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News about IFLA 2003: World Library and Information Congress: 69th IFLA GENERAL CONFERENCE AND COUNCIL, , 1-9 AUGUST 2003 Access Point Library: Media – Information – Culture express IFLAMAY 2003 ENGLISH 2

□ Keynote Speaker and He is co-editor of the following journals: Journal of Information Science, Nachricht- Plenary Speakers at IFLA 2003 en für Dokumentation, Information Pro- cessing & Management, and Library Man- an Honorary Senator of the University of agement. In addition, he is chief editor of . He was awarded the Order of Mer- the book series “Schriften zur Informations- it of the State, the Order of Merit wissenschaft” (currently more than 30 of the Bavarian State and the Order of vols.). Merit of the Federal Republic of . Klaus Gerhard Saur Among the many positions that he holds, he is Chairperson of the Board of the Klaus Gerhard Saur, well known President Hochschulverband Informationswissen- and Managing Director of K.G. Saur Pub- schaft (German Society of Information lishing will be the keynote speaker at the Science – HI), Member of the German 69th IFLA General Conference and Council UNESCO Commission, Chairperson of the in Berlin. His keynote address will be on Rainer Kuhlen German UNESCO Committee for Commu- Monday, 4 August during the Opening ses- nications, German UNESCO Chair in Com- sion. Rainer Kuhlen will lead off the plenary ses- munications (ORBICOM), and Director of sions on Sunday, 3 August at 12.45-13.45 NETHICS e.V. (Information Ethics in the His many different positions in the pub- hrs with a presentation on “Change of Net). lishing and library world include among Paradigm in Knowledge Management – others more than 20 years first as Member, Framework for the Collaborative Know- then as Chairman of the Board of the ledge Production”. Deutsche Bibliothek. Since 1992 he has been a Member of the Board of the Inter- Since more than 20 years, Rainer Kuhlen is national Youth Library , since 1995 Professor for Information Science at the he is the Chairman of the Historical Com- University of . In 1985 he re- Adama Samassékou mittee of the German Book Trade Publish- ceived an honorary professorship funded ing Association, since 1994 he is Board by the Volkswagen-Stiftung, in 1993/94 an On Monday, 4 August at 12.45 hrs, Member of the Institute and since honorary professorship for Interdisciplinary Adama Samassékou who is Secretary Gen- 2001 Vice President of the Goethe Institute. Studies at the TH Darmstadt and in eral of the Preparation Committee for the 2000/01 a guest professorship at Hum- World Summit on the Information Society, Among the many honours that he has boldt University Berlin – Institute for Li- will talk about: “The World Summit - a received during the last 20 years, is the brary Science. He has published widely in First Step Towards a Society of Commonly title of Honorary Doctor of the Phillips- the fields of information retrieval, compu- Shared Expertise and Knowledge”. University in Marburg, the Simmons Uni- tational linguistics, information science Having been Minister of Education of Mali versity in Boston, the University of Ishewsk theory, text condensation, hypertext, infor- for seven years (1993-2000) and former in , and the University of Pisa. In mation/electronic markets, information spokesperson for the Government of Mali addition, he is an Honorary Professor of ethics, electronic communication forums, Continued on page 2 the Humboldt-University Berlin, a Visiting virtual dictionaries and collaborative Honorary Professor of the University of knowledge management. Glasgow, an Honorary Senator of the Lud- wig-Maximilians-University, Munich and

1 Continued from page 1 (1997-2000), Mr Samassékou is currently policies. In the year 2000 election she was president, with ministerial rank, of the one of two European member-nominated African Academy of Languages. candidates for the ICANN board.

After obtaining a Master of Arts in philolo- Jeanette Hofmann has recently completed Klaus Ring gy and linguistics from Lomonossov State a research project for the German State University in Moscow, Mr Samassékou Minister at the Federal Chancellery for Klaus Ring will round off the plenary ses- continued his studies in . After obtain- Media and Cultural Affairs on consensus sions on Wednesday, 6 August at 12.45 ing a DEA postgraduate diploma in African building on the Internet. The institutional hrs with a lecture entitled: “Are Internet linguistics from the Sorbonne and a DESS structure of ICANN and the At Large elec- and Print Products Interchangeable Read- specialist postgraduate diploma in organi- tion in 2000 served as a case study. She is ing Media?” The paper will deal with the zational science from the Université de currently evaluating options to reform the cultural historical aspects of the develop- Paris-IX (Dauphine), he was subsequently Domain Name System for the German Fed- ment of media. However, it will also dis- head of the Linguistic Department of the eral Ministry of Education and Research. cuss the results of modern brain research Institute of Social Sciences of Mali, then Jeanette Hofmann pioneered social scien- and cognitive psychology that have director of the National Library of Mali and tific Internet research in Germany as a brought about important insights into the adviser to the Minister of Culture. founding member of the multidisciplinary topic of early learning as well as in lan- research group Kulturraum Internet at the guage and reading competencies. Playing an active role in community life, WZB. Here, she investigated decision-mak- Mr Samassékou was the founding presi- ing and standard setting procedures of the Klaus Ring lives in /Main. He has dent, for Mali and Africa as a whole, of the Internet Engineering Task Force in the mid- studied microbiology and biochemistry at Peoples' Movement for Human Rights 1990s. various universities. After promotion and Education. In the political sphere, he was habilitation and various stays abroad, he the founding chairman of ADEMA-France. The infrastructure and regulation of the became professor for microbiological Internet form the focus of her work today. chemistry. Between 1986 and 1994 he Due to its cross-national architecture is the was the president of the Johann Wolfgang Internet a clear example of the question Goethe University in Frankfurt/Main, and about the future of the political right of from 1988 to 1994 he was vice-president self-determination of man in a transna- of the Rectors’ Conference. From 1991 to tional world. 1994 he was a member of the Executive Jeanette Hofmann Board of the “Confederation of European Rectors’ Conferences” at the European Jeanette Hofmann will follow on Tuesday, Union in Brussels. Since 1994 he has been 5 August at 12.45-13.45 hrs with a pres- Executive Director of the Foundation Read- entation on “Democracy and Globalisa- ing (Stiftung Lesen). tion”. Jeanette Hofmann holds a doctorate in Political Science from the Free University Berlin. She heads the Research unit Inter- net Governance at the Social Science Research Centre Berlin (WZB) and Nexus, but has also been with the Free University Berlin and Technical University Berlin. She has been one of the leading scholars in Germany studying the Internet Corpora- tion for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) since its inception, exploring its structure, decision-making procedures and

2 Some Highlights of the Preliminary Conference Programme

For the full conference programme, latest programme updates, a list of speakers as well as the conference papers, please visit www.ifla.org and log onto the IFLA 2003 icon. Whilst this preliminary programme gives a general indication, IFLA reserves the right to make changes to this preliminary programme at any time. IFLA cannot be held responsible for any consequences of such changes. For more information about the programme, contact also IFLA Headquarters [email protected].

(programme extract as of 19 April 2003) SI = Simultaneous Interpretation (English, French, German, Russian and Spanish) Off-Site = not in the ICC Berlin (International Congress Centre) □ Some Highlights for all

SATURDAY, 2 AUGUST 18.15-23.00 Update Session 18.00-19.00 Welcome Party at the Palais am Funkturm 13.45-17.45 Caucus Meetings – meetings of delegates with Drinks, Food and Music Free Access to Information and Freedom of in various country groups. Everybody is Expression (FAIFE) & Libraries for Children welcome to attend! TUESDAY, 5 AUGUST and Young Adults – Workshop 10.45-12.45 Children's Libraries Ensuring Access to SUNDAY, 3 AUGUST Free Access to Information and Freedom of Information and Creating a Culture of 10.45-12.45 Expression (FAIFE) – (SI) Understanding in a World of Violence and Newcomers Session – (SI) Access Point Library: the Information Conflicts 12.45-13.45 Society in the Aftermath of 11 September Plenary Session – (SI) THURSDAY, 7 AUGUST Rainer Kuhlen: “Change of Paradigm in 12.00-14.00 08.30-17.30 Knowledge Management – Framework for Poster Sessions Library Theory and Research & Free Access the Collaborative Knowledge Production” 12.45-13.45 to Information and Freedom of Expression Chair: Jianzhong Wu, China Plenary Session – (SI) (FAIFE) – Off-site 14.00-15.00 Jeanette Hofmann: “Globalisation and The Librarian: the Key to Open and UNESCO Open Forum – (SI) Democracy” Closed Collections. Issues on Ethics of Abdelaziz Abid (UNESCO, Paris, France): Chair: Mary Jackson, USA Librarianship “The World Summit on the Information 13.45-15.45 19.30-22.30 Society” Copyright and Other Legal Matters (CLM) Cultural Evening at the State Library Berlin 16.45-18.15 – (SI) with Drinks, Food, Live Music and Perfor- Council I – (SI) Digital Rights Management and Techni- mance 17.00-19.00 cal Protection Measures: Implications for Opening of the Exhibition with Drinks and Copyright, Exceptions and Limitations FRIDAY, 8 AUGUST Snacks To be announced WEDNESDAY, 6 AUGUST Storytelling Morning with Fairytales by MONDAY, 4 AUGUST 10.45-12.45 the Grimm Brothers 12.45-13.45 Reading – (SI) 14.15-15.55 Plenary Session – (SI) The Impact of the Internet on Reading Closing Session – (SI) Adama Samassékou: “The World Summit - and Libraries Moderator of the Closing Session: Klaus- a First Step Towards a Society of Com- 12.00-14.00 Dieter Lehmann, President Prussian Cul- monly Shared Expertise and Knowledge” Poster Sessions tural Heritage Foundation Chair: Kay Raseroka, Botswana 12.45-13.45 16.00-18.00 16.00-18.00 Plenary Session – (SI) Council II – (SI) Opening Session – (SI) Klaus Ring: “Are Internet and Print Pro- Keynote Speaker: Klaus G. Saur, K.G. Saur ducts Interchangeable Reading Media?” SATURDAY, 9 AUGUST Publishing Chair: Rashidah Begum, Malaysia 09.00-12.00/13.00 Moderator: Ranga Yogeshwar, German TV 13.45-15.45 Half-day excursions Moderator, scientific journalist (and grand- Copyright and Other Legal Matters (CLM) 09.00-20.00 son of the Indian philosopher and librarian Full-day excursions Ranganathan).

