Programme and Proceedings

Last update: 12 October 2012

Thursday 9 August 2012

12:00 - 14:00
Congress Advisory Committee
14:00 - 16:00
Finance Committee
16:00 - 18:00
Executive Committee

Friday 10 August 2012

08:30 - 11:00
Professional Committee
11:30 - 17:00
Governing Board

Saturday 11 August 2012

08:00 - 09:30
Leadership Brief (All Standing Committee Chairs, Secretaries & Conveners of Special Interest Groups )
09:45 - 12:15
SC I Preservation and Conservation
09:45 - 12:15
SC I Acquisition and Collection Development
09:45 - 12:15
SC I Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities
09:45 - 12:15
SC I Statistics and Evaluation
09:45 - 12:15
SC I Social Science Libraries
09:45 - 12:15
SC I Information Technology
09:45 - 12:15
SC I Genealogy and Local History
09:45 - 12:15
SC I Libraries for Children and Young Adults
09:45 - 12:15
SC I Serials and Other continuing Resources
09:45 - 12:15
SC I Education and Training
09:45 - 12:15
SC I Cataloguing
09:45 - 12:15
SC I Management and Marketing
09:45 - 12:15
SC I Document Delivery and Resource Sharing
09:45 - 12:15
SC I School Libraries and Resource Centers
09:45 - 12:15
ALP Advisory Committee Meeting
12:30 - 15:00
SC I Academic and Research Libraries
12:30 - 15:00
SC I Art Libraries
12:30 - 15:00
SC I Rare Books and Manuscripts
12:30 - 15:00
SC I Management of Library Associations
12:30 - 15:00
SC I Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning
12:30 - 15:00
SC I Audiovisual and Multimedia
12:30 - 15:00
FAIFE Committee Meeting
12:30 - 15:00
SC I Science and Technology Libraries
12:30 - 15:00
SC I Bibliography
12:30 - 15:00
SC I Government Information and Official Publications
12:30 - 15:00
SC I Library Services to People with Special Needs
12:30 - 15:00
SC I Literacy and Reading
12:30 - 15:00
SC I Health and Biosciences
12:30 - 15:00
SC I Library Theory and Research
12:30 - 15:00
PAC Business Meeting
15:15 - 17:45
CLM Committee Meeting
15:15 - 17:45
SC I National Libraries
15:15 - 17:45
SC I Public Libraries
15:15 - 17:45
SC I Newspapers
15:15 - 17:45
SC I Library Buildings and Equipment
15:15 - 17:45
SC I Classification and Indexing
15:15 - 17:45
SC I Government Libraries
15:15 - 17:45
SC I Library Services to Multicultural Populations
15:15 - 17:45
SC I Information Literacy
15:15 - 17:45
SC I Reference and Information Services
15:15 - 17:45
SC I Metropolitan Libraries
15:15 - 17:45
SC I Law Libraries
15:15 - 17:45
SC I Knowledge Management
15:15 - 17:45
SC I Library and Research Services for Parliaments
17:30 - 18:30
Caucus: Canada
17:30 - 18:30
Caucus: Africa, Asia & Oceania and Latin America and the Caribbean
18:30 - 19:30
Caucus: German Speaking Participants
18:30 - 19:30
Caucus: Portuguese Speaking Participants
18:30 - 19:30
Caucus: Nordic Countries
18:30 - 19:30
Caucus: USA
18:30 - 19:30
Caucus: Chinese Speaking Participants
18:30 - 19:30
Caucus: French Speaking Participants
18:30 - 19:30
Caucus: Netherlands Speaking Participants
18:30 - 19:30
Caucus: UK
18:30 - 19:30
Caucus: Spanish Speaking Participants
18:30 - 19:30
Caucus: Korean Speaking Participants and Participants interested in Korea
18:45 - 19:45
Caucus: CIS

