8:30 – 9:00 – Registration

9:00 – 9:30 – Opening remarks

Yakov Shraiberg, President, ILIAC; First Deputy Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia
Kevin Spensley, Senior Program Manager, American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, Washington, DC, USA
Valery Sudarenkov, Vice-speaker, PACE; Senator, Russian Parliament (Upper Chamber), Moscow, Russia
Eduard Gams, on behalf of Minister of Education of Russian Federation Vladimir Filippov
Aleksey Ostrovsky, Counsellor, Science & Technology, Embassy of the Russian Federation, Washington, DC, USA

Chairs:
Yakov Shraiberg, President, ILIAC; First Deputy Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia
Andrei Zemskov, ILIAC Advisory Council Member; Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia

9:30 – 11:00 – Meeting 1

Internet Language Learning Resources
Marissa Polsky, Web Applications Developer, American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, Washington, DC, USA

USRBC Activities in Respect of the U.S.-Russian Business Relations Development
Svetlana Minjack, Program Manager, U.S.-Russia Business Council, Washington, DC, USA

New ILIAC Projects and Initiatives for Russian-U.S. Relations Development in the Field of Culture, Science and Education
Vladimir Podoprigora, Chair, ILIAC Advisory Council; Vice-governor, Novgorod Region, Moscow-Novgorod, Russia

Information Support of the State Innovative Policy by the Ministry of Industry, Science and Technology of the Russian Federation
Nikolai Kharichev, Deputy Director, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Industry, Science and Technology of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia

Librarians, Publishers and Book Traders in a Single Information Environment: New Initiatives and Basic Results in Russia
Yakov Shraiberg, President, ILIAC; First Deputy Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia

11:00 – 11:30 – Coffee Break

11:30 - 1:00 - Meeting 2

Federal Program “Electronic Russia 2002-2010”. Outline and General Comments
Andrei Zemskov, Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia

Magazine Subscriptions as Online Retailing Products
Eduard Gams, Director General, Book-Service Agency, Moscow, Russia

Internet Sites of Libraries and Information Centers with English Language Interfaces: Current State and Development Perspectives
Mikhail Goncharov, Executive Secretary, ILIAC; Department Head, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia
Ksenia Volkova, Information Manager, ILIAC; Section Head, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia

IRBIS Integrated Library System as the Tool for Support of Electronic Catalogs Containing English and Cyrillic Descriptions
Alexander Brodovsky, Department Head, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia

1:00 – 2:00 – Lunch

2:00 – 4:00 – Meeting 3

Oral History and its Digital Preservation for Libraries: Brown University Project on Nikita Khrushchev’s Dictations, 1966-1971
Irina Lynden, Allynn Wilkinson, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

MedInfoRus – a New Path to Medical Information Exchange between Russia and USA
Yelena Friedman, Sophia F. Palmer Library, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, New York, NY, USA
Luda Dolinsky, Health Sciences Library, Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Rimma Perelman, Medical Library, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA

4:00 - 4:30 - Summary and closing remarks

Yakov Shraiberg, President, ILIAC; First Deputy Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia
Andrei Zemskov, ILIAC Advisory Council Founding Member; Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology
 
 

8:30 – 9:00 – Registration

9:00 – 9:30 Opening remarks

Gary Strong, Director, Queens Borough Public Library, Jamaica, NY, USA
James Benson, Chief Information Officer, Dean of Libraries, St. John’s University, Jamaica, NY, USA
Yakov Shraiberg, President, ILIAC; First Deputy Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia

Chairs:
Gary Strong, Director, Queens Borough Public Library, Jamaica, NY, USA
James Benson, Chief Information Officer, Dean of Libraries, St. John’s University, Jamaica, NY, USA
Yakov Shraiberg, President, ILIAC; First Deputy Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia

9:30 - 11:00 - Meeting 1

Business Information Services of the International Resource Center
Alan Wagner, Manager, International Resource Center, Queens Borough Public Library, Flushing, NY, USA

Federal Program “Electronic Russia 2002-2010”. Could Business Gain?
Andrei Zemskov, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia

Long-term Preservation of Electronic Publications - a Challenge for a New Kind of Cooperation between Publishers and Libraries
Bernd Wegner, Professor, Berlin Technical University, Berlin, Germany

Librarians, Publishers and Book Traders in a Single Information Environment: New Initiatives and Basic Results in Russia
Yakov Shraiberg, President, ILIAC; First Deputy Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia

11:00-11:30 - Coffee Break
Presentation of e-books collection at the Queens Borough Public Library
 
 
 
 

11:30 - 1:00 - Meeting 2

Re-inventing the Academic Library
James Benson, Chief Information Officer, Dean of Libraries, St. John’s University, Jamaica, NY, USA

Virtual Reference Using Reference Desk Live
Brian Mikesell, Manager of E-services, St. John’s University Libraries, St. John’s University, Jamaica, NY, USA

E-Mail Reference, a University Library Experience
Susan Beck, Head of Public Services, Robeson Library, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ, USA

E-books@QueensLibrary: Present and Future
Stuart A. Rosenthal, Coordinator of Cataloging, Queens Borough Public Library, Jamaica, NY, USA

1:00 - 2:00 – Lunch
Presentation of e-books collection at the Queens Borough Public Library

2:00 - 3:30 - Meeting 3

On Some Russian Business Information Resources
Olga Putilina, Department Head, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia

Federal Program on Formation of Regional Business Information Centers on the Premises of Public Libraries in Russia
Marx Oussatchev, Deputy Department Head, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia

3:30 – 3:45 – Break
Presentation of e-books collection at the Queens Borough Public Library

3:45 – 4:30 – Session 4

Literacy and Libraries: The Adult Learner Program at the Queens Borough Public Library
Bruce Carmel, Program Manager, Adult Learner Program, Queens Borough Public Library, Jamaica, NY, USA

Seeking Your Future: The Role of the Job Information Centers at the Queens Borough Public Library
Natalie McDonough, Coordinator of Adult Services, Queens Borough Public Library, Jamaica, NY, USA
 
 
 

Analysis of ILIAC Activities on Information Provision to Patrons in North America
Valery Garmashov, Moscow Representative Office Director
Irina Mustafina, Manager, ILIAC; Section Head, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology
Victor Zverevich, PR Officer, ILIAC; Section Head, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia

4:30 - 5:00 - Summary and closing remarks

Gary Strong, Director, Queens Borough Public Library, Jamaica, NY, USA
James Benson, Chief Information Officer, Dean of Libraries, St. John’s University, Jamaica, NY, USA
Yakov Shraiberg, President, ILIAC; First Deputy Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia
 
 

8:30-9:00 – Registration and Refreshments

9:00 – 9:30 - Opening remarks

Ernest Di Mattia, President, The Ferguson Library; Board of Directors Member, ILIAC, Stamford, CT, USA
Yakov Shraiberg, President, ILIAC; First Deputy Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia

Chairs:
Ernest Di Mattia, President, The Ferguson Library; Board of Directors Member, ILIAC, Stamford, CT, USA
Yakov Shraiberg, President, ILIAC; First Deputy Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia

9:30 – 11:00 – Meeting 1

E-Books and E-Journals: The New Gateway to E-Reading
Alice Knapp, Director of Public Services, The Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT, USA

Corporate Network of Moscow Public Libraries: Technological and Training Aspects
Mikhail Goncharov, Executive Secretary, ILIAC; Department Head, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia

The Great American Read-in: One Town, One Book
Maxine Bleiweis, Director, Westport Public Library, Westport, CT, USA

11:00-11:30 - Coffee Break

11:30 - 1:00 - Meeting 2

Federal Program “Electronic Russia 2002-2010”. Electronic Libraries and Digitizing Projects
Andrei Zemskov, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia

Information Based Partnerships with other Community Organizations
Xiaomei Gong, Information Services Supervisor, The Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT, USA

Internet Resources and Electronic Libraries as the Basic Disciplines of a New Specialization in Russian Library and Information Science
Yakov Shraiberg, President, ILIAC; First Deputy Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia

1:00 – 2:00 – Lunch

1:30 – 3:00 – Meeting 3

Internet/WEB Based Training for Non-English Speaking Library Users
Jose Ruiz-Alvarez and Yelena Klompus, Information Services Department, The Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT, USA

ILIAC Current and Future Projects
Ksenia Volkova, and Victor Zverevich, PR Officer, ILIAC, Moscow, Russia

Focus on the Future of Technology in Public Libraries
Ernest Di Mattia, The Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT, USA.

3:30 – 4:00 – Summary and closing remarks

Ernest Di Mattia, President, The Ferguson Library; Board of Directors Member, ILIAC, Stamford, CT, USA
Yakov Shraiberg, President, ILIAC; First Deputy Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia

4:00 – 5:00 – Tour of The Ferguson Library.