3 □ Specials for □ Specials for General □ Specials for Special Libraries Research Libraries Public Libraries

SUNDAY, 3 AUGUST SUNDAY, 3 AUGUST MONDAY, 4 AUGUST 08.30-10.30 08.30-18.00 08.30-10.30 Law Libraries - Discussion Group Library and Research Services for Parlia- Public Libraries Legal Aspects and New Structures of ments – Research Day Innovation in Public Libraries Global Information Provision MONDAY, 4 AUGUST TUESDAY, 5 AUGUST MONDAY, 4 AUGUST 10.45-12.45 08.00-09.30 08.30-10.30 Library and Research Services for Parlia- Gates Foundation Learning Award 2003 Geography and Map Libraries ments – (SI) Announcement – , Digitising and Presenting Historical The Challenge of Change: the Experience Potsdamer Strasse Maps of Three German Speaking Parliamen- 16.00-18.00 13.45-15.45 tary Libraries Libraries Serving the General Public – (SI) Art Libraries Libraries as Vital Partners in the Social The Evolution of the Art Library: From TUESDAY, 5 AUGUST and Cultural Fabric of Modern Society Early Collecting to Virtual Services 08.30-18.00 Library and Research Services for Parlia- THURSDAY, 7 AUGUST TUESDAY, 5 AUGUST ments – Off-site 08.30-17.30 08.30-18.00 Study Day at the Bundestag of Germany Public Libraries Art Libraries - Kunstgewerbemuseum - 16.00-18.00 Inspiring Lifelong Learning in Public Staatliche Museen zu Berlin National Libraries & Statistics and Evalua- Libraries Art Trade and the Art Library tion 13.45-15.45 Benchmarking and Performance Mea- Health and Biosciences Libraries & Science surements: Developing Quality Services and Technology Libraries - at National Libraries Bioinformatics: an Evolution of Two Decades WEDNESDAY, 6 AUGUST 13.45-15.45 WEDNESDAY, 6 AUGUST University Libraries and other General 08.30-10.30 Research Libraries & Information Literacy Government Libraries – (SI) – (SI) □ Registration for Changing Governments, Changing The International Information Literacy Libraries Certificate: Challenges for the Profession Workshops 16.00-18.00 Social Science Libraries – (SI) THURSDAY, 7 AUGUST Most off-site workshops require pre- Building Strategic Alliances With Our 08.30-17.30 registration. Please see the programme Special User Groups: How Social and Library and Research Services for Parlia- on IFLANET for contact details for Political Scientists Cope With the New ments – Off-site those off-site workshops that you Information Paradigm Management Workshop would like to attend. On-site work- 08.30-12.30 shops are open to all delegates on a THURSDAY, 7 AUGUST University Libraries and other General 'first-come, first served' basis without 08.30-17.30 Research Libraries with Information Tech- pre-registration. Government Libraries – Off-site nology – Off-site German Government Libraries since Uni- The Scholar's Portal: an International fication (1990) - Experiences and Per- Perspective spectives 13.30-17.30 08.30-12.30 or 13.30-17.30 National Libraries Social Science Libraries – Off-site National Libraries as Access Points: Vir- User Studies - Are We Meeting the Users' tual Libraries for Virtual Users Needs? Discussion With Scientists From the Social Science Research Centre Berlin

