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The BnF's involvement in international professional organizations and associations leads to take part in the seminars and events in this category.

Multi-disciplinary organizations

Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL)

The CNDL is an international association of national library directors. It was created in 1974.

The BnF takes part in the CDNL's annual meeting and in working groups set up to deal with the key issues of national libraries.

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Website of CDNL

Conference of European National Librarians (CENL)

The CENL was founded in 1987. Its aim is to develop and reinforce the role of national libraries in Europe, particularly in the fulfillment of their core duties, which are conserving the national cultural patrimony and providing access to knowledge for all. Its members are the national libraries of the member states of the Council of Europe.

The BnF actively participates in the CENL as a member. Since 2004, the library is involved with others national libraries, members of the CENL, in the construction of the European Library, gateway to digital resources of European national libraries.

The BnF also sits on the Common Committee between the CENL and the Association of European Publishers working on the deposit of electronic documents.

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International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (/IFLA)

Founded in 1927, the IFLA is made up of library associations, librarians and information services and of library and information organizations from the public, private and voluntary sectors.

Its objectives:

  • promoting quality standards for the development of libraries and information services;
  • contributing to better recognition of the role and value of library and information services;
  • representing the interests of its members across the world.

To achieve these objectives, IFLA has set up:

  • core activities which act as permanent centers for the implementation of approved professional recommendations and for the execution of the activities planned by the Federation;
  • divisions, which are themselves subdivided into sections, whose role is to encourage and coordinate professional work in sectors relating to a particular type of institution or professional activity, or to other aspects of the Federation's work, in order to present proposals and recommendations able to be applied by the entire professional community;
  • new inter-section working groups intended to tackle the issues connected with new information technologies, communications and the electronic environment.

The federation's activities are the result of the contributions from all these professional units.

Consulter

Website of IFLA

BnF's participation in IFLA federation

As a member of IFLA, the Bibliohtèque nationale de France has representatives in the following professional units:

  • General Research Libraries Division
    • National Libraries Section: Lucien Scotti, International Relations Department (Délégation aux relations internationales)
  • Special Libraries Division - Art Libraries Section: Lucile Trunel, Art and Literature Department (Département littérature et art)
    • Geography and Map Libraries Section: Véronique Thomé, Maps and Plans Department (Département cartes et plans)
  • Libraries Serving the General Public Division - Libraries for Children and Young Adults: Viviana Quinones, Art and Literature Department/Joie par les livres (Département littérature et art)
  • Bibliographic Control Division - Bibliography Section: Christian Lupovici, Bibliographical and Digital Technology Information Department (Département de l'Information bibliographique et numérique)
    • Cataloguing Section: Françoise Leresche, Bibliographical and Digital Technology Information Department (Département de l'Information bibliographique et numérique) - Classification and Indexing Section: Françoise Bourdon, Bibliographical and Digital Technology Information Department (Département de l'Information bibliographique et numérique) ; Anne-Céline Lambotte, Bibliographical and Digital Technology Information Department (Département de l'Information bibliographique et numérique)
    • Knowledge Management Section: Elisabeth Freyre, International Relations Department (Délégation aux relations internationales)
  • Collections and Services Division - Acquisition and Collection Development Section: Pascal Sanz, Law, Economics and Politics Department (Département droit, économie, politique)
    • Serials and Other Continuing Resources: Philippe Cantié, Bibliographical and Digital Technology Information Department (Département de l'Information bibliographique et numérique) - Rare Books and manuscripts Section: Fabienne Le Bars, Rare Book Reserve (Réserve des livres rares)
    • Newspapers Section: Philippe Mezzasalma, Law, Economics and Politics Department (Département droit, économie, politique) - Reference and Information Services Section: Raymond-Josué Seckel, Bibliographic Research Department (Département recherche bibliographique)
  • Management and Technology Division - Preservation and Conservation Section: Philippe Vallas, Conservation Department (Département de la conservation)
    • Information Technology Section: Catherine Lupovici, Digital Library Department (Département de la bibliothèque numérique) - Audiovisual and Multimedia Section: Pascal Cordereix, Audiovisual Department (Département de l'audiovisuel)
  • Education and Research Division - Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section: Michel Netzer, Human Resources Delegate Management (Direction déléguée aux ressources humaines)

Within this framework, the BnF's staff conducts numerous projects, contributing to the definition of new concepts, the establishment of new recommendations or practices and the publication of reference works and work tools. Aside from the activities carried out within these groups, the BnF takes part in the discussions and debates during the annual congress organized by the Federation and presents many papers at this event.
Since 1992, the BnF has hosted the international center for the IFLA Preservation and Conservation program (PAC/IFLA). Director: Christiane Baryla PAC’s major activities consist in raising awareness, inform and propose training about the preservation of cultural heritage to library professionals and more broadly to all persons in charge of cultural properties. To that end, it publishes "International Preservation News" and information documents in the field of preservation and conservation. It also organises seminars, symposiums and training workshops.

League of European Research Libraries (Ligue des bibliothèques européennes de recherche/LIBER)

LIBER is a non-governmental organization, created in 1971 under the auspices of the Council of Europe, whose aim is to represent and promote the interests of European research libraries.

The BnF actively participates in LIBER's work. It has a representative in one of the organization's four professional divisions (library management and administration) and its Map and Plan department is part of LIBER's Map Curators' Group, a committee of experts attached to the Collection Development Division.

The Library is member of the network set up by LIBER to insure security of European cultural heritage .

Consulter

Website of the League of European Research Libraries

Tuesday, November 10, 2009