First Event:

A one-day workshop to be held at ACTR Headquarters (American Council of Teachers of Russian) 10:30 - 5:00 p.m. March 4, 1998 offered by ILIAC

Venue: ACTR and ILIAC Headquarters, 1776 Massachusetts Ave., 700, NW, Washington, DC, 20036

Chairs:
Dr. Andrei Zemskov, ILIAC, Board of Directors member, Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology Dr. Lester Pourciau, ILIAC, Board of Directors member, Director of Libraries, The University of Memphis

Session I. 10:30-1:30

10:30-10:45 Welcome by:
Dr., Prof. Dan Davidson, Executive Director, ACTR/ACCELS; ILIAC, Board of Directors member

10:45-10:55 Introduction of Speakers
Dr. Lester Pourciau, ILIAC, Board of Directors member, Director of Libraries, The University of Memphis

10:55-11:10 Tasks and Goals of ILIAC: Brief Description
Dr. Yakov Shraiberg, President, ILIAC; First Deputy Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology

11:10-12:00 Current State of Internet Development in Russia, Russian National IP Networks, International Connectivity, Principal Regional WWW providers in Russia, Russian National Policy in the field of the Internet, Dr., Prof. Vladimir Vishnevski; ILIAC, Board of Directors member; Institute of Information Transmission Problems, Russian Academy of Science.

12:00 - 1:00 Free time

Session II. 1:00-5:00

1:00-1:30 Internet Phenomenon in Russia: Science and the Humanities
Dr. Andrei Zemskov, ILIAC, Board of Directors member, Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology

1:30-12:20 Russian Internet retrieval systems and catalogs; Internet-based Directory of resources;. Mikhail Goncharov, System Integrator, ILIAC; Department Head, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology

2:20-2:40 Coffee break

2:40-3:30 Russian Libraries on the Internet
Dr. Yakov Shraiberg, President, ILIAC; First Deputy Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology Mikhail Goncharov, System Integrator, ILIAC; Department Head, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology

3:30-4:00 Russian Internet-based Business Information Centers
Elena Sergeeva, Department Head, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology

4:00-4:20 Russian Internet-servers for Literature and Arts
Elena Sergeeva, Department Head, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology

4:20-4:40 Russian Science on the Internet
Dr., Prof. Vladimir Vishnevski, professor; Board of Directors member ILIAC; Institute of Information Transmission Problems, Russian Academy of Science. Dr. Andrei Zemskov, ILIAC Board of Directors member; Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology

4:40-5:00 Conclusion, Discussion, and Answers to questions
Moderator - Dr. Yakov Shraiberg, President, ILIAC; First Deputy Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology

The participants will get free copy of "Russian Internet Directory"

Second Event:

"Cyrillic Support: Problems and New Solutions"

A one-day workshop to be held at ACTR Headquarters (American Council of Teachers of Russian) 10:30-5:00 March 5, 1998 offered by ILIAC

Venue: ACTR and ILIAC Headquarters, 1776 Massachusetts Ave., 700, NW, Washington, DC, 20036

Chairs:
Dr. Lester Pourciau, ILIAC, Board of Directors member, Director of Libraries, Memphis University Dr. Yakov Shraiberg, President, ILIAC; First Deputy Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology

Session I. 10:30-1:30

10:30-10:40 Welcome by:
Dr., Prof. Dan Davidson, Executive Director, ACTR/ACCELS; ILIAC, Board of Directors member

10:40-10:50 Cyrillic Problems: the Heart of the Matter
Dr. Yakov Shraiberg, President, ILIAC; First Deputy Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology

10:50-11:30 Review of Existing Representations of Cyrillic Alphabets
Creation History of Code Tables for Cyrillics Dr. Andrei Zemskov, Board of Directors member, ILIAC; Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology

11:30-11:50 Comparison of Different Code Tables: their Advantages and Drawbacks
Dr. Yakov Shraiberg, President, ILIAC; First Deputy Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology

11:50 - 12:40 Free time

Session II. 12:40-5:00

12:40-2:40 Problems of Cyrillic Information Representation on the Russian Internet
Present Situation with the Use of Different Coding Systems in the Russian Part of the Internet, Methods of Solving Problems of Using Different Coding Schemes in the Main Internet Services
Mikhail Goncharov, System Integrator, ILIAC; Department Head, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology

1:40-2:20 The Way to do it on your Mac
Alexander Bobilev, Marketing Director, ILIAC. President, Interloc Systems Group, Inc

2:20-2:40 Coffee break

2:40-3:40 Cyrillic Support for Various Computer Platforms: Practical Approach
Mikhail Goncharov, System Integrator, ILIAC; Department Head, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology

3:40-4:40 Linquistic Systems: the Features for Russian Language
Dr. Ekaterina Zaitseva, Department Head, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology

4:40-5:00 Conclusion, Discussion, and Answers to questions
Moderators:
Dr. Andrei Zemskov, Board of Directors member, ILIAC; Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology Dr. Yakov Shraiberg, President, ILIAC; First Deputy Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology

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