4 □ □ International Guidelines for How to Make the Trade Exhibition Audiovisual and Most of Your First IFLA Multimedia Materials Conference In connection with the IFLA 2003 Berlin conference, an International in Libraries IFLA will hold a meeting to welcome New- trade exhibition will be arranged at the comers to the IFLA conference – the International Congress Centre Berlin. During the world con- “Newcomers Session” on Sunday, 3 The National Organising Committee is gress in Berlin, the August, from 10.45-12.45 hrs. The session pleased to report that, as we go to Audiovisual and Mul- will feature a variety of contributions from press, no less than 130 exhibitors will timedia Section offers IFLA Officers and a visual presentation. take part in IFLA 2003 – with yet more a workshop to pres- Simultaneous Interpretation in all IFLA enquiries coming for the area remain- ent and discuss the working languages (English, French, Ger- ing. The exhibition will be held from 3- draft “Guidelines for man, Russian and Spanish) will be provid- 6 August 2003 and runs at the same Audio-visual and Mul- ed and there will be ample opportunity for location as the conference. With exhibi- timedia Materials in questions and answers. While the session tors from , Asia, Australia and Libraries” on Thursday is designated for first-time participants North America this will be a truly Inter- morning, 7 August, and new IFLA Members, every participant national event. Within the exhibition 8.30-12.00 hrs. The full text is available on who is curious to learn more about the areas there will be also two Internet IFLANET: http://www.ifla.org/VII/s35/pubs/ organisation of IFLA’s International net- Cafés with a total of 40 workstations, avmgl03.htm. The Section invites all inter- work of Information Professionals is wel- the Message Centres, the Paper Print- ested colleagues to send comments to the come to participate in it. Be sure to come ing Centre and Snack Bars. The exhibi- chair Bruce Royan bruce.royan@concur- by to pick up your Newcomers package tion opening hours are: rentcomputing.co.uk and/or to the secre- and the special First Timer badge! tary Monika Cremer [email protected] Sunday, 3 August 17:00 - 19:00 hrs goettingen.de. The Section will be pleased A Newcomers‘ Welcome Reception will Monday, 4 August 09:00 - 18:00 hrs to see many of you at the workshop in follow this session. Generously sponsored Tuesday, 5 August 09:00 - 18:00 hrs Berlin! by The British Council, Newcomers will Wednesday, 6 August 09:00 - 18:00 hrs enjoy coffee and pancakes (“Berliner”) in informal settings. For stand reservation and information please contact:

K.I.T. GmbH Association & Conference □ Storytelling Morning Management Group With Grimm’s Fairytales Kurfürstendamm 71 D-10709 Berlin □ Tips for Newcomers On Friday morning, Tel: +49 (0)30 2 46 03 - 272 8 August, a profes- Fax: +49 (0)30 2 46 03 - 200 As soon as you have the conference pro- sional storyteller will E-mail: [email protected] gramme use a highlighter pen to mark all present several of the those sessions, workshops and visits which famous fairytales by particularly interest you. Then write them the Grimm Brothers in the small “Pocket Programme” spon- in English. This will be sored by Swets Blackwell provided in your accompanied by a conference bag. small exhibition in the ICC of the Grimm Brothers’ study library, which is located in You will be able to identify other Newcom- the Humboldt university library. ers by their special badges. Try to meet up with them, and share the experience of your first IFLA conference. For answers to the most frequently ask questions about IFLA conferences, please visit the confer- ence website at www.ifla.org

5 □ Berlin Orientation Tour

Berlin has always been a special city - remarkable for its high ambitions

and vivacious character.

The aim of this orientation tour is to show This three-hours bus tour offered on Mon- visitors those sights of Berlin with a close day, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9.00 - connection to its history of change, touch- 12.00 hrs is included in the conference fee ing upon the Emperor Wilhelm Memorial for all participants and accompanying per- Church, Kurfürstendamm, , sons. Please choose a particular day on the Gate, the , registration form. , the New , and the “” to mention but a few. Further details are available at www.ifla.org.

□ Invitation to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Access to Learning Award for 2003 □ Berlin by Night

All IFLA delegates are invited to the offi- On Tuesday, 5 August, a 4-hours bus tour cial presentation of the Access to Learning (incl. transfer back from the TV tower to Award for 2003 on Tuesday morning, 5 the ICC) is on the programme. Start is at August, 8.00 hrs at the Berlin State 18.00 hrs at the ICC, and end is at 22.00 Library, Potsdamer Strasse. The Interna- hrs again at the ICC at a price of 40 tional award from the Bill and Melinda per person (incl. one glass of German Gates Foundation, which is managed by sparkling wine). the Council on Library and Information Resources, is given annually to a library or This city tour follows the same route as the library agency outside the US that has Berlin Orientation Tour (please see above), been innovative in providing free public but will end at the TV tower of Berlin to access to information. The 1 million US watch the colours of the city changing Dollar grant is to help the recipient devel- when the sun sets, while enjoying a glass op new initiatives. Previous award recipi- of German sparkling wine (Sekt). ents include the Helsinki city library in Fin- land, Argentina’s Biblioteca de Congreso and Guatemala’s Probugua. The ceremony starts at 08.00 hrs and breakfast will be served. For further questions please con- tact [email protected].

6 □ 12. Bewag City-Night at the Kurfürstendamm

Get fit again after the conference with a ning Events GmbH. More information and 10 km Run/Walk, a 5 km Fun-Run/Walk, online registration are available at: 10 km Inline-Skating or Wheelchair Race! http://www.berlin-marathon.com/events/ On Saturday evening, 9 August (not on 2 citynight. English registration forms at: August as announced in IFLA Express 1), http://www.berlin-marathon.com/formulare/ the running course leads you along 2003citynacht.e.pdf For further informa- Tauentzienstraße (next to Emperor Wil- tion about this event please contact the helm Memorial Church), via the Kurfürs- SCC-Sport Club Running tendamm to Lehniner Platz and back again Events GmbH, accompanied by music and show. Organiz- E-mail: [email protected] er: SCC-Sport Club Charlottenburg Run-

Evening Events

Sunday, 3 August Exhibition Opening Party to be held in all exhibition areas with drinks and snacks from 17.00 to 19.00 hrs.

Monday, 4 August □ Jewish Berlin Opening party at the nearby “Palais am Funkturm” (five minute walk from ICC), immediately following the opening ceremony, and sponsored by Springer Publishing. An important symbol of the Jewish culture Participants will be led to the venue by the marching band “Tätärä”. Starting at 18.15 in Berlin is the . Built in hrs, participants will first be offered drinks in the “Ehrenhalle” and could then, if 1857 in Moorish-Byzantine style, the buil- weather permits, walk through the “Palais” into the spacious “Summer Garden”. A ding was bombed to the ground in the last buffet dinner will be served in the “Palais”, and guests will be able to stay until 23.00 days of World War II. Reconstruction work hrs. A central dance floor is available for participants and a DJ will play pop dance was carried out in the 80's. Today, the music. golden dome can be admired from afar and once again enriches the “Scheunen- viertel”, the centre of the Jewish commu- Tuesday, 5 August nity in Berlin. Further insights into Jewish Evening free for company receptions. may be gained from a vis- it of the Jewish Museum designed by the American architect Daniel Libeskind and Wednesday, 6 August housed in one of the most spectacular Evening free for Embassy receptions or receptions in cultural institutions. buildings erected in Berlin since World War II. The visit of Jewish Berlin will end with a walk through the Holocaust Monument, Thursday, 7 August which, at the moment, is still under con- Cultural evening at the State Library Berlin – Prussian Cultural Heritage. Doors are open struction. from 19.30 hrs, and drinks and “brezeln” will be served on arrival in the entrance area. Opening of the buffet dinner is planned for 20.15 hrs, the “Wedding Skiffle Orchestra” This 3,5 hrs tour is offered on Friday, 8 will be playing in the cafeteria, a Samba group will perform in the main entrance hall, August, starting at 09.00 hrs at the ICC and a performance by a deaf pantomime group will be presented also in the entrance and ending at 12.30 hrs at the ICC. The hall. Guests will be able to stay until 22.30 hrs. price per person is Euro 29.

7 □ Libraries in Germany - in a Nutshell

There are approximately 10,200 public libraries and 4,000 academic libraries in Germany. They are financed and maintained by the municipalities and the Federal Länder, as well as some by church and private institutions and foundations. Decentralisation is having a marked effect on the libraries system - unlike in many other countries, there is no libraries law in Germany, and cer- tainly no central steering by a state or private institution. This situation has arisen for historical reasons, as the responsibility for cultural matters, academic life and art, as well as for education, is mainly the prerogative of the Länder. The municipalities also share this cultural sovereignty; their voluntary tasks include activities such as maintaining theatres, museums and libraries.

