Now available: IFLA Elections 2023 Guide
15 December 2022IFLA brings together colleagues from across the global library field, and you can be part of it. Interested in finding out more about how the IFLA elections process works?
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In Conversation With Te Paea Paringatai and Nthabiseng Kotsokoane
15 December 2022In less than a month, the call for nominations for volunteer roles across IFLA's will open! We will be relying on passionate individuals with something to contribute to come forwards, and on our Members and Affiliates to nominate them. To get you thinking about what it means to be an IFLA volunteer, including the benefits it brings, we asked two of our Governing Board members, each overseeing structures of volunteer groups, to share their insights - Te Paea Paringatai (Chair, Professional Council) and Nthabiseng Kotsokoane (Chair, Regional Council).
IFLA Newsletter, December 2022: IFLA Elections 🗳️
15 December 2022This edition of the IFLA newsletter is focused on our upcoming elections and shares insights from our Professional and Regional Council Chairs, and updates on how the process is being run.
Interview with Lidia Putziger – IFLA HQ's Nominations and Elections Coordinator
15 December 2022Lidia Putziger has been working with IFLA for 17 years and is currently the Nominations and Elections coordinator. Here, Lidia shares some information about IFLA's upcoming 2023 Elections.
Now available: IFLA ARL Newsletter issue # 4
15 December 2022The IFLA Academic and Research Libraries (ARL) Section focuses on cooperation, exchange of information, and promotion and support of the role of libraries as core institutions for research and education worldwide.
Webinar recording: IFLA-Indian Library Association | South Asian Libraries and UN Sustainable Development Goals
14 December 2022As part of the IFLA Asia-Oceania Regional Division Committee's Action plan on UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee's South Asia Working Group organised a Webinar on the South Asian Libraries and UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).
A successful year for the Acquisition and Collection Development (ACD) Section!
14 December 2022In 2022, the IFLA Acquisition and Collection Development (ACD) Section continued its work to support acquisitions and collection development processes for libraries across the globe, this year with a focus on incorporating open access content into library collections.
Libraries for an inclusive internet – and internet governance!
13 December 2022IFLA was active at the 2022 Internet Governance Forum, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, speaking both in UNESCO sessions on Internet Universality Indicators, and the Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries session on inclusive internet governance.
Role of libraries in advancing effective, inclusive early years education recognised
13 December 2022IFLA was present at the World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education, held on 14-16 November 2022 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. With around 1500 delegates, it provided an opportunity for ministers, officials and experts to share updates and ideas. Thanks to engagement by IFLA's representative, Marianne Martens, Chair of the Section on Library Services to Children and Young Adults, libraries were recognised in the resulting Tashkent Declaration for their role in supporting early years care.
Library Professionals at COP27: Reflections on attending the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference
12 December 2022From 6-20 November 2022, 35,000 delegates from 190 countries, including more than 90 heads of state, came together in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, for the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference – COP27.
IFLA MLAS Launches webinar series on SDGs and Library Associations
12 December 2022The webinar series "Sustainable Development Goals and Library Associations" follows the IFLA Strategic Direction 1.1 Show the power of libraries in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. A working group from MLAS in collaboration with IFLA New Professionals SIG and IFLA Regional Divisions will coordinate webinars about various top topics resulting from a survey MLAS carried out during 2020-2021. The webinar format includes interactive opportunities to engage attendees in conversations in languages spoken in the regions. Stay tuned for more information,
Now available: IFLA Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section Newsletter – Autumn Issue 2022
12 December 2022Newsletter with articles about libraries for children and young adults, including how libraries teach about climate, environment, and sustainability.
IFLA Asia-Oceania Regional Division Committee in-person business meeting in Bangkok
8 December 2022On the occasion of the Regional Workshop that IFLA organised in Bangkok, IFLA's Asia-Oceania Regional Division Committee had the opportunity to hold their first in person business meeting as a Committee in their own region. It was held in Bangkok, 16-17 November 2022. Read more here.
Delivering the right of access to information for persons with disabilities: towards the 2023 edition of the IFLA Marrakesh Monitoring Report
5 December 2022At the weekend, the world marked the International Day of Persons with Disabilities - the 30th anniversary of the celebration. With a future-orientated theme - the role of innovation - it is nonetheless also an opportunity to remember the need to get the basics right, not least the right of access to information. IFLA encouraged those working with providing this access to help us update our Marrakesh Monitoring Report.
2022 IFLA Knowledge Café: Facing the future together: connecting, learning, sharing
2 December 2022Approximately 150 librarians met at the ninth Knowledge Café, held during the 87th IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Dublin, Ireland, July 26-29, 2022.
The 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (COP27): Outcomes and opportunities for libraries
1 December 2022From 6-20 November 2022, 35,000 delegates from 190 countries, including more than 90 heads of state, came together in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, for the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference – COP27.
IFLA Extraordinary Election Results: Chair of the Professional Council
1 December 2022We are pleased to announce the result of the IFLA Extraordinary Election for the key post of Chair of the Professional Council.
Library perspectives on development in Oceania: looking ahead to DevNet 2022
1 December 2022The below contribution comes from IFLA Regional Division Committee for Asia-Oceania member Togi Tunupopo (National University of Samoa and Library Association of Samoa, Apia).
IFLA Newsletter, November 2022: Documentary Heritage 📜
28 November 2022As we move towards the end of the year, we’ve not been slowing down at all. This edition, with its special focus on Documentary Heritage, provides just a glimpse of all the great work going on in our Federation to support the future of our field.
Now available: recording and slides for IFLA ARL Webinar re: ARL & SDGs
25 November 2022The IFLA Academic and Research Libraries Section (ARL) Standing Committee held its The call to action: academic libraries responses to the SDGs webinar on 2 November, 2022.