World Report Series
Running from 2001 to 2010, the IFLA/FAIFE World Report Series was comprised of two publications, the World Report, published bi-annually, and the Theme Report, published in alternate years. The series reported on the state of the world in terms of freedom of access to information, freedom of expression and related issues. From 2010, the World Report was presented as a web application.
Each year’s publication was launched at the annual IFLA World Library and Information Congress.
IFLA World Report 2010 (Analysis and Conclusions)
In this chapter the findings of this year’s research are analysed and comparisons are made with the 2007 Report, where possible. The previous Reports in this series were branded as the IFLA/FAIFE World Report since the emphasis was primarily on FAIFE-related issues. At the request of IFLA Headqu...
IFLA/FAIFE World Report 2007: Access to libraries and information: Towards a fairer world
The 2007 World Report shows that the digital divide is still a serious reality that needs to be tackled by library communities worldwide in the years to come. Significant inequalities in Internet access exist across the international library community which are often exacerbated by the increasing us...
IFLA/FAIFE Theme Report 2006: Libraries and the Fight against HIV/AIDS, Poverty, and Corruption
The IFLA/FAIFE Theme Report 2006 tries to answer the question of why libraries and information services should place stronger emphasis on issues concerning the condition and constraint of the environment in which they are operating, and by doing so recognize their social responsibilities and their r...
IFLA/FAIFE World Report 2005: Libraries, National Security, Freedom of Information Laws and Social Responsibilities
The IFLA/FAIFE World Report 2005 is an extensive 406-page document that updates and expands upon previous World Reports in 2001 and 2005. The 2005 report focuses on National Security, Freedom of Information Laws and Social Responsibilities, and is based on completed questionnaires from 84 countries ...
IFLA/FAIFE Theme Report 2004: Libraries for Lifelong Literacy
The IFLA/FAIFE Theme Report 2004 presents visions of how libraries can promote literacy and lifelong learning. The literacy process has to be recognised as inclusive of all ranges of communication, and it occurs at all levels and ages of societies, whether they are predominantly oral societies or ha...
IFLA/FAIFE World Report 2003: Intellectual freedom in the information society, libraries and the Internet
The World Report 2003 focuses on libraries and the Internet and is based on completed questionnaires from 88 countries representing all regions of the world. It discusses the digital divide, filtering and blocking of information, user privacy, financial barriers, intellectual freedom, and codes of e...
IFLA/FAIFE World Report 2002: Libraries, Conflicts and the Internet
The second volume in the series, The IFLA/FAIFE Summary Report was launched in Glasgow 2002. The report discusses and focuses on Internet accessible information and censorship; present an overview of the global situation relating to libraries and information services and intellectual freedom; look a...
IFLA/FAIFE World Report 2001: Libraries and Intellectual Freedom
The IFLA/FAIFE World Report on Libraries and Intellectual Freedom, published in 2001, was the first attempt to systematically collect information on freedom of access to information related to libraries and information services and their customers and provided a picture on the status of intellectual...