Daily Programme

Monday 15 August

Session 88 — CDNL Meeting

15 August 2011 08:00 - 18:00 | Off-site

Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL) Off-site at the National Library of Puerto Rico.

CLOSED MEETING: by invitation only. National library representatives eligible to attend should check the CDNL website for information: http://www.cdnl.info/

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Session 89 — Plenary Session

15 August 2011 08:30 - 09:15 | Room: Grand Salon A | SI

Plenary Speaker: TREVOR C. CLARKE, Assistant Director General, Culture and Creative Industries Sector, WIPO

IFLA and WIPO:  Facing our common challenges to promote knowledge and culture

Chair: WINSTON TABB, Chair, IFLA Copyright and other Legal Matters Committee

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Session 90 — Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section

15 August 2011 09:00 - 17:00 | Off-site

Management Workshop day: A series of interactive workshops on practical topics related to parliamentary librarianship and research services

Location:
The off-site session will be hosted by the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico

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Session 91 — You spoke - IFLA acted: our International Treaty for libraries and archives — Committee on Copyright and Other Legal Matters (CLM)

15 August 2011 09:30 - 11:30 | Room: Grand Salon B | SI

Congress track 2: Policy, strategy and advocacy.

  • You spoke - IFLA acted: our International Treaty for libraries and archives
    WINSTON TABB (Chair, CLM; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA)
  • Legal and policy challenges for libraries in the age of digital books
    RUTH OKEDIJI (USA)
  • Exceptions and limitations for libraries and archives in Latin America and the Caribbean
    LUIS VILLARROEL (Corporacion Innovarte, Santiago, Chile)
  • TLIB: a treaty proposed for libraries and archives
    TERESA HACKETT (eIFL.net, Rome, Italy)

Panel discussion:
TREVOR C. CLARKE (Assistant Director General, World Intellectual Property Organisation - WIPO), RUTH OKEDIJI (USA), LUIS VILLARROEL (Chile) and TERESA HACKETT (Italy)

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Session 92 — How can the IFLA E-learning Special Interest Group (SIG) support integration, innovation and information in professional learning? — E-Learning Special Interest Group

15 August 2011 09:30 - 11:30 | Room: 208

Congress track 5: Ideas, innovations, anticipating the new.

Brainstorm meeting about the future of the SIG

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Session 93 — IFLA Highlights and News

15 August 2011 09:30 - 10:45 | Room: Grand Salon A

Major announcements, awards, updates and other important IFLA-related news will be made during this session.

All Congress delegates and any members of the press are welcome and encouraged to attend.

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Session 94 — The importance of information literacy for multicultural populations: needs, strategies, programs, and the role of libraries — Information Literacy Section with Library Services to Multicultural Populations and the Special Interest Group on Indigenous Matters

15 August 2011 09:30 - 12:45 | Room: Exhibition Hall A

Congress track 2: Policy, strategy and advocacy.

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Session 95 — Data collection in the service of libraries — Library Theory and Research Section with Statistics and Evaluation

15 August 2011 09:30 - 12:45 | Room: 104

Congress track 3: Users driving access and services.

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Session 96 — What is rare material in libraries, and what are the consequences for actions — Rare Books and Manuscripts

15 August 2011 09:30 - 12:45 | Room: 209

Congress track 2: Policy, strategy and advocacy.

Working meeting open to all delegates: to prepare strategic plan, sessions and satellite meetings for the future.

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Session 97 — New Professionals beyond New Professionals - skills, needs and strategies of a new generation of LIS professionals — New Professionals Special Interest Group

15 August 2011 09:45 - 12:45 | Off-site

Location:
The off-site session will be hosted by the Graduate School of Information Sciences and Technologies in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Monday, August 15, from 9:45 to 12:45. It will take place in the conference room of the Madre María Teresa Guevara Library, University of Sacred Heart (208 Ponce de León Ave. Popular Suite 1501. Hato Rey, Puerto Rico)

How to get there:
To get to the venue, we will meet at 8:15 in front of the Convention Center and take Bus #10  to Estacion Sagrado Corazon (train station). From there it is only a short walk. Don’t worry about the transportation, there will be someone to guide you from the Convention Center to the venue. Please make sure you carry two 50 cent coins with you for the bus rides from and to the convention center. The bus driver accepts coins only.

As seats are limited, all participants are required to register for this event. Please use the online registration form for this purpose.

For detailed information about the programme, our speakers, and the latest updates please visit the official event page.

Contact:
Sebastian Wilke, Convenor, New Professionals Special Interest Group
E-mail: [email protected]

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Session 98 — UNESCO Open Session

15 August 2011 11:00 - 12:45 | Room: Grand Salon A | SI

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Session 99 — Caucus: Arab countries

15 August 2011 11:00 - 12:00 | Room: 102a

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Session 100 — Q&A: IFLA training programmes — Action for Development through Libraries Programme (ALP)

15 August 2011 11:45 - 12:45 | Room: Grand Salon B | SI

Congress track 2: Policy, strategy and advocacy.

Learn more about IFLA’s Action for Development through Libraries Programme (ALP), Building Strong Library Associations programme and IFLA’s policy-based training.

This session will announce the countries selected to take part in the BSLA programme from 2011, and give an overview of IFLA’s development and training programmes. The remainder of the session would be presented in Q&A format with time for open questions about how to use IFLA training materials, funding opportunities, and sharing of success stories.

The session is presented by Fiona Bradley, IFLA ALP Programme Coordinator

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Session 101 — Officers Training Session 1

15 August 2011 11:45 - 12:45 | Room: 208

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Session 102 — Poster Sessions

15 August 2011 12:00 - 14:00 | Room: Exhibition

Complete list of Poster Sessions

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Session 103 — Can the new book economy guarantee freedom of access to information? — CLM with FAIFE

15 August 2011 13:45 - 15:45 | Room: Grand Salon A | SI

Congress track 2: Policy, strategy and advocacy.

The age of the e-book is well and truly upon us. More and more library users own e-readers and are beginning to demand lending services that suit them. At the same time, several major publishing houses are reluctant to enter the e-book lending market, while others have imposed restrictive terms that cause library and information professionals to be concerned about user privacy, purchasing power and the future of the public library as a public access intermediary that can lend reading materials in the digital age. Will the models being developed for e-lending enable libraries to continue to fulfil their traditional role in the community, or will publishers develop new models that will circumvent the public library forever? How can library professionals influence the development of licensing and contract models? Can user expectations about freedom of expression and privacy be met in this new environment?

The session will focus more on discussion of the issues than paper presentations. Following an opening summary of the topic, a chaired discussion will begin that gradually brings more participants to the stage. Participants include FAIFE and CLM Committee members, representatives from the publishing industry, authors, e-book experts and collecting societies.

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Session 104 — Integration, innovation and information for all in Latin America and the Caribbean libraries — Latin American and the Caribbean Section

15 August 2011 13:45 - 15:45 | Room: Grand Salon B | SI

Congress track 3: Users driving access and services.

(Integración, innovación e información para todas las bibliotecas de América Latina y el Caribe)

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Session 105 — Political and constitutional status of Puerto Rico: a continuing challenge — Law Libraries Section with Government Libraries

15 August 2011 13:45 - 15:45 | Room: Exhibition Hall A

Congress track 2: Policy, strategy and advocacy.

  • Puerto Rico's legal and political relationship with the United States: a brief historical review
    EFRÉN RIVERA RAMOS (University of Puerto Rico Law School, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA)
  • Puerto Rico's position within the United States system of government
    JOSÉ JULIÁN ÁLVAREZ GONZÁLEZ (University of Puerto Rico Law School, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA)

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Session 106 — How broadband makes cities and libraries intelligent — Metropolitan Libraries Section

15 August 2011 13:45 - 15:45 | Room: 104

Congress track 5: Ideas, innovations, anticipating the new.

