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The Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL) is an independent association of chief executives of national libraries, established to facilitate discussion and promote understanding and cooperation on matters of common interest to national libraries worldwide.

The CDNL meets annually, usually on the Wednesday of the IFLA conference at the National Library of the IFLA host country.

Membership is open to the chief executive of the national library of every country.
Members may be represented at the meeting by their deputies.

32nd CONFERENCE OF DIRECTORS OF NATIONAL LIBRARIES

OSLO, 17th AUGUST 2005

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The Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL) Executive Body

In August 2000 at CDNL Jerusalem, Jan Fullerton, Director-General, National Library of Australia was elected Chair of CDNL for a four year term. The CDNL Secretariat will reside at the National Library of Australia during Ms Fullerton's term as chair.

• Chair: Dr Celia Ribeiro Zaher, Director, National Library of Brazil;

• Vice Chairs: Mr Erland Koding Nielsen, Det Kongelige Bibliotek Royal Library Denmark;

• Second Vice Chairs: Ms Dato ' Zawiyah, Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia, National Library of Malaysia;

• Secretary: Ms Liana Gomes Amadeo, Assistant Director-General, National Library of Brazil.

Contact details for the CDNL Secretariat

The CDNL List

The CDNL List is used to distribute information and communicate with members of the Conference of Directors of National Libraries. The list is hosted by IFLANET. All messages sent to the list are moderated by the CDNL Secretariat at the National Library of Brazil. Members are encouraged to post matters of interest to the CDNL list at: cdnl-l@infoserv.inist.fr

Representatives of national libraries may join the list via the 'subscribe' function at http://infoserv.inist.fr/wwsympa.fcgi/info/cdnl-l. CDNL is a closed list and all subscription requestes are forwarded to the CDNL Secretariat for approval.

Regional Associations

• CDNLAO The Conference Of Directors Of National Libraries Asia And Oceania Librarians

• ABINIA An Intergovernmental Organization For National Libraries Of Ibero-America

• SCANUL-ECS Standing Conference of African National and University Librarians in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa

• CENL The Conference of European National Librarians

History of CDNL

The CDNL was set up in 1974 to discuss policies and carry out activities that could be performed most effectively by national libraries, on the understanding that its work would be coordinated with the IFLA section of National Libraries. It grew from a rather loose organization in the late 1970's to a much more structured body in the 1990's. During the Chair of Marianne Scott, the National Librarian of Canada, CDNL established its present statutes and rules of procedure, which gave the organization a much clearer and stronger foundation for its activities.

Previous chairs and meeting venues

  Mr Guy Sylvestre, National Librarian, National Library of Canada (1974-78)
Washington, 1974; Oslo, 1975; Lausanne, 1976; Brussels, 1977.

 Sir Harry Hookway, The Chief Execuitve, British Library (1978-84)
Strské Pleso, 1978; Copenhagen, 1979; Manila, 1980; Leipsiz, 1981; Montreal, 1982; Munich. 1983; Nairobi, 1984.

 Mr William Welsh, Deputy Librarian of Congress, Library of Congress(1984-88)
Washington, 1985; Tokyo,1986; London, 1987; Canberra, 1988.

 Ms Marianne Scott, National Library of Canada (1988-92)
Paris, 1989; Stockholm, 1990; Moscow, 1991; New Delhi, 1992.

 Mr Bendik Rugaas, National Library of Norway (1992-1996)
Barcelona 1993; Havana, 1994; Istanbul 1995; Beijing, 1996.

 Mr Peter Lor, National Library of South Africa (1996-2000)
Copenhagen, 1997; Amsterdam, 1998; Bangkok, 1999, Jerusalem, 2000.

 Ms Jan Fullerton, National Library of Australia (2000-2004)
Boston, 2001; Edinburgh, 2002; Berlin, 2003; Buenos Aires, 2004.

  Dr Celia Zaher, National Library of Brazil
Oslo, 2005; Seoul, 2006; Durban, 2007; Quebec, 2008.

References

  Scott, M.,Conference of Directors of National Libraries: forum for discussion and action, Alexandria; 7 (1) 1995, p.37-46.
  Rugaas, B., Past, present and future relations between the IFLA Section of National Libraries and the Conference of Directors of National Libraries, IFLA Journal; 20 (2) 1994, p.141-44.