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

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See the CALL FOR PROPOSALS
http://www.vrd.org/conferences/VRD2000/callforprop.html
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For more information regarding the VRD 2000 Annual Digital Reference
Conference, please contact the Virtual Reference Desk at [log in to unmask]

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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.
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The Virtual Reference Desk Project
http://www.vrd.org
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