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Purpose
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.
Rationale
Libraries and information systems
everywhere are increasingly and greatly
affected in all of their functions by the
rapid evolution of the digital age. While
the growing World Wide Web, and the
Internet in general, greatly enhances
access to a variety of information
resources, it also provides for many new
and complex challenges and problems for
libraries and information systems, as
well as for their creators and users. The
critical, main issue is ensuring an
effective and efficient flow of
information from the generators to users
of information in the digital
environment, and by using electronic
resources, services, and networks. This
is a complex communication chain with
libraries and information systems playing
an important, even critical role. This
role brings also a number of new
requirements. Due to the complexity of
these requirements it is no longer
possible for librarians and information
specialists to act without being
continuously abreast of new methods and
techniques and without being informed
regularly about new trends and approaches.
In other words, for librarians and
information professionals the digital age
also brings a need for a constant update
of their professional knowledge and
competencies.
Orientation
The course is oriented toward
professionals and researchers in
librarianship, information science, and
informatics, as well as from other
disciplines interested in this topic. In
particular, the course will be useful for
practicing librarians and information
scientists, for students of library and
information science, and for system
administrators, system operators, web
page managers, and related personnel in
library and information systems.
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