The General Assembly reconvenes at the Closing Session where official IFLA Awards (Best IFLA Poster, Professional Unit Communication Award, Honours and Premier Awards) will be handed out. The official announcement for the WLIC 2016 location will also be revealed.
IFLA World Library and Information Congress
80th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
16-22 August 2014, Lyon, France
Kongressthema "Libraries, Citizens, Societies: Confluence for Knowledge"
Wichtige Informationen und kurzfristige Änderungen.
21 August 2014
Join IFLA President-Elect Donna Scheeder and speakers from around the world to discuss the evolving information environment and how libraries are developing their own action agendas to meet these changes.
On Wednesday, IFLA President-Elect Donna Scheeder drew the winning name for a free registration for IFLA WLIC 2015 in Cape Town, South Africa.
Topic: Preservation and Management of Documentary Cultural Heritage
20 August 2014
Registration for WLIC 2014 Library Visits will close today at 18:00. No registrations can be made after this time.
Released this past July, the IFLA 2014 eLending Background Paper maps out today's eLending landscape across several geographical regions.
The General Assembly is the annual general meeting of IFLA members. At this meeting, the President, Treasurer, and Secretary General will report on IFLA's annual activities and strategic directions.
Complete information on how to become a delegate for IFLA WLIC 2015, including conference registration, hotels, library visits, tours & activities, etc
All voting delegates are asked to collect their necessary voting documents at the IFLA Secretariat in Saint Clair 2.
Delegate numbers
In total, approximately 3900 people passed through the doors of the World Library and Information Congress 2014 in Lyon.
| Total number of countries represented | 132 |
| Total Full time delegates | 2590 |
| Day registrations | 632 |
| Accompanying persons | 101 |
| Volunteers | 327 |
| Exhibition space | 1124 m2 confirmed |
21 August 2014
Honours and Awards at the Closing Session
During the Closing Session on 21 August, IFLA President Sinikka Sipilä and IFLA Professional Committee Chair Lynne Rudasill conferred a number of honours and awards
IFLA WLIC 2016 = Columbus, Ohio!!!!
During the Closing Session, IFLA President Sinikka Sipilä officially announced the host location for the World Library and Information Congress 2016.
Interview du récipiendaire 2014 de la bourse « Dr Shawky Salem Conference Grant »
Bassim Faris, Development and E-library Advisor, United Nations Relief and Work Agency (UNRWA), Amman, Jordanie.
Interview with Georges Kepenekian (in French)
Georges Kepenekian, first Deputy Mayor of Lyon, in charge of culture, large events and citizens' rights, addresses questions on how access to information supports development and how libraries contribute to the development of society.
Impressions of posters
For those who have not been able to make it to the posters presentations, or the congress, we have some impressions of ten poster presenters... interviews.
L’IFLA Lyon 2014, lieu de rencontres : rencontre d’une des volontaires Brigitte Clément
Vous êtes volontaire à l’IFLA cette année. Êtes-vous bibliothécaire ?
Non...
From caterpillar to butterfly: The metamorphosis of library and information professional education and training
Celebrating 40 years of the IFLA Section on Education and Training!
Inner and outer beauty : crafting new libraries and visiting them
"1001 libraries to see before you die" launched, and Public Library of the Year 2014 award presented at the session hosted by IFLA’s Public Libraries Section and Library Buildings and Equipment Section.
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