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Global Access, Local Support:
Social Science Computing in the Age of the World Wide Web |
The 24th Annual Conference of the International Association of Social Science Information Service and Technology (IASSIST) will be held in New Haven, Connecticut at Yale University. It will be a joint conference with the Social Science Computing Association whose annual conference is known as Computing for the Social Sciences (CSS). This will be the 9th annual CSS conference. The dates are May 19-22, 1998.
PLEASE NOTE: The conference registration deadline is April 27, 1998. Please be sure to register by this deadline. Late and in-person registrations cannot be accomodated. See below for registration information.
Access for the individual user to both numeric and textual data has increased exponentially through services offered via the Internet, in particular through the World Wide Web. The role of libraries and data archives has expanded from the local holder of physical collections to gateway to a multitude of information providers and to being global providers of information. For faculty and students, the Internet offers opportunities for instructional innovation, additional channels of communication, and access to data traditionally believed to be inaccessible. This information explosion raises a number of legal, economic, archival, administrative, and technical questions for users, producers, and service providers. In addition, ease of access for the end user produces both opportunities and challenges for local instructional and research support. Join IASSIST and CSS as we explore challenges and strategies to put the new technology to optimal use, to create a structured and functional "global village" rather than a chaos of information overflow.
See further details on the conference theme.
Registration materials with accompanying payment must be mailed or FAXed to Yale Conference Services by April 27, 1998. All attendees and presenters must pre-register and pay the registration fee. The three-day fee covers conference fees, lunches, reception, and outing. A one-day registration fee is available for a single day of attendance. Registration confirmation and more information about conference locations will be supplied to each registrant by mail.
Refund Policy: Registrants who cancel on or before May 12 will receive a refund of the total amount paid less a $15 administrative charge. Registrants who cancel after May 12 will not receive a refund.
There is a Registration Form
available here for you to print off and send in.
| Conference Schedule | |
| Day | Activity |
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| Monday, May 18 | IASSIST Administrative Committee Meeting, Holiday Inn Conference Room |
| Tuesday, May 19 | Workshops |
| Wednesday, May 20 | Conference Day |
| Thursday, May 21 | Conference Day + Group Outing |
| Friday, May 22 | Conference Day |
| Friday-Sunday, May 22-24 | Optional Weekend in New York City |
Publication of Conference Papers
Information on New Haven:
Take a look at the three
most recent IASSIST conference Web Sites:
1997 in Odense, Denmark Data Frontiers in the Infoscape 1996 in Minneapolis Weaving the Web of Social Science Research, Data and Support 1995 in Quebec City Partners for Access: Working Together in a Changing Data Environment
And the three
most recent CSS conference Web Sites:
1997 in Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA Advanced Technology in the Social Sciences: Views from the Frontier 1996 in Minneapolis Assessing the Promise of Advanced Technology and Information Infrastructures 1995 in San Diego, CA Changing Technology, Changing Society
For information on this web site, contact: