DOOM OR BLOOM
– re-inventing the library in the digital age –
An International Seminar by EUROLIS
Thursday 29th October, in South Kensington, London
What is it about?
Digital libraries, e-books and emerging technologies are transforming the way culture,
knowledge and information are created and disseminated. They have a fundamental impact on
the self-conception and perception of libraries as spaces of cultural heritage, safe keepers of
knowledge as well as stakeholders of knowledge management and information brokerage.
How do libraries take action in order to bloom and ensure their future?
Programme features:
Presentation of experiments carried out by various public and academic libraries in Europe.
The points of view of the entire book chain will be considered, from the librarian, the
publisher, the author, the supplier, to the reader.
Seminar organisers: EUROLIS, a group of librarians and members of the Cultural institutes
of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain, and members of CILIP in London
Who should attend?
Managers and senior managers of public, school and academic libraries
Professionals in information management, publishers, authors and book store managers
Any one who is concerned about and interested in:
 the evolution of digital books
 the new uses of libraries
 learning about different national and local approaches in the UK and other European
countries
Conference fee : Full price £65 / 75€ Concessions: £40 / 47€
(lunch & refreshments are included in both prices)
Venue: The French Institute (Institut français), 17 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2DT
How to register ?
Download the form and send it with a cheque made payable to The French Institute
c/o Swarna Arora, The French Institute, 17 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2DT, United
Kingdom.
Or
Book by sending registration form to Swarna Arora (payment to be made in person on the
day)
For information contact swarna.arora@ambafrance.org.uk tel.: 44 (0)207 0731354
For more details: EUROLIS website: http://eurolis.wordpress.com/
Doom or bloom-reinventing the library in the digital age
- a one-day seminarFrench Institute, London, 29 October 2009