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New RELINDIAL publication: Libraries at the Heart of Dialogue of Cultures and Religions: History, Present, Future

This book is the publication of the proceedings of the Relindial satellite meeting of Paris (2014)

Out Now: June 2016 issue of IFLA Journal

View the complete issue online

Keeping up the Pressure in Geneva – A Report from WIPO

Libraries and archives made a strong showing in the 32nd session of the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), which met earlier this month in Geneva. On the agenda were the legal exceptions and limitations to copyright that allow libraries and archives to do their jobs, and how to make sure these work globally.

IFLA-FAIFE statement on the continuing detention of the Director of the Library of Ukrainian Literature

IFLA believes that libraries and librarians have a key role in supporting human rights, including freedom of access to information and freedom of expression, and an attack on libraries or librarians is an attack on democracy and culture.

Now available: updated IFLA School Libraries Section leaflet

A corto di libri, 8th AIB/IFLA International Short Film Contest about libraries. The winners!

Please join us for the next free webinar!

IFLA Green Library Award 2016 Winners announced

IFLA’s Environment Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group (ENSULIB) is pleased to announce the winner of the IFLA Green Library Award 2016.

2016 IFLA LIS Student Paper Award Winner announced

Congratulations to Ms. Martha Attridge Bufton!

Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals - an example from Uruguay

An event in Uruguay, led by civil society organisations and the United Nations, has started the process for the national implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda.

Partners for Accessibility – IFLA and Latin American Blind Union sign Memorandum of Understanding

IFLA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Latin American Blind Union (ULAC). Both organisations believe that we need to ensure the Marrakesh Treaty enters into force, and implement its principles on the ground. This agreement will allow us to make important progress towards ensuring equitable and sustainable access to information for visually impaired people.

Presentations now available: “A common international standard for rare materials? Why? And how?”

Read abstracts and presentations from the Rare Books and Special Collections Section Midterm meeting in Lisbon.

From the Small Print to the Headlines: IFLA Engages for International Copyright Reform at WIPO

IFLA will be represented at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) next week. Talk of copyright is normally consigned to the small-print. But in 2016, it seems to be just as regularly in the headlines.