International Conference Issyk-Kul: Libraries and Democratization of Society

The Library and Information Consortium of the Kyrgyz Republic with the support of the International and civic organizations conducts the 17th Annual International Conference “Issyk-Kul 2016. Libraries and Democratization of Society.”

The Conference will be held at the “Issyk-Kul – Aurora” resort at the Issyk-Kul Lake on October 1-5, 2016.

Main topic of the 16th conference is “Kyrgyzstan Libraries in the Year of History and Culture”

There are a number of planned round table discussions and presentations on the following topics:

Planned sections, round table discussions and presentations on the following topics:

New opportunities of work with library users
Library services in multicultural society
Libraries in changing world: transformation, restart, modernization
Library specialists in the digital age: professional development and learning
Library management and marketing
Electronic resources for science and education
Library spaces: ideas and implementation
Rare books and special library collections
Copyright in the library
Modern issues of book culture: trends and perspectives
Library programs and projects for promotion of reading
American Corners in Kyrgyzstan (25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Kyrgyz Republic and the United States)

International Conference
"Issyk-Kul: Libraries and Democratization of Society"