International Library Information and Analytical Center

Tenth International Workshop

“Electronic Information Resources and International Information Exchange: East- West”

Session 2:

“International Library Cooperation in the Digital Information Age”

Thursday, March 13, 2008

American Councils for International Education

1776 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Suite 100, Washington, DC

Workshop languages: English, Russian

9:30 – 10:00 Registration and coffee

10:00 Morning session

1. Welcome by
Dan Davidson, President, American Councils for International Education, Washington, DC, USA

Lisa Choate, Vice President, American Councils for International Education, Washington, DC, USA
Yakov Shrayberg, President, ILIAC; Director General, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia

2. What Helps and What Hinders the Effective Library and Information Cooperation?

Yakov Shrayberg, President, ILIAC; Director General, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia

3. Russian Projects of the Library of Congress

Harry Leich, Russian Area Specialist, European Division, The Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA

4. The World Digital Library presentation

Donna Sokol, World Digital Library team, Washington, DC, USA

5. The U.S. – Russia Business Council presentation

Svetlana Minjack, Director of Communications and External Affairs, U.S.-Russia Business Council, Washington, DC, USA

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 Afternoon session

6. U.S. Copyright Office presentation. Overview

Larisa Pastuchiv, Senior Copyright Specialist, U.S. Copyright Office, Washington, DC, USA

7. U.S. Copyright Office presentation: Libraries and Fair Use

Oliver Metzker, U.S. Copyright Office, Washington, DC, USA

Discussion
8. National Library of the Kyrgyz Republic

Jyldyz Bakashova, Director of the National Library of the Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic

Workshop Roundup and Conclusions