Expert group on Information Law (EGIL)
Aims and goals
The mission of the Expert Group on Information Law (EGIL) is to:
- Maintain a good awareness of legal issues that affect the provision and circulation of information, especially where libraries and archives are concerned;
- Address the European institutions by making suggestions regarding laws, or changes to laws that would improve the legal position of libraries and archives;
- Cooperate and work with other organizations and institutions for these purposes.
Statements made by EBLIDA at WIPO
Memo on Data Protection Regulation
By Jerker Rydén, Lawyer at the National Library of Sweden
Members of EGIL
Chair
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Barbara Stratton
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Members
Annemarie Beunen
National Library, Netherlands
annemarie.beunen [AT] kb.nl
Barbara Szczepanska
Polish Librarians Association, Poland
barbara.szczepanska [AT] hoganlovells.com
Ben White
British Library, United Kingdom
ben.white [AT] bl.uk
Christian Recht
Austrian Association of Librarians, Austria
christian.recht [AT] onb.ac.at
Harald Bøhn
Norwegian Library Association, Norway
Harald.bohn [AT] ntnu.no
Harald Mueller
BID - Federal Union of German Library and Information Associations, Germany
hmueller.mpil [AT] gmx.de
Joris Deene
Bibnet, Belgium
joris [AT] deene.be
Karin Grönvall
Swedish Library Association, Sweden
karin.gronvall [AT] slu.se
Oliver Hinte
TH Köln, Lecturer
o_hinte [AT] yahoo.de
Pekka Heikkinen
National Library of Finland
pekka.heikkinen [AT] helsinki.fi
Rosa Maiello
Associazione Italiana Biblioteche, Italy
maiello [AT] aib.it
Zdeněk Matušík
SKIP, Czech Republic
zdenek.matusik [AT] nkp.cz
Ex officio
EBLIDA Director
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