The IFLA Library History Special Interest Group has organized a Satellite Conference to be held from 17 to 19 August, in Mons, Belgium. The Satellite Conference will immediately precede IFLA's 2023 World Library and Information Conference (WLIC), which will be held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, from 20 to 24 August.
Worldwide organization of knowledge, diagram by Paul Otlet
The theme of the Satellite Conference is "Preserving our origins: Approaches to the organization, curation, and historiography of the record of national and international organizations in libraries, information, and documentation.
It has two aims: (1) to build on our understanding of the state of preservation and accessibility of historical sources for the historiography of library information sciences (LIS) and information science and technology organizations; and (2) to further explore the history of these organizations from their origins in the late 19th and early 20th century to today.
The Mundaneum
The event is organized in collaboration with the Mundaneum, in the city of Mons.
More here:
IFLA Satellite Conference at the Mundaneum | Peter Johan Lor (peterlor.com)
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Kathleen de la Peña McCook
Distinguished University Professor
School of Information
University of South Florida
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