BCLA "Making the Links" Conference

["B. Patterson" <bpat@unixg.ubc.ca>]

*There is still time to register for the upcoming BCLA Information Policy
Conference. Don't miss out on this thought-provoking opportunity!

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Making the Links: A Critical Look at Community and the Internet
5th Annual British Columbia Library Association Information Policy Conference 

March 20, 21, 22, 1997

Simon Fraser Downtown 
Harbour Centre Campus
515 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC

Less than ten percent of the population have Internet access. And yet,
publicity about the Internet is everywhere. Governments and corporations
are promoting information technology as the solution to problems of
information access, education and communication. 

Making the Links will explore the impact of the Internet on libraries,
schools and communities. How are social organizations using the Internet
to build communities and provide services to the public? How can libraries
maintain traditional services while providing new electronic resources?
Can schools and libraries maintain their human qualities while policy
makers move towards replacing staff with computers? Can technology be used
to increase the public good and build strong, interpersonal communities?
Which economic structures and government policies interfere? Unequivocal
policies are needed to ensure a vibrant and active electronic space.
Policy matters! 

Speakers:
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	* David Noble: author of _Progress without People: New
	  Technologies, Unemployment and the Message of Resistance_
	* Vincent Mosco: author of _Pay-Per Society: Computers and
	  Communications in the Information Age_
	* Jesse Hirsh: Information Rights Activist
	* Philip Halkett: Chief Information Officer, Province of B.C.
	* The Hon. Sue Hammell: Minister of Women's Equality

To register:

http://www.vcn.bc.ca/bcla-ip/links.html

or

BCLA, #110-6545 Bonsor Ave., Burnaby, BC V5H 1H3. (604) 430-9633 (ph);
(604) 430-8595 (fax)