CONFERENCE TO EXAMINE THE ECONOMICS OF INFORMATION

ARL, in partnership with the SUNY University, Center Libraries and the 
Council on Library Resources, will sponsor a conference entitled 
"Challenging Marketplace Solutions to Problems in the Economics of 
Information" in Washington, DC, September 18-19, 1995.  The conference 
will bring together academic officers, chief information officers and 
other administrators, economists, librarians, and computing 
professionals to examine issues related to the development of the 
knowledge infrastructure and their economic impact on higher education.

Participants will explore the role higher education can play in the 
public policy debates on the economics of information access and 
delivery.  Case studies, demonstrations, and panel discussions by 
leading economists will examine the economic efficiency and cost/benefit 
of investments in the knowledge infrastructure, including print and 
electronic journals, library consortia, document delivery, and network 
resources and services for research universities and their libraries.  

The conference will contribute to a research agenda for additional 
economic information needed for decision-making about knowledge 
infrastructure investments.  Additional sponsors of the conference 
include the Coalition for Networked Information and the National 
Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges.  The 
registration fee for the conference is $300.  Registration material is 
available from Mary Jane Brooks, ARL, 21 Dupont Circle, Suite 800, 
Washington, DC 20036 (maryjane@cni.org).