Felicity Jupiler

I’ve written about this topic before, here. There I took the opinion that IFLA could last in its current incompetent state for 5 years. It’s difficult to speculate with an organization that has failed, despite repeated reminders to publish its latest quarterly update and meeting minutes. Whilst all the quarterly financial updates are late, this…

There’s been a lot of talk about fraud at IFLA, but there’s something behind the scenes that gets very little mention. Each year IFLA holds it’s congress – the World Library and Information Congress. As some of us have become familiar with, this process starts with a call for expressions of interest. With the recent…

We are nothing if we don’t learn the lessons of history. Tempting as it is to want to sweep the last two years under the rug, there are some valuable lessons for IFLA to learn, adapt to, and enact meaningful change in the future. Under the ex-IFLA Secretary General a new strategy and format for…

It’s been a few months since I’ve written here, but followers of the IFLA story will notice some semi-positive developments. Let’s talk first about Halo Locher – one of the most controversial figures, besides Barbara Lison, on the IFLA Governing Board. Or now we should say – was on the IFLA Governing Board. Prior to…

The title might make you presume that I don’t understand what it does. So to avoid any confusion – I do understand the principle. What I don’t understand is how it’s operated. You can read about the scheme here. In short it sells libraries a (laminated) voucher that they can then trade with other libraries…

So in the the annual report that will be presented over 2022, I already promise you it will be made up of regular results and extraordinary results, the extraordinary results relating of course to all the costs that were incurred because we have a special situation now. Jaap Naber, IFLA Governing Board Treasurer at the…