EGIL - Expert Group on Information Law
Aims and goals
The mission of the Expert Group on Information Law (EGIL) is to:
- Create awareness on legal issues (with related implications) that affect the provision and circulation of information when libraries and archives are concerned;
- Advise and assist the EBLIDA EC, national library associations and EBLIDA Members in addressing European institutions by making suggestions and drafting reports regarding laws and changes to laws or policies that would improve the legal position of libraries and archives;
- Cooperate and work with other organizations and institutions for these purposes.
Since EGIL activities impact on library policy and planning, EGIL will meet ELSIA and LIBLEG experts regularly in order to bring in-field experience to the work undertaken by the two other groups and, vice versa, to get direction on issues which may have an impact on library legislation, policy and other information laws. The three groups should routinely make their minutes and any relevant papers available to each other so they are aware of decisions taken and of further action to be made.
Members of EGIL
Chair: Valérie Buoissou, France
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Director, Bibliohèque Municipale NîmesEmail: valerie.bouissou at ville-nimes.fr |
Members:
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BulgariaSpaska Tarandova Email: spaska.tarandova at gmail.com |
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DenmarkAndrew Cranfield Email: joahcr at toender.dk |
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FranceGuillaume Hatt Email: guillaume.hatt at culture.gouv.fr |
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GermanyArmin Talke Email: armin.talke at sbb.spk-berlin.de |
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GreeceMaria Botti |
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LatviaJurģis Īvāns |
NorwayOlaus Bergstrøm |
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RomaniaOlimpia Bratu |
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SpainCiro Llueca |
Documents:
Statements made by EBLIDA at WIPO
Memo on Data Protection Regulation
By Jerker Rydén, Lawyer at the National Library of Sweden
The right to e‐read - An e‐book policy for libraries in Europe
CS | ES | FR | HR | HU | IT | ME | PT | SK
European Libraries and the challenges of e-publishing - An e-book policy for libraries in Europe
BG | CS | DE | EL | ES | ET | FI | FR | HR | IT | ME | NL | PT | SR | SV
EBLIDA Key Principles on the acquisition of and access to E-books by libraries
DE | EL | ES | IT | SV | NL | PT | UK
Related Activities
NEWS
Sign the Declaration of Democracy!
27 January 2023: EBLIDA supports libraries that strive for an equitable, sustainable democratic society. Read more >EBLIDA Newsletter January 2023
16 January 2023: With information on EBLIDA Conference, EBLIDA and Ukraine, EBLIDA studies: methodological considerations, SDG-oriented library policies and more ... Read more >EBLIDA Newsletter December 2022
12 December 2022: With information on The 31st EBLIDA Council & Conference and 2nd EBLIDA-NAPLE-PL2030 Event. Read more >Vacancy Notice: Project Officer
08 December 2022: EBLIDA is seeking to recruit a part time position of Project Officer. Read more >EBLIDA Director presenting the recommendation on the draft Guidelines on Library legislation & policy in Europe to the CDCPP committee of the Council of Europe
24 November 2022: PRESS RELEASE. Read more >