Libraries in Germany look back on a histo- generally accessible sources”. In addition, ry that goes back centuries, beginning State library offices and church technical with the first monastery libraries in the 6th offices promote, advise and support the century AD. Then came the cathedral and work of public libraries locally in the Län- town hall libraries, the libraries of the der. nobility and university libraries, reading rooms and people's libraries, and finally The libraries are facing up to the challenge the local and university lending libraries as of providing information, media and ser- we know them today, usually open to all. vices for the modern age, and it is a long time since only books and journals were Libraries may be described according to available. Now there are also games, CD- their function. The tasks of a national ROMs, films, DVDs and audio books, and library are fulfilled by the Deutsche Biblio- whatever else anyone with an interest in thek (German Library) (Frankfurt/Main and the media wants. The ability to read and to Leipzig) and the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin engage in lifelong learning, competence in – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (State Library of using the media, and methodical skills to

Halberstadt, city library Berlin – Prussian Cultural Heritage) in engage in research and critically recognise Berlin and the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek important information are elementary cul- (Bavarian State Library) in Munich; there tural techniques urgently required by are also three central specialist libraries. everyone to be able to cope with school The main purpose of academic university and training, working life and the everyday libraries, regional State and Land libraries world. is to provide a service for research and teaching, and they serve university staff and students. City and local authority libraries of various sizes provide general information in the municipalities, thereby making an important contribution to ful- filling the basic right of every citizen, “to inform himself without hindrance from

Landau, city library Bernburg, city library Westerstede, city library , (children’s library) ekz foiling machine

8 , city and , city library Bad Hersfeld, city library regional library (music library)

STATISTICS: Approximately 11,350 libraries were in- cluded in the German statistics on libraries in 2001. Of these, approximately 5,400, including 150 mobile libraries and 70 music libraries, are financed by the munici- palities and rural districts, 3,800 by the Catholic Church and 980 by the Evangeli- cal Church, including 350 hospital libraries for patients. The Federal Länder maintain Munich, Historicum of the university library 40 regional Land and State libraries, 80 university libraries (with 670 faculty li- braries), approximately 175 libraries at Things that used to take weeks can now and institutions. Its members include: the Universities of Applied Sciences and 900 be done in a flash, thanks to electronics: Deutscher Bibliotheksverband e.V. - DBV specialist academic libraries. through German interlibrary loans and var- (German Library Association), the Berufs- ious document supply services, one can verband Information Bibliothek e.V. - BIB The Federation also maintains approxi- order in paper form or electronically nearly (Vocational Association for Information for mately 50 parliamentary, court and civil any publication one wants that is not Libraries), the Verein Deutscher Biblio- service department libraries as well as the available in one's local library. A network thekare e.V. - VDB (Association of German library with the largest stock, the Deutsche of six regional association central offices Librarians), ekz.bibliotheksservice GmbH, Bibliothek. In addition, there are approxi- coordinates interlibrary loans, collects and Goethe Institute Inter Nationes and the mately 4,000 school and teachers' li- stores all media-related data on stock held Bertelsmann Foundation. braries in ordinary schools. in the academic libraries, making it avail- able on the Internet in the form of a “vir- The main specialist conferences are the The figures do not include approximately tual library catalogue”. German Libraries Conference, organised 1,800 other privately and publicly financed annually by the Verein Deutscher Biblio- specialist libraries, so that it may be as- The Bundesvereinigung Deutscher Biblio- thekare and the Berufsverband Informa- sumed that the total number of libraries is theksverbände e.V. - BDB (Federal Associa- tion Bibliothek, and the German Library approximately 18,000. tion of German Library Associations), Congress, organised every three years by based in Berlin, is the joint, cross-sectoral the BDB. umbrella association representing the interests of the library-related associations Important subjects occupying the libraries are the development of new services, such as online research for small and medium- sized enterprises or standards and struc- turing systems for electronic publications, as well as the software and hardware solutions required for processing, provid- ing and archiving multimedia publications.

Jürgen Seefeldt (copyright Goethe Institute Inter Nationes)

9 □ IFLA Voting Office Sponsors and Supporters Voting delegates can obtain the necessary voting papers at the IFLA Voting Office The IFLA 2003 conference receives financial and other support from several located in the IFLA Secretariat office in the ICC. Please note that the voting office will governmental, municipal and industrial organisations as well as a number of not be in the registration area this year. foundations and individual libraries. The National Organizing Committee is Voting papers will be distributed only to those delegates who are in possession of very grateful for the generous support of the following sponsors and the IFLA Voting Card 2003, duly signed by supporters: the appropriate authority. The IFLA Voting Card has been mailed to all members, which duly paid their membership fees for 2003. Late payment may be accepted dur- ing the conference at the Voting Office, in which case the Voting Cards may be col- lected at the same time.

