10th Annual Conference of the Russian Library Association

Dear colleagues!

You are cordially invited to attend the 10th Annual Conference of the Russian Library Association, which will take place in Saint Petersburg, on May 23-28, 2005. It was announced "Library capital of Russia 2005".

St Petersburg is the second largest city of Russia and one of the most important scientific and industrial centers of the country. It is generally called the cultural capital of Russia - and the open-air museum of architecture.

The Conference is devoted to the 10th Anniversary of the establishment of the All-Russia Library Day and the 10th Anniversary of Russian Library Association.

The Conference is supported by the Ministry of Culture and Mass Media of Russian Federation, by the Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography, by the St Petersburg City Government, by the Government of the Leningrad region, and also by the St Petersburg Library Society and by several Libraries of St Petersburg and Leningrad region.

The Motto of the Conference is "Libraries for science, education, enlightening and training"

Professional program of the 10th RLA Annual Conference includes the following subjects for presentation and discussion in the 35 sections, round tables and other events:

The role of libraries in making available the national information resource.

The state policy in the information providing in the social sphere. Library as a life success factor.

Problems of the library and information ethics.

The role of libraries in the support of cultural and lingual diversity.

Library in the contemporary infrastructure of science.

The role of libraries in the formation knowledge society

The education in the library as a factor of implementation of human rights; Russian enlightening traditions and contemporary library role.

Reading as a national tradition of Russia.

The role of libraries in the formation Information Literacy

The enlightening role of libraries in modern society.

Library with us all our life: the cooperation and continuity in the library work.

Genealogical researches in libraries.

Filters for information: the practice in Russia and abroad.

Library as a tool of the personal intellectual development.

Sections and round tables will discuss their organizational and other questions in the 'Standing Committees' meetings. Sessions of 35 sections and round tables of RLA will be held in the St Petersburg Ice Palace.

Exhibition of the printed production, information technologies, also will take place there. It is organized by RLA and by the International Fair "Nevsky book forum". (www.bookforum.ru)

All Conference participants have an opportunity to make presentations of their companies and products during RLA section sessions and in the Exhibition booths. Duration of each presentation should be about 5-7 minutes. Presentation costs 30 EUR. Each company may have 3 presentations, which will be included in the Conference program.

Deadline for Conference Papers Papers and presentations should be announced before March 20th, 2005 The Organizing Committee asks for original and practice oriented papers, not and correspond to subject of conference and not published before/ Plenary and keynote papers - up to 25 minutes, in the sections and round tables meetings - up to 15 minutes, the communications - up to 7 minutes.

Please send abstract of your paper to the Program Committee in the Microsoft Word format) before March 20, 2005. The e-mail address: e-mail n.kuzina@nlr.ru
Papers for publication should be sent in the Microsoft Word format before June 5, 2005 The e-mail address - rba@nlr.ru

Registration
Registration fee:
Participant 100 EUR
Accompanying person 80 EUR
Registration fee covers:

Participation in the Conference, including visits the social and cultural events and the Exhibition;

Conference Information package (the Program, new and published materials)
Online registration at the RLA Web-site: http://www.rba.ru by April 1, 2005.

Visa Support: Could you please inform us on the visa support questions up to 23d of March 2005. (e-mail: uch.sec@nlr.ru ; fax: + 7 (812) 310 98 50, Olga Chumicheva). Visa support fees - 30 USD per person).

Cancellations: Please Inform RLA about any cancellations or alterations
(Fax: + 7 (812) 110 58 61; e-mail: rba@nlr.ru)
No refunds are possible for cancellations received after April 20, 2005.

Hotels will be reserved in accordance with your applications on-line through MONOMAX company (see the RLA website). The applications should be sent to the MONOMAX company Tel.: +7 (812) 3200119; 4450159; Fax: +7 (812) 3247322;

e-mail: Tatiana.Rodionova@monomax The 15th of April is a deadline for guaranteed hotel reservation. After this date reservation is not guaranteed.

The hotel should be paid in advance before the 20th of April 2005.

By cancellation of the reservation up to this date the whole sum should be reimbursed. By cancellation in the later period or in the case of not-arrival at the fixed date the total sum will be reimbursed with the of one day prize deduct.

Dates of arrival: May 23 and departure: May 28, 2005.
Main Conference events: May 24-27, 2005.
Excursions: May 23 and May 28, 2005.
You are kindly requested to complete the registration form and send it by fax +7 812 310 70 77 or e-mail n.kuzina@nlr.ru or register online and to transfer the registration fee no later than April 1, 2005.

We look forward to seeing you in St. Petersburg!

Maya Shaparneva,
Executive Secretary,
Russian Library Association

RUSSIAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

TYPE OF LIBRARY SECTIONS

01. Section of Regional Universal Research/Public Libraries
02. Section of Art Libraries
03. Section of Invalid Servicing Libraries
04. Section of University Libraries
13. Section of Medical and Hospital Libraries
14. Section of Public Libraries
15. Section of Musical Libraries
16. Section of Children Libraries
17. Section of National Libraries (Subjects of Russian Federation)
19. Section of School Libraries
22. Section of Agricultural Libraries
26. Section of Rural Libraries
33. Section of Junior 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
08/11. Sections on Library Automation, Formats and Cataloguing
23-K. Interregional Committee for Cataloguing
09. Section on Library Personnel Resources and Continued Professional Education
10. Round Table on Librarian Communication and Professional Ethics
12. Section on Acquisitions and Collection Development
18. Round Table 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
25-K. Russian Committee of the IFLA
27. Section on "New Generation of Librarians"
28. Section on International Contacts
29. Section on Publishing and Bookselling
30. Round Table 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

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