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Outcomes of the second WIPO regional seminar: #Copyright4Libraries in the African Region

African countries have very different copyright laws, all at various stages of development and/or review. Some countries have very outdated copyright laws, whilst others have amended their copyright laws more recently, or are in the process of reviewing them, for example, Kenya and South Africa. IFLA and partner organisations advocated for adequate and balanced copyright laws for libraries, archives, museums, research and education at the WIPO regional seminar for the African region.

The IFLA Metadata Newsletter June 2019 issue is published

New IFLA Strategy: Now is the time to inspire, engage, enable and connect the global library field

With our collective experience, ideas and vision, we have created a roadmap for the future – the IFLA Strategy.

IFLA Metropolitan Libraries Short Film Award 2019. The winner is...

Why these Finnish libraries are the best in the world - Espoo, Finland

IFLA live streams highlights of the World Library and Information Congress 2019

This year’s IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) will again be live streamed. With an even larger offer than in previous years, you will be able to access 11 key sessions from our diverse and world-class programme.

PAC Centres developing new capacity building efforts

IFLA’s Preservation and Conservation Centres play a valuable role in IFLA’s work to safeguard cultural heritage. By bringing together experience and expertise from all over the globe, they form a powerful network. The PAC Centres are currently working to strengthen the collaboration further, to the benefit of the whole global library field.

Join the Movement: IFLA Shares Plans, Invites Engagement in Delivering the Global Vision at ALA Annual

IFLA’s President Glòria Pérez-Salmerón and Secretary General Gerald Leitner are participating in the 2019 American Library Association Annual Conference, held in Washington DC.

IFLA at EuroDIG 2019

The 2019 edition of the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) took place in The Hague from 19-21 June. This year, IFLA was involved in organising a panel on the European Copyright Reform, and attended a number of sessions and workshops to see how the latest developments in the sphere of internet policies can affect the library field.

WLIC 2019, Session 153: #marketinggenius - Beg, Borrow, or Steal Great Ideas from Around the World

Join us for presentations by IFLA PressReader International Marketing Award Winners 2019 and a keynote speech by Bonnie Mager from Invercargill City Libraries and Archives, New Zealand.

2019 IFLAPARL Pre-Conference

Registration for the 2019 IFLAPARL pre-conference at the Hellenic Parliament, Athens, has now closed.

European Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market: what it is about and why libraries should care

On 17 May 2019, after several years of discussion, the European Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market was published in the official journal of the European Union. It enters into force on 20 June 2019, which marks the beginning of a two-year period for member states to change their laws in order to meet the objectives of the directive.

IFLA 2019 Athens: Library History SIG Business Meeting and Library History Papers

For those of you coming to Athens, please join us at the Library History SIG business meeting and open session

Out Now: June 2019 issue of IFLA Journal

View the complete issue online

IFLA Satellite Meeting in Piraeus 2019: Registration Now Open

The IFLA section “Statistics and Evaluation” and the University of Piraeus Library are pleased to invite you to register to the Satellite meeting with the theme: "More Than Numbers: Implementing New Assessment Methods for Libraries" they organize at the University of Piraeus, on 22-23rd of August 2019.

IFLA Green Library Award 2019 Winners Announced

IFLA’s Environmental Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group (ENSULIB) is pleased to announce the winner of the IFLA Green Library Award 2019.

WLIC 2019, Session 259: Library Love Stories

This session will explore the ways that libraries can tap into ideas of love and passion as a way of celebrating libraries, to representations and reinterpretations of traditional love stories, to managing relationships whilst maintaining professional conduct, and more!

Reunión de la Presidenta de la IFLA 2019: Nuevas perspectivas, nuevas posibilidades y un llamado a la acción para las bibliotecas como motores de cambio

Con la aprobación de la Agenda 2030 de las Naciones Unidas para 2015, los gobiernos subrayaron la importancia del acceso a la información como motor del desarrollo. La Reunión de la Presidenta de la IFLA de 2019, celebrada en Buenos Aires, Argentina, el 23 de mayo, exploró cómo las bibliotecas, como garantes de este acceso, pueden ser motores de cambio, y fue un llamado a la acción para todos los participantes, en persona y en línea.

Primeros pasos hacia Estrategias para Fortalecer las Bibliotecas en América Latina y el Caribe

Representantes de bibliotecas de 28 países de América Latina y el Caribe se reunieron el 24 de mayo en Buenos Aires para dar el primer paso en una nueva fase del trabajo de la IFLA para construir un sector bibliotecario más fuerte y más unido.

First Steps Towards Strategies for Stronger Libraries in Latin America and the Caribbean

Library representatives from 28 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean came together on 24 May in Buenos Aires for the first step in a new phase in IFLA’s work to build a stronger and more united library field.