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Metropolitan Libraries Section

Conference
Paris, France
24-29 September 2006

Theme: The Added Value of Public Libraries in the World of Information

Programme and Proceedings

The Metropolitan Libraries Section of IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions), formerly INTAMEL (International Association of Metropolitan Libraries) aims to be a platform primarily for libraries of cities with 400,000 or more inhabitants, although libraries serving wide and diverse geographical areas with the same or more population may be included, and exceptions may be made e.g. for capital cities or major conurbations with a smaller population. Members regularly exchange ideas and information on a range of professional topics which include: library networks; buildings; automation; training; research; public relations; and service to special groups.

The 2006 Metlib section conference takes place in Paris from September 24th to 29th and is organized by Paris City Council and the French Librarians Association (ABF).

Paris Public Libraries and ABF consider this event as an exceptional occasion of international contacts and they do hope that the programme of the Paris conference will not only come up to all delegates' expectations, but will pleasantly surprised them.


Monday, September 25th

Opening session: addresses by Hélène Font, head of cultural affairs department, Paris City government, and Gilles Eboli, chairman of Association des bibliothécaires français (ABF)

Libraries in Paris: Paris Public Libraries and some others
Speakers: Jacques Van Dem Borghe, head of Bureau des bibliothèques, de la lecture publique et du multimédia (BBLPM), and Aline Girard-Billon, project leader for local cooperation

Public Libraries in France
Speaker: Benoît Yvert, head of Public Libraries Department, Ministry of Culture

International cooperation Speakers: Lucien Scotti, director for european and international affairs, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Souad Hubert, director for european and international affairs, Bibliothèque publique d'information, et Thierry Grognet, in charge of public libraries and reading development office, Ministry of Culture

A new guideline for a positive policy of customer care in Paris
Speakers: Jean-Paul Brandela, Assistant deputy leader for modernization, head of the coordinating committee for customer care, and Anne-Marie Culerier, project leader for User Care

Tour of the Bibliothèque administrative de la Ville de Paris (City Hall).
Presentation by Pierre Casselle, head librarian, Bibliothèque administrative.

Tuesday, September 26th

Paris Public Libraries: two new projects.
Presentation by the architects and project managers of the Médiathèque Marguerite Yourcenar and Bibliothèque du cinéma François Truffaut projects: Contributions from different countries

Wednesday, September 27th

Welcome address by Jean-Noël Jeanneney, chairman of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, and presentation of the Bibliothèque Numérique Européenne (BNE)

Presentation of the BnF by Denis Bruckmann, deputy director of collections

Address by Agnès Saal, general manager of the BnF, and lunch at the Belvédère of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (sponsored by BnF)

Thursday, September 28th

Contributions from different countries

Metlib section business meeting

Reception at the City Hall. Welcome address by Christophe Girard, Deputy Mayor in charge of Culture

Friday, September 29th

Centre Georges Pompidou
Welcome address by Bruno Macquart, general manager of Centre Georges Pompidou

Presentation of the Bibliothèque publique d'information by Olivier Chourrot, head librarian assistant. Special development: the BPI self training offer


Summary of the Mid-Term Meeting, 24-29 September 2006, Paris, France

List of Participants

Photo gallery

Amsterdam Public Library
Hans van Velzen, Chief Librarian OBA

Principal Projects for Public Libraries in Paris
Clément Bodeur-Crémieux

Libraries and public access to information
Stoyan Denchev, Irena Peteva and Elena Pavlovska

Shared experiences: Public libraries in major world cities
Aline Girard-Billon, Chief Curator, Office of Libraries, Public Reading and Multimedia


Brochures

(French/Spanish/English/German)

L'évaluation de l'activité des bibliothèques de lecture publique
La evaluación de la actividad de las bibliotecas de lectura pública
Assessment of activities of public libraries
Bewertung der Aktivitäten der Öffentlichen Bibliotheken

Le prix du livre en France
El precio del libro en Francia
Book Prices in France
Buchpreise in Frankreich

Le Centre national du livre
El Centre national du livre
The Centre national du livre
Das Centre national du livre

La coopération internationale
Cooperacion internacional
International cooperation
Internationale Mitarbeit

La Joie par les livres:
Un organisme de référence sur les livres pour la jeunesse

Organismo de referencia de los libros para la juventud
A Reference Organisation for Young People's Books
Ein Verband zur Förderung des Jugendbuches

Le dépôt légal en France: cadre juridique et réglementaire
Depósito legal en Francia: marco jurídico y reglamentario
Dépôt légal (gesetzliche Hinterlegung) in Frankreich: rechtlicher Rahmen und Vorschriften
Legal Deposits in France: Legal and Regulatory Framework

Le droit de prêt en France
El derecho de préstamo en Francia
Leihrecht in Frankreich
Lending Rights in France

Les B.M.V.R.: Bibliothèques municipales à vocation régionale
B.M.V.R.: Stadtbibliotheken mit regionalem Auftrag
Las B.M.V.R.
The B.M.V.R.

Les Ruches
Las "Ruches"
Die "Ruches"
The "Ruches"


Metropolitan Libraries Section officers

Chair: Liv Saeteren, City Librarian
Oslo City Library, Deichmanske Bibliotek
Henrik Ibsens GT 1 0179 OSLO, Norway
Tel. +(47)23432870 Fax +(47)22113389, E-mail: liv@deichman.no

Secretary/Treasurer: Ai Cheng Tay, Senior Director
Public Library Services, National Library Board
278 Marine Parade Road SINGAPORE 449282
Tel. +(65)63424555 Fax +(65)63424222
E-mail: aicheng@nlb.gov.sg

Information coordinator: Børge Sørensen
Københavns Kommune, Kultur- og Fritidsforvaltningen
Københavns Hovedbibliotek
Krystalgade 15 1172 COPENHAGEN K, Denmark
Tel. +(45)33736079
E-mail: borges@kff.kk.dk


Conference coordinator

2006 Conference coordinator: Aline Girard-Billon, Conservateur général
Chargée de mission pour la coopération territoriale
Bureau des bibliothèques, de la lecture publique et du multimédia de la Ville de Paris
31 rue des Francs Bourgeois 75188 PARIS cedex O4, France
Tél. +(33)144889480 Fax +(33)142219635
E-mail : aline.girard-billon@paris.fr