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Honorary IFLA Fellowship for Warren HortonPRESS RELEASE : for immediate release IFLA Headquarters Warren Horton, recently retired National Librarian of Australia, was presented with an Honorary Fellowship by the IFLA President at the recent IFLA conference in Bangkok. Christine Deschamps, IFLA President, said that she was "delighted" to be able to present the award to Warren. "Honorary Fellowship is the highest award IFLA is able confer on a member", she said. "Only two such Fellowships have been awarded previously this decade. Warren's is richly deserved. He has worked tirelessly to ensure a sound financial base for the Federation and to help it achieve its ambition to become a truly global champion of libraries and librarians." She presented Warren with the IFLA Honorary Fellowship medal and a commemorative scroll. The citation on the scroll reads: "In recognition of Warren Horton's distinguished record of service, the Council of IFLA expresses its profound gratitude and appreciation by awarding him an Honorary Fellowship on the occasion of its 65th Council and General Conference held in Bangkok, Thailand, 27th August 1999. As a member of IFLA's Executive Board from 1991 to 1997, and as Treasurer from 1993 to 1997, Warren Horton played a major role in securing a sound financial base for the Federation. As a member of the Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL), his commitment to cooperation between CDNL and IFLA's Core Programmes ensured both financial and professional support by national libraries for the development of the Core Programmes, particularly in the fields of preservation and conservation and bibliographic records. A true internationalist, Warren Horton campaigned successfully to bring into the global arena libraries and library associations most likely to benefit from the international network. As convenor of the working party set up to review the Federation's Statutes and Rules of Procedure, he worked tirelessly to reform IFLA's working practices in order to fulfil its objective to become a truly global organisation." ENDS Notes for editors
Further information from:Ross ShimmonSecretary General, or
Josche Neven
International Federation of Library Associations
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