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New Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre for Arabic speaking countries

New Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre for Arabic speaking countries

Declaración “Motores para el cambio: Primer Encuentro Iberoamericano sobre Derecho de Autor y Tratado de Marrakech”

IFLA SIG on Indigenous Matters - Success!

Statement: Social Media, Children and Young Adults @ the Library - Safety, Privacy and Online Behavior

IFLA Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults has published a statement on safe usage of social media for children and young adults. The document offers tips on protecting safety and privacy online as well as good online behavior.

Call for Poster Session Applications – IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2016 – Columbus, OH, USA

Are you involved in an interesting project or in an area of work that you would like to discuss with or show to other congress attendees? Why not present your work in the IFLA Poster Sessions?

Help us identify topics for the 2016 IFLA/ALA #newlibgc free webinars

We are planning our 2016 #newlibgc webinars and we need your help to identify new topics!

New Librarians Global Connection: Best practices, models and recommendations - Free IFLA/ALA webinar on October 26th 2015

We are proud to present the last session of the 2015 webinar series “New Librarians Global Connection: best practices, models and recommendations”. The webinar’s topic is: The Role of Competencies in Professional Development and in the Professional’s Career Path.

Anuncio de Becas del Comité Nacional de la IFLA 2016

Estamos muy contentos de proveer una oportunidad para nuevos bibliotecarios de afuera de Norteamérica (Estados Unidos y Canadá) para asistir al Congreso de la IFLA en el 2016 en Columbus, Ohio. ¡Me gustaría motivarlos a que se postulen pronto!

IFLA 2016 National Committee Fellowship Grant Announced

We are so happy to provide an opportunity for new librarians from outside North America (U.S. and Canada) to attend the IFLA 2016 Congress in Columbus, Ohio. I would like to encourage you to apply soon!

Guest Post: "The right to privacy in the digital age"

This is a guest post by NPSIG volunteer Michelle Gibeault, an academic librarian at the University of Arkansas (USA).

News from the Area of Interest Libraries, Research Services and Archives of ECPRD

The annual seminar of ECPRD (European Centre of Parliamentary Research and Documentation) Area of Interest Libraries, Research Services and Archives was held on 24-25 September in Budapest, hosted by the Hungarian National Assembly. The meeting was attended by 67 participants from 32 countries representing 38 parliaments (chambers) and ECPRD.

Updated last session for 2015 of the webinar series “New Librarians Global Connection: best practices, models and recommendations.”

European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL 2015)

Pre-Conference Presentations and Highlights of 2015 Workshop Now Available

Presentations from the 2015 IFLAPARL Pre-Conference and notes on the Workshop on the Guidelines for Parliamentary Research Services have been posted on the website of the Section on Library and Research Services for Parliaments.

Reference Interview - Melissa L. Miller, University of Southern California, Hoose Library of Philosophy

Here is the second in our series of "Reference Interviews" with RISS Standing Committee Members!

Responding - Public Libraries and Refugees

As we have watched the refugee crisis unfold in Europe we have been flooded with examples of how public libraries have responded in practical and heartfelt ways.