Governing Board Elections
2007-2009
Statement of Candidacy
For the postition of Governing Board Member
2007-2009
Pascal Sanz
France
Pascal Sanz
Directeur du département droit, économie, politique
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Président du Comité français IFLA
Tel. +(33)(1)53795100
Fax +(33)(1)53795125
E-mail: pascal.sanz@bnf.fr
http://www.bnf.fr
Towards an actual cultural and a linguistic diversity within IFLA
Alongside with my commitment to sustain:
- the President's action, on the basis of her programme "Libraries on the Agenda",
- the development of Core Activities,
- the work of Sections and Divisions,
- the work of IFLA Headquarters team.
I am hereby applying for a place on the Governing Board of our Federation with the wish that I may help achieving two objectives:
- To enforce an actual cultural diversity within IFLA through:
- a multilingualism that would be both more real and in better keeping with the internal functioning and practice, which implies that we should allow specific ressources for that purpose,
- a more balanced representation of all continents in IFLA various bodies;
- To bring further what has already been done by IFLA in favour of a more active participation of its members in professional and social discussions within the Federation and also in the process of defining orientations and strategic positions.
These are fundamental prerequisites if we are to convince an increased number of associations and institutions, in an increased number of countries, into becoming IFLA members, and thus to widen its influence and its ability to defend and speak for libraries and other information institutions.
