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Call for Papers: ARL Hot Topics session at IFLA Congress in Dublin, Ireland 2022

Call for Papers for ARL Hot Topics session at IFLA Congress in Dublin, Ireland 2022. Deadline for application: May 2, 2022

Out Now: March 2022 issue of IFLA Journal

The IFLA Journal Special Issue on COVID-19 explores how the pandemic brought about innovation in libraries. Guest edited by IFLA Journal editorial board member Milena Dobreva from Sofia University, Bulgaria and Hermina Anghelescu from Wayne State University, USA, the journal includes 18 articles that range from original research to case studies and review articles.

Call for Papers: WLIC-2022 "News Literacy: Fighting Fake Information at Your Library"

The Social Sciences Libraries Section and News Media Section are hosting an ignite talks session “News Literacy: Fighting Fake Information at Your Library” at this year’s IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Dublin, Ireland, July 26-29, 2022. Paper proposals are due 29 April 2022 (updated).

Sustainable Development Goals Book Club Wraps at Bologna Children’s Book Fair

Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine and the global climate crisis publishers and organisations from across the book sector will come together at Bologna Children’s Book Fair to celebrate the completion of the Sustainable Development Goals Book Club and its 17 reading lists for children focusing on peace, ending poverty, protecting life on land and many more.

Call for Papers: 2022 IFLA WLIC Open Session by News Media Section

The IFLA News Media Section seeks proposals for papers to be presented in person at their Open Session at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2022 in Dublin, Ireland. This session aims to provide insights into different projects dealing with news media and to encourage exchange on how individuals or institutions can use news content in the context of education and research.

IFLA response to the situation in Ukraine

IFLA stands in solidarity with our colleagues in Ukraine and joins the international community in an urgent call for a ceasefire. Our thoughts and sympathy are with the victims and our colleagues, the library and information workers in Ukraine, who with their communities are suffering from a humanitarian and human rights catastrophe.

Call for expressions of interest to host ICML 2025 or 2026 - deadline extended

The IFLA Health and Biosciences Libraries Section (HBS) invites expressions of interest to host the 14th International Congress on Medical Librarianship (ICML) in either 2025 or 2026.  The ICML takes place in a city selected through a competitive process.

Webinar Series for LIS Students: Impact of Library Advocacy – Funds and Initiatives

March’s webinar will be dedicated to the Impact of Library Advocacy.

Parliamentary Libraries Network: An Interview

An interview about the Parliamentary Libraries Network with Alejandro Lorenzo César Santa, Chair of the IFLA Latin America and Caribbean Regional Division Committee and General Coordinating Director of Biblioteca del Congreso de la Nación.

Upcoming Webinar: Wellness for Librarians

View Online — IFLA ENSULIB Webinar Series: Publishing for Sustainable Development

Libraries Upholding Cultural Rights: IFLA Welcomes Special Rapporteur for Cultural Rights Alexandra Xanthaki

IFLA welcomed the UN Special Rapporteur in the field of Cultural Rights Alexandra Xanthaki as she addressed the Human Rights Council for the first time during their 49th Session. An IFLA representative sat down with the Special Rapporteur following her address to discuss priorities for the coming years and highlight the ways in which libraries work to uphold cultural rights for their communities.  

Call by the IFLA Health and Biosciences Libraries Section for WLIC 2022 Program on “Infodemic Management: Strategies for Combatting Health Mis/Dis/Malinformation”

This call is an invitation to participate in a one-hour session at the WLIC 2022 in Dublin, Ireland, a panel with 4 speakers who will address Strategies for Combatting Health Misinformation, Disinformation, and Malinformation. 

IFLA President Barbara Lison receives the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

On 21 February 2022, Dr. Andreas Bovenschulte, Prime Minister of the German state of Bremen and city mayor, awarded IFLA President Barbara Lison the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland).

Vale Donna Scheeder 1947-2022

It is with deep sadness that IFLA informs its members and colleagues around the world of the passing of former President and IFLA Honorary Fellow, Donna Scheeder. Her presidential theme, Libraries: A Call for Action, encompassed her life and being.

IFLA Newsletter, March 2022: Editorial

This month’s theme is #BreakTheBias, inspired by the theme for International Women’s Day.

Libraries and the 2022 International Women’s Day

On this International Women’s Day, we look forward to seeing the new and continued ways libraries offer support for a sustainable future – and we encourage libraries to share best practices and how you’ve implemented services.

Call for proposals: IFLA WLIC 2022 Science & Technology Section Program "Open Practices: Science Engagement"

This call is an invitation to participate in a one-hour session at the WLIC 2022 in Dublin, Ireland, with 3 speakers who will address Open Practices: Science Engagement. 

IFLA WLIC 2022: Registration now open!

IFLA is delighted to announce that the Early Fee Registration and Hotel Bookings are now available online for all delegates and attendees at the IFLA WLIC 2022 Congress website.

Annual Report 2020-2021