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This report reflects only the major items of IFLA's activities in 1999. Fuller reports on the activities of IFLA's professional groups can be found in the reports of the Core Programmes in this issue of IFLA Journal, or in IFLA's biennial Council Reports, the second volume published in November 1999 as IFLA Council Report 1997-1999. Annual reports of the Sections and Round Tables can be found on IFLANET , in their Newsletters, or throughout the year in IFLA Journal.
1
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Membership
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1999
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1998
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1
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Members/Affiliates |
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1.1
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Association Members/Bodies with Consultative Status
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0171
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0173
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1.2
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Institutional Members
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1094
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1121
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1.3
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Personal Affiliates
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0324
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0322
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1.4
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Sponsors
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0034
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0038
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Total
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1623
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1654
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2
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Countries Covered
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0144
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0153
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2.1
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Industrialized Countries
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0063
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0062
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2.2
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Third World
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0081
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0091
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3
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Sponsored Members
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0021
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0021
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4
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Permanent Professional Groups
(Core Programmes, Divisions, Sections, Round Tables)
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0060
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0058
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5
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Staff Under Contract(FTE)
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5.1
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IFLA Headquarters
(7 full-time, 3 part-time)
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8.0
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8.5
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5.2
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Core Programmes
(supporting administrative staff at focal points)
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6.0
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6.0
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Before the elections held in Bangkok, the Executive Board was composed as follows:
- Christine Deschamps (France), President
- Ekaterina Genieva (Russian Federation), First Vice-President
- Nancy John (USA), Second Vice-President
- Derek Law (UK), Treasurer
- Klaus-Dieter Lehmann (Germany)
- Kay Raseroka (Botswana)
- Bfrge Sfrensen (Denmark)
- Sun Beixin (China)
- Sissel Nilsen (Norway), ex officio, Chair of the Professional Board.
After the Bangkok elections, the Executive Board had the following composition:
- Christine Deschamps (France), President
- Nancy John (USA), First Vice-President
- Bfrge Sfrensen (Denmark), Second Vice-President
- Derek Law (UK), Treasurer
- Claudia Lux (Germany)
- Jerónimo Martínez (Spain)
- Ingrid Parent (Canada)
- Kay Raseroka (Botswana)
- Ralph Manning (Canada), ex officio, Chair of the Professional Board.
The Executive Board met three times during the report period, and following the tradition begun in April 1993, also held a joint meeting with the Professional Board in April 1999. A second joint meeting was held in December to discuss proposals for changes to IFLA's Statutes and Rules of Procedure. As the policy-making body of IFLA, the Executive Board took action on the following:
- Appointed a new Secretary General, Ross Shimmon, in January 1999. Mr Shimmon took up his post in May.
- Continued the assignments of EB members to Committees to help strengthen the involvement and cooperation of EB members between meetings and to sharpen the focus on various topics. The committees are the Conference Planning Committee, chaired by Ingrid Parent, with Ralph Manning and Jeronimo Martinez as members; the Membership Development and Services Committee with Kay Raseroka as chair and Claudia Lux and Bfrge Sfrensen as members; and the Executive Committee with Christine Deschamps, Nancy John and Derek Law. Members of the committees continue to communicate by e-mail between meetings on a regular basis to carry out work more efficiently.
- Confirmed the portfolio assignments of EB members: Ralph Manning, Official Liaison to ICA; Claudia Lux, Chair of the Publications Committee and Official Liaison to CLM; Bfrge Sfrensen, Official Liaison to the FAIFE Committee; Ingrid Parent, member of the Publishers Liaison Committee; Jeronimo Martinez, Official Liaison to FID; and Kay Raseroka, member of the Publications Committee.
- Adopted the "IFLA Statement on Libraries and Intellectual Freedom" drafted by the FAIFE Committee. The Statement was posted to IFLANET, published in IFLA Journal 25 (3): 183-184 (1999) and translations in German and Russian are in preparation. Copies were also made available in the conference bags of all delegates to Bangkok.
