25th IATUL Conference Report

摘要

"Library management in a changing environment" was the theme of the 25th conference of the International Association of Technical University Libraries (IATUL) in Krakow, Poland, May 30-June 3, 2004. The host institution was Cracow University of Technology Library (www.biblos.pk. edu/pl). The world has experienced a tremendous amount of change in the last 40 years. Technology has exploded, and political/economic shifts have directly impacted institutions and individuals worldwide. Within that framework, the IATUL chose to focus the conference presentations on library management in a changing environment. The location of the conference in Krakow, Poland was a vivid reminder that the world situation has changed enormously within the last 15 years.