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DATA, NETWORKS, AND COOPERATION: LINKING RESOURCES IN A DISTRIBUTED WORLD

The 18th annual conference of the International Association for Social Science
Information Service and Technology (IASSIST) will be held at the Concourse
Hotel in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A. from
           TUESDAY, MAY 26 through FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1992.
The conference theme expresses IASSIST members' concern for managing and
sharing computer-readable data during a time of increasing demand coupled with
decreasing fiscal resources.  The conference program features workshops,
contributed papers, roundtable discussions, and poster sessions reflecting
international viewpoints on these concerns.

IASSIST brings together individuals engaged in the acquisition, processing,
maintenance, and distribution of computer-readable text and numeric social
science data.  Founded in 1974, the membership includes data archivists,
librarians, information specialists, social scientists, researchers, and
government agency administrators from around the world.

IASSIST '92 CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOPS
Conference Workshops, Tuesday, May 26, 1992
9:00    Introduction to Unix
        Coordinator: Jim Jacobs, UC - San Diego
 or
        Introduction to Data Archives and DataLibraries
        Coordinator: Jean Stratford, UC - Davis

2-5:00  Navigating Unix: Resources and Applications
        Coordinator: Juri Stratford, UC - Davis
 or
        Software Access to 1990 Census CD-ROMS,
        Coordinator: Jack Beresford, Bureau of the Census

Preliminary Summary of Conference Sessions
Wednesday, May 27, 1992
a.m.    Concurrent Sessions
        Text and Tools: Resources for the Humanities
        Chair: John Price-Wilkins, University of Michigan

        Vietnam Data in the National Archives
        Chair: Peggy Adams, National Archives & Records Administration

p.m.    Concurrent Sessions
        Archiving Electronic Records
        Chair: Karsten Rasmussen, Danish Data Archives

        Quantitative Analysis & Stylistics: When the Letters Meet the Numbers
        Chair: Laura Bartolo, Kent State University

Thursday, May 28, 1992
a.m.    Concurrent Sessions
        Standards
        Chair: TBA

        Migrating Between Systems
        Chair: Pat Hildebrand, University of Pennsylvania

p.m.    Poster Sessions

Friday, May 29, 1992
a.m.    Plenary Session

a.m.    Concurrent Sessions
        Integrating the Use of Numeric Data in the Academic Environment
        Chair: Wendy Treadwell, University of Minnesota

        Principal Investigators
        Speakers: Jim Sweet, Larry Bumpass, Robert M. Hauser,Erik Wright,
        University of Wisconsin

        MARC Meets NASA
        Chair: Laine Ruus, University of Toronto

p.m.    Concurrent Sessions
        Panel of Professional Associations
        Chairs: Tom Brown, National Archives & Records Administration
                Diane Geraci, SUNY Binghamton

        Issues in Health Data Research and      Management
        Chair: TBA

Entertaining activities have been planned for the evenings.
Registration fees received by April 20, 1992 are as follows:
$175 Conference and Workshop
$125 Conference only
$ 75 Workshop only or One-Day Conferance Attendance

Program Committee Chair:
Ilona Einowski, Data Archivist, UC Data, University of California - Berkeley
 2538 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA  94720  U.S.A., phone: 510-642-6571
 CENSUS85@UCBCMSA.BITNET

To receive final program and registration materials, please contact the local
arrangements coordinator:
CINDY LEW, Associate Data Librarian, Center for Demography and Ecology,
 University of Wisconsin, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI  53706 U.S.A.
 phone: 608-262-9827 fax:   608-262-8400
 LEW@WISCSSC.BITNET or LEW@SSC.WISC.EDU

By air, Madison is served by Northwest, United, Trans World Express, US Air,
Midwest Express, and 3-hour $12.00 shuttle bus from O'Hare to Madison. Rooms
have been reserved at the Concourse Hotel May 25 - May 30, 1992 at the special
conference rate of $65 per room  (single or double).  Reservations must be made
by April 25, 1992 to ensure this rate. Please contact the hotel directly using
the following toll free numbers: 1-800- 356-8293 (in Wisconsin, 1-800-362-
8270).  Be sure to identify yourself as an IASSIST '92 attendee. Information on
alternative accommodations may be obtained from the local Arrangements
Coordinator.