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Books for Better Societies: Call for World Book Capital 2021 Candidates Open
4 January 2019UNESCO has opened the call for candidates for the city which will be World Book Capital (WBC) for a year from 23 April 2021. IFLA encourages cities which are realising the potential of libraries to apply.
Presentations from our session in Kuala Lumpur
3 January 2019Power point presentations from Kuala Lumpur.
Out Now: December 2018 issue of IFLA Journal
3 January 2019View the complete issue online
Llamada para aplicaciones: IFLA ARL Becas de Asistencia para IFLA 2019
2 January 2019La Sección de Bibliotecas Académicas y de Investigación (ARL por sus siglas en inglés), con el generoso patrocinio de Ex Libris y SAGE, ofrecen TRES (3) Becas de Aplicación para el 2019 IFLA Congreso Mundial de Bibliotecas & Información en Atenas, Grecia.
IFLAPARL Call for Presentations, WLIC 2019, Athens
31 December 2018The Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section is pleased to invite proposals for short, engaging and inspiring presentations for its open session at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in Athens, August 2019.
Call for paper for 2019 WLIC now launched: “Digital Scholarship and Collection Development: Crossroads and Intersections”
22 December 2018The Acquisition and Collection Development Section is seeking proposals for papers to be presented at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Athens, Greece, from August 24-30, 2019. This open program is co-sponsored by the IFLA’s Digital Humanities – Digital Scholarship Special Interest Group. At various points of the Digital Scholarship process, libraries are involved in this work in ways that are specific to their parent institution. In particular, library collections have been increasingly supporting the advancement and progressive expansion of Digital Scholarship during the last decade. Digital scholars work in academic departments, institutional centers and labs, or independently. In many cases, their work may be with large corpora of digital texts, digital images, audiovisual materials, raw data sets, geospatial data, born-digital materials and other types of digital content curated by libraries: content that is either already part of existing library collections or that is proactively acquired by libraries for specific digital scholarship projects.
Call for papers: Libraries, archives and museums in dialogue: Improving access to complementary collections
21 December 2018Don’t Stop Half Way: IFLA Submits Input to 2018 Review of WSIS Progress
19 December 2018IFLA has answered the UN’s call for contributions on progress towards WSIS Action Lines and Targets. This process makes connecting all libraries to the internet a key priority. IFLA’s response highlights welcome recognition of the potential of libraries, but also worrying legal trends.
IFLA, EIFL Congratulate Thailand on Copyright Reforms for People with Print Disabilities
19 December 2018IFLA and EIFL have addressed a letter of congratulation to the Prime Minister of Thailand, following the passage of legislation that will bring the country into line with the Marrakesh Treaty.
ENSULIB stood Runner-up in the IFLA Dynamic Unit and Impact Award 2018 competition
18 December 2018ENSULIB stood Runner-up in the IFLA Dynamic Unit and Impact Award 2018 competition
New publication
15 December 2018From Vision to Action: Towards the IFLA Strategic Plan 2019-2024
14 December 2018IFLA is on a journey. Through the IFLA Global Vision, the library field has come together and started a worldwide conversation about how we can create the future, together.
Partnerships in the Public Interest: IFLA Submits Initial Comments to UN High Level Panel on Digital Cooperation
12 December 2018IFLA has prepared an initial response to the consultation launched by the United Nations High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation. This highlights the importance of action for access to information, and the need to involve libraries in discussions about the future of the internet.
Arte, cultura e información en la perspectiva de la Agenda 2030
11 December 2018En septiembre de 2018 en Río de Janeiro, Brasil, se realizó el 6º Seminario de Información en Arte, con el lema “Arte, cultura e información en la perspectiva de la Agenda 2030”. La presidenta de la IFLA, Glòria Pérez-Salmerón, fue la invitada de honor de este evento, organizado por la Red de Bibliotecas y Centros de Información en Arte en el Estado de Río de Janeiro (REDARTE/RJ), con el patrocinio y apoyo del Instituto Cervantes de Río de Janeiro.
E4GDH newsletter is now available
11 December 2018Our first E4GDH Special Interest Group newsletter is now available. Read highlights from our first 10 months and plans for future activities - and sign up to receive these occasional updates by email.
Art, Culture and Information in the Perspective of the 2030 Agenda
11 December 2018In September 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the 6th Information Seminar on Art was held, with the theme "Art, Culture and Information in the Perspective of the 2030 Agenda". The IFLA President, Glòria Pérez-Salmerón, was the guest of honor of this event, organized by the Network of Libraries and Art Information Centers in the State of Rio de Janeiro (REDARTE/RJ), with the sponsorship and support of the Cervantes Institute of Rio de Janeiro.
Partners for Literacy: IFLA Underlines Contribution of Libraries at Global Meeting
11 December 2018IFLA representatives played an active role in the Global Alliance for Literacy Policy Forum, a meeting of ministers and senior officials responsible for literacy organised by UNESCO on 13-14 November.