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Governance Survey Results: You Spoke, We Listened, Our Next Steps Together

Broad agreement with the directions of the Governance Review Draft Proposal is a key result of the survey.

Governance Survey Results: You Spoke, We Listened, Our Next Steps Together

Broad agreement with the directions of the Governance Review Draft Proposal is a key result of the survey.

IFLA/UNESCO Multicultural Library Manifesto Toolkit now available in Spanish

Thanks to the efforts made by our American colleagues Kirsten Grünberg, Freda Mosquera, and Alicia K. Long, a Spanish translation of the Toolkit is now available.

Your input is needed! Please take the GIOPS Member Survey, deadline extended to July 31

Please take 15 minutes to answer our Survey Questions.

Now Available: IFLA Asia and Oceania Regional Quarterly Newsletter - July 2020 Issue

We present to you the July 2020 issue of our IFLA Asia and Oceania Regional Quarterly Newsletter.

Interlibrary loaning across the globe: a gap turned into a successful new global service by an IFLA Professional Unit

IFLA’s Document Delivery and Resource-Sharing Professional Unit (IFLA DDRS) has launched a new service to support the sharing of resources across borders as a way of relieving some of the disruption caused by the pandemic. 

Libraries Supporting Digital Governance: Insights from the 2020 UN E-Government Survey

E-government – the use of ICT to deliver public services and conduct government operations – aims not only to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the public sector, but also to promote the values of openness, transparency, accountability and public access to information. These principles are of course relevant to the work and values of the library field; and libraries can offer support to digital government initiatives and strategies. The 2020 UN E-Government Survey Report offers some insights on the way libraries can help build inclusive and effective e-governments.

Consultation on Marrakesh Treaty in Brazil Closing Shortly

A crucial moment in the implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty in Brazil is approaching, with a consultation on implementing regulations closing tomorrow. Libraries are active in calling for this to respect international best practice and respect the spirit of the Treaty.

IFLA PressReader International Marketing Award Winners 2020

The IFLA PressReader International Marketing Award is presented by the IFLA Section on Management and Marketing in collaboration with the award sponsor PressReader. This award, in its 17th year, honours organizations which implement creative, results-oriented marketing projects or campaigns.

PAC Chile Shares Tips for Preserving Family History at Home [video]

PAC Chile Shares Tips for Preserving Family History at Home [video]

Reports on Relindial Cartonera

Reoports on Relindial Cartonera activites

EXTENDED DEADLINE (27 August 2020): Call for support - ENSULIB Special Interest Group (SIG) to Section

IFLA Takes Part in 2nd WIPO Conversation on Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence

IFLA took part in the second session of the conversation on Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on 7-9 July 2020.

Restore Balance, Protect Freedoms: Copyright Reforms in Mexico Need Rethinking

There has been disappointing news from Mexico, where recent copyright legislation risks making access to information significantly harder, while also undermining the role of the judiciary and lawmakers. Local libraries and other actors are calling for a constitutional review.

UN, Government and Civil Society Underline Need to Include Culture in post-COVID-19 Planning

IFLA, alongside partners from the Culture 2030 Goal Coalition, organised a successful side-event at the UN High-Level Political Forum, focusing on culture as an accelerator of development. Victoria Okojie, representing IFLA, underlined the particular contribution that libraries can make.

Extended Call for Agenda Items: IFLA General Assembly 2020

IFLA's General Assembly 2020 will take place on 5 November 2020, in The Hague, The Netherlands. IFLA's Secretary General Gerald Leitner explains more.

KUALA LUMPUR, UNESCO WORLD BOOK CAPITAL 2020

On World Book and Copyright Day, 23 April 2020, Kuala Lumpur officially becomes UNESCO World Book Capital 2020. It is the 20th city to be named the title as announced by UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay on 19 September 2018 on the recommendation by the World Book Capital Advisory Panel that consists of UNESCO, IFLA and International Publishers Association (IPA). Athens, Greece and Sharjah, UAE were the 18th and 19th World Book Capital cities respectively.

Webinar on 'Information literacy: Knowing the right news in the digital age

The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) Knowledge Resource Centre in collaboration with International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Asia & Oceania organised a webinar on 'Information literacy: Knowing the right news in the digital age” on 8 May 2020.

MALAYSIAN LIBRARIES’, LIBRARIANS’ AND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION’S RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC (as at 24 June 2020)

The press release on Malaysia’s first case of COVID-19 infection was made on 25 January 2020 by the then Minister of Health, Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad.