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IFLA PRESIDENT'S MEETING 2015
3-5 June 2015
Istanbul Bilgi University
Istanbul, Turkey
THE ART OF
TRANSFORMING
LIBRARIES
TKD
1949
TURKISH
LIBRARIANS’
ASSOCIATION
16:30
Buses Depart from Conference Hotels-Taksim to santralistanbul Campus
17:00 – 18:30 Registration
18:30 – 20:00 Welcome Reception (Cocktails and a light buffet will be served)
Welcome by
- Sami Çukadar, ANKOS President & Istanbul Bilgi University Library and e-Resources Director
- Sinikka Sipilä, IFLA President
20:30
Buses return to Conference Hotels-Taksim
08:20
Buses Depart from Conference Hotels-Taksim to santralistanbul Campus
08:50 – 09:20
Registration
09:20 – 10:40
Formal Opening
Welcome by
- Sami Çukadar, ANKOS President & Istanbul Bilgi University Library and e-Resources Director
- Sinikka Sipilä, IFLA President
- Emre Gönen, Advisor to the Rector at Istanbul Bilgi University
- Gürcan Türkoğlu, Ambassador and the Vice President of the Turkish National Commission for UNESCO
Keynote Speech
10:40 –11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30
First Session: IFLA Trend Report and Lyon Declaration
Chair: Sinnikka Sipilä, IFLA President
Speakers:
IFLA Trend Report – Transforming Library Services?
Jennefer Nicholson, Secretary General, IFLA
Libraries, the Lyon Declaration and the Road to 2030
Stuart Hamilton, Deputy Secretary General & Director, Policy and Advocacy, IFLA
New Trends for Public Libraries and Its Reflection to Turkey
Prof. Dr. Bülent Yılmaz, Head of Information Management Department, Hacettepe University
12:30 – 13:45
Lunch
13:45 – 14:00
Transforming IT for Libraries
Gökhan Fidan, Board Member, ANKAREF
14:00 – 16:00
Second Session: Transforming Technologies: Opportunities and Threats
Chair: Hilmi Çelik, Former Parliamentary Librarian of Turkey & Founding Director of Sabancı University Information Center
Speakers:
New Social Ecology and the Need for New Media Literacy
Prof. Dr. Mutlu Binark, Hacettepe University
Game Over or Solution Based Strategy: How do We Meet Our Digital Customers?
Kai Ekholm, Chair of CDNL
Access to Information and the Enhancement of Civic Engagement
Bas Savenije, Independent Consultant
The Introduction of the FATIH Project
Adnan Gülözer, Ministry of National Education - General Directorate of Innovation and Educational Technologies
16:00-16:30
Coffee Break
14:00 – 16:00
Second Session: Transforming Technologies: Opportunities and Threats
Chair: Hilmi Çelik, Former Parliamentary Librarian of Turkey & Founding Director of Sabancı University Information Center
Speakers:
New Social Ecology and the Need for New Media Literacy
Prof. Dr. Mutlu Binark, Hacettepe University
Game Over or Solution Based Strategy: How do We Meet Our Digital Customers?
Kai Ekholm, Chair of CDNL
Access to Information and the Enhancement of Civic Engagement
Bas Savenije, Independent Consultant
The Introduction of the FATIH Project
Adnan Gülözer, Ministry of National Education - General Directorate of Innovation and Educational Technologies
16:00-16:30
Coffee Break
16:30-18:00
Third Session: Legal Regulations and the Impact on Information Technologies
Chair: Asst. Prof. Erkan Saka, School of Communication, Istanbul Bilgi University
Speakers:
Internet Censorship Alla Turca
Prof. Dr. Yaman Akdeniz, Vice Rector, İstanbul Bilgi University
The Legality of Internet Surveillance and Censorship in Developing and ‘Developed’ Countries
Assoc. Prof. Melih Kırlıdoğ, Computer Engineering Department, Marmara University
Information Law and Libraries: An International Perspective
Benjamin White, CLM
18:15
Buses Depart from santralistanbul Campus to Conference Hotels-Taksim
19:30
Group Dinner (Optional)
http://galatakivahan.com/ http://hamdi.com.tr/tr/pera
Note: Meeting Point is in front of the Peak Hotel.
08:30
Buses Depart from Conference Hotels-Taksim to santralistanbul Campus
09:00 – 10:30
Fourth Session: Transformation in Public Libraries
Chair: Prof. Dr. Bülent Yılmaz, Head of Information Management Department, Hacettepe University
Speakers:
Catalyzing Change in Turkish Public Libraries: The Librar-e Turkey Project
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Emin Küçük, Director, Librar-e Turkey Project
European Challenges-Connecting Libraries to the Solutions
Ilona Kish, Program Director, Reading & Writing Foundation
Beyond Access: Libraries as Drivers in Development
Melissa Pailthorp, Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Libraries, A Place for Doers in Greece and the Balkansspan
Dimitris Protopsaltou, Program Manager, Future Library
10:30 – 10:50
Coffee break
10:50 – 12:15
Fifth Session: Knowledge Economy in All Aspects
Chair:Prof. Dr. Hamza Kandur, Head of Information & Record Management Department, Marmara University
Speakers:
Challenges for Managing Technology
Prof. Dr. Dilek Çetindamar, Academic Director, Sabancı University Entrepreneurship Committee
Libraries Fostering Open Science
Kristiina Hormia-Poutanen, President of LIBER
E-government - Pushing the Boundaries of Library Services
Raivo Ruusalepp, National Library of Estonia
12:15 – 13:15
Closing Remarks
Chair: Kristiina Hormia-Poutanen, President of LIBER
Speakers:
- Sinikka Sipilä, IFLA President
- Sami Çukadar, ANKOS President & Istanbul Bilgi University Library and e-Resources Director
13:15 – 14:15
Lunch
14:30
Buses Depart from santralistanbul Campus to the Libraries and Archive
Professional Visits: Atatürk Kitaplığı // Koç University Library // Ottoman Archives
17:00
Buses Depart from the Libraries to Conference Hotels-Taksim
19:00
Buses Depart from Conference Hotels-Taksim to the Boat
19:30
Dinner Cruise: Bosphorus by Night
Cruise through the Bosphorus waterway separating the two continents of Europe and Asia, viewing the architectural masterpieces
from the various eras of the city’s history.
23:00
Buses Depart from the Boat to the Hotels-Taksim