Events Calendar

May 2024 Professional Council Meeting

IFLA’s Professional Council (PC) is responsible for the guidance of the Professional Structure, as set out in IFLA’s Statutes. The Council supports the work of the IFLA Professional Units and their Officers, including publications and guidelines, and the development of toolkits, policy and initiatives. The PC liaises with the Regional Council in areas of mutual interest and identifies opportunities for collaboration. The Council also establishes procedures for organising the professional content of IFLA’s Congress programme (WLIC), including satellite conferences.

Shaping Tomorrow’s Leaders: A Call to Action on Digital Literacy

Are you a librarian, policymaker, educator or simply interested in learning more about topics like AI, algorithms, data and sustainability  - Join our MOOC!

May Europe Regional Division Committee Meeting

Europe Regional Division Committee focuses strongly on advocacy, identifying priorities for the region, and defining and delivering on action plans that respond to these. This includes work to build capacity, communicate about IFLA’s work and offer, extend IFLA’s membership and reach, and strengthen the voice of libraries.

The IFLA ENSULIB Webinar Series 13: Sustainability – Help Build Impact Indicators for Library-led Climate Action

UN Civil Society Conference 2024

Ahead of the United Nations Summit of the Future, due to be held in September in New York, the UN Civil Society Conference takes place on 9 and 10 May 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya. This will focus specifically on gathering contributions for the Summit, but also on strengthening connections between the UN and civil society in general.

Libraries and the Digital Preservation of Cultural Heritage: 6th Conference of the Lebanese Library Association

IFLA's Management of Library Associations (MLAS) Section is pleased to collaborate with the Lebanese Library Association (LLA), the IFLA Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Regional Division, and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN ESCWA) to present Libraries and the Digital Preservation of Cultural Heritage, the 6th Conference of the Lebanese Library Association, taking place from 14-17 May 2024 in Beirut, Lebanon

Can Artificial Intelligence lead us to a smarter ILL future or other library services?

Recent technological developments have revolutionized the field of librarianship, as in every other field. Studies show that artificial intelligence can improve many library services such as reference services, document distribution and resource sharing, bookshelves and shelf reading, cataloging, and metadata creation. In this webinar will also discuss personalized recommendations for library users based on their research habits and interests and all applications of AI in library complex service areas.

ISBDM World-wide Review

The ISBD for Manifestation Task Force 2019 has finished the alignment of the ISBD Consolidated edition with the Manifestation entity of the IFLA LRM bibliographic conceptual model. A draft of the ISBD for Manifestation (ISBDM) is now available in the form of an online tool, and feedback can now be submitted via the World-wide review. World-wide review logistics: Please send your feedback in an attached PDF or Word document via email to: mikael.wetterstrom@issn.org Copy to isbdm-wwr@gordondunsire.com Please put "ISBDM World-wide Review” in email subject line, and name and affiliation in your response. Review start: 15 May 2024 Feedback deadline: 15 July 2024 More information here: https://www.iflastandards.info/ISBDM/wwr.html The draft ISBDM can be found here: https://www.iflastandards.info/ISBDM/

The Role of Networks in Cultural Heritage Preservation: the Case of Modern Heritage Observatory [Webinar]

The IFLA Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section, Middle East and North Africa Regional Division, and Local History and Genealogy Section cordially invite you to a webinar on 20 May 2024, 8:00 a.m. EST (14:00 CEST) about The Role of Networks in Cultural Heritage Preservation: the Case of Modern Heritage Observatory.

The Role of Networks in Cultural Heritage Preservation – The Case of MoHO [Webinar]

UNIDROIT’s Contribution to the Fight against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Objects – the 1995 Convention

4th UN Conference on Small Island Developing States

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) face particular development challenges linked to their geography and vulnerability to shocks. As such, the UN has sought for many years to establish targeted programming for them, with framework documents established periodically. The 4th SIDS conference will set the scene for this work in the coming years.

MCULTP Mini-Conference: Libraries New Trends in Supporting Multiculturalism and Multilingualism

The IFLA MCULTP Mini–Conference 2024 will explore how libraries and librarians support Multiculturalism and Multilingualism in their communities.

2024 IFLA International News Media Conference

IFLA MLAS conference in collaboration with the Nazarbayev University Library and the Association of University Libraries in the Republic of Kazakhstan ion May 29-31, 2024!