International Congress on Medical Librarianship (ICML) 2021 to be in held Africa for the first time
7 December 2017A Common History: Preserving Cultural Heritage in Europe
7 December 2017Today is the first day of the European Year of Cultural Heritage. For the next twelve months, libraries across Europe will be celebrating the importance of heritage, and the contribution it makes to communities. In doing so, they will underline the indispensable role they play in preserving, managing, and giving access.
Call for online articles: Libraries supporting curriculum
6 December 2017The IFLA Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section invites proposals for online articles to be included in the Winter 2018 Newsletter with the special theme: Libraries supporting curriculum.
The Last Mile: IFLA Launches Work to Help All Libraries Deliver on the Marrakesh Treaty
3 December 2017When they signed the Marrakesh Treaty in 2013, the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organisation committed to removing legal barriers to access to books for people with print disabilities. They opened the way to dealing with a key cause of the book famine – the fact that barely 7% of published books were available in suitable formats. IFLA is working on a guide to ensure that libraries can make full use of the potential that the Treaty offers.
Call for papers WLIC 2018 - Audiovisual and Multimedia Section joint session with Information Technology Section
1 December 2017Theme "Video Games: Winning strategies for libraries"
The European copyright reform's potential harm to fundmental rights and freedoms: IFLA co-signs an open letter
30 November 2017Over 80 organisations, among which IFLA, have co-signed an open letter to Ministers attending the European Union’s Competitiveness Council on 30 November - 1 December 2017. The letter underlines, in only one sentence, the potentially irreparable damage that the European copyright reform could cause to Europe's fundamental rights and freedoms, economy and competitiveness, education and research, innovation and competition, creativity and culture, if the wrong decisions are taken.
Making Digital Durable: IFLA Celebrates First International Digital Preservation Day
30 November 2017Digital technologies have massively reduced the costs of producing and sharing information, and have allowed for an explosion of creativity. But to ensure we have a record of this for future generations, we need to act today. IFLA is therefore celebrating the first International Digital Preservation Day as an opportunity to mark the work already done, and highlight the challenges before us.
Library History SIG Action Plan for 2017-18 is now online
29 November 2017A 3rd Senior Advisor Appointed!
28 November 2017Call for Papers (CfP): “Is knowledge management the new library science?” Satellite Conference 23 August 2018
27 November 2017Trade Deals Should Favour, not Restrict, Access to Knowledge
27 November 2017The work of libraries relies on the existence of a modern and complete set of exceptions and limitations to copyright. While national legislation is usually the responsibility of national parliaments and policy-makers, the influence of International trade deals – and Treaties – is significant. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) – currently under renegotiation – is no exception. Following a meeting in Washington, IFLA and other library organisations have endorsed a series of principles on balance in trade deals.
Inaction is not an Option: Case Builds for Meaningful Action for Libraries at the World Intellectual Property Organisation
24 November 2017IFLA attended the 35th session of WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights to make the case for the need of a minimum standard of exceptions and limitations to copyright for libraries, archives and museums. While a minority of states continue to question the need for action, the majority remain convinced that effective, universal access to information requires progress at the international level.
Preserving Cultural Heritage – The IFLA Scoping Workshop on Palm Leaf Manuscripts
22 November 2017The report from the scoping workshop sets out recommendations for implantation of coordinated regional work. Participants will continue to work together to deliver a metadata framework, as well as to explore other relevant issues.
IFLA Welcomes Renewed Focus on Library Objectives at 39th UNESCO General Conference
19 November 2017The 39th General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) saw a new Director General, new Executive Committee members, and a renewed focus on key priority areas for the library community.