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INVITATION

to participate at the Bielefeld 2002 Conference on

         High Quality Information for Everyone
                      and What It Costs

Stadthalle Bielefeld, 5 – 7 February 2002

After five successful conferences, the Bielefeld 2002 Conference
will traditionally take place in the Stadthalle Bielefeld.

The main subject of the Bielefeld 2002 Conference is: High
Quality Information for Everyone and What It Costs. Highly
qualified experts and representatives from Europe and North
America will discuss several aspects of this topic.

The aim of the conference is to inform our participants about the
latest state of the art, to prepare proposals for new developments,
and to assess the future needs of the use of electronic services
and publications within and via libraries. The conference has a
good reputation for bringing together the main players from
libraries, electronic publishing and the information industry;
experts who are able to transfer experiences and ideas into
practice. We expect around 500 participants from about 20
different countries.

Furthermore, manufacturers and distributors of information
products and services, as well as providers of information and
communication technology and numerous other representatives of
the information industry will be available for discussions and
presentations.

Please find the programme of the conference under the following
URL:
http://www.ub.uni-bielefeld.de/2002conf/

There, you also find the online registration form.

The conference fee is EUR 25 or DM 50.

We have obtained special conditions at hotels of different price
categories. To book a room, please use the Order Form for Hotel
Rooms.

Yours sincerely

Dr. K.W. Neubauer


Bielefeld University Library
P.O. Box 100291
33502 Bielefeld, Germany
Phone: +49 521 106 4050/51
Fax:     +49 521 106 4052
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