10th IFLA Interlending and Document Supply International Conference

Citation

(2007), "10th IFLA Interlending and Document Supply International Conference", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 35 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/ilds.2007.12235bac.001

10th IFLA Interlending and Document Supply International Conference

Libraries the world over are facing financial challenges in collection build-up; one obvious way to address this is to establish some form of resource sharing between libraries.

While resource sharing sounds good as an idea, the actual pathways leading to successful implementation are subject to various inter-dependencies and obstacles such as rights and distribution.

The National Library Board of Singapore (NLB) is pleased to bring you the 10th IFLA Interlending and Document Supply (ILDS) International Conference that gathers over 200 information and knowledge professionals and business leaders from all over the world to engage in insightful exchanges on the theme “Resource Sharing for the Future, Building-Blocks for Success”.

Programme highlights

There will be four keynote speakers for the four main blocks of our conference:

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   Mr Mike McGrath, the editor of Interlending & Document Supply Journal will set the backdrop of the industry and paint the state of affairs and challenges facing the business of ILDS.

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   Dr Harald Müller, the Director of the Library at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law will share with us the issues faced by our industry and some of the experiences encountered all over the world.

3. 3.

   Mr Mat Pfleger, the Head of Sales and Marketing at the British Library will be describing to us their experience working with two major search engines on the web, Google and Microsoft, and how the partnerships were struck, their journey and performances thus far.

4. 4.

   Ms Ngian Lek Choh, Director of the National Library Singapore will explore some of the new ideas and consolidation of services experimented by the librarians in Singapore to provide new angles of business for ILDS.

Overall, we will be covering the background, legal, tools and future aspects of the ILDS business:

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  Leverage opportunities for libraries, librarians and associated industry players to get to know each other better and work out suitable partnerships that will help improve the provision and sharing of library services.

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  Gain insights from tours to different types of libraries in Singapore, ranging from the academic to innovation libraries, and public to boutique libraries.

Registration

Enjoy a discount of S$100 off the conference fees if you register by 31 July 2007:

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  Early bird registration (full payment by 31 July 2007 to qualify) – IFLA member S$540, Non-IFLA member S$620.

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  Delegate registration (full payment on or after 1 August 2007 – IFLA member S$640, Non-IFLA member S$720.

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  Student delegates (full-time) – S$470.

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  Accompanying person – S$220.

Registration forms may be downloaded from our conference web site. To confirm your participation, please fax or e-mail the registration form to the conference secretariat at fax: +65 6587 7132 or e-mail: jenny@singex.com.sg, together with full payment by 31 July 2007.

Registration received on or after 1 August 2007 will not be eligible for the early bird promotion and registration after 5 October 2007, 12 a.m. (GMT +8 hrs) will not be considered.

Call for papers

Here is an invitation to submit proposals for papers to be presented in this conference. The deadline for submission is 18 February 2007.

Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities

This is the ideal meeting ground to bring your services to the attention of the right audience. The 10th ILDS International Conference presents a unique opportunity to network and meet a targeted group of local, regional and international delegates as well as explore business opportunities.

Capitalise on this ideal platform to:

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  showcase your products;

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  create your band awareness;

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  attract new customers;

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  demonstrate your product and service value;

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  build your network;

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  communicate your product directly to end-users;

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  differentiate your products from the competitor; and

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  expand your market.

We have a variety of sponsorship packages available that are tailored to your needs. For further discussions, you may wish to contact Ms Fauziah Soeratman. Tel: (65) 6342 4270; E-mail: FauziahSoeratman@nlb.gov.sg

Blog your thoughts

The ILDS Conference blog is up and running! So feel free to give us your comments, suggestions or just drop us short notes of how you think could help us make the event a success. We will also be periodically updating information via the blog page so do check in regularly for more conference knick-knacks.

For more information, please visit our conference web site at www.nlbconference.com/ilds or e-mail your queries to jenny@singex.com.sg

We look forward to meeting you at the event.