The IFLA Trend Report was published in August of 2013 to provide library and information professionals with a view of the possible futures for the information society. Experts from around the world were called together to explore societal and technological issues that might be driving society in the future. Chosen not from the library world, but from a range of different disciplines and organizations, these individuals provided IFLA with a broader view of the global information environment. The trends identified included new technologies, online education, privacy and data protection, hyper-connected societies and the transformation of the global information environment. Here the results of these deliberations are explored and discussed to ...