{"id":91,"date":"2014-09-15T21:28:09","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T19:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/serials\/?p=91"},"modified":"2014-09-16T20:05:05","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T18:05:05","slug":"lyon-2014-ville-merveilleuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/socrs\/2014\/09\/15\/lyon-2014-ville-merveilleuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyon 2014, ville merveilleuse!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Transformational declaration\u00a0from the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) 2014 World Library and Information Congress in Lyon<\/h2>\n
\"1-Lyon-Place-des-Terreaux,-La-Basilique-Notre-Dame-de-Fourvi\u00e8re\"<\/a>

A view of the iconic Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvi\u00e8re in Lyon, seen from the Place des Terreaux.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Lyon Declaration on Access to Information and Development “aims to positively influence the United Nations post-2015 development agenda… The framework will succeed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and set the agenda for development for the next decade.” (http:\/\/conference.ifla.org\/ifla80\/node\/522) Signatories from more than 270 institutions worldwide have already signed on, and delegates were sent forth to encourage home institutions to join in this important endeavor. For more information see (http:\/\/www.lyondeclaration.org\/).<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section<\/h2>\n

The IFLA Section on Serials and Other Continuing Resources “concerns itself with all issues which make serial publications unique in both the print and electronic environments.”(http:\/\/www.ifla.org\/about-the-serials-and-continuing-resources-section) In addition to meeting twice and going to dinner together, our Standing Committee\u00a0partnered\u00a0with the\u00a0Academic and Research Libraries Section and the\u00a0Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters to organize\u00a0a\u00a0well-attended program on big\u00a0data\u00a0(see below).<\/span>
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\"11-Standing-Committee-at-Le-Sud-resto\"<\/a>

Standing Committee members posing at the Place Antonin Poncet before the group dinner at Le Sud Restaurant are, from left to right, Christina McCawley , West Chester University; Paul Hover, Virginia Tech (blogger, wearing\u00a0hat); Sharon Dyas-Correia (Chair), University of Toronto; Margaret Mering (Secretary), University of Nebraska Lincoln; and Helen Adey (Information Coordinator), Nottingham Trent University.<\/p><\/div>\n

Some of the other members (or soon to be members) of the committee who attended are pictured below:<\/p>\n\n\t\t