SPONSORS

Organizing Committee : Marijana Mišetić, Marina Vinaj, Katja Matković Mikulčić, Tamara Krajna, Vesna Borić, Nevia Raos, Alisa Martek, Ljiljana Pavičić, Andrea Božić

Program Committee : Štefka Batinić, Dunja Holcer, Aleksandra Horvat, Vinka Jelić-Balta, Zagorka Majstorović, Ljiljana Sabljak, Andreja Tominac

Conference theme: Keeping Pace with Changes

Topics:

•   strategies for library development
•   e-books; e-services
•   mass digitization projects; open access
•   library services for children and young adults
•   library collection as cultural heritage
•   improvement of cooperation among local and regional library associations

Electronic resources have brought irreversible changes to creation, distribution, and delivery of information, amount of which will undoubtedly grow in the upcoming years.
E-book has redefined the generally known categories in the processes of creating and publishing. It has changed the role and activities of libraries, and has also stimulated the European library legislation to search for new models.
In order to improve services and access to the traditional and digital collections by using the new technologies, libraries have developed e-services and e-products, varying from online catalogs, digital collections for special needs and purposes and institutional repositories, to social networks, and the semantic web.
Traditional library services for children and young adults have been expanded through various innovations, e-services, and new media.
In Croatia, the leading role of libraries as non-profit educational, cultural and scientific institutions has been additionally emphasized in the big national digitization projects, which guarantee access, presence, and permanent deposit of digital content in Croatian, or referring to Croatian cultural heritage and scientific achievements in the global digital environment. The leading role of libraries has also been emphasized in the question of open access which is considered a realistic and achievable mode of free and open scientific communication
Informational, cultural, and educational roles of libraries in Croatia require new strategic documents, necessary for work and development in the new digital environment, while their role in heritage preservation requires new approaches and solutions for registration of library materials as movable cultural heritage.
In order to fulfill the needs of democratic and civil society, as well as knowledge and innovation based society, which perceive libraries as their central service and fundamental resource, libraries need all kinds of support, especially technological, financial and legislative. Libraries play a unique role in knowledge dissemination in the information society based on inclusiveness and equality in accessing the digital content and common European information space, as well as on investment in scientific research and innovation.
 

Accomodation
For the participants of the 38th Croatian Library Association General Conference and Assembly the accommodation is organized at the Hotel Osijek, which is also where the conference will be held.
The participants are asked to make reservations for the hotel rooms by e-mail at:
info@hotelosijek.hr
Make sure to note in the message subject: “Reservation for Skupstina HKD”.
In case you want to share a double room with someone please specify the name of the person.
For additional information please contact the Hotel Osijek at the phone number: +385 (0)31 230 333

Hotel Osijek ****
1/2 (double room) – breakfast included, price 350,00 kn (cca. 50,00 €)
1/1 (single room / double room – single use) – breakfast included, price 588,00 kn (cca. 80,00 €)
Supplement for an afternoon or evening meal – 80,00 kn (cca. 12,00 €)
Residence fee is not included in the costs and it amounts to 8,00 kn (cca. 1,20 €)

The prices are listed per person and per day. Payment can be made by cash, by credit card, or by an invoice.
The invoice, containing the name and the address of the service user, must be paid before the arrival.
 

Conference Fee
(Conference Materials, Welcome Cocktail, Coffee breaks, Ceremonial Dinner on 27th September 2012)

The registration closes on 16th September 2012.

Excursion to Baranja (on 29th September 2012, departure at 8:15 a.m.)
bus ticket, excursion costs and lunch included – 240,00 kn (cca. 32,00 €).

Return to Osijek in the afternoon hours.