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33 FCIL Newsl. 1 (2018-2019)

handle is hein.lbr/aafcnlt0033 and id is 1 raw text is: 110 &\\\\\Xtioumec 33, Issue I L ff I I\\\\\, \%%\\ v1151, vlial, i,%\\\ rOctober 2018 FOREIGN, COMPARATIVE, AND INTERNATIONAL LAW SPECIAL INTEREST SECTION Anne Burne:t & Marisol Floren This year's International Federation of Li- brary Associations and Institutions (IFLA) World Library and Information Congress (WLIC), held in Kuala Lumpur, ttaecA, August 24-30, centered on the theme Transform Libraries, Transform Societies. Three thousand five hundred delegates from five continents gathered in Kuala Lumpur; for some of us coming from the United States, it took more than 23 hours to reach IKL. KULA LUMUR, MALAYSA With over 32 million inhabitants, Malaysia occupies the southern part of the Malay Peninsula as well as sharing the island of Borneo with Indonesia and Brunei. It is a country of contrasts and diversity with a multicultural and multiethnic society, with its culture, folklore and cuisine reflecting the influences of three major ethnic groups: the Malay (the native indigenous and largest ethnic group), Chinese and Indian. The of- ficial and majority religion is Islam (61%), followed by Buddhism (10%), Christianity (9%), Hinduism (6%) and Confucianism, Taoism and other traditional Chinese reli- gions. The La Nc3ri classifies Malaysia as an upper middle-income economy. Kuala Lumpur, the capital and largest city of Ma- laysia, boasts record-setting skyscrapers housing national and international corpora- tions, high-end fashion stores and delicious street food. The high-rise twin towers of Malay's Petroleum Company, ',ii , are the emblematic symbol of the city, but the city's architecture also reflects Portuguese, Dutch and British colonialism. Government and library authorities wel- comed the delegates and officially opened the conference during the WLIC Sessin. These dignitaries included Malay- sia's Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mohamaddin Ketapi; IFLA President, Glo- ria P6rez-Salmer6n; and IFLA Secretary General, --S------i i.. In addition, Malay- sia's Prime Minister, the Hon. Tun Dr. Ma- hathir Bin Mohamad sent a special message welcoming attendees. Local authorities re- layed the efforts of the Malaysian govern- ment to improve library services in the country, the central message being a socie- ty that reads is a society that achieves. As is custom during the opening session, we enjoyed a performance of traditional local music, opera, and dance, around the topic of libraries, the book and reading, by Malay performing arts group ........... Petronas Towers xr,/IbWed 9 IFLA WLIC 2018, Kuala Lumpuir-., Malaysa

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