An Outline of IFLA’s History

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. IFLA – Past and Present 7
3. Introduction 9
4. An Outline of IFLA’s History 11
5. The Evolution of Professional Activities and their Interplay with IFLA’s Structure 56
6. The Prehistory of IFLA 66
7. IFLA – The Geneva Years 80
8. USA Librarians and IFLA 83
9. The Socialist Countries of Europe in IFLA 101
10. Reminiscences of IFLA 108
11. Personal Recollections of IFLA 113
12. IFLA’s Future – The View from the Library of Congress 122
13. Thoughts about IFLA’s Future 130
14. IFLA – A Provocative View 133
15. A Prospective View on IFLA’s Future 135
16. IFLA and the Developing Countries 140
17. The developing countries and IFLA 145
18. Library education in the Global Village 150
19. General Council Meetings 1927–1977 154
20. List of Presidents and Secretaries General of IFLA 1927–1977 155
21. List of Sevensma Prize Essay Subjects and Winners, 1947–1977 156
22. Contributors 158
23. Backmatter 159