SEMINAR TO EXPLORE PARTNERSHIPS IN ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 2 -- Exploring partnerships in
electronic publishing will be the focus of the University of
Virginia's second annual national seminar on electronic media March
14-16 in Washington, D.C.  Co-sponsored by the Library of Congress,
the conference will be held at both the ANA Hotel, 2401 M St., N.W.,
and the Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave., S.E.
	The seminar, an offering of U.Va.'s publishing and
communications program, is for book, journal and other publishers
interested in expanding into multimedia and online publication.
	The conference will explore options involved in partnerships
extending beyond formal mergers -- from project-to-project
relationships between content providers and multimedia developers,
to cross-marketing and related copyright, financial and legal issues
arising from such partnerships.  James H. Billington, the Librarian
of Congress, will deliver the keynote address on "The Future of
Electronic Publishing."
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March 1, 1996
	For registration information call (800) 346-3882 or contact
Beverly Jane Loo at (804) 296 4806 or e-mail bjl2m@virginia.edu.