HKUST Library Hosts International Seminar on Chinese Information Processing in Libraries

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[evdate 1998-01-20] For immediate release 20 January 1998 HKUST Library Hosts International Seminar on Chinese Information Processing in Libraries An international seminar will be held at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology from 22-23 January, as the HKUST Library零 fourth Colloquium on Information Science. This intensive seminar will bring together researchers, vendors and users from different backgrounds to find solutions to the Chinese automation issues facing libraries today. The Library hopes the seminar will lead to specific action and the implementation of these solutions for the benefit of all. For years libraries with collections of Chinese materials have faced unique challenges in providing information access. Despite rapid advances in information science and increasing technology convergence, little progress has been made on fundamental issues affecting Chinese information processing. Prof Ching-Chun Hsieh from Academia Sinica, Taiwan, will be the keynote speaker. Other panelists will be researchers, librarians and hardware and software vendors from Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and the United States. Details of the seminar are as follows:

Date: Thursday and Friday, 22 and 23 January 1998 Time: 8:45am - 5pm Venue: Lee Wing Tat Lecture Theatre, HKUST, Clearwater Bay, Kowloon Note to Editors: Please direct enquiries to Miss Alice Ho of HKUST Library on 2358-6707 or email pamedia@usthk.ust.hk. Home | News & Events | Press Releases | Seminar on Chinese Information Processing in Libraries URL: http www.ust.hk/~webopa/news/1998_News/news0120.htm Please send comments and suggestions to webmaster@www.ust.hk.