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Kate Robinson represented IATUL at the IFLA EURDC interim meeting in Istanbul
06.06.2025 - 06:52

Kate Robinson represented IATUL at the IFLA EURDC interim meeting in Istanbul

The IFLA EURDC interim meeting was held in Istanbul from 12 - 14 May 2025, hosted by MEF University. 50 participants from 20 countries registered for this meeting.

 

Kate Robinson (in the middle), University Librarian University of Bath, UK, 
President of IATUL and Chair of CILIP’s Board of Trustees
with colleagues from Ukraine and Syria.

The local host was Ertuğrul Çimen, Library Director and Chair Europe Regional Division Committee, IFLA.

The Presidents of the Turkish Librarians' Association (TLA), the University and Research Librarians Association (UNAK), the School Librarians Association (OKD) and the International Association of Academic Libraries (IATUL) were among the attendees and the opening speech was delivered by IFLA Secretary General Sharon Memis.

Considering the diversity of the participants and the active communication during the sessions, we can confidently say that the event was productive. 

The visit to the Rami Public Library was also fascinating!