Sunday 12 August 2012

08:30 - 10:00
Division Leadership Forum: Div. I - Library Types
08:30 - 10:00
Division Leadership Forum: Div. III - Library Services
08:30 - 10:00
Division Leadership Forum: Div. V - Regions
08:30 - 10:00
Division Leadership Forum: Div. II - Library Collections
08:30 - 10:00
Division Leadership Forum: Div. IV - Support of the Profession
08:30 - 10:00
Newcomers Session
10:30 - 12:00
Opening Session
12:00 - 13:30
IFLA Market: Building Strong Library Associations (BSLA) and IFLA ALP
12:00 - 13:30
IFLA Market: Library Boulevard – Finnish Edition
12:00 - 13:30
IFLA Market: How to get published
12:00 - 13:30
IFLA Market: Biblioteca Baltica
12:00 - 13:45
President’s Lunch
13:45 - 15:45
Integrating access to art resources – boon or bane? — Art Libraries
13:45 - 15:45
Innovation in resource sharing: new methods, new technologies — Document Delivery and Resource Sharing
13:45 - 15:45
Africa – SC I
13:45 - 15:45
Latin America and the Caribbean – SC I
13:45 - 15:45
NOIR SIG: the next phase — NOIR SIG Business Meeting
13:45 - 15:45
Crisis? What crisis? The use of statistics and data for libraries at a turning point — Statistics and Evaluation
13:45 - 15:45
Using assessment to drive change: demonstrating the value of health information — Health and Biosciences Libraries
13:45 - 15:45
Inspired moments in cataloguing — Cataloguing
13:45 - 15:45
Asia and Oceania – SC I
13:45 - 15:45
Sleepwalking into a control society? — Committee on Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE)
14:00 - 16:00
IFLA Strategic Partners’ Meeting
16:00 - 18:00
Exhibition Opening and Opening Party
19:00 - 22:00
IFLA Officers Reception

Monday 13 August 2012

08:30 - 09:30
Plenary Session
09:00 - 18:00
Marketing of rare and special collections in a digital age — Rare Books and Manuscripts
09:30 - 10:45
IFLA Highlights and News Session
09:30 - 10:45
Caucus: Arab countries
09:30 - 11:30
Cloud computing: its impact on privacy, jurisdiction, security, lawful access, ownership and permanence of data — Committee on Copyright and Other Legal Matters (CLM)
09:30 - 11:30
New futures for bibliographic data formats: reflections and directions — UNIMARC Core Activity
09:30 - 11:30
Knowledge cafe: driving access & services — Knowledge Management with Library and Research Services for Parliaments
09:30 - 12:45
Creating a culture for innovation and change — Management and Marketing with Academic and Research Libraries
09:30 - 12:45
Strategies for library associations: include new professionals now! — Management of Library Associations with the New Professionals Special Interest Group
09:30 - 12:45
Information literacy meets E-learning: let’s talk about interconnections and outcomes — Information Literacy with E-learning Special Interest Group
11:00 - 12:45
Learning from the past to shape our future—65 years IFLA/UNESCO partnership — UNESCO Open Session
11:45 - 13:45
Picture books in libraries now! — Libraries for Children and Young Adults
11:45 - 13:45
Generation Google needs us: new roles for visibility in the digital age for information & reference services — Reference and Information Services
12:00 - 14:00
Poster sessions
13:45 - 15:45
Africa libraries now on open access agenda — Africa
13:45 - 15:45
Usability and accessibility – the mobile challenge — Information Technology with Library and Research Services for Parliaments
13:45 - 15:45
Storage and repositories: new preservation and access strategies — Preservation and Conservation Programme (PAC)
13:45 - 15:45
Steps towards a global accessible library — Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities
13:45 - 18:00
International and comparative librarianship: toward valid, relevant and authentic research and education — Library Theory and Research, Education and Training and LIS Education in Developing Countries Special Interest Group
13:45 - 21:00
Environmental Sustainability and Libraries SIG Workshop
16:00 - 18:00
Libraries across time and space — Library History Special Interest Group
16:00 - 18:00
Gates – Access to Learning Award (ATLA) Session
16:00 - 18:00
Parliamentary libraries: strengthening democracy — Library and Research Services for Parliaments
16:00 - 18:00
Libraries for literacy: linking generations, empowering communities — Literacy and Reading
16:00 - 18:00
Interreligious Dialogue Special Interest Group
18:00 - 21:00
Designing the Future Library

