Honours and Awards at the IFLA WLIC 2016 Closing Session

In grateful recognition to the: National Committee
IFLA World Library and Information Congress 82nd IFLA General Conference and Assembly

Carol Pitts Diedrichs and Patrick Losinski, Co-Chairs of the IFLA Columbus National Committee accepted the award

​Dorothy McGarry

For her distinguished service to IFLA and global librarianship especially through an outstanding commitment to advancing cataloguing, classification and indexing standards and practices

​James Neal
For his distinguished service to copyright and legal matters and outstanding contribution to fundraising to assist librarians around the world to attend IFLA Congresses

Lynne Rudasill
For her exemplary service to IFLA particularly in linking the expertise within the professional units to IFLA’s strategic work and creating opportunities for the exchange of knowledge

Jacinta Were
For her distinguished service to IFLA especially in supporting the development of librarians and as a pioneer of computer technology in libraries in Kenya and Africa

Gordon Dunsire

For his distinguished service to IFLA and international librarianship, advancing the field of bibliographic data, linked data and the semantic web

Antonio M. Santos
For his distinguished service to international librarianship and contribution to leadership in the Asia region
(Elvira Lapuz accepted the award on behalf of his family.)

Jennefer Nicholson
In recognition of her distinguished service to IFLA

New Professionals Special Interest Group

Public Libraries Section

Saule Shingaliyeva and Kabiba Akzhigitova (Kazakhstan)

for Poster #138

Readers are Leaders at the East Kazakhstan Regional Public Library!