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Number 231: February 2003

Events for February and beyond

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Wednesday 5 February URLs Colin Steele and Margaret Henty on 'Do we know what users do and do we care? Trends in academic and student use of information in the 21st century'. 12:30pm in the McDonald Room, Menzies Library, ANU. All welcome - bring your lunch. Inquiries: Nancy Clarke URLs secretary. ph 02 6209 1117, n.clarke@signadou.acu.edu.au.

Monday 10 February PEARLS 2:30pm BOOKPLATE at National Library for coffee, cake and conversation. Please note this is a new venue for 2003. All retired library staff and those about to retire are welcome.

Wednesday 12 February ACTive ALIA monthly meeting. All members of ALIA in the ACT region are warmly invited to attend. 5:30pm in the NLA. Contact Judy Brooker on ph 02 6230 2266 or judith.brooker@alianet.alia.org.au.

Wednesday 19 February URLs 12:30pm in the McDonald Room, Menzies Library, ANU. Dr Trish Milne Head, School of Information Management and Tourism, University of Canberra, on 'Understanding and applying knowledge management: the role of the information professional' (see page 3 for details). All welcome - bring your lunch. Inquiries: Nancy Clarke, ph 02 6209 1117, n.clarke@signadou.acu.edu.au.

Wednesday 19 February 5:00pm. APSIG Visit to the National Sport Information Centre (NSIC), Australian Institute of Sport, Belconnen. All welcome. Refreshments will be provided. RSVP ph 02 6214 1369. Contact Marie Sexton ph 02 6247 7795 (h).

Thursday 20 March APSIG's Travellers' Tales 12:30pm-1:30pm in the NLA Conference Room. Dr Colin Webb, Head of the NLA's Preservation Branch, will give a presentation on his UNESCO-funded project to prepare guidelines on digital preservation suitable for the Asia/Pacific region. Anya Dettman from NLA's Asian Collections will report on a conference she attended in Penang, Malaysia, last year. All welcome. Refreshments will be served. Contact Marie Sexton ph 02 6247 7795 (h).