Tuesday 14 August 2012

08:00 - 09:30
Newspapers SC II
08:00 - 09:30
Asia and Oceania SC II
08:00 - 09:30
Art Libraries SC II
08:00 - 09:30
Knowledge Management SC II
08:30 - 09:30
Plenary Session
09:30 - 11:30
Subject access now: inspiring, surprising, empowering — Classification and Indexing
09:30 - 11:30
The role of libraries in data curation, access and preservation: an international perspective — Science and Technology Libraries
09:30 - 12:45
Users and portals: digital newspapers, usability, and genealogy — Newspapers with Genealogy and Local History
09:30 - 12:45
Libraries today and tomorrow: a force for change in our transforming societies? — President’s Theme Session
09:30 - 12:45
Friends or Foes – public and school libraries a force for change for creating smart communities — School Libraries and Resource Centers with Public Libraries
09:30 - 12:45
The dual mode of scholarly communication, challenges and opportunities for librarians, libraries and the profession — Open Access Taskforce
09:45 - 11:15
Preservation and Conservation SC II
09:45 - 11:15
Statistics and Evaluation SC II
09:45 - 11:15
Library and Research Services for Parliaments SC II
09:45 - 11:15
Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning SC II
10:30 - 11:30
Corporate Partners' Meeting
11:30 - 13:00
Education and Training SC II
11:30 - 13:00
Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities SC II
11:30 - 13:00
Information Literacy SC II
11:30 - 13:00
Cataloguing SC II
11:45 - 12:45
Information Coordinators & web-editors (1)
11:45 - 13:45
Promoting global access to law: developing an open access index for official authenticated legal information. Part 2: Europe — Law Libraries with Government Libraries, Library and Research Services for Parliaments, Government and Official Publications
11:45 - 13:45
Empowering library services for indigenous people — Indigenous Matters Special Interest Group
12:00 - 14:00
Poster sessions
13:15 - 14:45
Health and Biosciences Libraries SC II
13:15 - 14:45
Library Services to Multicultural Populations SC II
13:15 - 14:45
Library Buildings and Equipment SC II
13:15 - 14:45
Library Theory and Research SC II
13:45 - 15:45
Building strong library associations: results from the first six country projects — Action for Development through Libraries Programme (ALP)
13:45 - 15:45
In search of inspiring perspectives on National Information and Library Policy — National Information and Library Policy Special Interest Group
13:45 - 15:45
OCLC WorldShare: Cloud Computing, Webscale, and Building the Future with Libraries — OCLC Parallel Symposium
13:45 - 15:45
Treating print in an increasing digital collection: issues, dilemmas and directions — Acquisition and Collection Development
13:45 - 15:45
Potential of knowledge management in public libraries — Knowledge Management
13:45 - 15:45
Officers Training 1
15:00 - 16:30
Law Libraries SC II
15:00 - 16:30
Environmental Sustainability and Libraries SIG Business Meeting
15:00 - 16:30
Government Information and Official Publications SC II
16:00 - 18:00
Copyright law and legal deposit for audiovisual materials — Audiovisual and multimedia with Law Libraries
16:00 - 18:00
The influence of new developments of information technology on professional development in libraries — Information Technology with Education and Training
16:00 - 18:00
National Association Members Meeting
16:00 - 18:00
Library and information services in Latin America and the Caribbean: among the tradition and transition / Bibliotecas y servicios de información en América Latina y el Caribe; entre la tradición y la transición — Latin America and the Caribbean
16:00 - 18:00
Evolving serials – managing, discovering and supplying highly innovative and dynamic content — Serials and Other Continuing Resources
16:00 - 18:00
More than you think: hospital patient libraries a surprising and integrated partner of treatment and rehabilitation — Library Services to People with Special Needs
16:45 - 18:00
Rare books and Manuscripts SC II
16:45 - 18:00
Social Science Libraries SC II
19:00 - 22:00
Cultural Evening

Wednesday 15 August 2012

08:00 - 09:30
Bibliography SC II
08:00 - 09:30
Serials and Other Continuing Resources SC II
08:00 - 09:30
Information Technology SC II
08:30 - 09:30
Plenary Session
08:30 - 12:45
Surprising Library! — Public Libraries, Libraries for Children and Young Adults and School Libraries and Resource Centers
09:30 - 11:30
Multicultural Libraries - Inspiring, Surprising and Empowering your Communities — Library Services to Multicultural Populations
09:30 - 11:30
E-journals, use data and negotiations with vendors — E-metrics Special Interest Group
09:30 - 11:30
Hot topics in research support — Academic and Research Libraries
09:30 - 11:30
Libraries and librarians as forces for transformative change: continuing education the fuel — Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning
09:30 - 11:30
Libraries, Archives, Museums – exploring the changing landscape — IFLA Governing Board Working Group on Convergence
09:30 - 12:45
Master of contents or How to win the battle over freedom in cyberspace? — Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) with Copyright and other Legal Matters (CLM)
09:45 - 11:15
Acquisition and Collection Development SC II
09:45 - 11:15
Classification and Indexing SC II
09:45 - 11:15
Africa SC II
11:30 - 13:00
Latin America and the Caribbean SC II
11:30 - 13:00
Audiovisual and Multimedia SC II
11:30 - 13:00
Management and Marketing SC II
11:45 - 12:45
Manifesto on Digital Libraries Working Group Meeting
11:45 - 13:45
Twinning physical learning spaces and new media initiatives - new ways to reach library customers — Metropolitan Libraries
11:45 - 13:45
New Paths for Public Libraries in the Developing World — Beyond Access (Libraries Powering Development)
11:45 - 13:45
Officers Training Session 2
11:45 - 13:45
Campaign for the World’s Library — @ your library
11:45 - 13:45
A global perspective on RFID - a qualitative and quantitative insight into the world of wire - contactless and automatic identification of media — Radio Frequency Identification Special Interest Group
13:15 - 15:45
Libraries for Children and Young Adults SC II
13:45 - 15:45
What does the e-library mean for the public library users? — Public Libraries
13:45 - 15:45
Libraries inspiring and facilitating change towards sustainability — Environmental Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group
13:45 - 15:45
Innovative libraries: transforming our communities — Asia and Oceania
13:45 - 15:45
National libraries and open data: new discovery and access services — National Libraries
13:45 - 15:45
Presentation session for new IFLA Database on Organisations and Statistics — Statistics and Evaluation with IFLA World Report Team (MLAS and FAIFE)
13:45 - 15:45
Tutorials and progress reports — Semantic Web Special Interest Group
16:15 - 18:00
General Assembly

