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IFLA 2012 Satellite meeting in KUOPIO
Acquisition and Collection Development Section
Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section
Kuopio, Finland
9th to 10th August 2012
Theme: Global policies, Imperatives and Solutions for the Efficient Library Collection
Management and Access to Less Used Documents
Conference Theme and Focus
Digital material is becoming dominant in many libraries. Especially in universities
engaged in research and teaching in Science, Technology and Medicine (STM) subjects need
to concentrate on digital content provision. At the same time economic constrains force
libraries to make savings where ever they can. Savings can be made in profiled collection
policies and profiled acquisitions. The costs of library premises are also a target of
institutional economic consideration. Premises to accommodate print collections are being
reduced and if possible local storage facilities should be rejected. One viable solution
to maintain availability to print collections is outsourcing.
The National Repository Library of Finland has hosted the International Conference of
Print Repositories and Repository Libraries on three occasions. During these conferences
the need for efficient management of less used research documents on a global level has
been highlighted as an issue. This demands new logistical and policy innovations in order
to guarantee as easy access to these documents. The rise of the digital dissemination and
new technologies has given libraries new tools, but at the same time the global copyright
legislation continues to set new challenges for the libraries.
This satellite conference continues to focus on issues connected with efficient print
collection management and guaranteeing access to print not as a curious artefact but as a
genuine vehicle to communication with the best archival prospect.
Organization
Satellite meeting sponsored by IFLA
* Acquisition and Collection Development Section,
contact persons:
- Johannes Rudberg, johannes.rudberg[at]kb.se
- Sirpa Janhonen, sirpa.janhonen[at]nrl.fi
* Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section
contact person: Wilma Mossink, mossink[at]surf.nl
Local organizers:
• Library
of Savonia University of Applied Sciences, Tuula Snicker, tuula.snicker[at]savonia.fi
• University
of Eastern Finland Library, Jarmo Saarti, jarmo.saarti[at]uef.fi
• National
Repository Library, Pentti Vattulainen, pentti.vattulainen[at]nrl.fi
• Kuopio City
Library, Marja Tiittanen-Savolainen
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