The Section Receives the ALA's Presidential Citation for International Innovation in the Year 2008
15 April 2009The IFLA Library Services to Multicultural Populations has been awarded the ALA's Presidential Citation for International Innovation in the year 2008.
International NGOs bonding to intensify cooperation on convergence in the cultural heritage sector
30 March 2009On the 21st of November 2008, IFLA President Claudia Lux initiated...
Libraries serving persons with print disabilities section (LPD) name change
30 March 2009New name to IFLA section, March 2009. From Libraries for the Blind Section to Libraries serving persons with print disabilities section (LPD)
International Implementation of RDA
30 March 2009The British Library, Library and Archives Canada, the Library of Congress and the National Library of Australia have agreed on a coordinated implementation of RDA
ENSIL is now a foundation
30 March 2009In order to be able to continue the important work which ENSIL (European Network for School Libraries and Information Literacy) is doing, and make it more effective, a decision was made to formalise ENSIL into a foundation.
The Yap State Public Library needs help
30 March 2009After the damage caused by a Typhoon in 2004, the Yap State Public Library managed to rebuild and reconstruct its facilities. This has been made possible thanks to a generous gift of the National Library of Australia and IFLA. Today there is still a need for books, computers, shelving and equipment.