Dr Alex Byrne
Presenting Adopting Web 2.0: Privacy, security and other things that keep me awake
Dr Alex Byrne served as the President of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions 2005-2007 following terms as President elect 2003-2005 and as the Chair of IFLA’s Committee on Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression 1997-2003, during its formative years. Alex previously chaired IFLA’s University Libraries Section and was the President of the Council of Australian University Librarians. He led IFLA’s interventions in the World Summit on the Information Society and the preparation of numerous statements and declarations including the Glasgow Declaration on libraries, information services and intellectual freedom and the Alexandria Manifesto on Libraries, the Information Society in Action.
Alex recently conducted master classes on Web 2.0 applications for libraries and information services throughout Australia and New Zealand. His broad expertise in information policy has been demonstrated through many government and sectoral appointments to educational, library and information technology committees and boards as well as his authorship of submissions to inquiries and many publications. His publications deal primarily with information architecture and management, and community empowerment and human rights, especially freedom of expression and access to information.
In his day jobs, Alex is the University Librarian at the University of Technology, Sydney. He has held posts in library and executive university management at four Australian universities.
