IFLA World Library and Information Congress 79th IFLA General Conference and Assembly Jayshree Mamtora 17-23 August 2013 1
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17-23 August 2013 IFLA World Library and Information Congress
79th IFLA General Conference and Assembly Jayshree Mamtora 1
2 IFLA Snapshot Held in Singapore 3750 delegates From 120
countries 87 exhibitors 210 presentations 412 speakers Plenary
session daily 7 streams, and 5 group meetings daily and much, much,
more!
3 November 11, 2013
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6 November 11, 2013
7 Themes of particular interest Agile Management - an
Australian University Library perspective / Andrew Wells, UNSW
Available from: http://library.ifla.org/154/
8 Themes of particular interest Open Access no of papers
Canadian Study 2012: To explore the new scholarly communication
environment which libraries are facing and plans for the future /
Jane Burpee, University of Guelph, Leila Fernandez, York University
Available from: http://library.ifla.org/74/
9 Other papers of interest Creating a library of the future:
Universidade Nacionl Timor Lorosa'e (UNTL) journey of rebuilding
its University Library for the 21st century / Mary Coghlan and
Sabina Roberston http://library.ifla.org/126/ Remaining relevant -
how airports, banks and geeks can save frontline library services /
Shaun ODwyer and Belinda Sua http://library.ifla.org/127/ Facing
our future: social media takeover, coexistence or resistance? the
integration of social media and reference services / Jill Benn and
Dawn McLoughlin http://library.ifla.org/129 And theres a lot more!
See: http://library.ifla.org/
10 IFLA RSCAO Attended two committee meetings Main RSCAO
session: Future libraries multiple futures Asia and Oceania
Chairing Program Committee for IFLA 2014 call for papers just
completed: Transcending Borders
11 November 11, 2013
12 IFLA Trend Report New Technologies will both expand and
limit who has access to information. Online Education will
democratise and disrupt global learning. The boundaries of privacy
and data protection will be redefined. Hyper-connected societies
will listen to and empower new voices and groups. The global
information environment will be transformed by new
technologies.