Strong libraries = strong societies: democratizing access to knowledge through libraries

Live-stream recording of IFLA 2012 session on 16th of August 2012.

Strong libraries = strong societies: democratizing access to knowledge through libraries

President-Elect’s Planning Session

Opening

Buhle Mbambo-Thata

IFLA GB

Chair of the session

Presentation of the theme

Strong libraries = strong societies: democratizing access to knowledge through

libraries,

Sinikka Sipilä

President-elect

Speakers from IFLA Regions and from NPSIG (New Professionals)

Africa

Ellen Namhila

University Librarian, Library of the University of Namibia

Asia and Oceania

Dr Fawz Abdallah, President

Lebanese Library Association

Latin America and the Caribbean

Alejandra Martinez

Member of the FAIFE Committee, Chair of the Health Sciences Division of the

Mexican Library Association

New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG)

Sebastian Wilke, Convener, NPSIG

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Libraries in the Civil Society

Jukka Relander

President, Finnish Library Association

World Café discussions on the theme

facilitated by Inga Lunden and Christine McKenzie, IFLA GB

Conclusions and closing

Sinikka Sipilä

Read more:

IFLA conference 2012 in Helsinki, Finland, conference.ifla.org/ifla78