The VALA1985 3rd Biennial Conference and Exhibition was held at the Medical Centre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia from 25 – 27 November 1985. The theme for this conference was Information: the Magic Mix (Volume 1 contents and Volume 2 contents).
The following papers were presented at VALA1985.
VALA President’s opening address
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Hugh C. Atkinson, University of Illinois, Urbana
Converging Technologies
Peter Carter, Peninsula Regional Library Service
Mobile libraries online
Prof Blaise Cronin, Strathclyde Business School
Panel session: five years from now
Prof Blaise Cronin, Strathclyde Business School
The economics of information
Dan Eaves, Chisholm Institute of Technology
Why commercial videotex systems fail
George Havas, CSIRONET
The Integration of Diverse Technologies
Nancy D. Lane, Canberra College of Advanced Education
The teaching of online storage and retrieval: a multiplicity of approaches
Steve Matheson, INFOSTAT Development and Consulting, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra
Alternative encyclopedias: storing and accessing information. The Australian Bureau of Statistics and electronic publishing
J. Howard Petrie, University of Wollongong
The use of microcomputers as friendly assistants for online searching
Andrew Pittendrigh, AAV Australia Pty Ltd
Converging Technologies: videotex, optical technologies, document storage
Kerry Webb, National Library of Australia
Networking of library and information networks
Graham Whittall, CSR Limited
A model for resource sharing in a large company
Patricia Willard, University of New South Wales
Microcomputers for client use in public libraries in Australia: overview of a survey
Janette Wright, AWA Computer Services Pty Ltd
Staff training and preparation for library automation