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Information about the presentation by John Power, head of research and library services of the Northern Ireland Assembly, discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. Power discussed the vital role played by the research and library service in the provision of information to the people, government and lawmakers in the country.

Information about the presentation by Briony Train, member of the IFLA Reading Section Standing Committee, discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. Train talked about the results of the International Reading Survey, which focused on literacy and reader development.

Information about the presentation by Dr. J. R. Verrier, head of the Parliamentary Information & Research Services, discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. He talked about the vital role played by the parliamentary library and research services for parliamentarians.

Information about the presentation by Jean-Claude Guédon, librarian of the Université de Montréal, discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. Guédo talked about the significance of open access archives to library users. He also discoursed the challenges encountered in implementing the scheme.

Information about the presentation by Norbert Schnetzer, head of the Department of Special Collections of the Vorarlberger Landesbibliothek, and Ube Bergner, librarian of the University Library of Graz, discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. Both of them talked about the collection and services offered by their libraries.

Information about the presentation by Rhidian Griffiths, librarian of The National Library of Wales, discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. Griffiths talked about the founding and history of the National Library of Wales. He also discoursed the services offered by the facility to its users.

Information about the presentation by Gerard van Trier, librarian of the Royal Library, discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. Trier talked about the important role played by legal deposit and copyright laws in meeting that national mission of libraries. He also discoursed the benefits derived in The European Library (TEL) project.

Information about the presentation by Jenny Raubenheimer, librarian of the University of South Africa Library, discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. Raubenheimer talked about the attributes and the services given by the Unisa Library to the student and faculty population in South Africa.

Information about the presentation by author Anne Fine discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. During the event, she reviewed and talked about the books written by herself and other authors, including Francis Spufford, Ursula Le Guin and Janet Frame. She also discoursed the vital role played by libraries in book lovers.

Information about the presentation by Jarmila Burgetová, Honorary President of the Association of Library and Information Professionals of Czech Republic, discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. She talked about the challenges encountered by various Czech public libraries in unveiling access to Internet.

Information about the presentation by Susan M. Weaver, library director and associate professor of the Kent State University, discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. She talked about the results of the survey that assessed the reading habits of American librarians. She also discoursed the vital role of reading in her profession.

Information about the presentation by Elina Harju, librarian of the Tampere City Library, discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. Harju talked about the significance of Netti-Nysse Internet bus to the residents of Tampere, Finland, as well as the evolution of the scheme.

Information about the presentation by librarian Patrick Cadell discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. Cadell talked about the important services accorded by the Scottish Archive Network in furnishing genealogical informations to individuals.

Information about the presentation by Gwenda Thomas, librarian of the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA), discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. Thomas talked about the vital role played by LIASA to various libraries in South Africa and the information services sector.

Information about the presentation by Susan M. Allen, chief librarian of the Research Library of Getty Research Institute, discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. Allen talked about the implication and significance of the convergence between the library, museum and archive on the Internet, as well as other major collaborative projects in the country.

Information about the presentation by Paul V. Bunn, librarian of The British Library, discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. Bunn talked about the significance of bibliographic standards for serials to libraries, as well as the three main international standards relating to serial cataloguing.

Information about the presentation by Stuart Hamilton, librarian of the Royal School of Library and Information Science, discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. Hamilton talked about the impact of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the information provision of libraries.

Information about the presentation by Deborah Campbell, librarian of the National Library of Australia, discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. She talked about the attributes and significance of PictureAustralia to libraries, as well as the entities that participated in the scheme.

Information about the presentation by Adolfo Rodriguez, chairman of the Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Bibliotecologicas (CUIB) of the Unviersidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico UNAM, discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. He talked about the vital role played by reading abilities on the society's democratic life.

Information about the presentation by Unni Knutsen, librarian of the National Library of Norway, discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. He discoursed on the issues encountered in revising the International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD). He also talked on the Anglo American Cataloging Rules (AACR) and International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSN).

Information about the presentation by Jaquie Campbell, librarian of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information (CILIP) of the Public Libraries Group, discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. Campbell talked about the challenges encountered by public libraries in England and Wales and how they addressed these problems.

Information about the presentation by Margaret J. Obi, librarian of the Information and Communication Sciences Strand of the University of Papua New Guinea, discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. Obi talked about the implication of libraries to the students and professionals of the country.

Information about the presentation by Yvonne Grandbois, librarian of the World Health Organization (WHO) Library and Information Networks for Knowledge, discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. Grandbois talked about the vital role played by the WHO Library to the members of the United Nations, as well as the services offered.

Information about the presentation by Abdelaziz Abid, of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), discussed during the 68th IFLA Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. Abid detailed the developments during the World Summit on the Information Society, wherein participants tackled on the role played by information in the political, economic, social and cultural sector of a country.

Information about the presentation by Professor M. Nakata, director of the Aboriginal Research Institute, discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. He detailed about the correlation of libraries and the information profession to Indigenous Knowledge. He also cited the risk involved in the documentation of the Indigenous Knowledge systems.

Information about the presentation by Birgitta Modigh, head of the Department of the Literature, Public Libraries and Arts' Periodicals of the Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs, discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. Modigh talked about the significance of libraries in developing one's love of reading and writing.

Information about the presentation by Edward Swanson, manager of Contact Cataloging Program of MINITEX Library Information Network, discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. He detailed the development of the International Standard Bibliographic Description for Serials and Other Continuing Resources or ISBD(CR), along with its objectives.

