3 April 2014
Registration for Paris, France Pre-conference is NOW OPEN
The theme of the conference is:
Space and collections earning their keep: transformation, technologies and re-tooling
The link to the IFLA official announcement page is http://www.ifla.org/node/8039.
Registration is now open from April 1-August 4, 2014 at this site:
Program
Day 1
- Welcoming address - Marie-Lise Tsagouria, BULAC Managing Director
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Transformative Spaces and Collections
Jakob Guillois Laerkes, Gladsaxe Library, Denmark and Patti Manolis, Geelong Regional Library, Australia: Building libraries for tomorrow
Shali Zhang, PhD, University of Montana, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, USA: Re-Tooling Library Space for Learning
Jie Li, Robert Britton, University of South Alabama, Biomedical Library, USA: Adaption to Transformational Change in an Academic Library: Space and Collection -
Retooling Spaces for Changing Needs
Marit Andersen Somby, Troms Fylkesbibliotek, Norway: The project Library space in Troms creates changes with small resources in rural areas. Is there really a difference between Birmingham and Bardu?
Eva Olson, City Library Malmö, Sweden: The library as a meeting space in the city center
Maggie Farrell and Ev Ruffcorn, University of Wyoming, USA: Transforming old spaces into new functions -
Panel Discussion on Collaborative Storage
Moderators: Brigitte Kromp and Wolfgang Mayer (Austria)
Deborah Shorley (UKRR England)
Bernadette Patte (France)
Janine Schmidt (Australia)
Leslie Weir (North America and Canada) -
Innovation and Flexibility
Gillian M.McCombs and Anita Picozzi Moran, FAIA, Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries, USA: The Die is not yet cast: The value of keeping an open mind and being agile througout all phases of the rneovation planning cycle
Alessandro Berton, Library Consultant, Italy: New Research Libraries and one Learning Centre: a Venetian recipe to reorganize, innovate and adapt spaces and collections to university community
Day 2
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Journey to Success
Joseph Hafner and Diane Koen, McGill University Library, Canada: The perferct storm:Integrating collections and people in record time while addressing user needs
Andris Vilks, The National Library of Latvia, Latvia: The long road to the Castle of Light
Paula Kelly,City of Melbourne, Australia: A Three Card Trick: Three New World Class Libraries in the World's Most Livable City -
Adaptation of Space
Edwin Qobose,University of Botswana, Botswana: Renovated space at University of Botswana Library: a reappraisal
Lluis Anglada and Santi Balagué, Consortium of Academic Services of Catalonia, Spain: From room for books to room for users: an old infantry barrack as an answer to the lack of space -
Spaces and Collections: Earning their Keep
Céline Leclaire,Médiathèque de Roubaix, France: Roubaix Public Library
Vicki McDonald,State Library of New South Wales, Australia: Adapting library spaces to enable collection engagement by diverse audiences: A case study of the State Library of New South Wales