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33rd Annual Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing:
             "Digital Image Access and Retrieval"

The three-day conference will be held March 24-26, 1996, at the Beckman
Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign.

Sponsored by the Graduate School of Library and Information Science and
   the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the
            University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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In the last several years digital images have changed from being an
expensive high technology peculiarity in libraries into an expectation.
Libraries are actively involved in organizing and managing large digital
image collections.  These collections are now being created in nearly
every art and science. The same technologies can impact preservation,
interlibrary loan and classroom support.  The central problems are the
same as they have been in libraries for centuries.  How do we organize,
assess, store and protect the collections to meet the needs at a
reasonable cost?  This conference will explore the digital image
technology and many facets of its impact on the libraries of today and
tomorrow.

Who should attend:  This conference will be of interest to librarians,
academic computing staff, digital collection developers, and educators
who use visual media.

The following speakers will be joined by several additional presenters.

        Howard Besser (Keynote address)
        School of Information & Library Studies
        University of Michigan

        Meg Bellinger
        President of Preservation Resources, OCLC.

        Shih-Fu Chang
        The Image and Advanced Television Laboratory
        Columbia University

        David Forsyth
        Electronic Environmental Library Project
        University of California at Berkeley

        T. S. Huang, K. Ramchandran, and S. Mehrotra
        University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
        Some Challenging Issues in Image Content Based Indexing and Retrieval

        Ramesh Jain
        Visual Computing Laboratory
        University of California at San Diego

        Donald Luman
        State Geological Survey
        University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

        Rajiv Mehrotra
        University of Missouri, St. Louis
        Techniques for Retrieval of Similar Shapes

        Rohini K. Srihari
        State University of New York, Buffalo

        Jennifer Trant
        Getty Imaging Initiative

        Others...

        Panel Session:
        Impact on Technology on Libraries


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GENERAL INFORMATION

Location:  All conference events (except for the Sunday evening
reception/dinner) will take place in the Beckman Institute, a high-tech
interdisciplinary research institute located on the campus of the
University of Illinois, 405 N. Mathews, Urbana.

Time: The first session of the conference will be the Sunday evening
(March 24) reception (5-6:00 pm) and dinner (6-7:30 pm) in the Illini
Union Ballroom [This is included in your registration fee.].  The
Keynote Address (at Beckman Institute Auditorium) will be at 8:00 pm.
The conference will end at 12:30 pm on Tuesday, March 26.  There will
not be any preconference workshops.

Registration and Fees:  The fee for the conference is $340 ($380 after
March 4, 1996), which includes all conference sessions, the Sunday night
dinner, refreshments, and a copy of the Clinic proceedings.

Transportation:  Champaign-Urbana is served by TWA, American Eagle,
Northwest Commuter and US Air (flies into the University of Illinois
Airport [Willard Airport]). AMTRAK service is available from Chicago and
points south.  Champaign is located 135 miles south of Chicago at the
intersection of Interstate routes 72, 74 and 57.

Accommodations:  Rooms have been allocated for participants at the Hampton
Inn in Urbana (across the street from Beckman Institute, the conference
site). Participants must make their own hotel reservations, and should do
so before March 4, 1996.  The rates are $48--single and $58--double.  The
phone number is 800-426-7866.  When making your reservation, tell the
operator your Group Code is G33.  The direct number for the Hampton Inn in
Urbana is 217-337-1100.

Refunds:  Refunds will be made if you find that you cannot attend and you
notify us in writing by March 4, 1996.  You must cancel your own hotel
reservations.

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33rd Annual Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing:
Digital Image Access and Retrieval


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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Clinic Co-Chairs: Bryan Heidorn, Lecturer, Graduate School of Library &
Information Science, University of Illinois; Beth Sandore, Coordinator for
Imaging Projects, University Library, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign