Conference Session 215

NILP SIG Exploratory Meeting

National Information and Library Policy Special Interest Group (NILP)

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

Part I : Why NILP SIG?
Moderator: WOOSEOB JEONG (University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, WI, USA)
Welcome - JIN YUNG WOO, (National Library of Korea, Seoul, Korea)

1. Special guest speakers:

• The role of government and the policies for library and information 
  CLAUDIA LUX (Central and Regional Library Berlin, Germany)
• The role of information and library policies in Korea
  BONG-HEE KIM (Presidential Committee on Library and Information Policy of Korea, Korea)

2. Panel discussion on the necessity of the SIG:

• PETER LOR (Former Secretary General of IFLA)
• NGIAN LEK CHOH (National Library of Singapore, Singapore)
• BARBARA GUBBIN (Jacksonville Public Library, Florida, USA)

3. Discussion with attendees

Part II: How NILP SIG?
Moderator: JASMINE CAMERON (National Library of Australia, Canberra ACT, Australia)
Discussion on host nation and Convener, scope of activities, theme of 2012, homepage, etc.