About the Division of Regional Activities

Mission statement

To create knowledge societies by strengthening the library and information professionals and by developing services provided by these professions through close cooperation with all IFLA bodies.

Goals:

  1. to facilitate access to information and life-long learning opportunities among all members of society,
  2. to create a well-educated, competent and self-renewing profession,
  3. to contribute to the creation of a robust information infrastructure in each member country,
  4. to create an information-literate population, and
  5. to improve access to funds for activities in the regions.

Sections belonging to Division VIII.:

Special Interest Group:

Chair/Financial Officer: Premila Gamage Librarian Institute of Policy Studies 99, St. Michael's Road COLOMBO 3 Sri Lanka Tel. +(94)(11)2431368 Fax +(94)(11)2431395 E-mail: premila@ips.lk premilagamage@gmail.com

Secretary: Buhle Mbambo-Thata Executive Director UNISA, Library Services P.O. Box 392, PRETORIA 0003, South Africa Tel. +(27)(12)4293131/4293844 Fax +(27)(12)4292925 E-mail: mbambtb@unisa.ac.za

Last update: 29 July 2009