Regional Information Society and the Libraries

Interregional Conference

November 15-16th 2001

Szombathely, Hungary

Organised by

Berzsenyi College, Department of Library and Information Science
The Association of Hungarian Librarians, Vas County Chapter

 

Programme

1. THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF DEVELOPING THE REGIONAL INFORMATION SOCIETY

November 15th 2001
 11:00 - 12:15

Welcome by Prof. Dr. Károly Gadányi, Rector

Moderator: Dr. Péter Sütheő

  1. János Kappel - Mihály Pálvölgyi: Background and aims of the international conference
  2. József Sági: National and regional information society programmes. The point of the government
  3. Judit Skaliczki: National and regional information society programmes. The point of the special administration
  4. László Z. Karvalits: The chances of regional approach to information society

Questions 

 12:15 - 12:30 Break

 12:30 - 13:30

Moderator: Zsuzsanna Ferenczi

  1. Zoltán Farsang - Gábor Győrffy: The strategy of the development of regional information society and its projects - the viewpoint of the Western Hungarian Regional Development Agency
  2. Katalin Tóth: Academic libraries - new strategies and services
  3. Mihály Pálvölgyi - János Kappel - Imre Balogh: The regional cooperation in librarianship, LIS training and continuing professional education, and their background

Questions 

 13:30 - 14:30 Lunch

 

2. RESULTS OF SERVICE DEVELOPMENT, CASE STUDIES, THE EXPERIENCES OF THE WESTERN HUNGARIAN REGION

November 15th 2001
 14:30 - 16:00

Moderator: Dr. Gyula Tóth

  1. Gábor Kiss: Experiences of the development and maintenance of a regional IFF centre. Libraries in the service of the information society
  2. László Tuba: Regional information services in Győr-Moson-Sopron county
  3. Márta Pallósi Toldi: The virtual information services by Berzsenyi Library - the future of the Vas county library and information system (VASKIR)
  4. Mária Zsámpár Szalai: The literature of Vas county on CD-ROM
  5. Éva Farkas: Methodological issues and examples of developing web guides and Internet databases

Questions 

 16:00 - 16:30 Break

 16:30 - 17:30 Demonstrations
Moderator: Dr. Péter Murányi 

  • Regional information models from the EU; Virtual Burgenland; Westpa web site; Győr Biographic Lexicon; Preparation of a multi-language terminology dictionary, and English language for librarians textbook

 19:00 Reception at the Mensa (Building "C", ground floor)

 

3. DEVELOPMENT RESULTS AND CASE STUDIES FROM OTHER CENTRAL EUROPEAN REGIONS

November 16th 2001
  9:00 - 10:30

Moderator: Márta Pallósi Toldi

  1. Tímea Horváth Varga - Judit Gerencsér: The European Documentation Centre in Szombathely for interregional cooperation
  2. Ireneusz Galambos - László Kelemen: The Hungarian media and Information Centre in Alsóőr /Unterwart/ and the issue of cross-border co-operation
  3. Katalin Barki - Tünde Székely Török: Cross border co-operation with the Hungarian Media and Information Centre in Alsóőr /Unterwart/
  4. József Papp: The Regional and District Library in Murska Sobota and the COBISS integrated library information database

Questions 

 10:30 - 11:00 Break

 11:00 - 12:00

Moderator: Róza Frank

  1. Mihály Pálvölgyi - Péter Sütheő: Opportunities for regional cooperation of LIS institutions. Results and perspectives
  2. Heike Merschitzka: Introduction to the Fachhochschulstudiengang Informationsberufe, Eisenstadt and overview of practical trainings, projects and theses focusing on regional information
  3. Terry Weech: Information society with an American's eyes

Questions 

 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

 

4. INTERREGIONAL CO-OPERATION, CASE STUDIES FROM THE CEE REGION - OSI NLP

November 16th 2001
 13:00 - 14:30

Moderator: János Kappel, Dr. Mihály Pálvölgyi

  1. Beáta Csákó - Ágnes Koreny: Interrelationships of European information and regional information in the EU
  2. Antonio Cassuti: Cultural Alpe-Adria Network Project
  3. Giorgio Lotto: Libraries and information in local communities. The Italian situation and the project among the Alpe-Adria Regions
  4. Tatjana Aparac: Croatian libraries, archives and museums, and the global information infrastructure
  5. Srecko Jelusic: Opportunities for regional cooperation among publishers and librarians

Questions 

 14:30 - 15:00 Break

 15:00 - 16:15

Moderator: Dr. Péter Murányi

  1. Melita Ambrozic - Eva Pohar-Susnik: Basic facts of the situation and perspectives of Slovenian librarianship 
  2. Wladyslaw Szczech: Polish libraries and the information society
  3. Azemina Njuhovic: Presentation of Bosnian libraries
  4. Erena Petromilo: Albanian libraries and the information society

Questions 

 16:15 - 16:30 Break

 16:30 - Workshop

  • Terry Weech: Current issues in Librarianship from the U.S. perspective. Workshop in English language

From 19:00 Dinner in Gödör Restaurant
 

Supported by

  • Alps-Adria Working Community
  • Berzsenyi Dániel College (Hungary)
  • National Cultural Fund (Hungary)
  • Open Society Institute Network Library Program
  • Vas County Assembly (Hungary)