Past Annual Conference Sessions

2018

World Library and Information Congress: 84th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
24-30 August, 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Theme: Libraries as Drivers for Open Access
Theme: Data Librarians: Needs and Qualifications

2017

World Library and Information Congress: 83rd IFLA General Conference and Assembly
19-27 August 2017, Wrocław, Poland

2016

World Library and Information Congress: 82nd IFLA General Conference and Assembly
13-19 August 2016, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Theme: The Role of Libraries and Librarians in Scientific and Technological Data Management & Archiving

2015

World Library and Information Congress: 81st IFLA General Conference and Assembly
15-21 August 2015, Cape Town, South Africa
Theme: The Challenge of Discovering Science and Technology Information

2014

World Library and Information Congress: 80th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
16-22 August, Lyon, France
Theme: SCIENCE+ART=CREATIVITY with Art Libraries Section

2013

World Library and Information Congress: 79th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
17-23 August, Singapore
Theme: Education and training for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine) librarianship: an international perspective

2012

World Library and Information Congress: 78th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
11-17 August, Helsinki, Finland
Theme: The Role of Libraries in Data Curation, Access, and Preservation: an International Perspective

2011

World Library and Information Congress: 77th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
13-18 August, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Theme: The challenges and changing roles of the Science and Technology Libraries

2010

World Library and Information Congress: 76th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
10-15 August, Gothenburg, Sweden
Theme: Measuring the impact of open science: What counts, who counts, and how to count?

2010 Satellite Workshop  Chania, Crete, Greece, 6-8 August 2010
Theme: Open Access to Science Information: Trends, Models and Strategies for LibrariesChania Workshop Report 2010

2009

World Library and Information Congress: 75th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
23-27 August 2009, Milan, Italy
Theme: Open access to science and technology research worldwide: strategies and best practices

Reports of World Library and Information Congresses

by Janet Webster