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64th IFLA General Conference Amsterdam, Netherlands, August 16 - August 21, 1998	[Comments] [Español] [Français] [Deutsch]

Table of Contents Conference Programme and Proceedings IFLA Express No. 2 [Acrobat PDF version: 130K] Pre Seminar Information Information for Presenters Invitation Honorary Committee IFLA '98 Conference Theme and Subthemes The Aims of IFLA IFLA and the Netherlands Main Sponsors and Supporters Netherlands Organising Committee IFLA Conference Grant Preliminary Programme Summary Conference Information Social and Cultural Activities Accompanying Persons Programme Travel Information General Information Registration & Hotel Reservation Important Addresses

The Aims of IFLA Founded in 1927 the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions is an independent international non-governmental association and is an NGO in formal associate relations with UNESCO (United Nations Organisation for Education, Science and Culture). The aims of IFLA are to promote international understanding, co-operation, discussion, research and development in all fields of library activity and information science, and to provide a body through which librarianship can be represented in matters of international interest. The federation currently has more than 1400 members from 141 countries. IFLA’s Executive Board is responsible for IFLA’s general policy, management and finance. The Professional Board monitors the planning and programming of the professional activities carried out by IFLA’s two type of bodies: Professional Groups (33 sections and 12 Round Tables organised in 8 Divisions) and 5 Core Programmes. Divisions General Research Libraries Special Libraries Libraries serving the General Public Bibliographic control Collections and Services Management and Technology Education and Research Regional Activities Core Programmes Universal Availability of Publications (UAP) Universal Bibliographic Control and International Marc (UBCIM) Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Universal Data Flow and Telecommunications (UDT) Advancement of Librarianship in the Third World IFLA Headquarters P.O. Box 95312 2509 CH The Hague The Netherlands Tel.: + 31 70 314 0884 Fax. : +31 70 383 4827 Email: IFLA@ifla.org WWW: http://archive.ifla.org/