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Record Nr.

UNISA996208447403316

Autore

Koops Willem Roelf Henderikus

Titolo

IFLA's First Fifty Years : Achievement and challenge in international librarianship / / Willem Roelf Henderikus Koops, Joachim Wieder

Pubbl/distr/stampa

De Gruyter, 1977

Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter Saur, , [2011]

Verlag Dokumentation Saur, , [1977]

©1977

ISBN

3-11-135665-5

Edizione

[Reprint 2011]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (158 pages)

Collana

IFLA Publications ; ; 10

Disciplina

020/.621

Soggetti

International librarianship

Social Sciences

Library & Information Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- IFLA - Past and Present / Kirkegaard, Preben -- Introduction / Koops, Willem R. H. / Wieder, Joachim -- An Outline of IFLA's History / Wieder, Joachim -- The Evolution of Professional Activities and their Interplay with IFLA's Structure / Coops, W. E. S. (Milisa) -- The Prehistory of IFLA / Rudomino, Margarita I. -- IFLA - The Geneva Years / Breycha-Vauthier, Arthur C. -- USA Librarians and IFLA / Mohrhardt, Foster E. -- The Socialist Countries of Europe in IFLA / Vladimirov, Lev I. -- Reminiscences of IFLA / Francis, Sir Frank -- Personal Recollections of IFLA / Liebaers, Herman -- IFLA's Future - The View from the Library of Congress / Welsh, William J. -- Thoughts about IFLA's Future / Sikorski, Nicolai Μ. -- IFLA - A Provocative View / Urquhart, Donald J. -- A Prospective View on IFLA's Future / Chauveinc, Marc -- IFLA and the Developing Countries / Jordan, Alma -- The developing countries and IFLA / Parker, J. Stephen -- Library education in the Global Village / Rugaas, Ben -- General Council Meetings 1927-1977 -- List of Presidents and Secretaries General of IFLA 1927-1977 -- List of Sevensma Prize Essay Subjects and Winners, 1947-1977 -- Contributors -- Backmatter



Sommario/riassunto

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession.The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems.