85 Years IFLA: A History and Chronology of Sessions 1927–2012 (IFLA Publications Book 155)

Published in honor of the 85th anniversary of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), __85 Years IFLA: A History and Chronology of Sessions 1927–2012__ presents a thorough history of the organization from its 1927 founding through 2012. Supplemented with a bibliography, appendixes, and index, __85 Years IFLA__ is the definitive guide to the largest international library association in the world, as well as the leading body representing the interests of library and information services and their users today.

Published in honor of the 85th anniversary of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 85 Years IFLA: A History and Chronology of Sessions 1927–2012 presents a thorough history of the organization from its 1927 founding through 2012. Supplemented with a bibliography, appendixes, and index, 85 Years IFLA is the definitive guide to the largest international library association in the world, as well as the leading body representing the interests of library and information services and their users today.

Main description: Published in honor of the 85th anniversary of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 85 Years IFLA: A History and Chronology of Sessions 1927-2012 presents a thorough history of the organization from its 1927 founding through 2012. Supplemented with a bibliography, appendixes, and index, 85 Years IFLA is the definitive guide to the largest international library association in the world, as well as the leading body representing the interests of library and information services and their users today Photographic Illustrations Foreword Acknowledgements Preface List of Abbreviations Part One: Introductory History Part Two: Chronology of Sessions, 1927-2012 Bibliography Appendix 1: Changing of the Session Names Appendix 2: Core IFLA Research Sources and Dates of Coverage in Chronological Order Appendix 3: Chart of Sessions Name Index About the Author