Libraries Without Walls 4: The Delivery of Library Services to Distant Users: Distributed Resources - Distributed Learning
The Fourth Conference
14 - 18 September 2001 Molyvos, Lesvos, Greece
Lifelong learning is becoming a reality throughout the world, requiring that learning opportunities be delivered to all citizens in their locality, at work or at home, and resulting in the restructuring of higher education. Libraries will be called upon to find innovative and imaginative ways to support such learning, and to treat ‘distant’ learners on an equal footing with those on-campus. The ‘Libraries without Walls’ conferences address this important theme.
The first three conferences, held in Greece in 1995, 1997 and 1999, were highly successful. For the 2001 Conference papers have been submitted from the UK, Europe and North America around the following themes:
- Libraries and virtual learning environments
- Online enquiry services for remote users
- Virtual libraries and national-level initiatives
- User behaviour and training in the distributed environment
- The public library’s role in serving distant users
- Content development for the virtual environment
- Key technology issues in delivering services to distant users
The keynote address ‘Behind-the-screen’ thinking: What’s invisible still matters, doesn’t it? will be delivered by Professor Liz Burge, Professor, Adult Education, University of New Brunswick, Atlantic Canada and Visiting Professor, Mid Sweden University, Sweden.
Conference Proceedings have been published by Facet Publishing, Email: info@facetpublishing.co.uk