but the main points will be presented by the speakers. A moderator will comment on the paper, asking provocative questions to stimulate group participation. You are invited to take part in these meetings by delivering a paper or by recommending speakers to lecture on either of these themes. The Proposal for a paper at either of these Art Libraries Meetings in Bangkok should include the following information: Author's name Institutional affiliation Address (professional) Telephone no., fax no. Email address (professional) Address (personal) Telephone no., fax no. Brief biographical information Title of the paper Original language version: English/French/German/Russian/Spanish Translated version/s:* English/French/German/Russian/Spanish Audiovisual or other equipment required The proposals for papers are due on January 31, 1999. You must include the title plus a 100 - 200 word abstract, to give a brief description of the paper. You will be notified within one month regarding the acceptance of your paper. You will then have until April 1, 1999 to complete the paper and send it in to the Chair of the Section of Art Libraries. The paper for the Open Session should be no more than 8 pages on A4 paper, double spaced. The Workshop presentation papers should be no longer than 4 pages on A4, double spaced. Send your proposal to: Jeannette Dixon Chair IFLA Section of Art Libraries c/o Hirsch Library, Museum of Fine Arts Houston P.O. Box 6826 Houston, TX 77265 USA Tel: +12 713 639-7326 Fax: +12 713 639-7399 Email: [log in to unmask] Conference hotel The conference organisers recommend that if we wish to stay together we should register as soon as possible because rooms cannot held specially. We selected two hotels which are situated within ten minutes walking from each other. * Royal Orchid Sheraton: single US$ 100, twin US$110 * Holiday Inn Crown Plaza: single US$75, twin US$80 Detailed information and registration forms for the conference can be obtained from IFLA'99 Conference Secretariat SEAMEO Regional Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts (SPAFA) SPAFA Headquarters Building 81/1 Si-Ayutthaya Road Samsen, Theves, Bangkok 10300 THAILAND Tel: 662 280-4022-9 Fax: 662 280-4030 Email: [log in to unmask] * As it is not possible to provide translations of lectures centrally, prospective contributors will be required to provide a translation into at least one other IFLA language if at all possible. Jeannette Dixon Librarian & Electronic Communications Director Museum of Fine Arts, Houston