The IFLA side-event at the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for Europe brought together speakers from very different areas of the field, but a shared message: access to information is essential in responding to crises, and can be best achieved by systemic approaches to supporting libraries.
Read and subscribe to the new IFLA Standards Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 1 released in March 2023!
IFLA’s Academic and Research Libraries Section (ARL) is seeking proposals for its in-person open session at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2023 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
The Local History and Genealogy Section of IFLA is accepting submissions for the satellite meeting at KU Leuven Libraries in Leuven, Belgium, on 17-18 August 2023. The meeting will focus on innovative approaches to engage people with local history and genealogy.
The Local History and Genealogy Section of IFLA is accepting submissions on colonialism and libraries, archives, museums, and universities at the open session of IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2023 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands (22 August to 24 August 2023).
The Local History and Genealogy Section of IFLA is accepting submissions on colonialism and libraries, archives, museums, and universities at the open session of IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2023 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands (22 August to 24 August 2023).
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, 21-25 August 2023.
The IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section together with the Public Libraries Section in collaboration with De Bibliotheek LocHal are excited to host a satellite conference prior to the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2023 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Following an eventful week of discussions, the 43rd meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR/43) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) ended with several advances important for libraries. IFLA was proud to join partner organisations in attended as an observing organization.
This call is an invitation to participate in a 75-minute session at the WLIC 2023 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, with 4 speakers who will address Decoding Citizen Science.
Qatar National Library held its second annual Libraries Lead Forum from 19-20 March 2023 in Doha, Qatar. This year’s forum explored how galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAM institutions) carry out cultural diplomacy.
The IFLA Audiovisual and Multimedia Section (AVMS) and Information Technology (IT) Section are seeking proposals for papers to be presented at their Joint Open Session at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2023 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
The IFLA Information Technology Section is seeking proposals for lightning round presentations at its Open Session at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2023 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
While we have seen major progress in extending connectivity, are we doing so well in ensuring that everyone has the skills, confidence and access to content necessary to realise the potential of the internet to drive development? Not yet, but libraries can help.
Theme: Preserving our origins: Approaches to the organization, curation, and historiography of the record of national and international organizations in libraries, information, and documentation.
Welcome to the March IFLA Newsletter, focused on regional issues.
ENSULIB has created a template [in ppt] for a "What is a Green Library?" poster. This is intended for use by all kinds of libraries, and can be translated into your own language.
We would like to invite everyone to share their stories /articles / announcements with ENSULIB for publication in our forthcoming newsletter.
On February 27-28 and March 1 2023, the Mid-term Meeting of IFLA Regional Division for Latin America and the Caribbean (IFLA LAC RDC) and the International Advocacy Seminar: "Transformation and Empowerment of Libraries in Latin America and the Caribbean" were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.