  • Intelligent cities and libraries = Intelligent communities
    CHRISTINE MACKENZIE (Yarra Plenty Regional Library Melbourne, VIC, Australia) and LOU ZACHARILLO (Intelligent Community Forum, New York, NY, USA)
  • Being part of intelligent and inspirational Tallinn
    TRIINU SEPPAM (Tallinn Central Library, Tallinn, Estonia)
  • Intelligent citizens for an intelligent city
    INGA LUNDÉN (Stockholm Public Library, Stockholm, Sweden)
  • The Ottawa story
    BARBARA CLUBB (Ottawa Public Library, Ottawa, Canada)

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Session 107 — Dispossessed persons: preserving culture in an age of migration — Genealogy and Local History Section

15 August 2011 13:45 - 15:45 | Room: 209

Congress track 1: Open access and digital resources.

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Session 108 — Current issues of measuring electronic library services — E-Metrics Special Interest Group

15 August 2011 13:45 - 15:45 | Room: 208

Congress track 4: Tools and techniques.

After a short introduction, the session will consist of an open, moderated discussion and Q&A. All colleagues dealing with statistics for electronic services, electronic materials or web 2.0 services are invited to join in this mutual exchange.

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Session 109 — Sustainable innovation and green information for all — Environmental Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group

15 August 2011 16:00 - 18:00 | Room: Grand Salon A | SI

Congress track 5: Ideas, innovations, anticipating the new.

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Session 110 — Library and Information Science Education in Latin America and the Caribbean: opportunities and challenges — LIS Education in Developing Countries Special Interest Group with Latin America and the Caribbean

15 August 2011 16:00 - 18:00 | Room: Grand Salon B | SI

Congress track 2: Policy, strategy and advocacy.

(Educación Bibliotecología y Ciencias de la Información en América Latina y el Caribe: oportunidades y retos)

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Session 111 — The challenges and changing roles of the Science and Technology Libraries — Science and Technology Libraries Section

15 August 2011 16:00 - 18:00 | Room: Exhibition Hall A

Congress track 5: Ideas, innovations, anticipating the new.

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Session 112 — Including children and young adults with special needs in the library — Library Services to People with Special Needs Section with Libraries for Children and Young Adults

15 August 2011 16:00 - 18:00 | Room: 104

Congress track 2: Policy, strategy and advocacy.

  • Easy to read squares
    INGRID BON (Biblioservice Gelderland, Arnhem, Netherlands)
  • Health information needs for parents and caregivers for mental retarded children at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Tanzania: the role of information specialists
    NEEMA FLORENCE VINCENT MOSHA (Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre Library, Moshi, Tanzania)

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Session 113 — Developing collections in hard financial times: proactive collaboration, balancing e-resources vs. print, low-cost options and alternative resources, fee resources… — Acquisition and Collection Development Section

15 August 2011 16:00 - 18:00 | Room: 209

Congress track 5: Ideas, innovations, anticipating the new.

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Session 114 — Beyond the United Nations Decade of Literacy: what libraries can do — Literacy and Reading Section with National Libraries

15 August 2011 16:00 - 18:00 | Room: 208

Congress track 3: Users driving access and services.

Introduction: IVANKA STRICEVIC, Chair of the Literacy and Reading Section (University of Zadar, Croatia) and MARTYN WADE, Chair of the National Libraries Section (National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland)

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World Library and Information Congress: 77th IFLA General Conference and Assembly - 13-18 August 2011, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Abbreviations

Off-site
Not in the congress centre; location will be added when known
SC
Standing Committee
SI
Simultaneous Interpretation (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Russian and Spanish)
TBA
To Be announced

Congress tracks (subthemes)

  1. Open access and digital resources
  2. Policy, strategy and advocacy
  3. Users driving access and services
  4. Tools and techniques
  5. Ideas, innovations, anticipating the new