International Newspapers Conference:Asia and the Pacific

Please note: an additional paper has been added to the website. Sandra Burrows of Library and Archives Canada was unable to attend the conference. Her proposed paper (Canadian developments for the digitization of newspapers) has been made available for publication on the site. It can be found here.

Conference Program

Tuesday 22 February

Morning Chair of Morning Session: Dr. Hartmut Walravens, Chairman IFLA Newspapers Section

9:00am.
Jan Fullerton, National Library of Australia.
Welcome.

9:15am.
Hartmut Walravens, Staatsbibliothek, Germany .
Current activities of the Newspaper Section. Current newspaper work in Germany. [abstract] [paper]

9:45am.
Else Delaunay, Consultant of IFLA Newspaper Section.
Developments in French newspaper publishing. [abstract] [presentation] [paper]

10:15am. Questions and Discussion.

10.30am. Morning tea

11.:00am.
Edmund King, Head, Newspaper Collections, British Library, London UK.
British Newspapers 1800-1900 A project to unlock nineteenth century history. [abstract] [presentation] [link to a paper by Jane Shaw on this project, from IFLA 2005]

11:30am.
Majlis Bremer-Laamanen, Helsinki University Library, Finland.
The Nordic Newspaper Library, developments since 2001. [the project is described in this IFLA paper]

12:00noon. Questions and discussion.
LUNCH 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Afternoon Chair of Afternoon Session: Edmund King, Secretary IFLA Newspapers Section

1:15pm.
Clark Stiles, Curator, New Zealand and Pacific Published Collections, and David Adams, Coordinator, Copying and Digital Services, National Library of New Zealand.
Newspapers Digitisation at the National Library of New Zealand: Papers Past and its useage. [presentation] [Papers Past home]

1:45pm.
Henry Snyder, University of California, Riverside, USA.
Digital developments for the online availability of historic California newspapers. [see p3 of this newsletter for an article about Professor Snyder's project, and this press release for additional information and links]

2:15pm.
Geraldine Suter, Chief Indexer, Argus Indexing Project and Judith Pearce, Director, Business Analysis, National Library of Australia.
Argus Index Online: historical newspaper indexing in a digital age. [abstract] [presentation]

2:45pm. Questions and discussion.

3:00pm. Afternoon Tea

3:30pm.
Marie-Therese Varlamoff, IFLA PAC.
Preservation of newspapers in the international context. [abstract] ; [paper]

4:00pm.
Georgia Higley, Head, Newspaper Section, Serial & Government Publications Division, Library of Congress.
The National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
[presentation] [home page for the program]
4:30pm. Questions and discussion.

7:00pm Conference Dinner.

Wednesday 23 February

Morning Chair of Morning Session: Jasmine Cameron, National Library of Australia
9:15am.
Ross Harvey, Professor, Charles Sturt University, School of Information Studies.
Selection of Newspapers for digitization and preservation: a user perspective. [abstract] [presentation (1MB)] [paper]

9:45am.
Heather Brown, Manager, Preservation State Library of South Australia and Andy Fenton, Manager, New Zealand Micrographic Services.
Time's pivotal point - preserving the past for the future NOW. [presentation (5MB)] ; [paper]


10:15am. Questions and discussion.

10:30am. Morning Tea

11:00am.
Colin Webb, Director, Preservation Services, National Library of Australia.
National Plan for Australian Newspapers (NPLAN)

11:30am.
Margie Barram, Senior Librarian, Internet Services, State Library of Queensland and Project Manager, Nambour Chronicle Digitisation Planning and Options Project.
The challenge - digitisation for both access and preservation - a Queensland case study. [abstract] [presentation (7MB)]

12:00noon. Questions and discussion.
LUNCH 12:15pm. Group photograph
12:30pm. BBQ Lunch
Afternoon 1:30pm. Afternoon Session: Panel session

  • Digitisation websites available online
  • software developments
  • free access and subscription to databases
  • Content: current and older newspapers

Thursday 24 February

Morning 9.00am. Tour of National Library of Australia
10.00am. Morning Tea
10.30am. Demonstration of NLA online services:
  • Libraries Australia (launched 8 December 2004)
  • Digitisation program and delivery systems
  • PictureAustralia; MusicAustralia; AskNow (online chat reference service)
LUNCH 12.30pm Lunch
Afternoon 1.30pm Optional tour of Canberra
4.00pm Return to Library
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