The Culture 2030 Goal campaign has released its review of the place of culture in the reports released by national governments about how they are working to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. As well as highlighting the different dimensions of culture's contribution, it underlines both the need - and the feasibility - of an explicit culture goal.
IFLA representatives were proud to attend the 64rd General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO GA/64) 6 – 14 July 2023.
It has been a joy to serve two years as IFLA Officers of Acquisition and Collection Development (ACD) Section. We have been thrilled to develop friendships with a diverse group of IFLA professionals, share what we have learned, and witness career advancements within our Division and Section. We are excited to meet all standing committee members and observers in the business meeting on Sunday 20 August.
IFLA is proud to announce the publication of Information Services for a Sustainable Society, edited by Madeleine Fombad, Collence Chisita, Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha, and Mabel Majanja, all from the University of South Africa, Pretoria.
The IFLA General Assembly 2023 – the primary opportunity for our Members to take decisions about our Federation – will be held on Wednesday 23 August 2023 (16:00 – 18:00 CEST) and Thursday 24 August 2023 (15:00 – 17:00 CEST) in hybrid format, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands and online. The formal Convening Notice, published today, sets out details about the topics for discussions, and opportunities for participation.
Welcome to the July edition of the IFLA newsletter!
We are delighted that the Academic and Research Libraries Section has kindly hosted our latest blog post on the ARL Blog. In this post, Ursula Arning talks about her role in library publishing.
With a focus on the 2023 High Level Political Forum, IFLA has developed a range of materials that, we hope, will not only offer useful insights to colleagues around the world, but also tools that can help you in your advocacy.
In the last of our series, find out what IFLA's representatives at the 2023 High Level Political Forum are looking to achieve, for libraries and their users, nationally and globally.
To help you get to know the experience and perspectives of the librarians attending this year's High-Level Political Forum, we're sharing their answers to a short set of questions. In this article - the second of three - we find out what their message is to the wider development community around how libraries can contribute to achieving the SDGs.
IFLA Headquarters is looking for librarians or library advocates to become trainers in order to build a pool of facilitators who can facilitate and teach a course on measurement, evaluation, and demonstrating the impact of library services
For the first time, over half of the official reviews of national efforts to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as presented at the United Nations, refer to the contributions of libraries. This is a welcome recognition of the work of our field. This report explores and analyses these references, providing an advocacy tool for others in pushing for stronger recognition of and support for libraries in SDG delivery.
Luisa Marquardt, 2021-23 Secretary and 2023-25 Chair of the IFLA School Libraries Section, highlights the ways that school librarians can develop a culture of sustainability in their workplace and at their professional gatherings. Read more about the sustainability measures being taken at the 2023 IASL in Rome.
IFLA’s Middle East and North Africa Regional Division Committee organized a webinar related to knowledge portals in the region. The purpose of the webinar was to launch the Iraqi Portal of Knowledge.
The IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment Section (LBES), in collaboration with the Bibliotheek De Krook, is excited to host a two-day satellite conference in Ghent prior to the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2023 in Rotterdam.
The Advisory Committee on Standards (CoS) welcomes you to its sessions during the World Library and Information Congress in Rotterdam, 20-25 August 2023.
Climate communication and education are important aspects of Action for Climate Empowerment. Building climate literacy and helping others understand the climate crisis can help all members of society become more resilient and feel empowered to take action where they can.
Documentary heritage transmits an understanding of social, political, collective, and personal history. It offers more than a glimpse into the past – it transmits memory, knowledge, perspective, stories, and testimonies that are relevant to our world today.
IFLA is happy to participate in the #ImALifelongLearner campaign launched by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, to mark the anniversary of the Marrakesh Framework for Action. We encourage you to get involved also - find out more about how!
For the first time since the agreement of the SDGs in 2015, IFLA will be represented at the United Nations' High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) by a delegation including librarians from every world region. To help you get to know team libraries at HLPF 2023, we asked them about their experience and ambitions.