- Continued preparations for changes to IFLA's Statutes. Members of the Working Group were Warren Horton, Chair; Marjorie Bloss, Derek Law, Sissel Nilsen, Sally McCallum, Ross Shimmon, and Carol Henry.
- Set up an Advisory Group, chaired by Marjorie Bloss, dealing primarily with issues involving Division VIII (Division of Regional Activities). Members are Adolfo Rodriguez Gallardo (Mexico); Kay Raseroka (Botswana); Sissel Nilsen (Norway); Jianzhong Wu (China); Derek Law (UK); and Peter Hegedüs (Hungary). Warren Horton (Australia); and Sally McCallum (USA) will serve as resource persons.
- Appointed new members to the FAIFE Committee: Clara Budnik (Chile); Ana Cecilia Torres (Costa Rica); and Winnie Vitansky (Denmark).
- Accepted as new Association Members: Asociación de Bibliotecarios de Oruro, Bolivia; and the Association of Information Specialists, Georgia.
- Conferred mutual consultative statu s on the World Federation of the Deaf and on the European Dyslexic Association.
- Met with representatives of Core Programme hosts and the Core Programme Directors during the Bangkok Conference to discuss the revision of IFLA's Statutes and Rules of Procedure, the development of joint projects with Sections and Round Tables. Peter Lor, as Chair of CDNL, some of whose members are major funders of the Core Programmes, also met with the Executive Board.
- Approved an increase in dues of Personal Affiliates from NLG 200 to NLG 250
- Accepted the bid from ABGRA (Asociación de Bibliotecarios Graduados de la República Argentina) to host the 2004 Conference in Buenos Aires.
- Invited bids from potential hosts for the IFLA General Conference 2005. During the Bangkok Conference questionnaires were distributed to all association members, and the invitation was also posted to IFLANET. Those interested in hosting 2005 submitted responses to the questionnaires, and these were reviewed at the December EB meeting. Based on the recommendation of the Conference Planning Committee the EB invited three countries to submit detailed bid books, to be followed up by site visits. The host for 2005 will be announced at the Jerusalem Conference.
- Awarded the 2006 IFLA Conference to KLA (Korean Library Association).
- Continued its guest lecture series. During the 1999 IFLA Council and General Conference in Bangkok, Guest Lectures were given by Steve Cisler (Association for Community Networking, USA) on "Telecentres: Libraries as Gateways to Networks"; Basil Fernando (Asian Human Rights Commission) on "Right to Life: Intellectual Freedom and the need for Deep Dialogue between East and West"; Anand Panyarachun (former Prime Minister of Thailand) on "Reaching the Information Gateways: An Unfinished Task"; and Abhisit Vejjajiva (Minister to the Prime Minister's Office) on "Library Networks in the Learning Society".
- Agreed to call a Council Meeting in Jerusalem to deliberate on the Revision of IFLA's Statutes and to hold open hearings on Division VIII (Division of Regional Activities) issues.
- Accepted with gratitude the establishment by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) of the IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship. On an annual basis, the programme will select up to four individuals from countries with developing economies to receive a four-week training period of lectures, seminars and mentoring. Topics and issues will include information technologies and their impact on libraries, library operations and management, and global cooperative librarianship.
- Honorary Fellow. Warren Horton was elected an Honorary Fellow by Council at the Council meeting held in Bangkok. Mr Horton was a member of the Executive Board from 1991 until 1997, and served as Treasurer from 1993 until 1997.
- Sent representatives to key WIPO and WTO meetings.
- Supported libraries in Kosovo with funding for collecting rare manuscripts.
- Introduced the "Member Get a Member" initiative for institutional membership. For each member recruited, the recruiting institution would receive a credit of USD 50 towards its registration fee for the Jerusalem Conference.
- Endorsed the "Guidelines on Library Policy and Legislation in Europe", prepared by the Cultural Policy and Action Division of the Council of Europe.
- Took action on the Bangkok Council Resolutions. Referred the resolution to recognize treasurers of Sections as officers in their own right to the Working Group on Statutes; referred the resolution for nominations for SC members to the Working Group on Statutes; referred the resolution to abolish Division VIII (Division of Regional Activities) to the Advisory Group on Statutes; and implemented the resolution on the method of reaching a decision on the revision of the Statutes.
