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Public Libraries branch programme for 2007 conference in Sydney
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
- Esplanade library: specialised in performing arts. Speaker: Low Si Wei (Manager of library@esplanade, Singapore).
- Music information services at public libraries in Japan. Speaker: Mari Itoh (Dept. of library & Information Science, Aichi Shukutoku University, Japan) and Ryuichiro Matsumori (The Art Library, Aichi Prefectural Arts Promotion Service, Japan).
- Digitization projects in Lincoln City Libraries . Speaker: Carolyn Dow (Lincoln City Library, USA).
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.