IFLA – Section on Information Technology

1. IFLA – Section on Information Technology Giving a worldwide perspective on information technology issues for libraries

2. The International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) • Brief History • Organizational Structure • Annual Conference

3. History of IFLA • Founded in 1927 • First meeting – Edinburgh, Scotland • Registered in the Netherlands 1971 • Housed in the Royal Library • 1700 members in 150 countries • Regional Office – Rio De Janeiro • Mrs. Elizabet Maria Ramos de Caralho, Regional Manager • Five Working Languages – English, French, German, Russian, and Spanish

4. IFLA Organization Management and Technology Information Technology

5. World Library and Information Congress

6. Annual Conference – World Library and Information Congress • 1999 – Bangkok, Thailand • 2000 – Jerusalem, Israel • 2001 – Boston, USA • 2002 – Glasgow, Scotland • 2003 – Berlin, Germany • 2004 – Buenos Aires • 2005 – Oslo, Norway • 2006 – Seoul, Korea • 2007 – Durban, South Africa • 2008 - Quebec, Canada August 13-18, 2005

7. Section on Information Technology (SIT) • Brief History • Goals of the Section • Recent Programs • Upcoming programs – Oslo, Seoul • Current Projects • How to join IFLA –SIT • Officers/Standing Committee Members

8. History of the IFLA Section on Information Technology (SIT) • Founded in 1965 as Committee on Mechanization – Helsinki • 1960s - Focus on automation reports from various countries –Canada, Germany, Sweden, UK, USA and USSR • 1970s - Bibliographic standards and data exchange

9. History of the IFLA Section on Information Technology (SIT) • 1979 – became the Section on Information Technology • 1980s – Networking, -microcomputers, electronic document delivery • 1990s – Internet, WWW, electronic publications • 2000s – Digital libraries • http://www.ifla.org/VII/s21/publications/40YearsOfSIT.pdf

10. Goals of the SIT • Investigate new technologies for library services • Investigate access to information resources • Identify and promote standards • Promote interoperability between systems • Support projects with other IFLA sections and international library associations

11. RFID in Singapore Empowering Unreached Populations in India Scholar’s Portals in Czech Republic XML-based Library Services in Portugal Digital Preservation in Scotland Research Portals in Australia Archiving the World Wide Web in Slovenia Science and Technology Electronic Library in Argentina Patron Authorization in the UK Metadata for Digital Collections in Canada Mobile Access to Libraries in Japan ISO Interlibrary Loan Protocol in USA

12. Recent SIT Programs • Managing digital collections as research collections (Boston 2001) • The Scholar’s Portal – An international perspective (Berlin 2003) • Wireless technologies for Library services – RFID (Berlin 2003) • Authentication and authorization for cross-domain e-library services (Buenos Aires 2004) • A Star is Born (Argentina Electronic Library Project)

13. Upcoming SIT Programs - Oslo • Course Management Systems and Library Information Systems – Issues for interoperability • Open Source Software for libraries • Quality issues in libraries • Statistics and evaluation of electronic resources • Bibliotheca Universalis – how to organize chaos (Satellite meeting in Järvenpää, Finland on FRBR) (all of these programs are jointly sponsored with other IFLA Sections)

14. Current SIT Projects • Conference Watch • Technology Watch • GUI-Icons Project (no longer active) • Authentication and Authorization publication • 3rd Generation Library System Resource page • IT Training needs for developing countries

15. Conference Watch • Listing dates and locations for many international conferences focusing on technology in libraries • http://www.ifla.org/VII/s21/confwatch.htm

16. Technology Watch • A selection of institutional, association and project studies reports and guides • Browsable by topic and by organization • Courseware, data mining, digital libraries, digital preservation, metadata, etc • http://www.ifla.org/VII/s21/techwatch.htm

17. Authentication and Authorizationpublication • PAPI project: TERENA Task Force • KUB: SurfNet • ANGEL Project • Enhancing Athens with Permis • The Finnish Electronic Library • University of Freiburg project • Library Systems Vendors – A&A functionality

18. 3rd Generation Library SystemsResource pages • Vendor links, sample RFI/RFPs, contacts • Link Resolvers • Federated Search Engines • Portals • Electronic Resource Management Systems • Google-related projects • UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!!

19. Membership - IFLA • Association Membership • 2 free Section registrations • Institutional Members • 2 free Section registrations • School libraries • 1 free Section registration • Personal and Student Affiliates • 1 free Section registration (Free registration for Brazilians in Section 27 Latin America & the Caribbean!)

20. How to Join the Section on Information Technology • Select Section 21. Information Technology as one of your free Sections -or- • Pay €48 to join Information Technology as an “extra” Section. • http://www.ifla.org/III/members/form2a.htm

21. IFLA Sections • Members • Standing Committee

22. Ms Maria Inês Cordeiro, Portugal, Chair Larry Woods, USA, Secretary Ms Gill Hamilton, Scotland Reinhard Altenhöner, Germany Ms Sabine Barral, France Claude Bonnelly, Canada Ms Mercedes Chacón Fuertes, Spain Ms. J.L. de Vries, The Netherlands Nazha Hachad, Morocco Ms Hilde Hoegaas, Norway Yuri Hohlov, Russian Federation Ms Mary E. Jackson, USA Mats Lindquist, Sweden Wei Liu, China Ms Catherine Lupovici, France Ms Sally H. McCallum, USA Solomon K. Mutai, Kenya Per Mogens Petersen, Denmark Ms Diann Rusch-Feja, Germany Marinus Swanepoel, South Africa Ms Mirna Willer, Croatia N.U. Yapa, Sri Lanka Section on Information TechnologyStanding Committee Members

23. New Committee Members Nominated Biennially • Can have your association nominate you • Can self-nominate • Can also become a corresponding member of the Standing Committee WE’D LOVE TO HAVE MEMBERS ON THE COMMITTEE FROM BRAZIL!

24. Larry WoodsDirector, Information Systems and Technical ServicesUniversity of Iowa LibrariesUSA larry-woods@uiowa.edu