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Date:         Fri, 10 Apr 1992 12:31:42 CDT
From:         kessler@well.sf.ca.us
Subject:      FYI France: the Bib. de France at Berkeley

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FYI France : the Bib. de France at Berkeley

This is my final chance to get information to you about the April 10-12
conference at UC Berkeley on the Bibliothe`que de France before the
conference happens.

That's about a 15-20 minute walk from the Main Campus to Clark Kerr:
nice if it's not raining. (There will be parking: quoting from the
latest conference brochure -- "Parking at the Clark Kerr Campus: will
be available at the Southwest Parking Lot. Three-day passes may be
purchased by non-permit holders only, on Friday only; the cost is
$12.00. On Saturday and Sunday a dispenser will sell permits for $3.00
per day for non-permit holders and $1.50 per day for those who hold
faculty/staff daily permits. The dispenser takes quarters only." It is
said that the greatest reward of a Nobel Prize, if you are at Berkeley,
is that they give you a central campus parking permit.)

Yes, the conference still is to be open to the public and still will be
free of charge: no pre-registration appears to be required. No, I've
not heard of any plans yet to publish proceedings. Accommodations in
Berkeley might be found at the Hotel Durant, telephone (510) 845-8981,
or the Hotel Claremont, telephone (510) 843-3000.

The latest conference publicity adds, to the speakers' list, John
Heilbron -- "Vice Chancellor and Provost, Professor of History,
Director of the Office for the History of Science and Technology, UC
Berkeley" -- who will deliver opening remarks to the conference on
Friday.  Otherwise, the schedule remains the same as that shown in my
most recent postings here: "Presentation of the French Project" on
Friday, "The Global Library" Saturday morning, "The Library of the
Future" that afternoon, and "The Library in Public Life", with
Professors Le Roy Ladurie and Chartier among the speakers, on Sunday
morning. I'll be happy to try to answer any last minute questions
should any of you wish to contact me directly.
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An additional, related, item of interest:

Cheryl McKee at SUNY, Binghampton, kindly has sent me membership
information for "l'Association des Amis de la Bibliothe`que de France":
"Membre d'honneur Ff10,000, Membre bienfaiteur Ff2,500, Membre actif
Ff500, Bibliothe'caires et enseignants Ff250, Etudiants Ff125", checks
payable to "LA FONDATION DE FRANCE", address:

l'Association des Amis de
 la Bibliothe`que de France
1, place Valhubert
75013 Paris
France

There also is a bi-monthly journal, _RESEAUX_, which appears to feature
some very nice, glossy, photographs of the site and construction and
plans, etc., and of which nine numbers already had appeared as of
January-February of this year. Subscriptions for one year are US$12,
via a check payable to "l'Association des Amis de la Bibliothe`que de
France", sent to the above address.


Those of you interested in imaging, preservation, or multimedia might
be interested in the following new book of essays:

_Ecrits, images et sons dans la Bibliothe`que de France_, textes et
images re'unis par Christian Delage (Paris: IMEC/Etablissement public
de la Bibliothe`que de France, 1991), series "collection Bibliothe`que
de France", ISBN 2-908295-04-0, ISSN 1146-5816.

Jack Kessler

kessler@well.sf.ca.us
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