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MEDIA RELEASE
Thursday 15 May 2003
BRITAIN HOSTS CONFERENCE ON BEST IN ANGLO-SCANDINAVIAN LIBRARY PRACTICE
'Libraries, Learning and Life' is theme as UK and Nordic countries celebrate
50 years of co-operation.
Exeter is the host city for the May 2003 Anglo-Scandinavian Public Library
Conference. First held in 1953 and now in its fiftieth year, the conference
theme for 2003 is 'Libraries, Learning and Life' and speakers will present
papers from each of the participating Nordic countries.
Hosted by four Scandinavian nations - Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden -
as well as the UK - in rotation, the Conference takes place every three
years. It offers an ideal forum through which to meet professional colleagues from the Nordic countries and Iceland and to share ideas and
experiences in a warm and friendly environment.
"The Anglo-Scandinavian Public Library Conference is a unique event in
the library and information calendar" says Jill Martin, Assistant Director,
Member Services, at CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, and the Head of CILIP's International
Division. "It works because the participating countries have long experience of
sharing joint practice."
Running from Saturday 17 to Tuesday 20 May, the conference is followed
by a study tour of new and innovative libraries up and down the UK. During
the rest of the week delegates will be able to see some of the best that the
UK has to offer in public library design and services, taking in visits to
libraries in Bournemouth, Birmingham and Norwich, as well as others en-route.
Conference sessions include overviews of lifelong learning
strategies and initiatives throughout the Nordic countries, as well as case studies in
government lifelong learning initiatives. The importance of library
learning as a means of promoting social inclusion will receive special
consideration, and workshops will examine a range of issues surrounding
the actual delivery of lifelong learning in public libraries.
"This year's programme promises the customary high level of professional
content," Jill Martin concludes. "And to mark the 50th anniversary of
the conference, we are also planning a lively birthday party!"
The outline programme of the 2003 Anglo-Scandinavian Public Library Conference
follows the Notes to Editors.
Contact: Tim Buckley Owen
Head of External Relations
Tel: 020 7255 0652
Email:tim.buckleyowen@cilip.org.uk
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