Bielefeld University Library has announced that the 7th International Bielefeld Conference, "Thinking Beyond Digital Libraries: Designing the Information Strategy for the Next Decade," will be held Feb. 3-5, 2004, at the Convention Centre in Bielefeld, Germany.

According to the announcement, the conference takes a fresh look at the event's original concept, which was designed to concentrate on new technologies and technology-associated services for academic libraries. The strong focus on innovative technology will continue, but the upcoming conference will also address the role and position of academic libraries within their universities by analyzing information strategies, work flows, competencies, and services from a universitywide strategic point of view. The event will be accompanied by an exhibition of communication technology suppliers, information service providers, and well-known publishing houses.

The conference languages will be German and English with simultaneous translation. The registration is $57. A technology workshop, "Intelligent Search Engine & Navigation Technology in Digital Libraries and Information Portals," will follow the conference. The full program and further details are available at http://conference.ub.uni-bielefeld.de.

Source: Bielefeld University Library, Bielefeld, Germany, 011-49-521-106-4050; http://www.ub.uni-bielefeld.de.