Law Libraries Section Annual Reports
24 July 2015Annual Reports 2010-2014
4421 items
Sustainable Development Goals: The Impact of Access to Information on our Societies e-forum
21 July 2015The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR), the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations are organising an e-forum on “Sustainable Development Goals: The Impact of Access to Information on our Societies” which will take place from 7-18 September 2015.
IFLA response to the Financing for Development “Addis Ababa Action Agenda”
20 July 2015The United Nations Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD3) was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13-16 July. 193 UN Member States attended the Conference and agreed on the “Addis Ababa Agenda for Action” (AAAA)
IFLA concerned by extension of copyright terms
20 July 2015In recent weeks, IFLA members have become concerned as they observed copyright changes in Jamaica and Canada that extend the term of copyright protection. A rich public domain and fair access to copyright protected material enhances creativity and the production of new works.
Response to the final draft outcome document of the UN Summit to adopt the Post-2015 Development Agenda
17 July 2015Register now for Satellite Conference "Managing and Promoting Special Collections in Africa: The Bleek-Lloyd Collection and Beyond" at the University of Cape Town
15 July 2015Friday, 14 August 2015 / Sponsored by the Rare Books and Special Collections section
International copyright reform for libraries and archives held back by EU
9 July 2015Once again, the European Union (EU) has blocked progress by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright & Related Rights (SCCR)
IFLA Metadata Newsletter published
3 July 2015IFLA Conference Report 2014 - Spanish
27 June 2015IFLA emphasizes the role of access to information in intervention at the UN
26 June 2015IFLA emphasizes the role of access to information in intervention at the UN intergovernmental negotiations on the UN post-2015 development agenda
Licensing not the answer: IFLA seeks minimum exceptions at WIPO SCCR
24 June 2015Next week, the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) will once again meet to discuss exceptions and limitations for libraries and archives.
New issue of online Newsletter is published
23 June 2015Online articles or "Newsletter" editor's note
23 June 2015The Chair speaks
23 June 2015IFLA at EuroDIG 2015
23 June 2015On 4-5 June, IFLA participated in EuroDIG 2015: Shaping the Internet Together through three panels that discussed equal access to the Internet, the role of libraries in facilitating access, and the opportunities of the EU copyright reform process.