GLEETT - University of Washington

Hovever, it was a great j' am advantage to be able to listen durlrg
the iiornlng session to the fifteen reports fran the foreign
participants aii to learn little-krx,wn facts abait their librarie&
exchange history. The fofla.iirg foreign libraries were represented:
flcdleian Library, cford; British Library, lacn; Library of the Center
for Hussian ard East European Stz1ies at the University of Birinhxham,
Euglard; Polish Llbraxy, Iraxlcni; Bibliotheg.ie des Langues Orientales,
University of Paris, France; Bibliotheque de amntation
Thternatiaiale Ctes,oraine, Nanterre, France; Bibliothe.k des
Osteuropa-Institots der Freien Universitat, Berlin; Bibliathek des Jchann
Gottfried-Hertier-Thstituts Marburg, West German; Universitats-ur
Tethnith Inforsatiaisbibliothek, Hanncver, West Germany; Orszagos
Szethenyi Iyvtar, Bidapest, Hungary; library of the Slavic Research
Center, W*)caido University, Saporo, Japan: library of the Sethian
Acadeny of Sciences, Belgrad, Yugoslavia; University Library "Svetozar
IlarkQvic", Beigrad, Yugoslavia, aid National aid University Library,
Zagreb, Yugoslavia. AngeiiJca ell read the report frau the National
Mas Library in Prague, Czethoslovalth )' Dr. Jaxvslav Vrthotka, who
had sent hi. rep...rt bot cald not atterd hiirself. Because of the abee
of a participant fran Polmi, Hurlin Crc&idier, Slavic Studies
specialist fran lirliana University, aid ngelika Pcweil surveyed the
state of the arts of Polish edanges in the United States. Nina Lencek,
Slavic librarian at Oluebia, gave a res.m on Belgarian exchanges.
The first part of the afternocn session was used for individual
exdiange negotiaticss between American librarians aid air foreign
guests. .ing fran letters received in Virginia after the conference,
this arrangenent proved to be very euocessful. The final part of
the ifersa was spent discussion long-range planning for financial
wiport of book eanges with air East European partners, whose
biggest prthlen is the hii price of American piblications. A National
Casuittee was elected to investigate funding possibilities aid to rk up
a proposal, hopefully within the .irse of 1986. Meters of the
ccnnittee are: Paul Shcup, Director of the Center for Russian aid East
Eurrçean Studies, University of Virgins, chair; lingelika Powell,
University of Virginia, secretary; Patricia Polaneky, University of
Hawaii; Miranda Deaven, University of Minnesota,; Harold I.eith,
University of Illinois; Media Zilper, University of North Cerolina, thapel
Hill. Foreign me±ers are: Michael )tlaren-'l'urner, British Library,
ton, England, Ibrst V. Cteielewski, J.G.-Herder-Institute, Mazturg,
West Germany.
All American aid foreign reports stüsd.tted to the
International Book Eachanges Caferer will be piblished in the
Proceedings of the III World Caigres. for Soviet aid East European
Studies.
Angelika S. Paiell
University of Virginia Library
Western Slavic Association
The Western Slavic Association meeting was held in Portland,
Oregon on March 25-27, 1986. library panels ware held: Sairces
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