Dear followers,

today we present you a second article on the 2014 IFLA Congress. Yesterday we had the opportunuity to attend the LTR Conference on the theme : Libraries in the political process: benefits and risks of political visibility

It was a very interesting conference with four different contributions. Originally there had to be six presentations, but unfortunately, two of the speakers had to cancel their venue to the congress. Nevertheless here is a little overview of what the speakers have presented to the audience. If you are interested and you could not attend this conference, the papers are on the IFLA Library website

 

 

Chers lecteurs,

aujourd’hui nous vous présentons notre deuxième article sur le congrès IFLA 2014. Hier nous avons eu l’opportunité d’assister à la conférence LTR sur le thème suivant : Libraries in the political process: benefits and risks of political visibility

C’était une conférence très intéressante avec différentes contributions. A l’origine il devait y avoir six présentations, malheureusement deux personnes ont du annuler leur venue. Néanmoins, voici un aperçu de ce que les intervenants nous ont présenté hier. Si vous êtes intéressés, les résumés sont en ligne sur le site IFLA Library.

 

 

 Libraries in the political process : benefits and risks of political visibility

• Risks and benefits of visibility: librarians navigating social and political turbulence

Peter Lor – Department of Information Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa

 

• Neoliberalism, Democracy and the Library as a Radically Inclusive Space

Tim Huzar – Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics and Ethics, University of Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom

 

• The Effects of Political and Social Turmoil on LIS Research in the Arab World

Amanda B. Click – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States.

Josiah M. Drewry – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States.

Mahmoud Khalifa – Library of Congress Field Office, Garden City, Cairo, Egypt

 

• South Africa’s LIS Transformation Charter: Policies, Politics and Professionals

Genevieve Hart – Department of Library & Information Science, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa

Mary Nassimbeni – Library & Information Studies Centre, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

 

• Government policies and public libraries in the Republic of Turkey

Hasan S. Keseroglu – Kastamonu University, Kastamonu, Turkey

 

• Sortir des Crises. Un bond en avant pour les bibliothèques

Joseph Belletante – Le Trente, Vienne, France