Before the elections in Bangkok, the Professional Board was composed as follows:
- Sissel Nilsen (Norway), Chair
- Winston Tabb (USA), General Research Libraries, and Vice-Chair
- Ed Valauskas (USA), Special Libraries
- Ilona Glashoff (Germany), Libraries Serving the General Public
- Ingrid Parent (Canada), Bibliographic Control
- Marjorie Bloss (USA), Collections and Services
- Ralph Manning (Canada), Management and Technology, and Vice-Chair
- Lis Byberg (Norway), Education and Research
- Stan Made (Zimbabwe), Regional Activities.
After the Bangkok elections, the composition of the Professional Board was as follows:
- Ralph Manning (Canada), Chair
- Winston Tabb (USA), General Research Libraries, and Vice-Chair
- Hans-Christoph Hobohm (Germany), Special Libraries
- Glenys Willars (UK), Libraries Serving the General Public
- Ia McIlwaine (UK), Bibliographic Control
- Chris Wright (USA), Collections and Services
- Wanda Dole (USA), Management and Technology
- Lis Byberg (Norway), Education and Research
- Adolfo Rodriguez (Mexico), Regional Activities.
During the report period the Professional Board:
- Set up a Working Group to review the structure, funding and activities of the Core Programmes.
- Undertook an evaluation of the Bangkok Conference, both professionally and logistically, in cooperation with the Royal School of Library and Information Science in Copenhagen, which had evaluated the 1997 Conference in Copenhagen and the 1998 Conference in Amsterdam.
- Developed the professional programme for the Bangkok Conference. Approved workshops, satellite meetings and the professional content of the conference.
- Held a PB-sponsored International Conference on "Collecting and Safeguarding our Oral Traditions as a satellite meeting to the Bangkok Conference.
- Prioritized and allocated project funds to IFLA's professional units; reviewed projects undertaken by the professional units for the past three years, and if progress had not been made, agreed to abandon them and request the return of monies advanced.
- Reviewed progress made on UNESCO contracts and made proposals for contracts for the next biennium.
- Noted with satisfaction the approval of the School Library Manifesto, at UNESCO's General Conference in November 1999.
- Noted the acceptance by the UNESCO General Conference in November 1999 of the resolutions emanating from the International Conference on National Bibliographic Services.
- Approved the reques t of the Round Table on Audiovisual and Multimedia to become a Section.
- Approved the name change of the Round Table of Editors of Library Journals to the Round Table on Library and Information Science Journals.
- Continued to develop mechanisms for cooperation with other international bodies working in related fields.
- Approved the establishment of three new Discussion Groups, on Repository and Storage Libraries; on Licensing of Electronic Resources; and on Marketing of Academic Library Services to take effect in September 1999. Discussion Groups are officially sponsored and affiliated with a Section, have a convenor, and are established for two-year renewable terms. They will then be dissolved or will become Sections. Pending the revision of IFLA's Statutes and Rules of Procedure, agreed to continue all Discussion Groups until the 2001 IFLA Council and General Conference in Boston.
- Published the revised edition of the IFLA Officers Handbook, a 100+-page publication, which gives detailed instructions to assist officers with all types of activities, both administrative and programmatic, ranging from responsibilities of Standing Committee members, to planning meetings and workshops at IFLA Conferences to budgeting for professional activities. It will be revised biennially.
- Approved the proposals of the Bangkok Organizing Committee for two speakers for the Industry Updates sessions in Bangkok.
- Implemented recommendations made by past conference organizers for the Bangkok Conference (discontinuation of contributed papers sessions; reducing number of conference paper booklets by 60%; discontinuation of pre-registrations for on-site workshops; holding two meetings of the Introduction to IFLA session; discontinuation of Open Forum of the Core Programmes.
- Ensured that IFLANET would be the only site for all IFLA reports, announcements, etc., and that IFLA Officers and future conference organizers would not set up their own Web sites.
- Approved the theme for the Glasgow 2002 Conference: Libraries for Life - Democracy, Diversity, Delivery.
