Newspapers Section
Annual Report
2003-2004
1. The Open Programme organised by the Newspapers Section had four papers
presented at World Library and Information Congress: 69th IFLA General
Conference and Council, Berlin, Germany, August 1-9, 2003.
Theme: Newspapers and Copyright Developments: Future Access and Preservation.
2. The Newspapers Section organised a meeting after the 69th IFLA
Conference: Satellite meeting no 11.
The Proceedings of the meeting have been published as:
Newspapers in Central and Eastern Europe
Zeitungen in Mittel-und Osteuropa
This book contains the Proceedings of a special IFLA Conference held in
Munich in August 2003. The situation of newspapers collection was reviewed
in the part of the world that had undergone a complete change of the
political and economical situation during the 1990's. The papers focus on a
wide array of issues related to newspaper labrarianship. They are grouped
into the following categories: acquisition policies, copyright issues for
newspaper collection management, digitisation and electronic newspapers, new
technologies of paper conservation, storage and text management.
There are approximately 35 short articles in total; these are a mix of
English and German texts. All German papers are provided with an English
abstract.
Newspapers in Central and Eastern Europe
Zeitungen in Mittel-und Osteuropa
Edited by Hartmut Walravens in cooperation with Marieluise Schilling
-Gayette
München: Saur, 2005, 251 p.
(IFLA Publications; 110)
ISBN 3-598-21841-9
3. Past General Conference papers published as: Newspapers in International
Librarianship by KG Saur.
Newspapers in International Librarianship
This is a compilation of 35 papers given during the IFLA conferences during
the 1990s. This is the period that the IFLA Round Table on Newspapers has
been active in promoting awareness of newspaper collections in libraries,
providing access to these collections and preserving them. An index of
newspapers was added to facilitate access to the rich data in this book.
Newspapers in International Librarianship
Papers presented by the Newspapers Section at IFLA General Conferences.
Edited by: Hartmut Walravens and Edmund King München: Saur, 2003, 260 p.
(IFLA Publications; 107) ISBN 3-598-21837-0
4. Newspapers Section Newsletters 11 and Newsletter 12 published in December 2003 and
July 2004. Both are available in hard copy and on IFLANET.
5. Newspapers Section pring 2004 Business Meeting held at Shanghai
Library, China.
Papers of China Newspapers Seminar are on IFLANET.
6. The Open Programme organised by the Newspapers Section had four papers
presented at World Library and Information Congress: 70th IFLA General
Conference and Council Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 22-27, 2004. Session
76. Theme: Newspapers of Latin America.
7. Planning work for International Newspapers Conference carried out. The
Conference is being organised by the IFLA Newspaper Section and the National
Library of Australia , and will held in Canberra February 2005 . For full
details of this Conference see:
http://www.nla.gov.au/initiatives/meetings/newspapers/about.html
8. Planning work of Open Programme organised by the Newspapers Section for
World Library and Information Congress: 71st IFLA General Conference and
Council Oslo, Norway, August 14-18, 2005. Theme: Newspaper Digitisation
Projects. Developments in the online availabiity of older newspapers.
Edmund King
Secretary/Treasurer:
The British Library Newspaper Library
Colindale Avenue
LONDON NW9 5HE
United Kingdom
Tel. *(44)(20)74127362
Fax *(44)(20)74127386
E-mail:
ed.king@bl.uk
