Zahraničí: Registration open for a...

Zahraničí: Registration open for a conference on information literacy and the educational role of the librarian, held in September 2003 in Akureyri, Iceland: Creating Knowledge III, Information Literacy, Bridging the Gap, Between Teaching and Learning - Promoting the Educational Role of the Librarian. Hotel KEA, Akureyri, Iceland - September 25-26, 2003. Creating Knowledge (CKIII) welcomes you to the 3rd conference in its series addressing issues of information literacy. The first two conferences in the series were organized by Malmö University in Sweden but now the conference is one of the objectives of the recently established Nordic Information Literacy Institute, NORDINFOlit (http://www.nordinfolit.org/). In the future it will be held every other year in one of the Nordic countries. The University of Akureyri (http://www.unak.is/template1.asp?PageID=12) is organizing and hosting the conference this year. Well known international speakers from outside and within the Nordic countries will contribute to the programme including key-note speaker, Dr. Patricia Senn Breivik, Chair of the National Forum on Information Literacy. The conference language is English. Participants are warmly welcomed to the northern town, Akureyri, where they will have ample opportunities to exchange ideas on information literacy issues with international colleagues. There will also be excellent opportunities for conference participants to enjoy the great variety of Icelandic nature, either in organized excursions or on their own. For further information such as conference theme, programme, workshops, speakers, fee, registration etc., please see the conference website http://vefir.unak.is/CKIII/. Requests can also be sent to: Astrid Margrét Magnúsdóttir, (astrid@unak.is) or Bryndís Ísaksdóttir (bryndisi@bok.hi.is).