- Established a PB Award for IFLA Newsletters. The winner will be announced during the Jerusalem Conference.
IFLA Headquarters staff members during the report period were Ross Shimmon, Secretary General (15 May 1999); Sjoerd Koopman, Professional Coordinator; Jos de Block, Secretary to the Professional Coordinator; Charlotta Brynger, Membership Officer; Sophie Felfoldi, Office Manager; Carol Henry, Executive Officer; Josche Neven, Communications and Project Officer; Karin Passchier, Administrative Assistant: and Dini Verschoor, Financial Assistant.
The theme, "Libraries as Gateways to an Enlightened World", was chosen for the international library community to commit itself to meet the challenges of building a more enlightened world by focusing on the quality of its collection, contents and services,reaching out to all levels of society, ensuring equitable access to knowledge, and strengthening its position in the dynamic information market place. The conference attracted an attendance of 1980 participants from 117 countries. One hundred and fifty-nine conference papers (not including 172 translations) were delivered in 76 open sessions and 23 workshops. The full texts of all papers can be found on IFLA's Web site . IFLA was honored to have Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, the Patron of the Thai Library Association, deliver the keynote address, and also to register as a delegate to the conference and attending conference sessions. For the first time IFLA Express was issued in Spanish, and copies appeared promptly every morning together with the English and French editions. As in previous years, there were a substantial number of delegates who were able to participate in the Bangkok Conference with the generous support from DANIDA (Danish International Development Agency); from OSI, the Open Society Institute; and from the Comité française IFLA. A full report on the Bangkok Conference can be found in IFLA Journal 25 (5/6): 283-305 (1999).
During the Bangkok Conference, Christine Deschamps, Ross Shimmon and Nancy John, Chair of the Conference Planning Committee, met with delegations from Jerusalem, 2000; Boston, 2001, Glasgow, 2002, and Berlin 2003, plus other countries which were interested in hosting IFLA in the year 2004 and onward. In July Mr Shimmon made a site visit to Jerusalem with Bfrge Sfrensen and Derek Law to meet with the organizing committee and to discuss political and safety matters.
Reports of the projects undertaken by the Sections and Round Tables and funded by the Professional Board can be found in their Newsletters and are posted on IFLANET or reported in IFLA Journal throughout the year. Other funded activities include seminars and meetings, and UNESCO projects and are recorded elsewhere in this report or in those of the Core Programmes. NCLIS (National Commission for Library and Information Science, USA) provided funds for:
- a seminar on Universal Bibliographic Control and UNIMARC, held in Tblisi, Georgia, 3-5 October
- developing guidelines for providing library and information services to disadvantaged persons
- a revision of the ISBD(S) standard for serial publications.
The funds awarded by NCLIS for a Universal Availability of Publications seminar in 1997 were used for the seminar held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 20-25 September. The meeting was organized by ABGRA (Asociación de Bibliotecarios Graduados de la República Argentina) together with the UAP Core Programme.
In addition to the newsletters issued by the majority of IFLA's Core Programmes, Divisions, Sections and Round Tables and the promotional brochures of the professional groups, many in two or more languages, several periodicals and monographs were published by IFLA (for ALP, PAC, UAP, UBCIM, and UDT, see their annual reports elsewhere in this issue of IFLA Journal or in the July issue).
8.1 Publications Committee
The members of the Publications Committee were Klaus-Dieter Lehmann, Chair and Executive Board representative; and Marjorie Bloss, Professional Board representative. Ross Shimmon was an ex officio member. Other members will be coopted when necessary. After the Bangkok Conference the Publications Committee was composed of Claudia Lux, Chair; Kay Raseroka, Hans-Christoph Hobohm and Ross Shimmon. The Committee meetings are scheduled to coincide with Board meetings held at Headquarters.
