1Workshop 1: Public Libraries – Building a Dialogue with Europe

Lobbying for libraries

Workshop 1Public Libraries – Building a Dialogue with Europe

Positioning Libraries within EU policy – the challenges and opportunities

Vincent Bonnet – Director EBLIDAEuropean Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation

Associations

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CONTENT

Introduction

Challenges and opportunities within EU policy

Promotion and advocacy for libraries in Europe

Lobbying

Conclusion

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EBLIDA?European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations

Introduction - EBLIDA

135 members

37 countries in Europe To lobby for libraries in Europe

To secure access for all to the benefits of the Information Society

To promote and defend the interests of the library, archive and

information sectors

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InformationLaw

Culture and Information

Society

Digitisation and Online

Access

Introduction – EBLIDA’s Policy Areas

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Introduction

Challenges and opportunities within EU policy

Promotion and advocacy for libraries in Europe

Lobbying

Conclusion

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Challenges and opportunities within EU policy

Civil Servants and MEP’s assistants

Members of the European Parliament

Civil servants of the European Commission

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Challenges and opportunities within EU policy?

Action 2: Preserving orphan works and out of print works

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Introduction

Challenges and opportunities within EU policy

Promotion and advocacy for libraries in Europe

Lobbying

Conclusion

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Public audiences

Online consultations

2 - Promotion and advocacy for libraries in Europe

Stakeholders Dialogue Memorandum of Understanding on Out of Commerce Works

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Following up Official Publications

Exchanging within the association over these information

Publishing statements

Expert Group on Information

Law

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Consulting peer organisations

Publishing a joint statement

Remaining in contact with EU representatives on these issues

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Attending public meetings with MEP’s.

Using European collaborative plateforms

Broadcasting information

Publishing statements, press releases…

2 - Promotion and advocacy for libraries in Europe

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Introduction

Challenges and opportunities within EU policy

Promotion and advocacy for libraries in Europe

Lobbying

Conclusion

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3 – Lobbying

a. Working with resources-persons

b. Taking actions in common on a short term basis

c. Building, maintaining and mobilizing its networks

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3 – Lobbying – Resources persons

2 main types

Professionnals Politicians

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Identifying a top priority theme on the EU agenda

Recruiting lobbyists

Consulting partners

3 – Lobbying – Actions in common

Launching a joint action

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Anticipating the future needs of libraries

Working on specific themes

Creating a network of MEP’s to this theme

Being visible, easily recognisable and identified

3 – Lobbying – Building, maintaining and mobilizing its networks

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Introduction

Challenges and opportunities within EU policy

Promotion and advocacy for libraries in Europe

Lobbying

Conclusion

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Conclusion

Warning

Influencing Monitoring

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3 – Faire du lobbying

c. Construire, entretenir et mobiliser ses réseaux

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Conclusion

Thank you for your attention

Vincent Bonnetvincent.bonnet@eblida.org