Libraries

Libraries at the digital age

Panelists

Tigran Zargaryan, National library of Armenia
Nerses Ter-Vardanyan, Ministry of Culture
Anna Chulyan, Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences
Hasmik Karapetyan, Municipality “City Central Library after Av. Isahakyan”
Anahit Khechoyan, Kotayk regional library

Moderator:

Boris Demirkhanyan, Ministry of Transport, Communication and IT
Along with the development of the Internet, when almost any information is available online in a few seconds, the society seems to be forgetting about the libraries. The session plans to have a discussion concerning the digital libraries and impact of the Internet on different libraries, particularly:

  • National
  • Public
  • University
  • Branch

Discussion about online access to printed productswill tackle the following:

  • Which layers of society has access to the literature
  • Copyright issue in the terms of online access
  • The fate of inventories
  • The need for training of librarians

The panelists will also be asked to present their vision for the future of the libraries in 10 years term.