7. International BOBCATSSS Symposium
Bratislava 25. - 27 January 1999
LEARNING ORGANISATION - LEARNING SOCIETY - LIFELONG LEARNING
This symposium aims to point out what kind of changes and challenges
ask for a LEARNING SOCIETY necessary.
CHANGES
+ New information and communication technologies introduced a change
towards an information society
+ Free, world-wide transfers of goods, capital and services have led
+ to a globalization of markets
+ There is a notable increase of polarization within and between
+ societies.
CHALLENGES
Future development of firms and institutions depends on their ability
and will to implement collective learning processes and a change of
organisation processes as well as their ability to change into a
LEARNING ORGANISATION.
Collective learning means using organisations' intern knowledge and
capacity as well as further development via a constant systematic
achievement of new explicit knowledge.
Creative solutions and innovations can only be achieved if organised
learning takes place in altered organisation structures:
+ reduction of hierarchies
+ increase in teamwork
+ empowerment of the workforce
+ using information technologies
+ systematically controlled information processes
Within the learning society citizens need support to solve the
problems of the outlined changes in all fields of life, especially in
working life As we face the ever faster obsolescence of knowledge job
prospects by means of LIFELONG LEARNING need to be ensured. New models
and possibilities which enable self-directed learning are required
New educational media and new types of distance learning developing
from information technologies are important for self-directed learning
independent of place, time and teachers.
PAPERS ARE INVITED ON ALL ASPECTS OF LLL, ESPECIALLY ON THE FOLLOWING
TOPICS
+ The crucial role of information technologies for
learning organisations and lifelong learning
+ Information management and knowledge management in learning
+ organisations Self-directed learning in organisations - the role of
information managers
+ Libraries - learning organisations and - agencies for lifelong
learning
BOBCATSSS 99
...is the seventh symposium to be held at Bratislava. It will
be attended by all kind of information professionals (e.g. information
managers, librarians, lecturers and students).
The BOBCATSSS symposium is arranged by a students' project of the
Fachhochschule Darmstadt and Hochschule fuer Bibliotheks- und
Informationswesen Stuttgart. We define this project as an example of a
learning organisation and self- directed learning.
HOW TO SUBMIT A PAPER
If you wish to attend as a speaker at the symposium, please send a
preregistration together with the title and abstract (200 words,
English) of your contribution to the BOBCATSSS`99-team. We encourage
you to use the BOBCATSSS'99 homepage for registration, submitting
contributions and further information. Alternatively you may use the
postal or e-mail address. Accepted papers will published in the
proceedings of the conference. They must be written in English and
must not exceed the maximum of 10 pages
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DEADLINES
Abstracts to be submitted before May, 29th 1998
Notification of acceptance June, 30th 1998
Papers for proceedings September, 1st1998
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For further information please contact:
e-mail: BOBCATSSS@hbi-stuttgart.de
Tel./Fax: 0711/2570615
HBI Stuttgart
Wolframstrasse 32
D-70192 Stuttgart
Germany
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