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Watchcatglobal August 13, 2010

I am attending the International Federation of Libraries meeting in Gothenburg, Sweden. This meeting is an opportunity to network with friends from around the globe and learn strategies for providing new information services. I would suggest you read any of the books by Swedish author, Henning Mankell,  the morning speaker or check into articles written by the keynote speaker, Jan Eliasson, Former President of the United Nations General Assembly and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden. He opened his remarks by saying that Gothenburg, his hometown, had given him both roots and wings. Both men emphasized the critical roles of libraries and librarians in our information society.