**This is being posted to several lists. Please excuse duplication.** Preliminary Announcement 33rd Annual Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing: Digital Image Access and Retrieval at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign March 24-26, 1996 Sponsored by the Graduate School of Library and Information Science and the Beckman Institute. In the last several years digital images have changed from being an expensive high technology oddity in libraries into a necessity. Libraries are being asked to house and index large digital collections. These collections are now being created in nearly every art and science. Digital image technologies can also improve efficiency in preservation, interlibrary loan and classroom support. 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. Sunday, March 24, 1996 11am-5pm Registration 5-6:30pm Reception 6:30-7:30 Dinner 8pm Keynote Address: Howard Besser Visiting Associate Professor School of Information & Library Studies University of Michigan Monday, March 25 8am-5pm Technical Sessions 5-7pm Dinner 7-9pm Demonstrations Tuesday, March 26 8:30-12am Technical Sessions 12-12:30pm Panel Discussion on Impacts on Libraries The full conference program will be published on February 1. GENERAL INFORMATION Location: All conference events will take place in the Beckman Institute, a new, high-tech interdisciplinary research institute located on the campus of the University of Illinois, 405 N. Matthews, Urbana, Illinois. Registration and Fees: The fee for the conference is $340 ($380 after March 4, 1996), which includes 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. 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; $58 double. The phone number is 800-426-7866. When making your reservation, tell the operator your Group Code is G33. The direct phone 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. For more information: DPC '96 Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 501 E. Daniel Street Champaign, IL 61820-6211 Email: [log in to unmask] Telephone: (800) 982-0914 or (217) 244-3274 WWW: http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/~heidorn/dpc96.html Clinic Co-Chairs: P. Bryan Heidorn, Instructor, Graduate School of Library & Information Science, University of Illinois; Beth Sandore, Coordinator for Imaging Projects, Library, University of Illinois