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IFLA – Section on Information Technology. Giving a worldwide perspective on information technology issues for libraries. The International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA). Brief History Organizational Structure Annual Conference. History of IFLA. Founded in 1927 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
IFLA – Section on Information Technology
Giving a worldwide perspective on information technology issues for
libraries
The International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA)
• Brief History
• Organizational Structure
• Annual Conference
History of IFLA
• Founded in 1927– First meeting – Edinburgh, Scotland
• Registered in the Netherlands 1971– Housed in the Royal Library
• 1700 members in 150 countries– Regional Office – Rio De Janeiro
• Mrs. Elizabet Maria Ramos de Caralho, Regional Manager
• Five Working Languages – English, French, German, Russian, and Spanish
IFLA OrganizationGoverning
BoardProfessional Committee
Divisions (8)
Sections (47)
Management and Technology
Information Technology
World Library and Information Congress
Annual Conference – World Library and Information Congress
• 1999 – Bangkok, Thailand• 2000 – Jerusalem, Israel• 2001 – Boston, USA• 2002 – Glasgow, Scotland• 2003 – Berlin, Germany• 2004 – Buenos Aires• 2005 – Oslo, Norway• 2006 – Seoul, Korea• 2007 – Durban, South Africa• 2008 - Quebec, Canada
August 13-18, 2005
Section on Information Technology (SIT)
• Brief History• Goals of the Section• Recent Programs• Upcoming programs – Oslo, Seoul• Current Projects• How to join IFLA –SIT• Officers/Standing Committee Members
History of the IFLA Section on Information Technology (SIT)
• Founded in 1965 as Committee on Mechanization – Helsinki
• 1960s - Focus on automation reports from various countries –Canada, Germany, Sweden, UK, USA and USSR
• 1970s - Bibliographic standards and data exchange
History of the IFLA Section on Information Technology (SIT)
• 1979 – became the Section on Information Technology
• 1980s – Networking, -microcomputers, electronic document delivery
• 1990s – Internet, WWW, electronic publications• 2000s – Digital libraries• http://www.ifla.org/VII/s21/publications/40Years
OfSIT.pdf
Goals of the SIT
• Investigate new technologies for library services
• Investigate access to information resources• Identify and promote standards• Promote interoperability between systems• Support projects with other IFLA sections
and international library associations
RFID in Singapore
Digital Preservation in Scotland
Scholar’s Portals in Czech Republic
Research Portals in Australia
Science and Technology Electronic Library in Argentina
Patron Authorization in the UK
Metadata for Digital Collections in Canada
Mobile Access to Libraries in Japan
Empowering Unreached Populations in India
XML-based Library Services in Portugal
Archiving the World Wide Web in Slovenia
ISO Interlibrary Loan Protocol in USA
Recent SIT Programs
• Managing digital collections as research collections (Boston 2001)
• The Scholar’s Portal – An international perspective (Berlin 2003)
• Wireless technologies for Library services – RFID (Berlin 2003)
• Authentication and authorization for cross-domain e-library services (Buenos Aires 2004)– A Star is Born (Argentina Electronic Library Project)
Upcoming SIT Programs - Oslo• Course Management Systems and Library
Information Systems – Issues for interoperability• Open Source Software for libraries• Quality issues in libraries• Statistics and evaluation of electronic resources• Bibliotheca Universalis – how to organize chaos
(Satellite meeting in Järvenpää, Finland on FRBR)
(all of these programs are jointly sponsored with other IFLA Sections)
Current SIT Projects
• Conference Watch• Technology Watch• GUI-Icons Project (no longer active)• Authentication and Authorization
publication• 3rd Generation Library System Resource
page• IT Training needs for developing countries
Conference Watch
• Listing dates and locations for many international conferences focusing on technology in libraries
• http://www.ifla.org/VII/s21/confwatch.htm
Technology Watch
• A selection of institutional, association and project studies reports and guides– Browsable by topic and by organization– Courseware, data mining, digital libraries,
digital preservation, metadata, etc• http://www.ifla.org/VII/s21/techwatch.htm
Authentication and Authorizationpublication
• PAPI project: TERENA Task Force• KUB: SurfNet• ANGEL Project• Enhancing Athens with Permis• The Finnish Electronic Library• University of Freiburg project• Library Systems Vendors – A&A functionality
3rd Generation Library SystemsResource pages
• Vendor links, sample RFI/RFPs, contacts– Link Resolvers– Federated Search Engines– Portals– Electronic Resource Management Systems– Google-related projects
• UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!!
Membership - IFLA• Association Membership
– 2 free Section registrations • Institutional Members
– 2 free Section registrations • School libraries
– 1 free Section registration • Personal and Student Affiliates
– 1 free Section registration (Free registration for Brazilians in Section 27 Latin
America & the Caribbean!)
How to Join the Section on Information Technology
• Select Section 21. Information Technology as one of your free Sections -or-
• Pay €48 to join Information Technology as an “extra” Section.
• http://www.ifla.org/III/members/form2a.htm
IFLA Sections
• Members• Standing Committee
Section on Information TechnologyStanding Committee Members
• Ms Maria Inês Cordeiro, Portugal, Chair
• Larry Woods, USA, Secretary• Ms Gill Hamilton, Scotland• Reinhard Altenhöner, Germany• Ms Sabine Barral, France• Claude Bonnelly, Canada• Ms Mercedes Chacón Fuertes,
Spain• Ms. J.L. de Vries, The
Netherlands• Nazha Hachad, Morocco• Ms Hilde Hoegaas, Norway
• Yuri Hohlov, Russian Federation • Ms Mary E. Jackson, USA• Mats Lindquist, Sweden• Wei Liu, China• Ms Catherine Lupovici, France• Ms Sally H. McCallum, USA• Solomon K. Mutai, Kenya• Per Mogens Petersen, Denmark• Ms Diann Rusch-Feja, Germany• Marinus Swanepoel, South
Africa• Ms Mirna Willer, Croatia• N.U. Yapa, Sri Lanka
New Committee Members Nominated Biennially
• Can have your association nominate you• Can self-nominate• Can also become a corresponding member
of the Standing Committee
WE’D LOVE TO HAVE MEMBERS ON THE COMMITTEE FROM
BRAZIL!
Larry WoodsDirector, Information Systems and
Technical ServicesUniversity of Iowa Libraries
USA