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1 st AIFBD Congress

1 st AIFBD Congress. Montreal August 3-8, 2008 Dominique Coulombe WWUT#6 Oct. 2, 2008. 1 st AIFBD Congress, August 2008. AIFBD = Association internationale francophone des biblioth é caires et documentalistes BNaQ = Biblioth è que nationale et archives du Qu é bec Photos: courtesy of BNaQ.

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1 st AIFBD Congress

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  1. 1st AIFBD Congress Montreal August 3-8, 2008 Dominique Coulombe WWUT#6 Oct. 2, 2008

  2. 1st AIFBD Congress, August 2008 • AIFBD = Association internationale francophone des bibliothécaires et documentalistes • BNaQ = Bibliothèque nationale et archives du Québec Photos: courtesy of BNaQ

  3. 1st AIFBD Congress, August 2008 • IFLA Satellite Meeting • Under the aegis of the OIF: Organisation internationale de la Francophonie • 250 participants from 60 countries • 15 librarians from the U.S. • 80 speakers

  4. 1st AIFBD Congress, August 2008 • Papers were presented over the course of 2 ½ days, with 22 sessions organized thematically • Moderated session “Grandes bibliothèques: rôles et usages” (role, challenges and latest innovations in the development of services in three large libraries in Africa, Canada and Switzerland) • Main focus of the three presentations was the provision of quality and up-to-date service to 21st century users

  5. 1st AIFBD Congress, August 2008 • Took tours of the libraries of the • BNaQ • Ecole des hautes études commerciales (HEC), • Université de Montréal Humanities, and • Ecole polytechnique de Montréal . Photos: courtesy of HEC and Ecole Polytechnique

  6. 1st AIFBD Congress, August 2008 • Chaired the CIFNAL/ICBFN meeting • CRL-based Collaborative initiative between French and North American Libraries • New members • Discussion of membership expansion • Working Groups and Projects • Consortial agreements for online products

  7. And what I really did on my summer vacation…Visit the Jotenheimen National Park in Norway • Hike from Memurubu to Gjendesheim, one of Norway's most well known walks made famous by Henrik Ibsen. Peer Gynt rides across the Besseggen Ridge on the back of a reindeer before tumbling into the 400 meters (1,320 feet) into Lake Gjende.

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