Government Libraries Section
The Government Libraries sponsored Mid-Term Conference
"Government Libraries: Creating Impact from Information"
19-21 April 2007
Hosted by the Welsh Assembly Government
Cardiff, Wales
Building on the success of the pre-IFLA mid-term conference in Stockholm 2005 we are pleased to announce the 2007 mid-term conference in Wales, April 19th-21st. The conference will focus on the impact of government libraries, and in particular on the new Guidelines for Government Department Libraries which will form the major part of the discussions on Friday 20th April.
Provisional Programme
Thursday 19th April
We will gather at the Welsh Assembly Government in Cardiff, 14.00 - 17.00 for opening talks on the Impact of Government Libraries. We will also receive a greeting from Permanent Secretary, Jon Shortridge Welsh Assembly Government, with a Welsh "high tea" in the afternoon. In the evening we will visit the new Assembly "Senedd" for a tour and there will be a chance to have some food in a traditional pub in Cardiff Bay.
Friday 20th, April
We will visit the National Library for Wales via coach from Cardiff and hold our day's talks there. We will be focussing on the Guidelines for Libraries of Government Departments.
Please download (Draft version: 28 March 2007) in Word or PDF format:
Come prepared to finalize the Guidelines!
The bus will stop on the way back for fish & chips (weather depending - by the sea!)
Saturday 21st, April
Claudia Lux, IFLA President Elect will be talking about her IFLA presidential theme: Libraries on the Agenda and we will have a tour of European Documentation Centre/South Wales Europe Direct Information Centre (SWEDIC) of the University of Wales, Cardiff.
Registration
There is no conference fee, however individuals will have to purchase their own evening meals, arrange & pay for their accommodation/breakfast.
If you would like to express your interest in attending then please e-mail Jessica Williams on: jessica.williams@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Jessica Williams (Assembly Library and Publications Service) will send all individuals who express an interest advice on the closest hotels and an idea of the costs of evening meals etc.
Registration form
Croseo i Gymru / Welcome to Wales!
