IFLA MLAS meeting in Canberra, February 2005

The IFLA Management of Library Associations Section plans to hold one of its annual business meetings in Canberra from 3 - 5 February 2005, at ALIA House. Colleagues from some of the region's library association will be invited to attend the meeting as observers and to participate in training workshops.

The first two days will deal with the business of IFLA and will include business items such as the Governing board report and the Strategic Plan. There will be visits to the National Library of Australia, the National Gallery of Australia and Parliament House. Participants will also have an opportunity to watch kangaroos grazing!

For further information please contact Meredith Hinchliffe, meredith.hinchliffe@alia.org.au.nospam (please remove '.nospam' from address)

IFLA Newspapers Section meetings in Canberra, February 2005:

Also in Canberra, the National Library of Australia will host the IFLA Newspapers Section's 2005 meeting from 22-23 February 2005. The meeting will be followed by a two day conference entitled: Asia and the Pacific: Newspapers in the 21st Century. Topics to be covered include NPLAN (Australia's co-operative newspapers program), and the British Library's NEWSPLAN; the British Library's new newspaper digitisation program; preservation microfilming of newspapers and its role as a platform for digitisation and training of staff; and the National Library of New Zealand's experiences digitising newspapers.

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