The Voting Office will be open on Bibliothek & Information Friday, 1 August from 14.00-18.00 International Saturday, 2 August from 09.00-18.00 Sunday, 3 August from 09.00-16.30

Please collect your voting papers as early as possible.

□ Visa and Letter of Invitation

EU nationals do not require a visa to enter Germany. In general, all other foreign nationals require a visa for their stay in Germany. However, for citizens of some countries, a list of which can be consulted via the home page of the Foreign Office: http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de, a visa is not required for visits of up to three months’ duration.

If a visa is required to enter Germany, your application should be submitted sufficient- ly in advance of your departure to Ger- many. If you tick the appropriate box on the registration form, the German Organis- ing Committee will send an official letter of invitation to facilitate your visa applica- tion. The letter of invitation is not a com- mitment on the part of the conference organisers to provide any financial sup- port. State Minister at the Federal Chancellery for Media and Cultural Affairs

A limited number of sponsorship and advertising opportunities are still available. More information can be obtained from the IFLA 2003 Berlin Secretariat or from K.I.T. GmbH.

10 Arriving at One of Berlin’s Three Airports □ More than 200

Berlin is served by some 54 national and international airlines flying into its three airports: Grants for Berlin Berlin-Tegel (TXL), Berlin-Tempelhof (THF), and Berlin-Schönefeld (SXF). Berlin-Tegel is located in the North of Berlin, about 8 km from the city centre of Berlin-West and connect- The Federal Association of German Library ed by a network of expressways and 2 public bus lines. The bus lines X9 and 109 leave every Associations (BDB) will support through its ten minutes and reach the city West (Kurfürstendamm, Zoo Station, Budapester Strasse) in Exchange Office for Librarians “Bibliothek approx. 30 minutes. A taxi into the city West cost about Euro 20 (25 minutes driving time – & Information International” (BII) 25 par- it takes longer during rush hour). ticipants from developing countries with a full grant. A panel that reviewed the 633 Berlin-Tempelhof is situated just south of the two city centres, only 10-20 minutes away by applications received has chosen the underground (line 6) as the station is next to the terminal. recipients. In addition, “Bibliothek & Infor- mation International” is covering the reg- Berlin-Schönefeld is located in the South-East of Berlin, about 25 km from the city centre of istration fees for further 40 participants Berlin-West and 18 km from Berlin-. It is connected by city (S 9) with both city from mainly Eastern and Central European centres, stations are called and Zoologischer Garten. Bus line 171 connects countries. the airport with the Underground line 7 (station Rudow). A taxi into the city centre cost about 40 Euro (40 minutes driving time). The Goethe Institute Inter Nationes is pay- ing the registration fees for 150 partici- Volunteers will be at the Berlin-Tegel airport and the Berlin-Tempelhof airport to assist you pants from many different countries, and upon your arrival in Berlin. A Welcome Desk will be installed at Berlin-Tegel at Position 0 will also award additional travel grants for (between the main hall and position 1) and at Berlin-Tempelhof in the exit area for giving some of these delegates. In addition, the you further information on how to reach the hotels or the ICC Berlin by public transporta- Goethe Institute will organize around the tion. On arrival day, the confirmation of the registration will serve as a ticket. time of the conference (including confer- ence participation) at least four study tours with participants from the southern Arriving by Train part of Africa, from North Africa and the Middle East, from USA, and from China Berlin is part of the Intercity-Network and can be reached from all directions by using the and Mongolia. Furthermore, the Goethe fast (ICE), Intercity (IC), Euro City (EC) and InterRegio . The nearest Institute will award a travel grant for a station to the conference hotels and the ICC is called Berlin-Zoologischer Garten (Zoo Sta- group of librarians from Israel. A self-fund- tion). General information concerning schedules, prices and seat-reservations can be ed study tour by a group of librarians from obtained at AG (DB), Phone: +49 180 5996633 or via the web address Singapore after the conference is co- www.bahn.de. The two main stations, Zoo station and Ostbahnhof, are very well connected organized by the Goethe Institute. with the public system (BVG). The Robert Bosch Foundation is offering several grants to delegates from Eastern

