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