As a part of the 10th anniversary of the Finnish National Repository
Library (NRL) organises an international conference "Solving Collection
Problems Through Repository Strategies / the Economics of Repository
Libraries". The purpose is to discuss about one of the main problems facing
libraries: how to house printed collections, by what cost, and what kind of
repository and co-operative solutions there exist and what are the benefits
of these solutions. The conference also aims at renewing the UAP
publication on National Repository solutions.
Time: Kuopio, Finland, 9.-11.5.1999.
Venue: Kuopio Music Center.
A conference of interest to library managers from public, academic and
other sectors, senior policy makers within funding institutions
(universities, Ministries of Education), collection management staff and
national or regional repositories.
The topics covered include:
- collection co-operation at national/regional level
- co-operative collection development programmes
- book aid to developing countries
- special needs of visually handicapped and repositories
- music material and repository solutions
- developing countries and repositories
- electronic repositories - licensing, copyrights
- co-operative cataloguing
- presentation of different repository solutions
Speakers include: Graham Cornish, Programme Director, UAP-office of IFLA,
Annu Jylhä-Pyykönen, Senior adviser, Ministry of Education, Finland, Peter
Lor, Director, State Library, Pretoria, South Africa; Chairman, Conference
of Directors of National Libraries, Bendik Rugaas, National Librarian,
Norway, Donald B. Simpson, President, Center for Research Libraries, USA,
Malcolm Smith, Director, British Library Document Supply Centre, Pentti
Vattulainen, Director, National Repository Library.
Detailed programme is available at the address:
http://www.nrl.fi/anniversary.htm
The conference is organised in co-operation with:
- The UAP-programme of IFLA
- The Center for Research Libraries, USA
- Kuopio University Library
Further information:
Pentti Vattulainen
Director e-mail: [log in to unmask]
National Repository Library (NRL) tel: -(358)-17-26 46 007
P.O.Box 1710 fax: -(358)-17-26 46 008
70421 Kuopio
Finland
http://www.nrl.fi
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