8.2 Editorial Committee
Members of the Editorial Committee of IFLA Journal were: Barbro Thomas (Stockholm (Chair)); Ramón Abad Hiraldo (New York), Heinz Fuchs (Göttingen), Isabelle Giannattasio (Paris), Nancy John (Chicago), Ludmila Kozlova (Moscow), Klaus-Dieter Lehmann (Frankfurt am Main (ex officio)), and Estela Morales Campos (Mexico). After the Bangkok Conference the EB appointed Maria Witt (Paris) to replace Isabelle Giannattasio who had resigned. Claudia Lux (Berlin) is an ex officio member of the Editorial Committee.
8.3 Periodical Publications
- IFLA Journal, Vol. 25, was issued six times, the last being a double issue in November 1999.
- IFLA Council Report 1997-1999 was sent to all members in November 1999.
8.4 Monographs in the series, IFLA Publications
- Intelligent Library Buildings: Proceedings of the 10th Seminar of the IFLA Section on Library Buildings and Equipment, edited by Marie-Françoise Bisbrouck and Marc Chauveinc, No. 88
- Adapting Marketing to Libraries in a Changing and Worldwide Environment/Le marketing des bibliothèques á l'heure du changement et de la mondialisation, edited by Réjean Savard, No. 89
8.5 The series, IFLA Professional Reports
- Richtlinien für Easy-Reader Material (German translation of Guidelines for Easy-to-Read Materials, No. 54), prepared by Antje Cockrill, No. 57
- Proceedings of the IFLA/UNESCO Pre-Conference Seminar on Public Libraries, compiled and edited by IFLA Headquarters under the auspices of the IFLA Section for Public Libraries, No. 58
- Directives pour les documents faciles-à-lire (French translation of Guidelines for Easy-to-Read Materials, No. 54), prepared by C. Gilguy, No. 59
- Russian translation of Guidelines for Easy-to-Read Materials, No. 60
The jury appointed by the Executive Board selected the recipient of the Hans-Peter Geh Grant for Conference Participation, sponsored by Mr Geh, Honorary President of IFLA. It was awarded to Ms Natalia Zhadko, Director of the Rudomino School Training Centre based at the Library for Foreign Literature in Moscow. Ms Zhadko used the funds to attend the IFLA Conference in Bangkok. The Guust van Wesemael Literacy Prize was awarded to June Baatjes, Rural Library Advisor of the Western Cape Education Library Service. The prize money will be used for a programme assisting adult basic education and training in some of the rural areas of the Western Cape. Other grants and scholarships under the auspices of the ALP Core Programme are listed in its Annual Report.
10.1 UNESCO
During the report period one contract was signed with UNESCO, No. 403003.9, which will be undertaken by the National Library of Canada in close cooperation with the Conference of Directors of National Libraries. The contract is to prepare Guidelines for Legal Deposit Legislation, and will update the work undertaken by Jean Lunn and published by UNESCO in 1981. The revision will incorporate new forms of publishing including multimedia networked electronic publications, and the issues and challenges they present in a context of rapid change and quickly evolving technology. The steps to be taken include extensive research; review and analysis of relevant literature; contact with national libraries which have recently revised their legal deposit legislation, particularly in those countries whose deposit legislation has been or is in the process of being extended to networked electronic publications; and preparation of electronic versions of draft documents and legislation made available through CDNL's listserve.
In December, UNESCO's General Conference endorsed the School Library Manifesto and the resolutions emanating from the International Conference on National Bibliographic Services held in Copenhagen, Denmark, 25-27 November 1998.
10.2 FID, ICA, IPA
During the Bangkok Conference representatives of FID and ICA met with the Executive Board and UNESCO representatives. Consultations with FID and ICA are held on a regular basis and plans are in place for additional joint projects in 2000. An FID/IFLA Millennium Offer to personal affiliates of each organization inviting them to become a member of the other organization for a reduced fee of 25% was established. Other forms of cooperation with ICA included membership of the International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS), together with ICOM (International Committee on Museums), and ICOMOS (International Council on Museums and Monuments). ICBS cooperates with UNESCO in helping cultural services survive the results of armed conflicts and natural disasters. Discussion continued on the development of cooperative projects with IPA, particularly in the field of archiving of electronic documents and Digital Object Identifiers.
