New IFLA Publication: Trade eBooks in Libraries: The Changing Landscape
21 December 2016Just off the press in the IFLA Publications Series…
IFLA signs agreements with 50 countries to work towards getting Libraries included in National Development Plans
21 December 2016IFLA’s capacity-building International Advocacy Programme (IAP) is now fully underway. “50 countries have joined IFLA in this journey, and are already making progress towards promoting and supporting the role libraries can play in the planning and implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”, IFLA President Donna Scheeder.
Storage! The final frontier. Options, Best Practices and Collaborations - exciting seminar announcement!
20 December 2016Internet Governance Forum 2016 Library Diary: Day 4
16 December 2016The last day of IGF 2016 combined the advocating for public access with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. IFLA's three leaders give a first-hand account of their IGF experience.
Internet Governance Forum 2016 Library Diary: Day 3
16 December 2016On the third day of the Internet Governance Forum the IFLA delegates participated in sessions about the right to be forgotten, mass surveillance, and human rights.
Call for Papers: 2017 IFLA WLIC Open Session
15 December 2016The Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section invites proposals for papers to be presented at a two-hour Open Session during the 2017 WLIC in Wroclaw, Poland.
Unnecessary and Disproportionate: IFLA President Donna Scheeder Calls for End to Proceedings against Natalya Sharina
15 December 2016In October 2015, Natalya Sharina, Director of the Library of Ukrainian literature in Moscow, was arrested and charged on suspicion of inciting hatred or animosity towards a social group. The justification? Allegedly holding banned books in the library she ran. IFLA President Donna Scheeder has written once again to the judge and prosecutor, calling for the case to be brought to an end.
Call for Papers: IFLA Satellite Meeting 2017 in Warsaw
15 December 2016Access to Public Legal Information at Risk without Government Action: New IFLA Statement
14 December 2016Access to public legal information is essential if citizens are to understand, engage in, and influence how the decisions that affect them are made. With governments increasingly moving to digital-only provision of laws, regulations and standards, making sure that these are free, trustworthy, and preserved for the future is vital. A new IFLA Statement makes recommendations to this end.
Out Now: December 2016 issue of IFLA Journal
14 December 2016View the complete issue online
Give Access, Don’t Take it Away – Libraries Take Position on EU Marrakesh Ratification
13 December 2016After close engagement in the negotiation of the Marrakesh Treaty, culminating in its signature in 2013, libraries are now working to realise its promise. As part of its efforts to ensure that implementation matches the ambition of the Treaty, IFLA, alongside EBLIDA, has set out is position on the European Union's proposals for ratification.
Call for Papers - Satellite Meetings Genealogy and Local History Section joint with Asia & Oceania Section and with IT Section
13 December 2016The Genealogy and Local History Section joint with the Asia & Oceania and the IT Section invite you to submit a summary for the Satellite Meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania, August 15-17, 2017.
Call for Papers for Open Session at WLIC 2017
10 December 2016Online articles about library spaces published
9 December 2016Get inspired by the examples!
Internet Governance Forum 2016 Library Diary: Day 2
9 December 2016This was the day for our main session for the Dynamic Coalition for Public Access in Libraries, co-organized by IFLA and EIFL. People from different sectors came to talk about how to ensure public access to the Internet, including Vint Cerf from Google and Carolina Rossini from Facebook. In the auditorium we also had people from Wikipedia and from the Internet tech and policy community, and we discussed participation in national and regional forums.
Born Digital, Died Young? The Challenges of Cultural Preservation in a Digital Age
8 December 2016Digital technologies have allowed for a richer, more diverse production of ideas and expressions than ever before. However, they also bring challenges as regards the preservation of cultural heritage, recognised as a target under the Sustainable Development goals. Success will require collaboration, not just between libraries, but also with policy-makers and the private sector. The latest Global Information Society Watch includes an article by IFLA setting out the issues.
Internet Governance Forum 2016 Library Diary: Day 1
8 December 2016December 6 was the official first day of the Internet Governance Forum in Guadalajara. We participated in the session on Assessing the Role of Internet Governance in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the lightning talk on Finding the Balance: Access to Knowledge and Culture Online which was organised by IFLA.