LIBER 34th Annual Conference 2005

University Library of Groningen, the Netherlands
Tuesday 5 - Saturday 9 July, 2005

Programme

News

Programme

Groningen

How to get there

Hotel Reservations

Day 1: Tuesday, 5 July 2005
Day 2: Wednesday, 6 July 2005
Day 3: Thursday, 7 July 2005

Friday, 8 July 2005

Day 5: Saturday 9 July 2005
Excursions in the conference week

Location: Offerhaus Room, Academy Building

08.30

Conference registration (entrance Academy Building)

Divisional Meetings

09.00	Access Division
09.30	Collection Development Division

Local session

	Chair: Marjolein Nieboer (deputy university librarian, University of Groningen)
10.00	Peter van Laarhoven (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands) Usage statistics of online journals: background, trends & prospects - with a local elaboration.
10.45	Emilija Banionyte (Library Director, Vilnius Pedagogical University Library) eIFLnet - an international consortium of library consortia in developing countries

11.00	Coffee / tea (sponsored by EBSCO Information Services)
11.30	Annual General Assembly of LIBER
13.00	Lunch (sponsored by Geac) in the Public Library, Oude Boteringestraat 18, just opposite the Academy Building

Library Visits

14.00	Visit to the Public Library of Groningen with a presentation by Hans van Dijk, manager IT of the Groningen Public Library Association BIBLIONET, about: an open electronic learning environment in the framework of VUBIS Smart an associative Geac search interface
Visits of the University Library and Faculty Libraries:
15.00	An overview of the libraries where you can enjoy a guided tour this afternoon

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Conference dinner

19.30
	The Conference dinner will be held at Gasunion Headquarters. Gasunion Headquarters is housed in a building that – by its unique, impressive architecture - is a landmark in the city of Groningen.

Day 5: Saturday 9 July 2005