1. WELCOME! LIDA 2004 LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Dubrovnik & Mljet, Croatia 25 – 29 May 2004

2. LIDA courses & conferences
Annual programs
held in BEAUTIFUL Dubrovnik
International forum for exchange & learning
Changing themes annually
But steady purposes & objectives
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LIDA purpose
to address the changing and challenging environment for libraries and information systems and services in the digital age
with an emphasis on examining contemporary problems, advances and solutions
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Rationale. Questions.
Why?
because of constant changes in the digital world all of us need a constant update of professional knowledge & competencies
Examine, explore, learn together:
Promises? Realities? Problems? Opportunities? Challenges? Pitfalls?
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5. Human Information Behaviour & Competences For Digital Libraries
LIDA 2004 themes
Human Information Behaviour & Competences For Digital Libraries
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6. World Wide Web and libraries
Reminder: LIDA 2003 Themes
World Wide Web and information retrieval (IR)
&
World Wide Web and libraries
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7. Reminder: LIDA 2002 themes: Integrating information seeking & information retrieval & Information services in digital environments- practice and research

8. LIDA 2001 themes: The Internet: ethics and legal issues & Information services - practice and research

9. LIDA 2000 themes: Libraries on the Internet & Internet in Libraries

10. Future: LIDA 2005
Themes:
What can digital libraries do that traditional libraries cannot? Or do in addition?
and
Building a small digital library and library network
30 May – 3 June 2005
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11. Issues for research & practice
What do people actually do in a digital library environment?
What could libraries do to support users in getting information and services from digital libraries?
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issues …
What competencies are required for the world of digital libraries?
Ultimately:
How to change for the better?
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Needed: new knowledge
A new set of competencies
firmly build upon old ones
Constant upgrade of knowledge & skills
constant improvement
But provides
new rewards & opportunities
reaching out to users more than ever
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Tradition
Digital libraries & digital age do NOT mean abandoning library tradition & values
It means
application of true & tried principles & values to new situations
AND developing new ones
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Opportunities
Basic principles remain
but now extended to new modes
in libraries: new modes always meant new opportunities
adjust, use, expand, innovate
At the same time critically examine everything
That’s what LIDA is all about!
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Enjoy the conference
Enjoy Dubrovnik!
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