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June 2023 Issue of the MCULTP Section Newsletter now online

The June 2023 newsletter of the IFLA Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section has now been published online.

Call for candidates for co-opted members of the Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Division Committee

Candidacies are welcomed for up to 10 positions as co-opted members of IFLA’s incoming Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Division Committee.

Urban Thinkers Campus (UTC)

IFLA ARL Section "Openness" conference: join the early birds!

The challenges and opportunities of open access publishing are great and the urgency greater than ever. Please join us for a short conference in Rotterdam this August that will bring together perspectives from all over the world to concentrate on how to make the promise of "open" a reality.

IFLA Governing Board Meetings, 6-9 June: Highlights and Action Points

All Members of IFLA’s Governing Board met last week in The Hague, providing a valuable opportunity to take stock of progress in delivering on the plan for securing IFLA’s future, take key decisions for the coming months, and officially to welcome our new Secretary General, Sharon Memis. The in-person meetings provided a great chance to explore issues in depth, to examine different perspectives, and to come to formal conclusions.

Tecnologías emergentes / Emerging technologies: IFLA ARL 29 June Webinar

"Emerging technologies and artificial intelligence in academic libraries: challenges and opportunities for innovation in services": 29 June IFLA ARL webinar.

IFLA Joins the Action for Climate Empowerment Dialogues: Bringing library voices to the ACE space for the first time

Held annually in Bonn, Germany on the occasion of the UN Bonn Climate Change Conference, the Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) Dialogues brings together many voices from national governments and civil society.

New Member of SET? Learn about Projects and Becoming an Officer

Welcome new members of the IFLA Section on Education and Training (SET).  One of the best ways to learn about SET projects and get involved is to read the SET Bulletin with an overview of major initiatives from those who lead them.

Webinar Series: Libraries of the Future

The webinar series is for those with an interest in the works of professional sections that are organized under Division F. Representatives from each section will deliver a short presentation about the future libraries look like in their areas.

IFLA ARL Section “Inclusiveness” Satellite meeting: Keynote speaker announced!

IFLA’s Academic and Research Libraries Section (ARL) is proud to be organizing and hosting a satellite conference in Rotterdam, on the Friday and Saturday before WLIC 2023, on Inclusiveness through Openness.

IFLA WLIC Satellite Meeting: Libraries as Actors of Climate Empowerment

The full programme for the IFLA WLIC Satellite Meeting on the topic of "Libraries as Actors of Climate Empowerment" is now available!

IFLA General Assembly 2023: Call for agenda items and resolutions

The IFLA General Assembly 2023 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.

Out Now: June 2023 issue of IFLA Journal

Opening with an essay on Dutch libraries that highlights the library community in The Netherlands for the 2023 WLIC in Rotterdam, the June 2023 issue of IFLA Journal features 16 articles that represent several timely issues for the profession.

IFLA's ENSULIB & PLS Satellite Meeting 2023 – “Libraries as Actors of Climate Empowerment”

On 19 August, IFLA’s Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section (ENSULIB) and Public Libraries Section (PLS) , in collaboration with Bibliotheek Midden-Brabant, LocHal (Tilburg), are organising a Satellite Meeting before the 2023 IFLA World Library and Information Congress  in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Defend net neutrality, defend access to culture

IFLA has joined Creative Commons and Europeana in signing an open letter to European lawmakers, underlining that proposals to impose fees on companies and institutions that share content online pose a real threat to libraries and others in their work to enforce cultural rights. 

IFLA Takes a Leading Role at the 4th Civil Society Forum on the 2005 Convention

On 5 June, civil society organisations came together online and in person at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, for the fourth edition of the Civil Society Forum of the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of a Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005 Convention).

No time to waste: Culture2030Goal campaign calls for inclusion of culture in SDG Summit Declaration

The Culture2030Goal campaign, of which IFLA is a founding member, has called on governments to correct the mistakes of 2015, and make sure that the Declaration emerging from a key UN event in September recognises the role of culture in accelerating sustainable development.

A shared focus on the power of knowledge for development: International Science Council members’ meeting

The International Science Council shares much with IFLA, both around its focus on issues around advocacy and rights, and in its specific work to ensure the place of knowledge in the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Now Available: IFLA Asia and Oceania Regional Newsletter (June 2023)

We are back with another issue of the IFLA Asia & Oceania Regional Newsletter. Read on for news about the region!

Empowering Diverse Librarianship

At their comprehensive Satellite Meeting, the IFLA Library Services for Multicultural Populations, will present library workers with the tools to build, sustain, and strengthen a diverse and inclusive workplace.