information centers, education, Intranets, the commercial sector, government, and more. Building on the success of the VRD 1999 Digital Reference Conference with over 250 attendees from across the globe (http://www.vrd.org/conferences/VRD99/conf99.html), this conference will explore the nature of Internet-based, human-mediated information service in all areas, as well as examine issues in providing digital reference and expert information service. Conference topics include: -Digital reference service management -Technology for digital reference -General issues in digital reference -Case studies in digital reference service Who should attend? -Librarians and other information professionals -Digital reference and AskA service representatives -Government agency representatives -Commercial sector representatives -Anyone interested in digital reference issues ********************************************************************** See the CALL FOR PROPOSALS http://www.vrd.org/conferences/VRD2000/callforprop.html *********************************************************************** For more information regarding the VRD 2000 Annual Digital Reference Conference, please contact the Virtual Reference Desk at [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For information on the 1999 VRD Digital Reference Conference, see: http://www.vrd.org/conferences/VRD99/conf99.html The VRD Digital Reference Conference is organized by the Virtual Reference Desk (VRD), a project of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology, with support from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. VRD is a project dedicated to the advancement of digital reference for all audiences in all contexts, and is building a network of digital reference services for the K-12 education community. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Virtual Reference Desk Project http://www.vrd.org [log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).