Thursday 16 August 2012

08:00 - 09:30
Science and Technology Libraries SC II
08:00 - 09:30
Metropolitan Libraries SC II
08:00 - 09:30
Management of Library Association SC II
08:00 - 09:30
FAIFE Committee Meeting II
08:30 - 10:30
Making the case for change through evaluation: post-occupancy evaluation of library buildings — Library Buildings and Equipment
08:30 - 10:30
Strong libraries = strong societies: democratizing access to knowledge through libraries — President-Elect’s Planning Session
08:30 - 10:30
Indigenous Matters Special Interest Group
08:30 - 10:30
Empowering Africa's burgeoning population with access to demographic and development information - the world population explosion and access to the information needed to achieve the Millennium Development Goals in Africa — Access to Information Network - Africa (ATINA) / Réseau d’accès à l’information en Afrique (RAIA) Special Interest Group
08:30 - 10:30
The surprising world of government libraries: trends and prospect of new user services — Government Libraries, Government Information and Official Publications, Law Libraries with Library and Research Services for Parliaments
08:30 - 10:30
Sister Libraries Programme – new developments and evaluation of an international network for children and libraries — Libraries for Children and Young Adults
09:45 - 11:15
National Libraries SC II
09:45 - 11:15
Library Services to People with Special Needs SC II
09:45 - 11:15
Document Delivery and Resource Sharing SC II
09:45 - 11:15
Academic and Research Libraries SC II
10:45 - 12:45
Empowering staff through preservation training! How your library and users will reap the benefits — Preservation and Conservation with Education and Training
10:45 - 12:45
Findings from the Global Impact Study: what it means for public libraries — ALP with the University of Washington
10:45 - 12:45
IFLA library standards and the IFLA Committee on Standards – how can they better serve you? — IFLA Committee on Standards
10:45 - 12:45
Inspiring and empowering women through access to information — Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group
10:45 - 12:45
Empowering library users to solve problems: our stories — Social Science Libraries with Law Libraries and Government Libraries
10:45 - 12:45
Social networking for agricultural research, education, and extension service: an international perspective — Agricultural Libraries Special Interest Group
11:30 - 13:00
Public Libraries SC II
11:30 - 13:00
Literacy and Reading SC II
11:30 - 13:00
CLM Committee Meeting II
11:30 - 13:00
Genealogy and local History SC II
11:45 - 12:45
Information Coordinators & web-editors (2)
13:00 - 14:30
Government Libraries SC II
13:15 - 14:45
School Libraries and Resource Centers SC II
13:15 - 14:45
Reference and Information Services
13:45 - 15:45
Cataloguing standards and special collections — Rare Books and Manuscripts
13:45 - 15:45
Libraries for the law and for lawmakers — Law Libraries with Library and Research Services for Parliaments
13:45 - 15:45
Continuity in the face of digital disasters: Disaster planning and recovery for digital libraries — Information Technology
13:45 - 15:45
Building collaboration between LIS educators and practitioners in developing countries: transcending barriers, creating opportunities — LIS Education in Developing Countries Special Interest Group
13:45 - 15:45
What is a national bibliography today and what are its potential uses? — Bibliography
16:15 - 17:30
Closing Session

Friday 17 August 2012

08:30 - 13:00
Governing Board and Professional Committee