Conference of Directors of National Libraries

Agenda

29th Meeting

WEDNESDAY, 21 AUGUST 2002, NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND,
CAUSEWAYSIDE BUILDING, EDINBURGH, UNITED KINGDOM COMMENCING AT 10.30AM

The buses will depart from the front of the SECC, Glasgow at 8.30am sharp.
Refreshments will be served on arrival between 10 and 10.30am

1 WELCOME TO THE MEETING
Ms Jan Fullerton, Director-General, National Library of Australia, the Chair of CDNL

2 WELCOME TO THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND

3 ATTENDANCE AND APOLOGIES

4 MEMBERSHIP
New members will be invited to introduce themselves to the meeting

5 ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
Additions to the agenda can be tabled at the meeting.

6 MINUTES OF THE 28TH CDNL MEETING
The minutes of the twenty-eighth meeting of the CDNL, held on Wednesday, 22 August, 2001 at the Boston Public Library are attached for approval.

7 BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 28TH CDNL MEETING
The UNESCO Resolution on Digital Preservation was endorsed by the UNESCO General Conference in October last year. The text can be found at: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001239/123975e.pdf

8 CDNL COMMITTEE ON DIGITAL ISSUES
Dr Wim van Drimmelen, General Director, Koninklijke Bibliotheek and Chairman of the Committee and Mr Johan Steenbakkers, Director ICT and Facility Management, Koninklijke Bibliotheek and Committee Secretary will speak to the attached report

9 UNESCO DRAFT CHARTER ON THE PRESERVATION OF DIGITAL HERITAGE
Mr Abdelaziz Abid, Senior Programme Specialist, Information Society Division, UNESCO to speak to the attached report.

10 THE IFLA INTERNET MANIFESTO ISSUED BY FAIFE (IFLA COMMITTEE ON FREE ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION)
Mr Alex Byrne, University Librarian, University of Technology, Sydney and Chair of FAIFE will speak to the attached report.

11 PRESENTATIONS

11.1 NATIONAL LIBRARIES PROVIDING PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICES
Mr R. Ramachandran, Deputy Chief Executive, National Library Board of Singapore.

11.2 DIGITISATION AT THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF CHINA
Mr Zhang Xiaoxing, Deputy Director, National Library of China

11.3 UNESCO AND THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF LATVIA
Mr Abdelaziz Abid, Senior Programme Specialist, Information Society Division, UNESCO and Mr Andris Vilks, Director, National Library of Latvia to speak to the attached report.

11.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AT THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF TUNISIA
Professor Khalifa Chater, Director- General, National Library of Tunisia will speak to the attached report.

11.5 TREASURES OF THE WORLD'S GREAT LIBRARIES: AN EXHIBITION AT THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA
Ms Jan Fullerton, Director-General, National Library of Australia will speak to the attached report.

Lunch 1.00-2.00
IFLA Executive Committee members Mrs Christine Deschamps, President; Mr Derek Law, Treasurer; Ms Ellen Tise, Member; Ms Ingrid Parent, Member and Mr Ross Shimmon, Secretary General will join CDNL for lunch.

12 IFLA
Mrs Christine Deschamps, IFLA President to report.

13 IFLA CORE ACTIVITIES REVIEW COMMITTEE
Ms Lena Kua, Assistant Director, National Library Board of Singapore and Secretary of the CDNL Committee will speak to the attached report.

14 IFLA SECTION OF NATIONAL LIBRARIES
Dr Fernanda Campos, Deputy Director, National Library of Portugal and Chair of the IFLA Section on National Libraries will speak to the attached report.

15 PRESENTATION QUESTIONPOINT: A COLLABORATIVE DIGITAL REFERENCE SERVICE
Ms Diane Kresh, Director Public Service Collections, Library of Congress will speak to the attached report.

Afternoon Tea 3.30-4.00

16 DOCUMENT SUPPLY: FUTURE TRENDS AND CHALLENGES FOR NATIONAL LIBRARIES
A report by Ms Carol Smale, Acting Director General, Research and Information Services, National Library of Canada will be tabled for information and discussion.

17 REGIONAL CONFERENCES REPORTS
Authors may wish to speak to their report briefly.

17.1 AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION FOR NATIONAL LIBRARIES OF IBERO-AMERICA (ABINIA)
Dr Celia Zaher, Director, National Library of Brazil and President, ABINIA A report is attached.

17.2 CONFERENCE OF EUROPEAN NATIONAL LIBRARIANS (CENL)
Dr Wim van Drimmelen, General Director, Koninklijke Bibliotheek and Chair of CENL A report is attached.

17.3 CONGRESS OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN LIBRARIANS (CONSAL)
Mr R Ramachandran, Deputy Chief Executive, National Library Board of Singapore and Secretary General, CONSAL A report is attached.

17.4 CONFERENCE OF DIRECTORS OF NATIONAL LIBRARIES OF ASIA AND OCEANIA (CDNLAO)
Mr R Ramachandran, Deputy Chief Executive, National Library Board of Singapore and Chairman, CDNLAO A report is attached.

17.5 STANDING CONFERENCE OF AFRICAN NATIONAL AND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIANS IN EASTERN, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA (SCANUL -ECS)
The report will be posted on the CDNL list.

18 ISBN
Dr Hartmut Walravens, Director, International ISBN Agency will speak to the attached report.

19 ISSN
Ms Francoise Pelle, Directeau, ISSN International Centre will speak to the attached report

20 COUNTRY REPORTS
The Country Reports are attached for information.

21 IFLA ROUNDTABLE ON NEWSPAPERS
A Report is attached for Information.

22 CDNL - FUTURE ISSUES.
The Chair

23 ELECTION OF THE VICE CHAIR
The Chair to report

24 FUTURE MEETINGS:

Elisabeth Niggemann, Director General, Die Deutsche Bibliothek, Germany will discuss planning for CDNL 2003.

25 CLOSURE AND THANKS
The Chair

4.30 - 5.00 Buses depart for the SECC, Glasgow