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Dear All Re: Doom or Bloom: reinventing the library in the digital age. An international conference organised by EUROLIS, Thursday 29 October 2009 at the Institut français London Please see message below from Anne-Elisabeth Buxtorf, Head of Libraries and Information Services at the Institut français. Please note that the conference programme and registration form, as well as the conference flyer, may be viewed and dowloaded on the EUROLIS website under the Annual Seminar rubric (http://eurolis.wordpress.com/seminars/) Teresa Vernon Head, French Collections The British Library 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB Tel: +44 (0)20 7412 7568 Fax:+44 (0)20 7412 7784 E-mail:[log in to unmask] BL website: www.bl.uk FSLG website: http://fslg.libr.port.ac.uk/ -----Original Message----- > > */DOOM OR BLOOM/* > > */– re-inventing the /**/library in the digital age /**/–/* > > An International Seminar by EUROLIS > Thursday 29^th October, in South Kensington, London > > > > *What’s it about?* > > Digital libraries, e-books and emerging technologies are transforming > the way culture, knowledge and information are created and > disseminated. They have a fundamental impact on the self-conception > and perception of libraries as spaces of cultural heritage, safe > keepers of knowledge as well as stakeholders of knowledge management > and information brokerage. How do libraries take action in order to > bloom and ensure their future? > > > > *Programme features**:* > > Presentation of experiments carried out by various public and academic > libraries in Europe. The points of view of the entire book chain will > be considered, from the librarian, the publisher, the author, the > supplier, to the reader. > > > > *Seminar organisers**:* *EUROLIS*, a group of librarians and members > of the cultural institutes of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal > and Spain, and members of CILIP in London > > > > *Who should attend?* > > Managers & senior managers of public, school and academic libraries > > Professionals of information management, publishers, authors and book > store managers > > Anyone who is concerned about and interested in: > > - the evolution of digital books > > - the new uses of libraries > > - learning about the different national and local approaches > in the UK and other European countries > > > > *Cost of Participation :** Full price £65* */ 75€* *Concessions: £40 > / 47€ * > > (lunch & refreshments are included in both prices) > > > > *Venue**:* French Institute, 17 Queensberry Place, South Kensington, > SW7 2DT. > > > > *Application forms and details* > > > *EUROLIS: http://eurolis.wordpress.com/* > > -- Anne-Elisabeth Buxtorf Head of Libraries and Information Services La Médiathèque Institut Français du Royaume-Uni 17 Queensberry Place London SW7 2DT Tel. 020 7073 1374 www.institut-francais.org.uk [log in to unmask] ************************************************************************** Experience the British Library online at http://www.bl.uk/ The British Library’s new interactive Annual Report and Accounts 2007/08 : http://www.bl.uk/knowledge Help the British Library conserve the world's knowledge. Adopt a Book. http://www.bl.uk/adoptabook The Library's St Pancras site is WiFi - enabled ************************************************************************* The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this e-mail and notify the mailto:[log in to unmask] : The contents of this e-mail must not be disclosed or copied without the sender's consent. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the British Library. The British Library does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. *************************************************************************