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Blog entry: IFLA in Gothenburg, Day 5: Exhibits, Programs, Networking Are All about Language
During one of the IFLA sessions here in Gothenburg, Sweden, I took a seat in what turned out to be a lousy place for the acoustics. Major programs during this year's World Library and Information Congress were largely in English, which...
Posted August 14, 2010 | Comments: | Read More
Blog entry: IFLA in Gothenburg, Day 5: Exhibits, Programs, Networking Are All about Language
During one of the IFLA sessions here in Gothenburg, Sweden, I took a seat in what turned out to be a lousy place for the acoustics. Major programs during this year's World Library and Information Congress were largely in English, which...
Posted August 14, 2010 | Comments: | Read More
Blog entry: IFLA in Gothenburg, Day 5: Exhibits, Programs, Networking Are All about Language
During one of the IFLA sessions here in Gothenburg, Sweden, I took a seat in what turned out to be a lousy place for the acoustics. Major programs during this year's World Library and Information Congress were largely in English, which...
Posted August 14, 2010 | Comments: | Read More
Blog entry: IFLA in Gothenburg, Day 4: Haitian Librarians Describe Destruction, Acknowledge Assistance
On January 12, 2010, a devastating earthquake turned an ordinary day into a day of horror and destruction for Haiti. On the fourth day of the 76th General Conference and Assembly of the International Federation of Library Associations...
Posted August 13, 2010 | Comments: | Read More
Blog entry: IFLA in Gothenburg, Day 3: Partnerships, Awards Include Gates $1 Million to Greece
Day three of the World Library and Information Congress of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) was a day of awards, honors, and the announcement of new partnerships...
Posted August 12, 2010 | Comments: | Read More
Blog entry: IFLA in Gothenburg, Day 3: Partnerships, Awards Include Gates $1 Million to Greece
Day three of the World Library and Information Congress of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) was a day of awards, honors, and the announcement of new partnerships...
Posted August 12, 2010 | Comments: | Read More
Blog entry: IFLA in Gothenburg, Day 2: Opening Event, Swedish Style, with Jan Eliasson
It began with the guitar stylings of Thomas Andersson, crested with a keynote address by Jan Eliasson, former president of the 60th session of the United Nations General Assembly, and ended with a get-up-and-dance happening to the music...
Posted August 11, 2010 | Comments: | Read More
Blog entry: IFLA in Gothenburg, Day 1: The American Agenda
For American delegates, the annual conference of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) traditionally begins with a pep talk, officially known as “Caucus:...
Posted August 11, 2010 | Comments: | Read More
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