New technologies through the IFLA 2019 Athens lens – what trended!

The annual conference of the International Federation of Library Association and Institutions (IFLA) is a conference that brings together librarians, information specialists, publishers, book vendors, technologists, new technology vendors, architects and anybody involved with the information industry. The 2019 conference, held in the ancient city of Athens, Greece from August 24 to 30, was no exception in receiving diverse professionals from all over the world. This column focuses on the new and emerging technologies that were featured at the conference. Amid the pomp and pageantry of the Greek librarians’ provision of hospitality and conference facilities, over 3,500 participants had a...