Special Report(Vol.38 No.4)

NCL Participates in Core Affairs of the IFLA Over the years, the NCL has participated in 13 international library organizations, including the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA). This involvement has included attending organization conferences, the presentation of reports and the arrangement of book exhibitions to strengthen exchanges with library professionals around the world. Through these activities, the NCL also promotes high quality Taiwan publications and Taiwan's library achievements on the international stage, as well as fosters closer links with the international library world. In 2006, the NCL nominated Director Yu Hsiao-ming and Ms. Cheng Pao-mei as candidates for the standing committees of the IFLA's Genealogy and Local History Section (GLHS) and Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section (CPDWLS), respectively. Both were elected to the said positions for terms between 2007 and 2011. In August 2007, Ms. Cheng went to Durban, South Africa to attend the CPDWLS Standing Committee Meeting. She also represented Director Yu at the GLHS Standing Committee Meeting. During her visit, Ms. Cheng met with New IFLA President Dr. Claudia Lux to foster closer exchanges between the NCL and other IFLA member countries.