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Building national and large-scale Internet Information Gateways:
a workshop for the National Libraries of Europe
Target Audience and Aims of the Workshop
Who is the Workshop aimed at?
We hope that each of the National Libraries in Europe will be able to send a representative to the workshop.
The workshop is aimed at strategic managers from the National libraries of Europe, interested in learning more about developing large-scale subject-based Internet information gateways.
Places on the workshop are strictly limited and priority will be given to representatives elected by members of The Conference of European National Librarians (CENL)
Attendance at the workshop is free of charge (not including travel and accommodation) but numbers are strictly limited and so early registration is essential.
What are the aims of the workshop?
The workshop aims to encourage collaboration between the National Libraries of Europe in building national and large-scale Internet Information gateways.
The workshop will focus on strategic issues and will cover the following:
- The role of National Libraries in Internet resource discovery
- The international perspective: current practice in different countries and the potential for collaboration
- The investments and resources required to build and operate a large-scale Internet information gateway
- The practical steps required to build and maintain a gateway
There will be speakers from a number of National initiatives in this area and we hope to learn about the initiatives of colleagues in other libraries.
References
Programme (updated 02/07/99)
The programme for the workshop is as follows:
| Tuesday 14th September, 1999 |
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12.00 - 1.00
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Arrive for lunch and introductions
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| 1.00 - 1.30 |
Formal Introductions and Welcome Address
- Nicky Ferguson and Titia van der Werf |
| 1.30 - 2.00 |
What is an information gateway?
- definitions and a guided tour of an example (SOSIG/DutchESS), Emma Place and Marianne Peereboom |
| 2.00 - 2.30 |
Why set up large-scale and national gateways?
- the benefits for you and your users (including academic and financial benefits), Nicky Ferguson |
| 2.30 - 3.00 |
Information gateways in perspective
- Rachel Heery |
| 3.00 - 3.30 |
Coffee |
| 3.30 - 4.00 |
Information Gateways and the international perspective
- the Reynard project proposal (a view on European collaboration), cross searching and collaborative working, Marianne Peereboom and Dan Brickley |
| 4.00 - 6.00 |
Panel Session
- pre-set questions and answers to an international panel of information gateway experts. Panel to include; Eric Miller, Toini Alhainen, Titia van der Werf, Rachel Heery, Debra Hiom, Traugott Koch |
| EVENING |
Evening meal for all participants (useful to discuss issues further) |
| Wednesday 15th September, 1999 |
| 9.00 - 9.30
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Sustaining resource description
- a look at varying approaches to organising and sustaining network
resource description (with special reference to the UK Resource
Discovery Network and some national library issues), Lorcan Dempsey |
| 9.30 - 11.00 |
Setting up a gateway - practical issues
- a brief description of the process and time scales for setting up a gateway and tools available, Emma Place, Marianne Peereboom, Paul Hollands
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| 11.00 - 11.30 |
Coffee |
| 11.30 - 12.30 |
Discussion / Surgery time
- a chance for general discussion or for individuals to talk with DESIRE partners about the way forward. Four key areas of expertise will be reflected; technical issues, information management, organisational and day-to-day management issues and funding and business models overview
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| 12.30 - 1.00pm |
Closing Address
- closing address and further information, Nicky Ferguson |
| END OF THE FORMAL PROGRAMME |
| 1.00 - 2.00pm |
Lunch |
| Afternoon |
Surgery time - for anyone wishing to discuss individual cases and continue discussions from earlier sessions. DESIRE team members and the speakers will be available to answer questions |
Speakers and Panel Members:
- Eric Miller, OCLC, United States
- Toini Alhainen, Finnish Virtual Library Project, Finland
- Lorcan Dempsey (Resource Discovery Network Centre, UK)
- Titia van der Werf, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Netherlands
- Nicky Ferguson, Institute for Learning and Research Technology, UK
- Marianne Peereboom, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Netherlands
- Rachel Heery, UKOLN, UK
- Emma Place, Institute for Learning and Research Technology, UK
- Traugott Koch, NetLab, Lund University Library Sweden
- Debra Hiom, SOSIG, UK
Confirmed Participants
- Austrian National Library - Bettina Kann
- National Szichinyi Library Hungary - Adam Horvath
- Helsinki University Library Finland - Juha Hakala
- National Library of Latvia - Sandra Ozolina
- Russian State Library - Alexandre Vislyi
- Liechtensteinische Landesbibliothek - Meinrad Büchel
- Austrian National Library - Walter Zabel
- National Library of Lithuania - Daiva Ulbikiene
- National And University Library Croatia - Marina Mihalic
- National and University Library Slovenia - Vilenka Jakac-Bizjak
- National Library of Estonia - Mihhail Ottmaa
- Swiss National Library - Manel de Silva
- Israel National Database of Research and Development (INDARD) - Eric Zimmerman
- National Library of the Czech Republic - Adolf Knoll
- National Library of the Czech Republic - Vojtech Balik
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft - Susanne Schaefers
- Biblioteka Narodowa Poland - Ewa Krysiak
- Koninklijke Bibliotheek Netherlands - Trix Bakker
- State and University Library, Aarhus, Denmark - Lou Naeraa
- Koninklijke Bibliotheek Netherlands - Mischa Poppe
- The British Library - Sandie Beaney
- Det konglige bibliotek (Royal Library of Denmark) - Birgit Henrikson
- Social Sciences Institute, University of Lisbon, Portugal - Antonio Vilela
- The British Library - Robert Smith
- Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Italy - Dina Pasqualetti
- The Natural History Museum, London, UK - Anne Freeman
Other attendees:
- Tracey Hooper, ILRT, UK
- Dan Brickley, ILRT, UK
- Paul Hollands, ILRT/ROADS, UK
Travel and Accommodation
The workshop will start at 12.00 on Tuesday 14th September, 1999. Formal presentations will end at 12.00 on Wednesday 15th September, but participants will have the opportunity in the afternoon for informal discussion with DESIRE staff and colleagues.
There is no charge for attending the workshop, but participants will be expected to pay for travel and accommodation.
Travel
Koninklijke Bibliotheek is located in Den Haag about 30 minutes train journey from Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam.
The library is located within easy walking distance of the Central Station.
Trains from Schiphol airport to Den Haag leave
twice an hour at 03 and 33 past each hour. They leave from platform 6.
Be careful - there are two train stations in Den Haag - you need the
Central Station.
Accommodation
We have made provisional reservations at the Hotel Sofitel for participants. To take advantage of a special discount that has been negotiated, please let us know if you require accommodation at this hotel.
Hotel Sofitel
Koningin Julianaplein 35
2509 AA DEN HAAG
tel: +31 70 3471827
fax: +31 70 3855068
single room: KB-price fl 195,00 (normal price fl 315,00)
double room fl 235,00 (normal price fl 375,00)
breakfast: fl 32,50
Sofitel is located near The Hague Central Station. From the main entrance of the Central Station, the hotel is next to the "Babylon" Shopping Mall. To walk from the hotel to the Koninklijke Bibliotheek you pass the shopping mall, and walk through the passage between the parking and the Central Station. After c 100 m, a footpath to the left leads to the main entrance of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek.
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