10.3 Representation at Meetings of other Organizations
- January 25-27
- Bratislava. 7th International BOBCATSSS Symposium, Klaus-Dieter Lehmann
- March 1
- Paris, France. NGO consultation meeting on the societal impact of the new information and communication technologies, Sjoerd Koopman
- March 25-28
- Leipzig, Germany. Book Fair, Klaus-Dieter Lehmann and Katya Genieva
- April 19-21
- The Hague, Netherlands. European Conference organized by the European Commission on Preservation and Access, IFLA's PAC Core programme and the Koninklijke Bibliotheek on "Preservation Management: Between Policy and Practice", Sjoerd Koopman
- April 20-24
- Moscow, Russian Federation. International Conference on International and National Cataloguing Rules, Ekatrina Genieva
- May 4-11
- Geneva, Switzerland. WIPO Meeting, Harald v. Hielmcrone, Danish expert
- May 16-22.
- Crete, Greece. 20th IATUL Conference. Theme: "The Libraries of the Future in Human Communication", Derek Law
- May 17
- The Hague, Netherlands. Meeting of ICBS, Marie-Thérèse Varlamoff and Ross Shimmon
- May 17-21
- Paris, France. ISO TC/46 Meetings, Christine Deschamps
- May 20
- Paris, France. Round Table organized by Unesco-NGO Liaison Committee on Culture and Media in a Development Perspective, Jan Ristarp
- May 25-29
- Freiburg, Germany. 89th Deutscher Bibliothekartag, Sjoerd Koopman and Charlotta Brynger
- May 28-30
- La Rochelle, France. Meeting of ABF, Ross Shimmon
- June 5-13
- Crimea. 6th International Conference. Theme: "Libraries and Associations in the Transient World: New Technologies and New Forms of Cooperation", Ekaterina Genieva and Matthijs Balfoort (member of the Standing Committee of Libraries for the Blind)
- June 10-12
- Vienna, Austria. Fourth meeting of the International Advisory Committee for the Memory of the World Programme, Marie-Thérèse Varlamoff
- June 15
- Frankfurt, Germany. Official welcome for new Director-General of the Deutsche Bibliothek, Ms Elisabeth Niggemann, Bfrge Sfrensen
- June 21-23
- Jerusalem, Israel. Visit with Israeli Organizing Committee, Ross Shimmon, Derek Law and Bfrge Sfrensen
- June 24-25
- Paris, France. 2nd joint meeting of the Bureau of the Intergovernmental Council for PGI and IIP, Christine Deschamps and Sjoerd Koopman
- June 24-July 1
- New Orleans, USA. ALA Annual Conference, Ross Shimmon
- June 26-July 1
- Budapest, Hungary. ICSU and UNESCO World Science Conference, Ekaterina Genieva
- September 7
- Copenhagen, Denmark. "Black Diamond" Conference on the occasion of the opening of the Royal Library, Christine Deschamps
- September 19-24
- Zurich, Switzerland. INTAMEL Conference, Bfrge Sfrensen and Ross Shimmon
- September 27-28
- Paris, France. Unesco Seminar on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Marjorie Bloss and Ingrid Parent
- October 1-3
- Ottawa, Canada. 3rd International Public Lending Right Conference, Barbara Clubb, Chair of Public Library Section
- October 6-9
- Budapest, Hungary. 34th International Conference of the Round Table on Archives (CITRA), Ralph Manning
- October 14-15
- Copenhagen, Denmark. PubliCA Conference, Ross Shimmon and Ekatarina Genieva
- October 17-23
- Colombo, Sri Lanka. IFLA Seminar on Networking for Effective Libraries and Information Services. Organized by Sri Lanka Library Association and the British Council, Russell Bowden
- October 20-22
- Torquay, UK. Public Library Authorities Conference: "Something for Everyone: Public Libraries and the Information Society", Ross Shimmon
- October 21-23
- Utrecht, Netherlands. "Digitization of European Cultural Heritage: Products-Principles-Techniques", Marie-Thérèse Varlamoff
- October 22-23
- Rome, Italy. International Conference on "Cultural Work within the Information Society". Organized by the Council of Europe and the City of Rome, Christine Deschamps
- October 22-23
- London, UK. ISBN Panel Discussion, Marie-France Plassard
- October 23-31
- Pretoria, South Africa. 6th International Conference on Interlending and Document Supply. Theme: "Empowering Society through the Global Flow of Information". Organized by IFLA Office for International Lending, University of South Africa, and State Library, Pretoria, Sjoerd Koopman
- November 10-13
- Paris, France. 30th Unesco General Conference, Sjoerd Koopman
