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IFLA Metropolitan Libraries Short Film Award. The winner for 2017 is...

The participants of the IFLA MetLib Conference in Montréal voted for the IFLA Metropolitan Libraries Short Film Award. The winner is...

IFLA Global Vision Africa passes the torch to MENA region

The next stop of this exciting journey is Alexandria, Egypt!

Now available: IFLA Global Vision materials for self-facilitated discussions

We are pleased to announce the availability of a resource package for self-facilitated discussions under IFLA’s Global Vision. This material will help bring together thousands of representatives of the library field worldwide to explore how a connected library field can meet the challenges of the future. Now it’s your turn!

Announcing an international conference: “Cultural Heritage in Latin American and Caribbean Libraries: challenges and perspectives”

27-28 September 2017. Biblioteca Nacional “Mariano Moreno”, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sponsored by the Biblioteca Nacional “Mariano Moreno” and IFLA Rare Books and Special Collections Section

Marrakesh Ratification in the European Union Has a Sting in the Tail

Progress towards ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty in the European Union has the potential to deliver significantly wider access to knowledge for people with print disabilities, both in Europe and around the world. But to achieve this, national legislation will need to avoid introducing unnecessary 'compensation' provisions which will only harm the institutions, such as libraries and charities, which are working to help.

IFLA Global Vision Africa lands in Yaoundé, Cameroon

From 14 to 15 May, African library community leaders representing 37 countries have gathered in Yaoundé, Cameroon to discuss how a united library field can tackle to challenges of the future together

Culture and the SDGs - Culture Summit 2017

Governing Board Member Ngian Lek Choh represented IFLA at the 2nd UCLG Culture Summit in Jeju, Korea from 10-12 May.

IFLA Global Vision North America passes the torch to Africa

The next stop of this exciting journey is Yaoundé, Cameroon!

Programme -Tuesday 22 August 2017 1:45 -3:45 pm IASE Conference Room Centennial Hall Wroclaw

Session 162: Achieving a Healthy Future Together: Diverse and Emerging Roles for Health Information Professionals

IFLA elections – deadline extended to 31 May 2017

IFLA is extending the deadline for the current Standing Committee and Governing Board elections.

Libraries safeguarding cultural heritage

Documentary works in all formats, including digital, are a key part of our cultural heritage. Working with, preserving, and safeguarding them in order to provide access to future generations is at the core of the work of libraries globally.

IFLA advocates globally for a better legal framework for libraries at the 34th Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR)

Through the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) offers a platform for discussion among Member States and NGOs at a global level on intellectual property law and how to make it work better. SCCR is, among others, currently focusing on exceptions and limitations to copyright for libraries, archives and museums – the derogations from the exclusive rights of authors and publishers which allow libraries to do things such as preservation, reproduction or lending.

Managing Change - PLS Satellite Program now available

Planning for the 2017 WLIC? Make sure you make time to attend 'Managing Change: Library Transitions', the Satellite being jointly presented by Public Libraries and Management and Marketing Sections in Bergen.

Protecting Your Privacy? Go to the Library! IFLA Attends RightsCon 2017

Libraries have always worked to help people navigate the information environment. In a digital world, access to information and freedom of expression relies on privacy. Libraries have both the responsibility to protect this in their own operations, and the opportunity to help their users benefit from their right to a private life. At its first appearance at RightsCon, IFLA set out what libraries are doing in the field.

Now available: Minutes from 2017 School Libraries midterm meeting in Stockholm

Exciting IFLA Global Vision journey around the world starts with Regional Workshop in North America

The first regional workshop of IFLA’s inclusive and high-level Global Vision discussion started on 3 May 2017 at the iconic Library of Congress (LoC) in Washington D.C., United States