Christine Deschamps

Christine Deschamps
Christine Deschamps at the 69th IFLA General Conference and Council - Berlin 2003
Born
France
OccupationLibrarian
Known forPresident of The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions 1997-2003
PredecessorRobert Wedgeworth
SuccessorKay Raseroka

Christine Deschamps is a French librarian. She was president of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) from 1997 to 2003. She wanted to lead the library sector towards a truly international work, and make it more inclusive for those whom English was not their first language. She stated that she wanted her presidency to be remembered as a pragmatic mandate.

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