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
Jean-Marie Reding
Luxembourgish librarians', archivists' and documentalists' association - ALBAD
jean-marie.reding [AT] bnl.etat.lu
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
Giuseppe Vitiello
EBLIDA Director
g.vitiello [AT] eblida.org
Related Activities
NEWS
EBLIDA Newsletter June 2019
13 June 2019: This issue is devoted to the presentation of the new Strategic Plan's Strand 2: Library legislation, and Strand 4: The Socio-educational Impact of Libraries. Read more >
Transposing the Digital Single Market Directive in your own country
06 June 2019: EBLIDA member organisations now have a wonderful opportunity to influence how their countries will implement this Directive. Read more >-
EBLIDA Newsletter May 2019
14 May 2019: After the Copyright Storm, we are coming back to business as usual. Check out EBLIDA's latest news, insights, and upcoming events in our May Newsletter. Read more > 
Press Release on the Adoption of the European Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market
17 April 2019: Following the European Parliament’s adoption of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, the Council of Ministers of the European Union has now also voted in favour of the text. Read more >-
EBLIDA Newsletter April 2019
11 April 2019: This issue is devoted exclusively to the European Union directive on copyright in the digital single market. Read more >