Dear Professor Sacchanand,

Announcement
Sarawak International Library Conference 2007
“Libraries and Sustainable Development: Perspectives on the Future”

Focus: Sustainable development in libraries
Location: Sarawak, MALAYSIA
Dates: 12-14 July 2007

The Malaysian Librarian Association will be hosting Sarawak International Library Conference 2007 (SILC 2007),
12-14 July 2007, at The Crowne Plaza Kuching, Malaysia. The theme of the conference is “Libraries and Sustainable Development: perspectives on the future” and the main objectives of the conference are to support IFLA’s statement on Libraries and Sustainable Development [IFLA Glasgow 2002], to give new insights on libraries and sustainable development and to enhance the roles of libraries in sustainable development initiatives. It will present recent research and technology concerning the sustainability development in the library and information
resources, bringing together experts from all libraries and information centres for an exchange of ideas and discussion on future challenges. The program includes a keynote presentation, conference proceedings, demonstrations and workshops.

This conference hopes to attract 200 participants and we are expecting librarians and information professionals from all over the region mainly from South East Asia. We are certain that these events will provide great networking opportunity for all librarians, information professionals and the library vendors.

Amongst papers confirmed are:
- Networking and Partnering of Libraries
- Library for Sustainable Development
- Developing a model for Market-centric Organization Analysis
- Library Network
- Role Digital Libraries in Sustainable Development
- Usage of Library and Information Resources
- RDA (Resources Description and Access)
- Institutional Repositories
- ICTs in the Rural Communities

The organizing committee is looking forward to your participation in this conference.

Website: http://www.ilc2007.netmyne.com
mailto: ppmksar@googlegroups.com