Christine Mackenzie

Christine Mackenzie is an Australian librarian, president of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) from 2019 to 2021. Mackenzie was the president-elect from 2017 to 2019 and part of the Governing Board from 2011 to 2013. She worked in the Trend Report.

Christine Mackenzie
Christine Mackenzie at the World Library and Information Congress in Athens, 2019
NationalityAustralia
OccupationLibrarian
Known forIFLA President 2019 - 2021
WebsiteOfficial website

Works

Christine earned a bachelor of arts, graduated as librarian, 2008 fellow and from 2003 to 2004 president of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).[1][2][3]

Christine is the President of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) from 2019 to 2021, leading the library field under the theme "Let's work together".[4][5] Her mandate takes the results of projects as the IFLA Global Vision where librarians around the world created a bottom - up strategy[6] where one of the highlights and opportunities are related to focus on our communities and work more collaborative and develop strong partnerships.[7] She received her presidency from Glòria Pérez-Salmeron in Athens,[8] at the 85th World Library and Information Conference[5] and in her acceptance speech she mentioned the access to information from indigenous languages[9] and to restructure IFLA to achieve the Strategic Framework (2019-2024).

References
  1. "Australian Library and Information Association International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)". Australian Library and Information Association ALIA. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  2. "Australian Library and Information Association: Christine Mackenzie". alia.org.au. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  3. "Christine Mackenzie". Christine Mackenzie. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  4. "IFLA -- Presidential Theme and Programme: Christine Mackenzie". www.ifla.org. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  5. "IFLA: Looking Back, Looking Ahead". American Libraries Magazine. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  6. "IFLA -- Global Vision". www.ifla.org. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  7. "IFLA -- Global Vision Report Summary". www.ifla.org. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  8. "New IFLA President Christine Mackenzie welcomed at the Australian Embassy of Athens". www.neoskosmos.com/. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  9. "Christine Mackenzie's acceptance speech" (PDF). 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2020.


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