MODELS 9 - MIA for hybrid information environments

Scarman House, University of Warwick

Programme

Wednesday 13 October 1999

11.00-11.10 Welcome and introduction (Chair)
11.10-11.25 MODELS - rationale and perspectives (Lorcan Dempsey, UKOLN)
11.25-11.40 Introduction to the MODELS Information Architecture (MIA) and the requirements analysis study (Rosemary Russell, UKOLN)
11.40-12.10 MIA development: architecture and functional model (Tracy Gardner, UKOLN)
12.10-12.30 The Resource Discovery Network (RDN) architecture (Andy Powell, UKOLN)
12.30-13.00 Discussion

13.00-14.00 Lunch

14.00-15.30 Case studies from varying hybrid information environments
14.00-14.20 Requirements analysis in the MALIBU hybrid library project (Astrid Wissenburg, King's College London)
14.20-14.40 Procuring a system to manage museum, library and archive resources (Andrew Roberts, Museum of London)
14.40-15.00 The Distributed National Electronic Resource (DNER) and MIA (Chris Rusbridge, eLib)
15.00-15.30 Australia's Library and Information Infrastructure: Building Programs For Action (Debbie Campbell, National Library of Australia)
15.30-16.00 Discussion and breakout session arrangements

16.00-16.30 Tea

16.30-18.00 Breakout session 1 - see separate page (5 groups)

19.30 Dinner

Thursday 14 October 1999

09.00-09.30 Modelling hybrid information environments (Kerry Blinco, Infostructure Consulting Services, Australia)

09.30-10.15 Breakout session 2 (same groups): refine results and prepare for report back

10.15-11.15 Report back and plenary discussion

11.15-11.30 Coffee

11.30-13.00 The way forward: issues and recommendations

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