IFLA MetLib Conference 2013 – Amsterdam
Amsterdam Public Library (OBA)
Without Borders: The Integrated Library
Program and schedule
Sunday, May 5
17.00
Welcome Reception
17.30
Welcome Speech by Hans van Velzen (Director, Amsterdam Public Library)
18.30
Walking Dinner
Monday, May 6
8.30
Breakfast and Registration
9.30
Opening Session
Welcome by Chairman Claudia Lux
Frank Huysmans (Professor in Library Science at University of Amsterdam)
Keynote speech: The Integrated Library: open, involving, contextualizing
11.00
Coffee Break
11.30
Diederik van Leeuwen (Director, Bibliotheek.nl)
The Dutch Model
13.00
Lunch
14.00
Presentation of Amsterdam Public Library
15.00-16.30
Library Tour
19.00
Dinner
Tuesday, May 7
8.30
Breakfast
9.00
Presentations of participating libraries
Judith Hare (Halifax, Canada)
Building for the future: Blending tradition with Digital Technology
Hélène Roussel (BAnQ) and Suzanne Payette (ABPQ)
pretnumerique.ca – Ebook platform for Quebec Public Libraries
10.30
Coffee break
11.00
Conference theme – The Library Network: co-operation between Public, Special, University and National Libraries
Hans van Velzen (Chairman of AdamNet)
Introduction on the Amsterdam Network
Peter Hessels (Board member of AdamNet)
The Shared Catalogue
13.30
Welcome and lunch at the Rijksmuseum
Introduction by Geert-Jan Koot (Head of the Rijksmuseum Research Library)
– Visit to the Library of the Rijksmuseum
– Guided tour through the Rijksmuseum
17.00
Reception at the Mayor's Mansion
Welcome by Cultural Alderman, Mrs. Carolien Gehrels
Wednesday, May 8
8.30
Breakfast
10.30 Guided tour through the new library of Almere
Presentation of the Retail concept by Chris Wiersma (director)
13.00
Lunch
19.00
Candlelight dinner by boat through Amsterdam canals
Thursday, May 9
09.00
Breakfast
09.30
Presentations of participating members
Claudia Lux (Doha, Qatar)
Qatar National Library – how will the integration of National Library, Central Library, University Library and Metropolitan Public Library work?
Davorka Bastic and Ismena Meic (Zagreb, Croatia)
SF library for today and tomorrow. Description of new library services and the launch campaign for the new building of the City Library of Zagreb
11.00
Coffee break
11.30
Conference theme: The Cross Channel model: integrated physical and digital services
Presentation by OCLC PICA
Worldcat and new developments
Ton van Vlimmeren (Director, Utrecht public Library)
Geek the Library Campaign
13.00
Lunch
15.00
Visit to bulb fields "The Keukenhof"
17.30
Aperitif
19.00
Farewell dinner
Friday, May 10
8.30
Breakfast
09.00
MetLib meeting
11.00
Coffee break
13.00
Lunch
Sponsors
– NBD Biblion / Dutch Library Service
– OCLC
– Bibliotheek.nl
– La Place
– Counting Opinions
– DoubleTree by Hilton
Attendees at the library of the Rijksmuseum [photo: Tomáš Řehák]