Adapting to Technological Changes

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is an international body representing the interests of library and information services. In their 2013 Trend Report, the organization identified five key trends that will shape the global information environment. They are as follows:

TREND 1: New technologies will both expand and limit who has access to information.

TREND 2: Online education will democratize and disrupt global learning.

TREND 3: The boundaries of privacy and data protection will be redefined.

TREND 4: Hyper-connected societies will listen to and empower new voices and groups.

TREND 5: The global information environment will be transformed by new technologies.

These various trends will form the basis for discussion at the IFLA annual conference to be held in Lyon, France, on August 16 - August 22, 2014. This year's theme is "Libraries, Citizens, Societies: Confluence for Knowledge".

For more information, including the text of the Trend Report, please visit the IFLA website at http://www.ifla.org/.