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| contents | IFLA General Conference 1988. Opening and Plenary Sessions. Papers. Access to Information Books Information Sources Library Cooperation Library Role Preservation Reading Focusing on the conference theme "Living Together: People, Libraries, Information," the opening speech of the 54th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) General Conference was presented by association president Hans-Peter Geh. This paper reflects on: (1) the significance of holding the conference in Australia; (2) the role of libraries in the integration of cultural differences into one polity; (3) the interdependence of countries and increased demand for information worldwide; (4) the history, importance, and future of the book as the most important vehicle for the dissemination of information and for the exchange of knowledge, opinions, and ideas; (5) the promotion of reading and the fight against illiteracy; and (6) the intensive cooperation between Unesco and IFLA and their nongovernmental organizations; (7) the 1988 fire in the library of the Leningrad Academy of Science; and (8) the 1988 revival of Egypt's Alexandrina Library. The plenary paper, "IFLA in the Antipodes: A Regional Perspective" (Warren Horton, National Library of Australia), discusses the Year of the Reader Programme to be mounted in Australia in 1990; information planning in Australia over the previous 5 years; and progress toward a national information policy for Australia. Both English and German versions of the opening speech are provided. (CGD) |
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| spellingShingle | IFLA General Conference 1988. Opening and Plenary Sessions. Papers. Access to Information Books Information Sources Library Cooperation Library Role Preservation Reading IFLA General Conference 1988. Opening and Plenary Sessions. Papers. Access to Information Books Information Sources Library Cooperation Library Role Preservation Reading Focusing on the conference theme "Living Together: People, Libraries, Information," the opening speech of the 54th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) General Conference was presented by association president Hans-Peter Geh. This paper reflects on: (1) the significance of holding the conference in Australia; (2) the role of libraries in the integration of cultural differences into one polity; (3) the interdependence of countries and increased demand for information worldwide; (4) the history, importance, and future of the book as the most important vehicle for the dissemination of information and for the exchange of knowledge, opinions, and ideas; (5) the promotion of reading and the fight against illiteracy; and (6) the intensive cooperation between Unesco and IFLA and their nongovernmental organizations; (7) the 1988 fire in the library of the Leningrad Academy of Science; and (8) the 1988 revival of Egypt's Alexandrina Library. The plenary paper, "IFLA in the Antipodes: A Regional Perspective" (Warren Horton, National Library of Australia), discusses the Year of the Reader Programme to be mounted in Australia in 1990; information planning in Australia over the previous 5 years; and progress toward a national information policy for Australia. Both English and German versions of the opening speech are provided. (CGD) |
| title | IFLA General Conference 1988. Opening and Plenary Sessions. Papers. |
| topic | Access to Information Books Information Sources Library Cooperation Library Role Preservation Reading |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED326213 |