Newspapers Section


Site Search IFLA This section In This Document Scope Strategic Plan Projects Publications Newsletter Annual Report Conferences Minutes of Meetings Directory of Newspaper Collections Newspaper Electronic Resources Useful Addresses Archive	Newspapers Section Scope The Section is concerned with all issues relating to newspapers in libraries and archives, including acquisition and collection development; intellectual and physical access; storage and handling; preservation of newspapers and their contents; interlibrary lending; and the impact of digital technologies on all of these. Strategic Plan 2008-2009 \| 2006-2007 Projects Survey on Holdings of African Newspapers kept in National Archives, National or University Libraries in Africa (2004) Results of the 2nd Questionnaire (2004) Summary of Responses to Questionnaire Survey on Holdings of African Newspapers (2003) Enquête sur les fonds de journaux africains (2003) Work in Progress Achievements Publications Newspapers in Central and Eastern Europe. Zeitungen in Mittel- und Osteuropa Newspapers in International Librarianship Microfilming for Digitisaton and Optical Character Recognition (Supplement to Guidelines for Newspaper Preservation Microfilming) Microfilmage en vue de la numérisation et de la reconnaissance optique de caractères Chinese translation of: Microfilming for Digitisaton and Optical Character Recognition Recomendaciones: Microfilmación de Conservación de Periódicos para Digitalización International Guidelines for the Cataloguing of Newspapers Guidelines for Newspaper Preservation Microfilming Directives pour la réalisation de microfilms de conservation des journaux Newsletter No.16 - July 2007 No.15 - March 2007 No.14 - May 2006 No.13 - June 2005 No.12 - July 2004 No.11 - December 2003 No.10 - Summer 2002 No.9 - Spring 2001 No.8 - Spring 2000 Annual Report 2003-2004 Conferences 2008, 10-14 August: Call for Papers World Library and Information Congress: Québec, Canada - "The North American Ethnic Press" 2008, 1-3 April: IFLA International Newspaper Conference Singapore: Old Issues, New Issues - Impact of Digital Technology upon Contemporary and Historic Newspapers National Library of Singapore Programme, Registration, Call for Papers, Sponsorship, Conference Venue 2007, 20 August: World Library and Information Congress: 73rd IFLA General Conference and Council, Durban, South Africa - Session 103 "African Newspapers: Access and Technology" Papers: Initiatives in Kenya for digitizing, indexing and preserving newspapers Strategies for increased access to older newspapers: the experience of Makarere University Africana / Special Collection Section Alternative solutions for storing, archiving and preserving newspaper collections: the National Library of South Africa's recent experience Ipsissima Verba: The Future of Newspaper Preservation In an Age of Epidemic URLitis 2007, 3-5 April: International Conference on Newspapers Collection Management: Printed and Digital Challenges National Library of Chile, Santiago Final Programme, Registration and Hotel Reservation Call for papers 2006 Newspapers Conference: "NEWSPAPERS. Resources. Processing. Preservation. Digitization. Promotion / Information." 19-21 October 2006, Poznan School of Social Sciences, Poznan, Poland 2006 International Newspaper Conference - "Newspapers of the World Online: U.S. and International Perspectives" 17-18 May 2006, University of Utah Campus, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 1994-2006: Papers Presented at IFLA Conferences Minutes of Meetings 28th Meeting, Singapore, April 2008 27th Meeting, Durban, South Africa, August 2007 26th Meeting, Santiago, Chile, April 2007 25th Meeting, Seoul, Korea, August 2006 24th Meeting, Salt Lake City, USA, March 2006 23rd Meeting, Oslo, Norway, August 2005 22nd Meeting, Canberra, Australia, February 2005 21th Meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 2004 20th Meeting, Shanghai, China, March 2004 19th Meeting, Berlin, Germany, August 2003 18th Meeting, Cape Town, South Africa, March 2003 17th Meeting, Glasgow, Scotland, August 2002 16th Meeting, Mikkeli, Finland, June 2002 14th Meeting, San Francisco, USA, April 2001 13th Meeting, Paris, France, August 2000 12th Meeting, Moscow, Russian Federation, May 2000 Directory of Newspaper Collections Alphabetical Listings Newspaper Electronic Resources In the online environment, there are now many links to newspapers both current and historic. The lists at the links below will help you find further newspaper content. News - International Internet Sites British Library Newspapers - Electronic Resources Useful Addresses Standing Committee Members Chair: Hartmut Walravens Library Director Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin D-10772 BERLIN Germany Tel. +(49)(30)2662498 Fax +(49)(30)2662378 E-mail: hwalravens@gmx.net Secretary/Treasurer: Edmund King Head, BL Newspaper Collections The British Library Colindale Avenue LONDON NW1 4UA United Kingdom Tel. +(44)(20)74127362 Fax +(44)(20)74127386 E-mail: ed.king@bl.uk Information Coordinator/Editor of Newsletter: Linda Ronan Project coordinator ICON The Center for Research Libraries 6050 Kenwood Ave CHICAGO IL 60637 United States Tel. +(1)(800)6216044/+(1)(773)9554545 Fax +(1)(773)9554339 E-mail: lronan@crl.edu
Latest Revision: 17 April 2008 Copyright © International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions www.ifla.org