Activities 2007

IAML 2007 Sydney Programme - Public Libraries Branch

Monday July 2
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Corner Meeting for Public Librarians

Tuesday July 3
11.00 - 12.30 A Marketing Experience: Views From a Different Hemisphere

Presented by the Public Libraries Branch. Chair: Hanneke Kuiper (Public Library, Amsterdam).

12.45 Public Libraries Branch. Working Lunch. Guest at our table: Laurel Dingle (State Library of Queensland, Australia). Chair: Hanneke Kuiper (Public Library, Amsterdam).

Wednesday July 4
11.00 – 12.30 Let's Date! Who's Your Public? Looking For Interaction

  • The public side of conservatory libraries , a European experience, presenting relevant conclusions and inspiring suggestions. Speaker: Johan Eeckeloo (Koninklijk Conservatorium, Brussels).
  • Ways in which the next and forthcoming generation of web concepts and approaches (Web 2.0 , as it is generically called) are challenging and transforming the role of all our libraries in our communities, specifically relating to music. Speaker: Michele Huston (National Library of Australia).
  • LibrariesAustralia and co-operation with public libraries around the country. Speaker: Tony Boston (National Library of Australia).

Joint session presented by the Libraries in Music Teaching Institutions Branch and the Public Libraries Branch. Chair: Hanneke Kuiper (Public Library Amsterdam, The Netherlands). Chair: Anne Le Lay (Conservatoire National de Région de Boulogne-Billancourt, France).

Thursday July 5
A library tour is planned on July 5th from 4 pm to 5 pm. We are invited to attend a tour in the Customs House Library in Sydney. Please Register for the tour at the PLB session on Tuesday morning.