Congress Programme

Congress theme:  “Libraries and Innovation Progress in the Society”/

Topics for discussion:

  • National projects of integration of library and information resource;
  • Innovation technology and quality of library services;
  • Library work with socially significant information;
  • The new legal status of libraries;
  • Humanistic ethics in the information society;
  • Libraries and social economic development of regions;
  • The support of libraries in the new Federal Law “On Culture…”;  
  • The methodological centers of library modernization;  
  • The service to young people as priorities in activities of public libraries;
  • The RLA priorities in the sections’ activities.

 

CONGRESS PROGRAMME

May 13th Sunday

During a day               Arrival, accommodation of the Congress and Exhibition Participants in hotels.

09.00—22.00              Registration of the Congress and Exhibition participants.
(A.M. Gor’ky Perm’ State Regional Universal Library. Lenin str. 70).

ORGANIZATIONAL EVENTS

11.00—12.20             The seminar for chairs of sections and round tables
A.M. Gor’ky Perm’ State Regional Universal Library. Lenin str. 70)

13.00—14.00             Press –Conference
(A.M. Gor’ky Perm’ State Regional Universal Library. Lenin str. 70)

15.00—18.00             Meeting of RLA Council

15.00—18.00             Accreditation of participants of the Exhibition, mounting of the exposition.
 (A.M. Gor’ky Perm’ State Regional Universal Library. Lenin str. 70)

17.00 —18.30             Meetings of Standing Committees of Sections and round tables.

PRECESSIONS MEETINGS

13.00—17.00              Sections meetings

13.00—18.00             Workshop of specialists in library acquisition
(A.M. Gor’ky Perm’ State Regional Universal Library. Lenin str. 70)

13.00—16.00              Training workshops and master classes

10.00—19.00              Library Visits

CULTURAL EVENTS

08.00—20.00             Tours, Perm’ region (by bus) 

10.00, 14.00               Tours, the city of Perm’ (by bus)

11.00—18.00              Visits to Perm’ museums

May 14th Monday

08.30—09.50              Registration of the Congress participants
(Great hall of Philharmonic society.  Kuibyshev str. 14).

10.00—10.30             Opening Session
(Great hall of Philharmonic society.  Kuibyshev str. 14).

10.30—12.00              Plenary Session
(Great hall of Philharmonic society.  Kuibyshev str. 14).

12.00—12.25             Coffee- break       

12.25—14.00             Plenary Session
(Great hall of Philharmonic society.  Kuibyshev str. 14).

14.0015.30              Lunch break

15.3016.00              Opening of the Exhibition
(A.M. Gor’ky Perm’ State Regional Universal Library. Lenin str. 70, the square in front of the Library).

16.00—18.00              The Day of specialists in library acquisition.

19.00                          Reception hosted
(Big hall of Philharmonic society. Kuibyshev str. 14).

May 15th Tuesday

09.00 – 12.00             Joint Meetings of sections and Round tables.

12.00 – 19.00             Meetings of the type of activities sections.  

14.00 – 18.00             Special events.

16.30 – 18.00             Poster Sessions.

May 16th Wednesday

09.00 – 12.00             Joint Meetings of sections and Round tables.

12.00 – 19.00             Meetings of the type of library sections. 

14.00 – 18.00             Special events.  

May 17th Thursday

10.00 – 13.30             PLENARY MEETING
(Big hall of Philharmonic society . Kuibyshev str. 14)

Closing of the Congress.

14.30—16.00              Meeting of the RLA Council

May 18th Friday

Post Congress Tours

10.00—19.00              Library Visits

08.00—20.00              Tours, Perm’ region (by bus)

10.00—14.00              Tours, the city of Perm’ (by bus)

11.00—18.00             Visits to Perm’ museums

RUSSIAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

Type of Library Sections

01/17. Section of Central Regional Libraries (Subjects of Russian Federation)

01/17-A. Round Table on Library Services to Multicultural Population

01/17-B. Round Table of Mobile Libraries

02. Section of Art and Museum Libraries

03. Section of Libraries for the Blind

04. Section of University Libraries

13. Section of Medical and Hospital Libraries

14. Section of Public Libraries

14-A. Round Table on «Library buildings: architecture, design,

organization of space»

15. Section of Musical Libraries

16. Section of Libraries for Children

19. Section of School Libraries

22. Section of Agricultural Libraries

26. Section of Rural Libraries

35. Section of Science and Technology Libraries

Type of Activity Sections

05. Section on Library Policy and Legislative Activity

06. Section on Preservation and Conservation

07. Section on Library History

07-A. Round Table “Libraries and Genealogy”

07-B  Round Table «Library-museums and Museums of Libraries».

08/11. Sections on Library Automation, Formats and Cataloguing

23-K. Interregional Committee for Cataloguing

09/10. Section on Library Personnel Resources and Continued Professional Education

            09/10-A. Round Table on Librarian Communication and Professional Ethics

12. Section on Acquisitions and Collection Development

12-A. Round Table on Electronic publications

12-B. Round Table on Newspaper Collections

18. Section on Management of Library Associations and Societies

20. Section on Local Library Studies

21. Section on Electronic Resources and Library Information Services

24. Section on Bibliography

            24-A. Round Table “Bibliographic and Archeographic Source Studies in Libraries, Museums and Archives”

27. Section on «New Generation of Librarians»

28. Section on International Contacts

29. Section on Publishing and Bookselling

30. Section on Reading

31. Section on Research Work

32. Section on Library Management and Marketing

33. Section on Library Services to Young Adults

34. Section on Rare Books and Manuscripts

36. Section on Document Delivery and Interlending