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All sessions will take place
in the Mumford Room, Sixth Floor, James Madison Memorial Building,
101 Independence Ave., S.E., Washington, D.C. 20540
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Time
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Session
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I. Interpreting the Past: Libraries, Society & Culture
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Monday,
October 23, 2000
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9:00-9:15
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Welcome
and Introductions
Winston
Tabb, Associate Librarian for Library Services
John
Y. Cole, Director, Center for the Book
Daniel
J. Boorstin, The Librarian of Congress
Emeritus
James
H. Billington, The Librarian of Congress
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9:15-10:30
am
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Session
1: The Importance of Library History: Individual Voices
Huanwen
Cheng, China
Phyllis
Dain, U.S.
Boris
Volodin, Russia
Peter
Hoare, U.K.
Wayne A. Wiegand, US
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10:30-10:45
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Break |
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10:45-12:30
am
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Session
2: Library History in 2000: The State of the Art
Donald
G. Davis, Jr., US
Keith Manley, UK
Paul Sturges, UK
Magnus Torstensson, Sweden
Ed Goedeken, US
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12:30-1:45
pm
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Lunch
Break |
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1:45-3:15
PM
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Session
3: Library History Research Around the World
Dominique
Varry, France
Peter Vodosek, Germany
Magnus Torstensson, Sweden
Boris Volodin, Russia
Huanwen Cheng, China
Alistair
Black, UK
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3:15-3:30
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Break |
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3:30-5:00
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Session
3 (continued)
William
V. Jackson, US
Peter
McNally, Canada
Wayne
A. Wiegand, US
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Tuesday,
October 24, 2000
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9:00-10:15
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Session
4: National Libraries: An Introduction
John
Y. Cole, US
Maurice Line, UK
Giuseppe Vitello, Palais de l' Europe-Conseil de l'Europe
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10:15-10:30
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Break |
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10:30-12:30
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Session
5: The Historical Development of National Libraries
Hideshige
Hara, Japan
Rebecca Knuth, US
Hermina G.B. Anghelescu, Romania
Jorgen Svane-Mikkelsen, Denmark
Gwynneth Evans, Canada
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12:30-1:45
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Lunch
Break |
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1:45-3:30
PM
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Session
5 (continued)
Paul
Sturges, UK
Irene Owens, US
Mary Niles Maack, US
William Jackson, US
Huanwen Cheng, China
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3:30-3:45
PM
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Break |
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3:45-5:00
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Session
6: Perspectives on National Library Development
Ian
Willison, U.K
Martine Poulain, France
Kenneth Carpenter, US
David McKitterick, U.K
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5:00-5:15
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Break |
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5:15-6:30
PM
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Session
7: The National Library Debate in 19th Century
America
(a
slide presentation)
John
Y. Cole, US
Nancy E. Gwinn, US
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II.
Shaping the Future: Current and Future Issues Facing National
Libraries
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Wednesday,
October 25, 2000
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9:00-9:30
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Welcome
and Introductions
James
H. Billington, The Librarian of Congress
Winston Tabb, Associate Librarian for Library Services
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9:30-10:45
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Session
8: National Libraries in the 21st Century: Perspectives
from Around the World
Lynne
Brindley, Chief Executive, British
Library
Andris Vilks, National Librarian,
Latvia
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10:45-11:00
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Break |
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11:00-12:15
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Session
8 (continued)
Joan
de Beers, Acting Director, Capetown Division, National
Library of South Africa
Erland Kolding-Nielsen, Director, Royal Library, Denmark
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12:15-1:45
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Lunch
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1:45-3:45
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Session
9: The Role of National Libraries in Acquiring the Nation's
Digital Heritage
Capturing
Open Access Web Materials
William Y. Arms, Professor of Computer Science,
Cornell University
The Library of Congress and the Internet Archive, Cassy Ammen,
Reference Specialist, Library of Congress
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4:00-5:00
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Session
9 (continued)
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Thursday,
October 26, 2000
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9:00-10:30
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Session
10: Collaboration Among National Libraries: Digitizing National
Collections
Biblioteca
universalis
Alix Chevallier, Bibliotheque nationale de France
Meeting of Frontiers
Victor Fedorov, Director, Russian State Library
Vladimir Zaitsev, Director, Russian National Library
John van Oudenaren, Chief, European Division, Library
of Congress
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10:30-10:45
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Break |
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10:45-11:45
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Session
10 (continued)
Viagens
dos Portugueses
Fernanda Guedes de Campos, Deputy Director, National Library
of Portugal
Nippon in the World
Yoshitaka Ikuhara, Deputy Director, Administrative Department,
National Diet Library, Japan
US
and Spain: Parallel Frontiers
Beth Davis-Brown, Library of Congress
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11:45-1:00
PM
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Lunch
Break
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1:00-2:15
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Session
10 (continued)
The
Promise of America
Sissel Nilsen, National Library
of Norway
China Digital Library
Sun Beixin, National Library of
China
Cartographic Collections of the National Library
Livia Borghetti, National Library of Italy, Rome
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2:15-2:45
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Discussion
of New Collaborative Digitization Projects
Winston Tabb, Associate
Librarian for Library Services
Laura
Campbell, Associate
Librarian for Strategic Initiatives and Director,
National Digital Library Program
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2:45-3:00
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Break |
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3:00-4:00
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Session
11:
The Role of National Libraries in Preserving the Nation's
Digital Heritage
Issues
in Digital Preservation
Margaret Hedstrom, University of Michigan
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4:00-5:30
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Session
12:
The Role of National Libraries in Digital Reference
Collaborative
Digital Reference Service
Diane Kresh, Director for Public Service Collections,
Library of Congress
New Book: A Prototype for New Services to Publishers, Libraries,
and Scholars
John Celli, Chief, Cataloging in Publication Division,
Library of Congress
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