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"Libraries as Gateways to the Information Society: Increasing Public Awareness" is an international conference organized by Innovative Library Initiatives Promotion Group (ILIPG) in cooperation with Turkish Librarians' Association Istanbul Branch. During the conference there will be simultaneous translation into Turkish. The conference is open to everybody who interested in the subjects of the conference. If you would like to attend the conference please fill in the form under "Registration" link.
 
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
SEPTEMBER 19-21, 2005

LIBRARIES AS GATEWAYS TO INFORMATION SOCIETY:
INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS


Conference Program

19 September, Monday:
 
17.00-18.00 Registration  
18.00-19.00 Opening Session
Serdar Katipoğlu, İstanbul Bilgi University Library Director
Prof. Dr. Aydın Uğur, İstanbul Bilgi University Rector

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Emre Bilgili, İstanbul Culture and Tourism Director
Prof. Dr. Mustafa İsen, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Keynote speaker: Tınaz Titiz, White Point Development Foundation Board Member
 
19.00 Reception

20 September, Tuesday:
  
09.30 -11.00 SESSION ONE
Chair: Marge Melun U.S. Information Resource Officer
- Sally Gardner Reed Executive Director - Friends of Libraries U.S.A
  "Marketing the Ideas of Information"

-Prof. Àngels Massísimo Barcelona University Department of Library Science and Documentation
"Marketing Library Services"

11.00-11.30 Tea/Coffee Break

11.30-13.00 SESSION TWO
Chair: Ursula Wester, Goethe-Institute Istanbul
- Dr. Hannelore Vogt, City Library Würzburg, Library Director
"Connecting people - libraries as partners in local networks" (abstract)(fulltext)
İsfendiyar Ekşi, İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Atatürk Library
"Decentralization: Partnership with Local Authorities"

13.00-14.30 Lunch

14.30- 15.30 WORKSHOPS
Workshop 1: Lobbying for Libraries
Moderator: Ayşe Özakıncı, Dilek Bıçakçı, Yasemin Güder, American Information Resource Center
Workshop 2: Marketing Library Services
Moderator: Serdar Katipoğlu, İstanbul Bilgi University Library
Workshop 3: Partnership and Cooperation
Moderator: Asst.  Prof. Dr. Ümit Konya, İstanbul University,
Güneş Kara, Koç University Library

(Workshops will run parallel, and speakers will be present)

15.30- 16.00 Tea/Coffee  Break

16.00-17.00 WORKSHOPS
 Workshop 1: Lobbying for Libraries (continued)
Moderator: Ayşe Özakıncı, Dilek Bıçakçı, Yasemin Güder, American Information Resource Center
Workshop 2: Marketing Library Services (continued)
Moderator: Serdar Katipoğlu, İstanbul Bilgi University Library
Workshop 3: Partnership and Cooperation (continued)
Moderator: Asst.  Prof. Dr. Ümit Konya, İstanbul University,
Güneş Kara, Koç University Library

17.00-18.00 POSTER SESSIONS  

18.30 Bus leaves                

21 September, Wednesday:
 
09.30 -11.00 SESSION THREE
Chair: Meral Kırkalı, British Council Library and Information Services
- Tony Durcan, Head of Libraries, Information and Lifelong Learning for Newcastle City Council

- Robert N. Froud, Head of Cultural Services  Somerset County Council
  "Public Libraries, Lifelong Learning and ICT"

11.00-11.30 Tea/Coffee Break

11.30-12.30 SESSION FOUR
Chair: Didar Bayır, Koç University Suna Kıraç Library
 - Ayten Şan, Istanbul Orhan Kemal Public Library Director
- Talat Aydilek, İzmir Atatürk Public Library Director
"Life Long Learners at Turkish Public Libraries and Services to Them"


12.30-14.00 Lunch

14.00- 15.30 WORKSHOPS
 Workshop 4: Serving Life Long Learners
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Bülent Yılmaz, Hacettepe Univ., Information and Document Management Dept.
Workshop 5: Decentralization
Moderator: Ayhan Kaygusuz, Istanbul Technical University Library Director

15.30- 16.00 Tea/Coffee Break

16.00-18.00 CLOSING SESSION: Reports from Workshops and Summary of the Conference
Chair: Hilmi Çelik, Director of Sabancı University Information Center

18.30 Cruise on Bosphorus

Members:
Innovative Library Initiatives Promotion Group
American Information Resource Center 
British Council, Library and Information Services
Instituto Cervantes Estambul Library
French Cultural Center Library
Goethe-Institut, Library and Information Services
İstanbul Bilgi University  Library and e-Resources
İstanbul Technical University Library
İstanbul University Information and Document Management Dept.
Koç University Suna Kıraç Library
Turkish Librarians' Association İstanbul Branch

Sponsors:

İstanbul Bilgi University Library and e-Resources
Date: September 19-21, 2005
Place: İstanbul Bilgi University
Dolapdere Campus
Kurtuluş Deresi Cad. No:47 Dolapdere
Phone:(0212) 3115158

For further information: http://www.library.itu.edu.tr/ilipg