Keep up with the work of IFLA's Government Information and Official Publications Section (GIOPS) and government information librarians across the globe. The Summer 2023 Edition features an interview with GIOPS member Eunsol Shim and her work at the Korean National Assembly Library and an article about University of Michigan Library’s International Data Workshop (IDW) Series, focusing on African Data.
Articles in this issue include: The Action Plan on Improving Digital Literacy and Skills of the Whole People in China: To Build a Digital Inclusion Society; NILA: Malaysia’s National Information Literacy Agenda; Information Literacy at an Independent High School; A Visual Arts Competition to Celebrate and Share Under-graduate Research
The IFLA Information Literacy Section (ILS) announces its Open Session at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in Rotterdam, Netherlands, August 21-25, 2023.
The IFLA Information Literacy Section (ILS) is thrilled to have the opportunity to organize the satellite meeting at the Delft University of Technology Library in Delft, Netherlands. We deeply appreciate their hospitality and generosity in providing their state-of-the-art facilities and extraordinary staff support as well as making this event with free registration.
The IFLA Social Sciences Libraries Section (SocSci) in cooperation with Reference and Information Services Section (RISS) are hosting an ignite talks session “Bringing Back Patrons to the Library: Promoting Community and In-Person Programming in Digital World” at the 2023 IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, on Wednesday, 23 August, 11:30 – 12:30, at RTM Stage (Session ID: 151)
The IFLA Academic and Research Libraries Section (ARL) Standing Committee held its "Tecnologías emergentes e inteligencia artificial en bibliotecas académicas / Emerging technologies and artificial intelligence in academic libraries" webinar on 29 June, 2023.
UNESCO's work to establish guidelines for the regulation of digital platforms are likely to set a new standard for the way the internet is governed. Following our submission on the 2nd version of this, we have now commented on the 3rd, highlighting the importance of libraries and our values.
Following our two focused analyses of the UN Secretary General’s Policy Briefs on the Global Digital Compact and Information Integrity, this article takes a look at the next six, and how they relate to libraries and information.
IFLA’s voting Members are being contacted by UK Engage with an invitation to participate in the referendum which will close on 2 August 2023.
This infographic provides a summary of the revised Guidelines developed by IFLA’s Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section.
We meet at Erasmus University in Rotterdam on 18-19 August for a day and a half of energizing presentations and lively discussion. We expect that all participants will share in a lively discussion about advocacy and innovation resulting in messages to share at WLIC and in the months afterward.
A survey of library associations around the world has shown high-levels of awareness and activity around the United Nations 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals. Associations in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean and the Middle East and North Africa are particular engaged.
Candidacies are welcomed for 1 position as co-opted member of IFLA’s incoming Latin America and Caribbean Regional Division Committee. La candidatura es bienvenida para un (1) puesto como miembro cooptado del Comité de la División Regional de América Latina y el Caribe de la IFLA.
We are happy to share the recording of our webinar explaining the work and missions of the Culture2030Goal campaign.
The people of Sudan face an increasingly perilous situation following the outbreak of civil armed conflict in April 2023. Our primary concerns are humanitarian, and we call for solidarity with the people of Sudan, including its library and information workers – those still in the country and those who have been forced to flee.
Can libraries afford to wait for others to fix the world while toxic waste, climate change and pollution harm our environment? How much of a difference can we make anyway? This webinar aims to raise ambitions for greener library buildings, provide examples of how library services can lead by example as sustainably managed organisations and highlight the opportunities to work in partnership with users to work together and move towards a smarter, sustainable world.
In line with the theme of our June newsletter - environment and climate - we're happy to share just a glimpse of what IFLA is doing in these areas, and why!
Welcome to the June 2023 issue of the IFLA Newsletter, focused on the environment and climate.