Plenary sessions

Donnerstag, 22 August 2013

Uneasy Truths

My thoughts today are stimulated by a sense of unease..."

Dr Cherian George, a Singaporean writer and academic, made it clear from the beginning that his plenary speech would cover some uneasy truths. Indeed, the propositions he put forth suggested that what is portrayed in the media is not always what it seems. Quite the contrary, mainstream media often adjusts truths to regulate the opinion of the masses. However, it is in such an ambiguous landscape that he believes the role of librarian as ‘custodians and curators’ of information is more important than ever.

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A new hybrid reality for libraries

— Yeo Pin Pin

Parag Khanna

During yesterday’s Plenary Session, Parag Khanna explored the different trends that have brought us to what he terms the “Hybrid Age”, which is ultimately a confluence of previous ages: the Information Age, Industrial Age, Agrarian Age, Stone Age. Widely varying technologies are merging and humans are merging with technology. As technology becomes ubiquitous, it is also becoming more intelligent, integrated and social.

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Mittwoch, 21 August 2013

In the Spotlight

Wednesday's Plenary Session: Ubiquitous libraries in a hybrid reality

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21 August, 08:30-09:15

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Exhibition Hall 404-405

Parag Khanna

Parag Khanna is a leading geo-strategist, world traveller, and author. He is Director of the Hybrid Reality Institute, Senior Research Fellow at the New America Foundation, Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics IDEAS, Senior Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, Senior Fellow at the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, and Adjunct Professor in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore.

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Dienstag, 20 August 2013

In the Spotlight

Tuesday's Plenary Session: The fate of the public in an age of individual choice

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20 August, 08:30-09:15

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Exhibition Hall 404-405

Cherian George

Cherian George, a Singaporean writer and academic, is an Associate Professor at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University. He serves as the Director of the Temasek Foundation - NTU Asia Journalism Fellowship. He is also an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of Policy Studies at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. His main research interest is in media and politics, including the political economy of journalism, censorship and alternative media. Dr. George takes an active interest in media policy and media reform.

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Montag, 19 August 2013

Plenary Session: IFLA Trend Report Launch

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19 August, 08:30-09:15

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Exhibition Hall 404-405

What is the IFLA Trend Report?

Now live: http://trends.ifla.org

The world around us is rapidly changing.

Newfound and emerging opportunities for digital communication, collaboration and collective action have the capacity to economically and socially empower billions of people—while also serving as an instrument for extremists and disruption. During the past year IFLA has commissioned a range of experts to look at our shifting environment and identify trends that will affect access to information over the coming years. The result is the IFLA Trend Report which will help libraries worldwide position themselves in relation to emerging issues and provide the best possible services to their users.

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Uneasy Truths

A new hybrid reality for libraries

Wednesday's Plenary Session: Ubiquitous libraries in a hybrid reality

Wann?

Wo?

Parag Khanna

Tuesday's Plenary Session: The fate of the public in an age of individual choice

Wann?

Wo?

Cherian George

Plenary Session: IFLA Trend Report Launch

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​What is the IFLA Trend Report?

What is the IFLA Trend Report?