/ SUPETAR CONFERENCE NAPLE
(THE SECOND CONFERENCE)

5-8 October 2005
REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
MINISTRY OF CULTURE
/ THE ROLE OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN NATIONAL POLICIES
TOWARDS THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY
(Digitization of cultural heritage and
Implementation of multiculturalism in libraries)
NATIONAL AND
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
CITY LIBRARY
MARKO MARULIĆ, SPLIT
National Authorities on
Public Libraries in Europe

Preliminary Agenda

Wednesday, October 5, 2005

Arrival of participants to Split ( and transfer to Supetar ( / Transfer arrangements should be made personally. Upon arrival to Supetar, transportation to the hotel will be provided.
17 / Press conference

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Welcome drink

Thursday,October 6, 2005

7 – 9 / Breakfast
8 – 9 / Registration
9 / Beginning of the Conference
9-11 / The Role of Public Libraries in National Policies towards the Knowledge Society
Moderator: Maria Jose’ Moura / Božo Biškupić, M.A., Minister of Culture of the Republic of Croatia/ Cultural policy
Jens Thorhauge, Director of Danish National Library Authority/How can libraries play a more proactive role in creating a knowledge society
Josip Stipanov, Ph.D., Chief director of National and University Library/Society of Knowledge and Public Libraries
11-11,30 / Coffee break
11,30-13,30 / The Role of Public Libraries in National Policies towards the Knowledge Society
Moderator: Maria Jose’ Moura / Chris Batt, Acting Chief Executive, The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries (United Kingdom)/Investing in knowledge
Norma McDermott, Director, Library Council of Ireland/Informing the Future: Translating Library Policy into Practice
14-15 / Lunch
15-16,30 / Multicultural Workshop
I part: Libraries of national minorities in the Republic of Croatia
Moderator: Dunja Seiter-Šverko / Jadranka Slobođanac, National and University Library in Zagreb /Ankica Janković, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia/Croatian Public Libraries serving Multicultural population
Katarina Tlustenko, Model and problem of central libraries of national minorities on the example of Central Library of Rusins and Ukrainians of the Republic of Croatia
Velimir Sekulić, Central Library of Serbs/The Ten-Year Development of the Central Library of the Serbs in Zagreb
Liana Fortunato-Diković, Central Library of Italians/ Multiculturalism as an Asset: the Central Library for the Italian National Minority in the Republic of Croatia
16.30 – 17 / Coffee break
17 – 19 / Multicultural Workshop
II part: International exchange of national authorities
Moderator: Jens Thorhauge / Barbora Horavova, Multicultural center Prague/ Diversity to Libraries
Presentation of Document on the Initiative of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia for creating a Committee of Naple : INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OF NATIONAL AUTHORITIES ON PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN EUROPE
21 / Dinner (including cultural program)

Friday, October 7, 2005

7 – 9 / Breakfast
9 -10,30 / Digitization of Cultural Heritage
Moderator: Goran Zlodi / Reinier Deinum, project coordinator of the Memory of the Netherlands
Dunja Seiter-Šverko/Lana Križaj, Ministry of Culture/Digitization of cultural heritage in the Republic of Croatia: from the current situation assessment towards the national strategy
Sofija Klarin, National and University Library in Zagreb/Access to the digital
Heritage
10,30 – 11 / Coffee break
11– 12,30 / Digitization of Cultural Heritage
Moderator: Lana Križaj / Goran Zlodi,MA Faculty of Philosophy/Digitization of Cultural Heritage - the Museum Perspective
Vlatka Lemić,CroatianState Archives/Digitization issues from archive's perspective: past
experiences & future prospects
Zvonimir Baričević, Croatian State Archives/Transparent media –copying, dubbing, digitization
12,30 – 14 / Discussion and conclusion of the Second Naple Conference (finalization of the document)
Moderator:Jens Thorhauge,
Norma McDermott, Chris Batt, Norma McDermott:Maria Jose’ Moura
14 – 15 / Lunch
15,30 – 20 / Sightseeing of Brač
21 / Dinner

Saturday, October8, 2005

8 – 9 / Breakfast
9.30 / Departure for Split and Trogir
Departure of the participants

This meeting is a part of the celebration of the 1700thAnniversary of Dioclecian’s Palace in Split.

This is the second information about the conference.

Project leaders:

Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia

National and University Library in Zagreb

City Library «Marko Marulić», Split

Organization members:

Ministry of Culture: Branka Šulc,Goranka Horjan, Ankica Janković, Lana Križaj, Dunja Seiter-Šverko, Bojana Dimitrijević

National and University Library: Josip Stipanov, Davorka Pšenica

Naple: Jens Thorhauge, Jadranka Slobođanac

City Library «Marko Marulić», Split: Eli Pecotić, Vesna Mihanović

Number of participants: 100

Official language: English and Croatian (simultaneously interpreted)

Financial support: Naple (900 Eur)

All other expenses will be met by the Ministry of Culture (20 000 Eur)

Donators: Svpetrvs Hotels d.d.

Waterman Resorts

Phone 00385 (0)21 640 154

Fax00385 (0)21 631 344

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More information on the venue are accessibleon the following web-sites:

Supetar, Island of Brač ()

Croatia ()

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