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Article: IFLA Conference 1998: on crossroads of information and culture.(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
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- Information Outlook
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- December 1, 1998
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IFLA Impressions
The sixty-fourth IFLA General Conference convened in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August 16-21, 1998. The quality of the presentations, the festivities of the social events, the variety of participants, the work done during business meetings, the vibrancy of the city, and the cooperation of the weather made this a conference a huge success.
Attending the conference were 3,328 colleagues from 120 countries, all of whom enjoyed the opening ceremony starting with a living tableau of Rembrandt's Nightwatch. At this same ceremony, they were welcomed to the culturally diverse city of Amsterdam which prided itself on holding the Gay Games prior ...