Invitation to Maharaja Sayajirao University's Librarian to attend IFLA 2013

Maharaja Sayajirao University's librarian invited to World Library and Information Congress

TNN Times of India, Vadodara | Aug 18, 2013, 01.34 AM IST

VADODARA: For the first time in the history of HansaMehta Library, a university librarian has been sponsored by government of another country for World Congress on library.

Dr Mayank Trivedi has been invited by the Singapore government to attend World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) 2013 which is being held at Singapore by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA).

IFLA is a leading international association of library organizations. It is a global voice of the library and information profession, and its annual conference provides a venue for librarians to learn from one another. The IFLA forum promotes international cooperation, research and development in all fields related to library activities. "Our Hansa Mehta Library has become an institutional member of IFLA from this year," Trivedi, who will be attending the conference which started from Saturday and will continue till August 23, told TOI. Over 2,000 delegates from across the world are participating in the conference, which is being held on the theme of 'Future Libraries: Infinite Possibilities'.

Headquartered in Koninklijke Bibliotheek, the National Library of the Netherlands, Hague, IFLA, which has UNESCO as its close partner, has grown to over 1,600 members in around 150 countries.