IFLA joins the call for deletion of articles 11 and 13 in the EU copyright reform
31 January 2019This week, 89 organisations, defenders of freedom of expression and freedom of access to information, co-signed a letter asking for the deletion of controversial articles in the proposed European Copyright Directive. IFLA, who had already openly underlined the threat posed by these provisions to access to information, is among the signatories. There is right now momentum for their deletion.
PAC open session at IFLA WLIC 2019: Deadline for Proposals extended to 15 March 2019
31 January 2019Please note: Deadline for Proposals extended to 15 March 2019.
IFLA Standing Committee Elections 2019–2023
31 January 2019For those Sections where the number of nominees exceeded the number of vacancies, a postal ballot has been dispatched on 29 January 2019 to all Members and Affiliates registered for the respective Section.
Our January 2019 newsletter is now online!
30 January 2019The latest issue of the bi-annual newslettter of the IFLA Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section is now online! Please find our January 2019 issue here.
IFLA/UNESCO School Library Manifesto 1999 into Farsi
30 January 2019Listen, Hear Our Voices: Preserving and Valuing Indigenous Languages and Cultures
28 January 2019Preserving and celebrating culture can be key to efforts to promote cohesion and cooperation in diverse societies. This is no truer than in the case of indigenous communities, who have historically been isolated or persecuted, but now, rightfully, demand equality.
Bringing the Marrakesh Treaty closer to practice: IFLA releases new monitoring report
24 January 2019IFLA has today published an update to its Marrakesh Monitoring Report. This sets out which countries have ratified or acceded to the Treaty, and which have taken the necessary steps at the national level to make it a reality. It underlines the need for continued attention at the national level to make a reality of the promise of Marrakesh.
Now available: new resource for RELINDIAL papers
23 January 2019We've now created a dedicated webpage that collects them all.
IFLA Green Library Award 2019
23 January 2019Application deadline: 1 April 2019
Controlled Digital Lending: an Interview with Jonathan Band
22 January 2019The concept of controlled digital lending is receiving growing attention. Originating in the United States, it is now a subject of discussion elsewhere in the world, raising both interest and concern. IFLA has interviewed Jonathan Band, a member of the Libraries Copyright Alliance, to find out more.
GIOPS 2019 Call for Papers: International Financial Institutions, Governments, and Austerity
18 January 2019IFLA Celebrates the International Year of Indigenous Languages 2019
17 January 20192019 is the International Year of Indigenous Lanaguges. It provides a great opportunity to highlight the work that libraries are doing to support and promote languages, and the communities that speak them.
Training Course: Practical Methods for the Scientific Examination of Library Objects
17 January 2019The IFLA PAC Centre at Qatar National Library invites all libraries, cultural institutions and museums in the region to nominate paper and book conservators to attend this three-day training course: Practical Methods for the Scientific Examination of Library Objects, held at the headquarters of the National Records and Archives Authority in the Sultanate of Oman 19-21 February 2019.
Call for Papers 2019 - Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group
17 January 2019Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group (ENSULIB) has published a Call for Papers for IFLA WLIC 2019, Athens.
A Stronger Field for Stronger Societies: IFLA President Visits Taiwan, China
16 January 2019IFLA President Glòria Pérez-Salmerón visited Taiwan, China on 9-12 January 2019. In a series of speeches and meetings, she shared the message that libraries can be motors of change, and discussed how IFLA and the library field can become more inclusive and effective.
Call for Papers! August 2019 WLIC in Greece!
15 January 2019Call for Papers: Moving Beyond Traditional Collections & Services: Supporting Science in Innovative Ways