17-23 August 2013 IFLA World Library and Information Congress 79th IFLA General Conference and Assembly Jayshree Mamtora 1

2 IFLA Snapshot Held in Singapore 3750 delegates From 120 countries 87 exhibitors 210 presentations 412 speakers Plenary session daily 7 streams, and 5 group meetings daily and much, much, more!

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7 Themes of particular interest Agile Management - an Australian University Library perspective / Andrew Wells, UNSW Available from: http://library.ifla.org/154/

8 Themes of particular interest Open Access no of papers Canadian Study 2012: To explore the new scholarly communication environment which libraries are facing and plans for the future / Jane Burpee, University of Guelph, Leila Fernandez, York University Available from: http://library.ifla.org/74/

9 Other papers of interest Creating a library of the future: Universidade Nacionl Timor Lorosa'e (UNTL) journey of rebuilding its University Library for the 21st century / Mary Coghlan and Sabina Roberston http://library.ifla.org/126/ Remaining relevant - how airports, banks and geeks can save frontline library services / Shaun ODwyer and Belinda Sua http://library.ifla.org/127/ Facing our future: social media takeover, coexistence or resistance? the integration of social media and reference services / Jill Benn and Dawn McLoughlin http://library.ifla.org/129 And theres a lot more! See: http://library.ifla.org/

10 IFLA RSCAO Attended two committee meetings Main RSCAO session: Future libraries multiple futures Asia and Oceania Chairing Program Committee for IFLA 2014 call for papers just completed: Transcending Borders

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12 IFLA Trend Report New Technologies will both expand and limit who has access to information. Online Education will democratise and disrupt global learning. The boundaries of privacy and data protection will be redefined. Hyper-connected societies will listen to and empower new voices and groups. The global information environment will be transformed by new technologies.

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