• 2012-11-12

Dr. Ingrid Parent, the President of IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) was invited to visit Taiwan for a professional communication from November 10–15, 2012. She gave address on the topic of the “21 Century Libraries: Centres of Learning, Social Action, Inclusion, and Cultural Heritage” and had a communication with local library professionals. Dr. Parent’s address has a revelation and it probed into the current issues that libraries encountered and concerned. Her speech has received ardent responses, feedbacks, and questions from the attending audience for deeper communication. In order to keep library services in Taiwan abreast of international trends, join international profession associations, and take part in their activities, NCL has invited IFLA Former President Ms. Ellen Tise coming to Taiwan for professional communication in April 2011. This year it is our honor again to invite, in conjunction with National Taiwan University Library, the current IFLA President Dr. Ingrid Parent for giving a speech and networking with local library professionals. IFLA is currently a most important international organization in the field of library and information science, and it is leading ahead the development and trends of library services in the world. It is believed that by this trip to Taiwan, Dr. Ingrid Parent will understand more library development in Taiwan and will share her Taiwan experience with international library professionals. Since it is the first time that Dr. Ingrid Parent visited Taiwan, after her special topic address we arranged particularly for her to visit NCL rare book room and introduced to her the Chinese classics bibliography databases. She had paid detail attention to understand NCL’s collection and preservation of cultural heritage, as well as commended those facilities.