and Central Europe who present their sci- How to Get to the International Conference entific projects in the poster session. The Centre (ICC): Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Ger- man Research Foundation) is offering The ICC Berlin can easily be reached by bus, S-Bahn and U-Bahn. grants to several participants from Central Bus lines: 104, 149, 204, 219 and Eastern European countries. S-Bahn: S 3, S3, S4, S 7, S 9, station Westkreuz S4, S 41, S 42, S 47 station Messe Nord/ICC (Witzleben) In addition, the Fellows of the Americas U-Bahn: U2, station Kaiserdamm Programme funded by IFLA 2001 awards 15 grants, and IFLA HQ and the French If you plan to drive to the ICC Berlin, please follow the sign “Congress Centrum”. The ICC IFLA Committee manage several addition- Berlin car park has 650 parking places, with another 5000 places nearby. Parking fees can al grants. be paid with notes or coins. At the Neue Kantstrasse and the Hammarskjöldplatz (next to the ICC Berlin) parking space is free of charge.

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Travelling During the Conference in Berlin IFLA 2003 Berlin Secretariat c/o Berlin State Library A ticket, which is valid in and around Berlin during the length of the conference, is already – Prussian Cultural Heritage included in the registration fee. Your name badge will include a small logo of the BVG, the Potsdamer Str. 33 Berlin public transport company, and serve as a ticket for all buses, underground and city D-10785 Berlin, Germany trains. Tel: +49 (0)30 26 55 88-74, and -52 Fax: +49 (0)30 26 55 88-75 E-mail: [email protected] Registration Information K.I.T. GmbH It is advisable to register early for the IFLA 2003 Conference also in view of the hotel situa- Kurfürstendamm 71 tion in Berlin. Registrations after 15 July can only be made on-site. D-10709 Berlin, Germany Tel: +49 (0)30 2 46 03-0 Fax: +49 (0)30 2 46 03-310 Opening Hours of the Registration Desk E-mail: [email protected]

The registration desk is located in the entrance foyer of the ICC Berlin. Registration for the IFLA Headquarters IFLA 2003 conference will start on Friday, 1 August at 13.00 hrs to 18.00 hrs and through- P.O. Box 95312 out the whole conference each day from 8.00 hrs to 18.00 hrs. 2509 CH The Hague, The Netherlands Tel: +31 (0)70 3 14 08 84 Fax: +31 (0)70 3 83 48 27 Banking Service E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ifla.org The official currency in Germany is the Euro. It is recommended that foreign currencies be converted into at German chartered banks, which are usually open from Monday to International Congress Centre Berlin Friday from 9.00 to 18.00 hrs. Most post offices, train stations and airports offer exchange (ICC) service. ATMs (cash point machines), which accept EC cards, and all major credit cards can Messedamm 22 be found all over the city, as well as in the entrance lobby of ICC Berlin. D-14055 Berlin, Germany Tel: +49 (0)30 30 38-0 Fax: +49 (0)30 30 38-30 32 Credit Cards E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.icc-berlin.de Unlike some shops, most hotels and restaurants in Berlin accept major credit cards. It is re- commended to have also some cash, an EC card or traveller cheques with you. IFLA Head- Electricity quarters at The standard electric current in Germany is 230 Volts, 50 Hz AC. German outlets accept only booth no. C 11 round-prong plugs. Appliances designated to operate on 110/120 Volts need a transformer and a plug adapter. Most hotels provide 110 Volt outlets for electrical razors. Certain hotels IFLA Staff and IFLA Officers will be avail- have connection facilities for laptops. able to provide a wide range of informa- tion on site at IFLA 2003. The schedule of when officers will be present at the booth Weather will be published in IFLA Express through- out the conference week. IFLA’s President, During the month of August, the climate in Berlin is usually warm and sunny with daytime Christine Deschamps, IFLA’s President- temperatures rising to 20-25 º C (71-79 º F) with occasionally hot or rainy days. elect Kay Raseroka, the Secretary General, Ross Shimmon and the Coordinator for Professional Activities, Sjoerd Koopman

Photographs provided by: Berlin Tourismus Marketing GmbH, Partner für Berlin GmbH, ekz bibliotheksservice GmbH, SCC will also take turns staffing the booth and Running are ready and willing to answer questions. Copyright: Berlin Tourismus Marketing GmbH / Koch, Partner für Berlin / FTB-Werbefotografie / Fritsch, Presse- und Informationsamt des Landes Berlin / G. Schneider, David Heker (Ring), Martin Kroll (Hofmann), ekz bibliotheksservice GmbH, SCC Running, Joachim Fisahn (Grimm-Bibliothek)

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