Friday, 17 August 2012
In the Spotlight
During the Closing Session, IFLA President Ingrid Parent officially announced the host location for the 80th World Library and Information Congress.
IFLA 2014 will be held in Lyon, France!
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During the Closing Session on 16 August, IFLA President Ingrid Parent and IFLA Professional Committee Chair Ann Okerson conferred the following honours and awards:
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Amphitheatre
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In the Spotlight
16 August, 08:30-10:30
Session Room 6
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Focusing on the concept of strong libraries as foundation for strong societies in order to democratize access to knowledge, IFLA President Elect Sinikka Sipilä and her team will brainstorm and develop new ideas.
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Marjukka (Maru) Peltonen, from the Tapiola Library in the Espoo City Library system is a charming volunteer at this IFLA congress. A very smiling person, she will help you to find the information you need quickly and with a touch of humour.
She says she is a geek as well as a children's librarian.
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Library associations are key institutions in the library and information sector around the world. For the benefit of the countries where a library association is underdeveloped, the IFLA Action for Development through Libraries Programme (ALP) launched in 2010 a new programme called Building Strong Library Associations (BSLA). The BSLA programme is a comprehensive method for offering a strategic approach to capacity building and sustainability of library associations. During Tuesday’s session, associations shared how they have used BSLA in practice to advocate on behalf of the profession, increase membership, improve communication and work towards stronger library communities.
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“There is one session that sounded very interesting: Strong libraries= strong societies: democratizing access to knowledge through libraries – President-Elects Planning Session (Session 192). I want to get acquainted with new people and that sounded very interesting!”
Veronica Angell Bergli, Librarian, Vadso Bibliotek, Norway
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This past Monday evening, the front yard of the Conference Center became a gathering ground for close to 40 librarians with bicycles. The group consisted of Cycling for Libraries 2012 organizers and participants as well as a number of courageous WLIC 2012 attendees. After 10 kilometers of cycling through some of the most peaceful scenery in Helsinki they headed towards a piquant feature of the Finnish capital – allotments, like small summer cottages with gardens not more than 10 kilometers from the city center.
Read more16 August, 10:45-12:45
Session Room 5
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The very new IFLA Committee on Standards was created at the beginning of 2012 to coordinate standards work within IFLA. Patrice Landry, Chair, is going to explain what the Committee has already achieved and the work that is in progress, and discusses the priorities and agenda for the Committee’s work over the coming year.
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The winning name of the Visit the Exhibits Grand Prize was drawn yesterday by IFLA President-elect, Sinikka Sipilä.
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