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As of 22 April 2009 this website is 'frozen' in time — see the current IFLA websites
This old website and all of its content will stay on as archive – http://archive.ifla.org
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Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section French
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How to join IFLA as an Institutional Member: http://archive.ifla.org/III/members/form2.htm See also: IFLA Categories of Membership and Affiliation: IFLA Headquarters c/o Membership Officer P.O. Box 95312 2509 CH The Hague, Netherlands Fax +31 70 383 48 27 E-mail: membership@ifla.org | |
