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  9th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
  NIT'96
  11 - 15 November 1996
  Pretoria, Republic of South Africa

  Please submit a proposal for a paper or poster by sending an abstract
  of 400 words to:
  The Organizing Committee NIT'96         FAX +27 12 3185485
  Library Services Technikon Pretoria     Tel +27 12 3185240
  Private Bag X 680                       Email [log in to unmask]
  Pretoria
  0001
  Republic of South Africa

  or to

  The Chief Conference Organizer NIT 96
  Prof CC Chen
  Graduate School of Library and Information Science
  Simmons College
  300 The Fenway                           FAX +617 521 3192
  Boston MA 02115-5898                     Tel +617 521 2804
  USA                                      Email [log in to unmask]

  IMPORTANT DATES

       Deadline for receipt of abstracts: 31 May
       Notice of acceptance: 23 June
       Deadline for receipt of papers: 11 October

  BROCHURE FOR NIT'96

  We continue to witness fast advances in all areas of new technology
  and  information management. As a result libraries and information
  centers can make available to their users a previously unknown level
  of service, featuring  powerful information access, retrieval
  and delivery capabilities. Developments in telecommunication networks,
  electronic publishing, interactive multimedia technologies, and
  integrated information systems, together with the explosive use of the
  Internet and World Wide Web (WWW), enable librarians and information
  specialists to offer unprecedented capabilities for more effective
  and efficient information management and services, as well as
  incredible opportunities for global information access and sharing of
  resources.
    Such developments well known in the U.S.A. and other developed
  countries, are not always true for librarians and information
  specialists elsewhere. It has been very difficult for them to keep up
  with the dynamic changes which are affecting their profession.
    Against this background eight Conferences on New Information
  Technology (NIT) have been organized since 1987 in Bangkok, Singapore,
  Guadalajara,  Budapest, Hong Kong, Puerto Rico, Alexandria (Virginia
  USA) and Latvia. They have brought some of the newest information
  developments, systems, products, equipment, and services currently
  available to the librarians and information professionals in different
  regions of the world. The ninth meeting, NIT '96, will be held in
  Pretoria, Republic of  South Africa. The first international
  conference for library and information workers since the completion of
  the democratisation process in South Africa.
    Aside from sessions with invited and contributed papers; this
  conference will provide  maximal opportunities for both formal and
  informal discussions and interactions among participants in order to
  force concensus on key problems and issues facing them during this
  exciting but confusing time.

  MAIN TOPICAL AREAS COVERED AT THE CONFERENCE

  New Information Technology Related Topics
  % Library networks
  % Education of information technology workers
  % The Use of Internet and World Wide Web
  % Electronic publishing and publishing on the Web
  % Integrated library and information systems
  % Library and information systems and services
  % Database creation, structure and searching
  % Micro-based applications in libraries and information centers
  % Information delivery systems - hypermedia/multimedia, videotex,
    cable, satellite, WWW
  % Marketing and promotion of information services
  % Optical technology applications, products & services -
    Video-disc, CD-ROM, CD-  ROM XA,      CDTV, CD-WO,DVI, Photo-CD, WORM,
    erasable, CD-recordable
  % Networks - national, local area, ISDNs, and global
  % End-users and intermediary aspects
  % Distance education
  % Information technology management

  Information and State
  % Role and function in the democratization process
  % Planning global information infrastructure (GII)
  % Issues leading to development of the national information policy and
  the establishment of national information infra-structure (NII)

  Information - Preservation & Availability
  % Use of new information technologies in preservation
  % Availability of information sources and national values, such as
    library holdings, museum collections, press, archives, etc...

  Information and Individual/Personal/Use
  % Issues related to readiness to receive/use information via use of
    new  information technologies. % The role and functions of libraries
    in the electronic culture.

  CONFERENCE VENUE AND HOW TO GET THERE

  NIT '96 will be held in conference room of the Community Library
  Pretoria.  Pretoria is about 45 km from Johannesburg International
  Airport.  There is a shuttle-bus from the airport to Pretoria at
  about US$10. Taxi from the airport to Pretoria is about US$30.

  Chief Conference Organizer & Program Chair:   Ching-chih Chen
  Professor & Associate Dean Graduate School of Library & Inform.
  Science Simmons College Boston, Massachusetts, USA

  Local Organizer:   Mr. Marinus Swanepoel, Director Library
  Services,Technikon Pretoria, Republic of South Africa

  REGISTRATION FEE: US$125.00

  ACCOMMODATION
  HOTELS                 TELEPHONE      FAX NUMBER      AMOUNT

 Manhatten Hotel B&B     27 12 3227635   27 12 3227635   R244,00 B+B

 Kosmos Guest House      27 12 3410849                   R95,00 B+B+D

 Bryntirion Guest House  27 12 3437092   27 12 3437076   R260,00 B+B

 Kokmo Manor Guest House 27 12 3428092               R170,00 - R220,00 B+B+D

 Ronde Geluk             27 12 3419221   27 12 3419222   R155,00 B+B

 Holiday Inn Garden Court27 12 322 7500  27 12 3229429   R249,00 R24,00B
 Park Lodge              27 12 3208230   27 12 3208230   R140,00 B+B

 Boulevard Hotel         27 12 3264806   27 12 3261366   R276,00 B   R30,00 B

 Pretoria Hotel          27 12 3413473   27 12 442258    R254,00 B + B
 (Best Western Hotel)

 Hotel Pretoria Hof      27 12 3227570   27 12 3229461   R285,00 B + B

 Limited private lodging (including transport to and from the
 conference venue) is available at US$20 per night

 US$ 1,00 = R3,90

 SOCIAL PROGRAMME
 (Included in Registration fee)
 Monday 11 November:  Official opening and reception
 Tuesday 12 November: Visit to Gold Reef City (going down a gold mine
 may be on offer during the visit)
 Wednesday 13 November: Opera: Der Fliegende Hollander
 Thursday 14 November: Traditional South African braai (barbecue)

 PRE AND POST CONFERENCE TOURS

   Sun City (Lost Palace and Valley of the Waves)
   Kruger National Park
 More details available on request.

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 MARINUS SWANEPOEL                           Tel.+27 12 318 5240
 DIRECTOR LIBRARY SERVICE                    FAX +27 12 318 5485
 GOLD FIELDS TECHNOBIB
 TECHNIKON PRETORIA
 PRETORIA
 REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA