IFLA in Seoul: the country, the culture, the conference

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the IFLA or World Library and Information Conference held in Seoul, in August 2006.

The paper takes the form of a description of the environment and social setting of the conference together with a selection from the conference content.

IFLA is the key international forum for libraries and information professionals, and was useful and timely.

This brief conference report will be of value to library and information professionals worldwide.