Call for Book Chapter Proposals on the History of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
16 July 2024Call for Book Chapter Proposals on the History of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
Draft Culture2030Goal Campaign report on culture in 2024 SDG Voluntary National Reviews released
16 July 2024The Culture2030Goal Campaign has released its draft analysis of the place of culture in 2024 Voluntary National Reviews of implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. The analysis highlights that all countries are already reflecting on culture, with some taking a very comprehensive approach. However, an explicit goal could make the difference in generalising this good practice.
IFLA joins partners in calling for stronger place for Open Science in the Pact for the Future
12 July 2024Compared to the first draft, the latest version of the Pact for the Future - a milestone document for the work of the United Nations this decade - contains unfortunate backward steps on support for open and collaborative science. With partners, IFLA has issued a call on the co-facilitators for this to be corrected.
Call for Presentations: 2024 Annual Conference of the Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section of IFLA
11 July 2024The IFLA Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section (PARL) invites proposals for presentations at its 2024 Annual Conference to be hosted by the Senado de España, in Madrid, Spain, on Thursday and Friday October 17-18, 2024.
Positive, pragmatic and people-centred: libraries, knowledge and culture at the 2024 High-Level Political Forum
11 July 2024As the urgency of action to deliver on the SDGs grows, the need to draw on the potential of knowledge, culture and libraries becomes more and more important. The IFLA delegation at this year’s High-Level Political Forum will be making the case, through their engagement in meetings, events and webinars.
Webinar recording available - National Bibliographies: Wider Perspectives
11 July 2024The IFLA Bibliography Section is pleased to publish the recording of its webinar “National Bibliographies: Wider Perspectives” held on 27 June 2024.
New IFLA ARL Blog post: "ARL Continues to Support Attendance at IFLA Events"
8 July 2024For more than a decade, the Academic & Research Libraries section, supported by SAGE and ExLibris, has been able to provide attendance grants for the WLIC. We’ve enjoyed managing this program and building relationships with our awardees over the years. Though there will be no WLIC in 2024, ARL wants to continue to enable young professionals to attend IFLA events, and SAGE continues to support that work, so we are sponsoring attendance at two different programs this year.
Next IFLA ARL "Hot Topics" Session on August 13, 2024!
4 July 2024The one-hour online program will feature three global speakers on the topic of "Current & Future Literacies: Libraries Leading Literacy Development "
The June 2024 Issue of the IFLA ENSULIB Newsletter now available online
27 June 2024Volume 4, Number 1 (June 2024 issue) of the IFLA ENSULIB Newsletter has been published and is available online as a downloadable PDF.
IFLA Standards Newsletter, volume 2, issue 1 (June 2024) is published
26 June 2024Read the latest issue of the IFLA Standards Newsletter, volume 2, issue 1 (June 2024) for the latest on IFLA standards developments.
Materials of the webinar "Systematic Review Success"
26 June 2024Over two hundred people joined the IFLA Social Sciences Library Section for an informative webinar, "Systematic Review Success: An Introductory Workshop for Librarians & Information Professionals", held on June 5, 2024. Materials are available at the IFLA Repository.
IFLA ARL presentations at Istanbul Mid-term meeting now available!
25 June 2024Two presentations made by IFLA Academic & Research Libraries (ARL) Section at IFLA Division D Mid-term meeting, held in Istanbul, Türkiye, 5-7 June 2024 are now available from the IFLA repository.
Information Literacy for Societal Resilience
25 June 2024A new creative intervention produced by Tactical Tech and DensityDesign Lab at Politecnico di Milano, in collaboration with International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), will address how AI is impacting the ways that media and information is produced, distributed and perceived. The exhibition, designed to be hosted in libraries throughout Europe, will present visitors with engaging resources that will make these issues tangible and visual. It will also provide practical tips for what to do when we are confronted with these issues in our online lives.
DEADLINE EXTENDED - Call for WILSIG Newsletter Contributions
24 June 2024You are invited to contribute to Newsletter of the IFLA Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group. DEADLINE: 31 July 2024
Requests for proposals: building capacity to deliver on public interest goals
24 June 2024Proposals are welcome in response to two calls that we are happy to release today, focusing on building libraries' ability to deliver on public interest goals at scale. These address how library fields are structured, and the impacts of IFLA's Building Strong Library Associations programme. Bids are welcome by 12 July 2024. This work is made possible thanks to the support of Stichting IFLA Global Libraries.
IFLA Newsletter, June 2024: The Climate Issue
24 June 2024Welcome to the June 2024 IFLA Newsletter! With World Environment Day celebrated on 6 June, this month’s newsletter is all about the climate! 🌱
Message from the IFLA President, 21 June 2024
24 June 2024I am happy to be writing to you to with the latest update on all that is happening at IFLA, and specifically the work of our Governing Board. I would like to acknowledge the positive feedback on these monthly messages from many of our members and volunteers. Thank you for your comments. We are continuing to issue these updates in all IFLA languages, which I hope assists in updating you on key matters.
New Publication: MCULTP June 2024 Newsletter released
24 June 2024The latest IFLA Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section’s June 2024 newsletter has been published.