CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
 List
of all accepted papers (sorted by name)
Main conference venue: New
Auditorium and Auditorium D of the University of Economics in Prague, W.
Churchill Square 4, Praha 3
Workshop venues: see
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WORKSHOP A: Power Searching Tips From a Super Searcher
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26.5.2003
10:00 - 13:00
Room 206, Main Library of the Academy of Sciences
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Session Coordinator: Mary Ellen Bates, Bates Information Services
Mary Ellen Bates, a long-time online researcher, will provide a lively workshop to enhance your web research skills. This workshop will include:
- how search engines work
- search tips in using search engines
- what the "hidden" or "invisible" web is and how to search it
- how to decide when to use free sources and when to use fee-based sources
NOTICE: this workshop is intended for experienced web searchers (not beginners).
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WORKSHOP B: Historical Documents in a Digital Environment
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26.5.2003
10:00 - 16:00
Assembly Room of the Czech National Library
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Session Coordinator: Stanislav Psohlavec, AiP Beroun s.r.o.
This workshop will be held in Czech language only, no translation facilities will be available.
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Registration
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27.5.2003
9:30 - 11:00
foyer
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Conference Opening: Information Seeking Behaviour and Information Resources
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27.5.2003
11:00 - 13:00
New Auditorium
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Session Coordinator: Vladimír Karen, Albertina icome Praha s.r.o.
After the official conference opening we will focus on the core question: Why and how users do (or do not) use electronic information resources and the Internet?
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Trends & News in Electronic Information Resources
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27.5.2003
14:00 - 17:30
New Auditorium
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Session Coordinator: Jiří Kadleček, Albertina icome Praha s.r.o.
The world of electronic information resources is changing. Once only brief database records have developed into rich collections of electronic journals, e-books and reference materials. What is not on the web seems not to exist at all. Is that true? What is on offer today? What is at hand? What is the future? What is useful? These are questions to which this session will try to find answers to.
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Digital Libraries: Gateways to Our Past
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27.5.2003
14:00 - 17:30
Auditorium D
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Session Coordinator: Adolf Knoll, Czech National Library, Prague
Section is focused on creating, preserving and making available of collections of digital documents. Both digitized and digital-born documents are concerned. Emphasis is put on ways of organizing and accessing to data, the level of compatibility with external information systems and integration with heterogenous information sources in order to set up virtual user environment.
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Getting the Best from Free & Fee Internet Services
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28.5.2003
8:30 - 12:00
New Auditorium
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Session Coordinator: Martin Lhoták, Library of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague
Advanced tools you need to search the world of online information resources more efficiently and effectively. Directories, search engines and metasearchengines - principles of functionality, comparison, selection of the best search strategies. Searching invisible web, professional online services and expert online services. Librarians and advanced searching - case studies.
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The Role of Information Professionals in the Education Process
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28.5.2003
8:30 - 12:30
Auditorium D
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Session Coordinator: Svatopluk Rieger, Silesian University, Opava and Information Centre Palacky University Olomouc, Faculty of Science, Olomouc
Involvement of librarians in the learning process (i.e. using professional information sources). Librarian as a proponent of new learning methods. E-learning - pros and cons from a point of view of information professionals and users. Current and undertaken projects concerning e-learning of users in the Czech Republic are supposed to be presented in this section (including practical demonstration).
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Transition from Classical to Electronic Media: Opportunities and Limitations
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28.5.2003
13:30 - 17:00
New Auditorium
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Session Coordinator: Milan Špála, Charles University, 1st Medical Faculty, Prague
What does the term e-book mean? Benefits, disadvantages, experience with e-journals and e-books from the user's point of view. Transition from classical to electronic media - influence on library processes. E-books and e-journals publishers - their products and services. E-articles: blind lead of publication development?
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Knowledge management of external information resources and document management systems
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28.5.2003
13:30 - 17:00
Auditorium D
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Session Coordinator: Petr Pojer, Taylor Nelson Sofres Factum s.r.o., Prague
Successful business strategy could be set only on the basis of continual external and internal environment monitoring, precise information interpretation and qualified using of information. This section discusses chosen aspects of external resources of information and especially their impact on the business decision-making process and on the internal knowledge networks. It summarises also manager's methods based on using external sources of information and limitation factors of effective using external information sources.
The KM topic is complemented by the issues of document management: In this modern world, aiming at higher rate of integration, it is not sufficient anymore to save documents only in the print form, but the possibility to save them in electronic format is in great demand. It brings faster and easier access to all information. Many companies have recently loaded successfully some of the Document Management Systems thanks to which they can preserve not only physical documents (photos, books, CD,..), but e-documents as well.
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INFOCONCERT (on invitation only)
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28.5.2003
20:00 - 21:00
Chapel of Mirrors, Klementinum
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Session Coordinator: INFORUM 2003, conference committee
For limited capacity reasons, the first part of the INFORUM social evening - the INFOCONCERT - is intended only for invited VIP guests, speakers, INFORUM 2003 Award recipients and exhibitors.
The INFORUM 2003 Awards will be announced at the INFOCONCERT. The spirit of the evening will be shaped by the Karmina ensemble which concentrates on the interpretation of old Czech folk songs and music of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods - both secular and sacred.
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INFOPARTY - the INFORUM Buffet Reception in the Klementinum Palace
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28.5.2003
21:00 - 23:00
The Klementinum Palace corridors
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Session Coordinator: INFORUM 2003, conference committee
The INFORUM 2003 reception will take place in the Klementinum Palace corridors (the Vine Courtyard is unfortunately closed to the public). Apart from nice people and food, the Blue Star jazz band will play for easy listening and dancing.
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Information Resources & Services in the Light of EU Accession
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29.5.2003
9:00 - 12:00
New Auditorium
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Session Coordinator: Marie Pavlů, Euro Info Centrum, Prague
The European Union - Pros and Cons of the accession of the Czech Republic. Legislation changes due to the EU accession from the libraries' and information professionals' point of view. Legal harmonization with EU law. Ethic and legal aspects of information services (e.g. copyright act). How to get access to EU grant money?
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Possibilities and Use of the Internet and Paid-for Information Resources in Medicine and Health Care
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29.5.2003
8:30 - 12:00
Auditorium D
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Session Coordinator: Helena Bouzková, National Medical Library, Praha
Eva Lesenková, Institute for Postgraduate Medical Education, Praha
The field of biomedicine and health care belongs to the most important areas of application of information resources.
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Public information services and e-government
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29.5.2003
13:30 - 16:30
New Auditorium
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Session Coordinator: Filip Vojtášek, Albertina icome Praha s.r.o.
Advantages of e-government - communication between citizens and local and government offices using Internet-based technology. Public library offering citizens easy access to the Internet might play a crucial role in e-government. Concepts of e-government proposed by the recently established ministry of informatics. Comparison of the current state in the fields of e-government and infomation literacy in the Czech Republic and abroad.
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Posters and/or Other Published Material
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27.-29.5.2003
gallery of the New Auditorium
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Session Coordinator: Jana Machonská, Albertina icome Praha s.r.o.
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