NIT '95:



PROGRAM



November 23, 1995, Thursday


8:00 - 9:00	Registration

9:00 - 10:15
	OFICIAL OPENING OF CONFERENCE

Welcome
	Mr. Andris Vilks,
	National Library of Latvia
	Local Conference Chair

NIT Conferences - Then, Now and Tomorrow
	Dr. Ching-chih Chen
	Professor & Associate Dean
	GSLIS, Simmons College, Boston, USA 
	Chief Conference Organizer

Opening Speeches
	Mr. Andris Gutmanis
	Minister of Traffic
	Chairman of Council of Information, Latvia

10:15 - 11:15
REVIEW OF NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

Information technologies: The current state of the art
	Dr. Ching-chih Chen, Simmons College, Boston, USA

New information technologies in Latvia: The current situation
	and opportunities
	Mr. Arts Klints, ALISE IS, Ltd., Riga, Latvia

11:15 - 11:30	Coffee Break

11:30 - 12:15	ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING AND INFORMATION SERVICES

Are CD-ROMS a thing of the past? Enter full-text databases,
	Mr. Apurva Mehta University of
	Massachusetts, Boson, USA

Global implications for local automation, Dr. Diane R. Tebbetts,
	University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA

12:15 - 13:45	Lunch

13:45 - 14:45	DISCUSSIONS

Suggested Topics:
  • Information delivery systems - multimedia, videotex, cable, communications
  • What is the current status of access to each of these technologies?
  • For which uses is each most valuable?

  • Optical technology products, applications & services
  • What kinds of publications are currently available in optical formats?
  • How rapidly is this form of publication increasing?

  • Database creation, structure and searching
  • How can the country best participiate in creating databases?
  • How can databases best be used in economic and social advancement?

  • Marketing and promotion of information services
  • What are the means available for supporting entrepreneurial services?

  • Business planning in a Market-Oriented, Information-Based Economy
  • How can general industry incorporate information services in planning?
  • What is needed for business planning for information-based companies?

    If you have suggestions, feel free to leave a note to

    Andris Vilks: lnbpn@lnbpn.org.lv
    
14:45 - 15:00	Afternoon Break

15:00 - 16:15	INFORMATION - PRESERVATION & AVAILABILITY

Integrated database of library and museum
	Collections, Dr. Aigars Krauze & Ms. Valdis Mazulis,
	Latvian Academic Library, Riga, Latvia

Preservation and sharing of the national information in the digital
	environment, Dr. Ching-chih Chen, Simmons College, Boston, USA

16:15 - 17:00	DISCUSSIONS

Suggested topics
  • Building Local Resources & Strengths
  • How can this be accomplished?

  • Availability of information sources
  • How available are library holdings and museum collections?

  • Importance of national values
  • How important are they in maintaining cultural values?

  • Use of new information technologies in preservation
  • What are the needs in physical preservation of materials?
  • How can the information content of materials be preserved?

    If you have suggestions, feel free to leave a note to

    Andris Vilks: lnbpn@lnbpn.org.lv
    
20:00 -		BANQUET
House of Architects, Torna iela 11, Old Riga
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