Literacy Cannot Wait: How Libraries Have Continued to Fulfil their Mission to Promote Literacy during COVID-19
7 September 2020Literacy is a foundational skill. With it, doors are opened to countless other opportunities to learn and grow. Even with few - or no - possibilities to offer activities in person during the pandemic, libraries have continued to support users to develop literacy. Happy Literacy Day!
Local History and Genealogy Section Webinar on 24 September 2020
7 September 2020"What Librarians Need to Know about DNA" on 24 September 2020 Speaker:Drew Smith Associate Librarian, University of South Florida Libraries (USA)
2020 IFLA Dynamic Unit and Impact Award: Call for nominations!
4 September 2020DEADLINE: 23 October 2020
IFLAPARL: Parliaments. Partnerships. Professional guidance
4 September 2020Networking and partnerships are what the IFLA Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section (IFLAPARL) is about. Their collaborative spirit and work aligned to the IFLA’s Key Initiative 1.2, is what brought them to IFLA’s spotlight!
Safeguarding Heritage in Danger: IFLA Engages in the Blue Shield International General Assembly
4 September 2020Libraries and Women’s Rights to Sexual and Reproductive Health: Building Awareness, Providing Access to Information and Knowledge
3 September 2020IFLA has submitted a response to the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights call for inputs on women and girls’ sexual and reproductive rights. Libraries around the world are working to raise awareness and knowledge about women’s SRHR, helping deliver on their fundamental rights to health and access to information.
30th Online Meeting of the Permanent UNIMARC Committee
3 September 2020Happy Birthday to our IFLA Strategy!
2 September 2020IFLA’s Strategy is already one year old!
A Vital, Global Conversation: Feedback from Round Tables Advances IFLA’s Governance Review
1 September 2020Over the past two weeks, IFLA has organised a series of round tables, designed to deepen the conversation with our Members and volunteers about the future of our Federation. The feedback we have received will help the Governing Board improve and develop proposals to be delivered at our General Assembly on 5 November.
Webinar on Using Universal Design for Learning to Enhance Information Literacy Programs: Online and in the Library
1 September 2020The joint webinar from the IFLA Information Literacy (IL) Section and Library Services to People with Special Needs (LSN) Section on “Using Universal Design for Learning to Enhance Information Literacy Programs: Online and in the Library” will be aired live twice in opposite time zones to accommodate participants in different parts of the world. Three different world class speakers will be in each webinar so sign up for one or both.
The new IFLA Namespaces now includes the LRM
31 August 2020The LRM (Library Reference Model) is the latest standard to be included on the new IFLA Namespaces site. Visit the site at: https://www.iflastandards.info/lrm.html
The August 2020 issue of Library Services to People with Special Needs Newsletter has been published
30 August 2020Check out the latest issue of Library Services to People with Special Needs Newsletter
Paraguayan libraries align with the IFLA Strategy
28 August 2020In this article, we explore APGI’s ways of commitment to supporting the achievement of the IFLA Strategy.
Participation, Partnerships, Progress - Libraries Engaged in the SDGs in Costa Rica
26 August 2020The Sustainable Development Goals create valuable opportunities both for new links with governments, and focus within the library sector. We interviewed Lidiette Quirós Suiz to find out about the Costa Rican experience.
IFLA ARL Webinar series: Decolonization in education: role of the academic library
26 August 2020Recording and Slides now available
Minutes from Genre/Form WG 15 July 2020
20 August 2020IFLA Metadata Newsletter June 2020 issue
20 August 2020The IFLA Metadata Newsletter June 2020 issue is available
The Conversation Continues: IFLA’s Governance Review Round Tables Gather Vital Insights and Feedback
20 August 2020We are at the mid-point of our series of virtual round tables on our Governance Review, and have already received great feedback and useful questions. The next week will offer further opportunities to share your ideas – we encourage Members and volunteers to join us!