---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: raphaële mouren &lt;mourenr(a)gmail.com&gt; Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:10:49 +0100 *Ambassadors of the book Competences for heritage librarians *An international conference* *University of Antwerp 1 and 2 February 2012* The Library and Information Science Department of the University of Antwerp<http://www.ua.ac.be/main.aspx?c=.ENGLISH> , the Ecole nationale supérieure des sciences de l’information et des bibliothèques (ENSSIB <http://www.enssib.fr/>, Lyon) and Flanders Heritage Library <http://www.vlaamse-erfgoedbibliotheek.be/en>, organise an international conference on the competences that heritage librarians need to face the current and future challenges of their profession. This two-day conference <http://www.ua.ac.be/main.aspx?c=.IBW&n=103518> will take place at the University of Antwerp (Belgium) on *Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 February 2012*. The conference is organised under the auspices of the IFLA-Rare Books and Manuscripts Section <http://www.ifla.org/en/rare-books-and-manuscripts>, the LIBER Steering Committee for Heritage Collection and Preservation<http://www.libereurope.eu/committee/heritage>, and the Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL)<http://www.cerl.org/>g/>. The conference will be held in English. Program : *Wednesday 1 February 2012: COMPETENCES<http://www.ua.ac.be/main.aspx?c=.IBW&n=103545&ct=103545&e=283711> * 9:00 *Coffee and registration* 10:00 *Welcome* by Prof. Alain Verschoren, *vice-chancellor of the University of Antwerp* *Session 1 *Chair: Pierre Delsaerdt, *Library and Information Science Department,* *University of Antwerp* - 10:10 Pierre Delsaerdt, *University of Antwerp, **Introduction to the conference theme* - 10:30 Deirdre Stam, *Rare Book and Special Collections Program, Palmer School of Library and Information Science, Long Island University [retired], **Challenges for heritage librarians* 11:15?11:30 *Discussion* - 11:30 Lily Knibbeler, *National Library of the Netherlands, The Hague, **21st-century librarianhood: training specialists or generalists?* - 12:00 Garrelt Verhoeven, *University Library Amsterdam, **The text, the book, the collection and its curator. The curator as ambassador of the book in special collections* 12:30-12:45 *Discussion* 12:45-14:00 *Lunch* *Session 2* Chair: Mel Collier, *head librarian KU Leuven* - 14:00 David McKnight, *University of Pennsylvania Libraries, the Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Images, **The Bits and Bytes: Digitization Competencies for Special Collections Library Directors and Administrators* - 14:30 Per Cullhed, *Cultural Heritage Library Group, Uppsala University Library, **Transience in old and new librarianship* - 15:00 Claudia Engelhardt and Stefan Strathmann, *Goettingen State and University Library, **Training needs in digital preservation and curation ? Results of a DigCurV survey* 15:30-15:45 *Discussion* 15:45-16:15 *Coffee* - 16:15 Nicholas Pickwoad, *Ligatus Research Centre, the University of the Arts London, **An unused resource: bringing the study of bookbindings out of the ghetto* - 16:45 Mark Purcell, *Libraries Curator, The National Trust, **?A Great Number of Curious Books?: Libraries, collections, people and places* 17:15-17:30 *Discussion* *19:00 Conference dinner **(optional)* * * *Thursday 2 February 2012: EDUCATION<http://www.ua.ac.be/main.aspx?c=.IBW&n=103546&ct=103546&e=283712> * 9:30 *Coffee* *Session 3 *Chair: Trudi Noordermeer, *head librarian University of Antwerp* - 10:00 Susan Allen, *California Rare Book School, University of California Los Angeles, **Educating heritage librarians on the Pacific Rim: California Rare Book School - the past, the present, and the future* - 10:30 Hélène Richard, *Inspection générale des bibliothèques, ministère de la Culture/ministère de l?Enseignement supérieur, Paris, **Education of librarians in heritage matters in France* 11:00-11:15 *Discussion* - 11:15 Monique Hulvey, *Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon,* and Raphaële Mouren, *Université de Lyon-enssib, **Preparing heritage librarians to welcome readers* - 11:45 Adriana Paolini, *University of Trento, **History of writing and the book for children and adults: enhancing rare books collections and the promotion of reading* 12:15-12:30 *Discussion* 12:30-14:00 *Lunch* *Session 4* Chair: Sylvia van Peteghem, *head librarian Ghent University* - 14:00 Diederik Lanoye, *Flanders Heritage Library, **The STCV workshop: a practical training in analytical bibliography for collaborators of heritage libraries* - 14:30 Anne Welsh, *Library and Information Studies, University College London, **Experiential learning in historical bibliography* 15:00-15:15 *Discussion* 15:15-15:45 *Coffee* - 15:45 Giliola Barbero, *Università Cattolica, Milan, **Cultural heritage and IT competence at the Catholic University, Milan* - 16:15 Katie Henningsen, *Access Archivist, University of Kentucky, **Preparing librarians technologically for the 21st-century library* 16:45-17:00 *Discussion* - 17.00-17.45 *Conclusions* by Michael Suarez, *Rare Book School, University of Virginia* *17.45 Closing reception* Information and inscription : http://www.ua.ac.be/main.aspx?c=.IBW&n=103508 Pierre Delsaerdt, Antwerp University, for Antwerp University and Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheek Monique Hulvey, City Libraries, Lyon, for CERL and LIBER Marian Lefferts, CERL, for CERL and LIBER Raphaële Mouren, Enssib, for Enssib and RBMS IFLA -- June Samaras KALAMOS BOOKS (For Books about Greece) 2020 Old Station Rd Streetsville,Ontario Canada L5M 2V1 Tel : 905-542-1877 E-mail : kalamosbooks(a)gmail.com www.kalamosbooks.com http://kalamosb.alibrisstore.com/ http://www.antiqbook.com/books/bookseller.phtml/kal