Information about the presentation by library director J. Eric Davies discussed during the 68th IFLA Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. It explored the significance of reading on people and included a taxonomy of the impact of fiction reading. It also offered information on how to ensure that readers find and read what they want in their quest to derive the utmost pleasure from fiction.

Information about the presentation by librarian Karen Usher discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. She detailed her experiences as chairman of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professional's (CILIP) special interest group, the Youth Libraries Group (YLG) and the developments in children's libraries in Great Britain.

Information about the presentation by Oddgeir Synnes, librarian of the Hordaland County Library, discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. Synnes talked about the creative writing for the elderly in the library project entitled "Aging and Verbal Creativity," as well as the evolution of the scheme.

Information about the presentation by librarian Bob Gardner discussed during the 68th IFLA Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. It offered methods on how to provide client needs assessment research, such as identifying the things needed to understand about the members' research and information needs. It outlined ways of getting critical information on Members' needs, expectations and service use.

Information about the presentation by librarian Peter Barber discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. Barber talked about the attributes and significance of the British Library's map collection to library users, as well as the services offered by the facility.

Information about the presentation by librarians Adolfo Rodriguez and Suelí Angelica do Amaral discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. Both of them talked about the significance of university libraries and general research libraries in promoting democracy and diversity in Latin America.

Information about the presentation by librarian Marianne Scott discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. Scott talked about the implication of legal deposit, copyright, preservation of library materials, and exception to copyright to libraries.

Information about the presentation by Miriam Pollack, assistant director of the North Suburban Library System, discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. Miriam talked about the significance of libraries not only to the students and teachers but also to the scientific communities, as well as the benefits derived from it.

Information about the presentation by Ekaterina Genieva, librarian of the All-Russia State Library for Foreign Literature, discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. She talked about the vital role played by the Sárospatak book collection in Russia in the cultural history of the country.

Information about the presentation by Marie France Plassard, programme director at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, discussed during the 68th IFLA Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. It provided an overview of the International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD). It highlighted several seminars, including the International Conference on Electronic Resources and Electronic Library Workshops.

Information about the presentation by Helen Shenton, librarian of The British Library, discussed during the 68th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. Shenton talked about the preservation initiatives done by the British government, as well as the other European-wide preservation projects.

Information about the presentation by librarian Dennis Schouten discussed during the 68th IFLA Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. It offered information on the Metamorfoze program by the Netherlands Ministry of Education and Culture, which provides a 70% subsidy for mass preservation projects. It also outlined the principles for a national preservation program such as the need for institutions to apply preservation measures.

Information about the presentation by librarian Maria Luísa Cabral discussed during the 68th IFLA Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. It highlighted a survey that investigates the internal activities of each library in Europe and the preservation and conservation national activities in the correspondent country. It cited that South European libraries have faced limitations on concerns about preservation and conservation.

Information about the presentation by librarian John F. Dean discussed during the 68th IFLA Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. It explored the impact of climate on library and archives collections in tropical climates and some prudent alternatives to the mechanical and chemical approaches used to control climate and its immediate effects. It discussed the main factors in controling environment such as temperature, humidity and light.

Information about the presentation by librarian Edward T. Hart discussed during the 68th IFLA Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. It discussed the critical area in the American government campaigns to combat terrorism and reviewed the information policies regarding access and privacy. It highlighted the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), which looked at the issues of removing government information from public access.

Information about the presentation by librarian Gerard Lemos discussed during the 68th IFLA Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. It discussed the convergence of microelectronics, computing, telecommunications, broadcasting and optoelectronics. It also explored the impact of new knowledge-centered ways of working on social change.

Information about the presentation by librarian Richard Paré discussed during the 68th IFLA Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. It cited the commitment made by the Canadian government to connect Canadians to the Internet and become a world leader in electronic-government. It highlighted several initiations launched by the government, including the Canadian Investment Fund and the Canada Foundation for Innovation.

Information about the presentation by librarian Jim Parker discussed during the 68th IFLA Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. It provided an overview of the Copyright and other Legal Matters (CLM) programme within the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and its international situation. It discussed the meaning of Public Lending Right (PLR), how are the payments calculated and its legal basis.

Information about the presentation by Herman Liebaers, honorary president of International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), discussed during the 68th IFLA Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. It presented comment on the 1970 Moscow Cogeco. It discussed the isolation of IFLA members or members of the non-governmental organizations (NGO) in the incriminated territories.

Information about the presentation by librarian Nancy C. Hyland discussed during the 68th IFLA Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. It provided an overview of the Cornell University Geospatial Information Repository (CUGIR), which provides searching and download access to geospatial data and metadata for New York State. It discussed the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and the issues to consider in negotiations for data.

Information about the presentation by librarians Giovanna Granata, Gianni Penzo Doria and Zanetta Pistelli discussed during the 68th IFLA Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. It highlighted the project "Titulus 97," which was established by the Italian universities to develop a common classification system. It presented the program called "Beat," which sustains the creation of all relationships recognized by the ISO standard.

Information about the presentation by librarian Kiang-Koh Lai Lin discussed during the 68th IFLA Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. It highlighted the efforts of the Singapore National Library Board to invest more resources in upgrading and improving its infrastructure, facilities and services to the public. It covered the services for children and young adults at the community libraries and the Community Children's Libraries.

Information about the presentation by librarian Prudence W. Dalrymple discussed during the 68th IFLA Council and General Conference held on August 18 to 24, 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland is presented. It discussed the digital revolution of both the means and the desire to control information delivery of the libraries and librarians. It also defined medical informatics and librarianship, their areas of overlap and claims to professionalism.