Conference Session 140

In search of inspiring perspectives on National Information and Library Policy

National Information and Library Policy Special Interest Group

Congress track 2: Policy, strategy and advocacy.

14 August 2012 13:45 - 15:45 | Room: Session Room 3

Moderator: WINSTON ROBERTS (National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand)

• Innovative policies for library development
  Keynote speaker: BRUNO RACINE (National Library of France, Paris, France)
• Special report: The result of "A study on national information & library policy of major countries", Korea
  EUNKYUNG CHUNG (Ewha Woman’s University, Seoul, Korea)
• Supporting knowledge-based societies: developing national policy for libraries
  Translations: [Français]
  CAROL PRIESTLEY (Network for Information & Digital Access (NIDA), London, United Kingdom)
• Developing services for new generations of users - public library policy in Finland
  BARBRO WIGELL-RYYNÄNEN (Ministry of Education and Culture Finland, Helsinki, Finland)
• A brief history of national support for libraries in the United States
  MICHELE FARRELL (Institute of Museum and Library Services, Washington, DC, USA)