Dear colleagues!

You are cordially invited to attend the All-Russian Library Congress: 14th Annual Conference of the Russian Library Association, which will take place in Vologda, May 17th – 22nd , 2009. It was announced “Library Capital of Russia 2009”.

The city of Vologda is one of the most important cultural centers of the North of Russia, administrative center of the Vologda region, situated in the European part of Russia 500 kilometers from Moscow in area of moderately continental climate. Population: 300000. Temperature in May: + 11° Ñ (overage). Vologda ancient Russian city, it was found in 1147 and has same age as Moscow. Vologda to a large extend had preserved its historical look; one can see here combination of architectural monuments of stone and of wood. Vologda is birthplace – of many outstanding people of Russia, including poets Konstantin Batiushkov and Nicolai Rubtsov, Alexander Mozhaiskii who invented the first airplane, aircraft designer Sergei Ilushin, the cosmonaut Pavel Belyaev, composer Valerii Gavrilin. This is the city of museums, libraries, theatres. Vologda Region is widely known for its national artistic trades: Vologda laces, painted wood, birch bark articles, Northern silver, flax fabrics.

The Congress is supported by the Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation, by the by the Government of the Vologda. Motto of the Congress is «Libraries of Russia in the Knowledge society: dynamics of the integration». Professional program of the Congress: 14th RLA Annual Conference includes the following subjects for presentation and discussion in the 35 sections, round tables and other events: The working language of the Congress: Russian.

Plenary sessions will take place in the City Drama Theatre, meetings of sections of RLA will be held in the libraries and other cultural institutions of the city of Vologda.

During the time of the Congress an Exhibition of the printed production and information technologies will be organized by RLA.

All Congress participants will have opportunity to make presentations of their companies and products during RLA section sessions and in the Exhibition booths. Time of each presentation should be about 5-7 minutes. Fee for a presentation 40 EUR. Each company may have 2 presentations, which will be included in the Congress program.

Deadline for Congress Papers

Papers and presentations should be sent to Organizing Committee before March 10th, 2009.

The Organizing Committee requests for original and practice oriented papers, not and correspond to subject of Congress and not published before. Plenary and keynote papers – up to 20 minutes, in the sections and round tables meetings – up to 15 minutes, the communications – up to 5-7 minutes. Please send abstract of your paper to the Program Committee (in the Microsoft Word format) before March 10, 2009.
The e-mail address: e-mail conf@rba.ru

Papers for publication in Russian language should be sent in the Microsoft Word format before June 5, 2009.
The e-mail address - rba@nlr.ru

Registration
Registration fee:
Participant 2360 rubles
Accompanying person 1770 rubles

Registered participants (full time) receive / fee includes:

• Name badge
• Final Programme and Exhibition Catalogue
• Congress Information package
• Admission to all sessions and all sections meetings (if registered)
• Admission to the Exhibition
• Admission to the opening and closing session
• Admission to the all social and cultural events (if registered)
• A professional visit to a library (if registered)

Visa Support: Could you please inform us on the visa support questions up 10 March 2009. (e-mail: cult35@yandex.ru; fax: + 7 (8172) 72-60-59 Svetlana Smirnova, Visa support fees – 30 USD per person).
Cancellations: Please Inform RLA about any cancellations or alterations
(Fax: + 7 (812) 710 58 61; e-mail: rba@nlr.ru)
No refunds are possible for cancellations received after April 15, 2009.
Dates of arrival: May 17 and departure: May 22, 2009.
Main Congress events: May 18-21, 2009.
Excursions: May 17 and May 22, 2009.
You are kindly requested to complete the registration form and send it by fax +7 812 710 58 61 or e-mail : hq@rba.ru or register online and to transfer the registration fee no later than April 1, 2009.
We look forward to seeing you in Vologda!

Maya Shaparneva,
Executive Secretary,
Russian Library Association

RUSSIAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

TYPE OF LIBRARY SECTIONS

01.	Section of Central Regional Libraries (Subjects of Russian Federation)
01/17. Section of Central Regional Libraries (Subjects of Russian Federation)
	01/17-A. Round Table on Library Services to Multicultural Population
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 
33. Section of Libraries for Young Adults
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 
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 
34. Section on Rare Books and Manuscripts 
36. Section on Document Delivery and Interlending