- November 16
- The Hague, Netherlands. FORCE meeting, Sjoerd Koopman
- November 16-19
- Geneva, Switzerland. 3rd session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, Harald von Hielcrome
- November 17-19
- Luxembourg. Telematics in Libraries Concertation meeting, Sjoerd Koopman
- November 18
- Paris, France. Unesco meeting of the States Parties to the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, Marie-Thérèse Varlamoff
- December 2-3
- Caracas, Venezuela. Regional Meeting on the Memory of the World programme. Sponsored by UNESCO, Hans Rüttimann, Former Director of the Council on Library and Information Resources's International Developments
The support of many of the funding bodies - UNESCO, the US Government through NCLIS, the French Government through the Ministry of Culture, DSE (Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung), the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sciences, SIDA (Swedish International Development Authority) - has been noted throughout this report, or those of the Core Programmes. Not to be forgotten is the support given by the National Libraries (of Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, and Wales) for the development of the Core Programmes. IFLA's appreciation to the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (National Library of the Netherlands), the British Library, the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Die Deutsche Bibliothek, the National Library of Canada and Uppsala University, Sweden for hosting IFLA Headquarters and the Core Programmes is gratefully recorded. A vote of thanks is also extended to the support of the Biblioteca Nacional (Caracas), the Library of Congress (USA), the National Diet Library (Tokyo), the National Library of Australia (Canberra), and the M.I. Rudomino All-Russia State Library for Foreign Literature (Moscow) for hosting the Regional Centres for the Core Programme for PAC, and to INIST (France) for hosting the IFLANET mirror site. IFLA's thanks is also recorded to the Bibliothèque de l'Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Senegal; the Thai Library Association, Bangkok; and FEBAB, Sao Paulo, Brazil for hosting the Regional Offices for Africa, Asia and Oceania, and Latin America and the Caribbean. IFLA also is grateful to the Ministry of Culture, the City of Copenhagen and the Danish Library Community for supporting the FAIFE Office.
IFLA's Patron Sponsors: K.G. Saur Verlag (Germany); Swets & Zeitlinger BV (Netherlands); GEAC Computers Benelux BV (Netherlands); SilverPlatter Information Ltd. (UK); Link International Storage Products (UK); MCB University Press Ltd. (UK); B.H. Blackwell's Ltd. (UK); H.W. Wilson Foundation (USA); OCLC (USA); 3M Library Systems (USA); Sun Microsystems Computer Company (USA); Blue Angel Technologies (USA), and IBM East Europe/Asia, Ltd. (Russian Federation) must also be acknowledged for the funds or support in kind provided, which were used for automation, publications, and professional activities. Thanks are also accorded to IFLA's Sustaining and Basic Sponsors.
During the report period the Dutch National Association of Public Libraries sponsored members in the Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Indonesia, and Surinam; the Comité française IFLA sponsored members in Benin, Madagascar, and Mauritius; the Myanmar Library Association was sponsored by the National Library of Australia; the Peace Palace Library in the Netherlands sponsored the Library Association of Cuba; The National Library of Sweden sponsored the National Libraries of Nicaragua and El Salvador; and the Dutch Stichting Vrienden Blinden sponsored the Central Library for the Blind, Israel.
Also to be recorded is the support given to the Bangkok Organizers by many international commercial firms (Swets Subscription Service, OCLC, Geac, K.G. Saur), and Thai companies for the IFLA 1999 Council and General Conference and the surrounding satellite events.
Finally, IFLA's gratitude is extended to all IFLA officers, IFLA's volunteer team of interpreters and translators, and their parent institutions without whose voluntary services much of IFLA's activities could not have been realized.
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