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The stakeholders of KBSB have shown the effectiveness of an urban garden in bringing people together. They have organised programmes throughout the year and each event is closely linked to gardening and the products that can be harvested from the garden. Several stakeholders have become successful entrepreneurs through the sale of products from their plots at KBSB. Read more
Public Libraries Victoria (PLV) Sustainability Portal features an explanation of the SDGs with reference to public libraries, an interactive map that pinpoints key sustainable initiatives and a bank of case studies to inspire new sustainable programs and partnerships. Read more
The digitisation project at the National Library of Malaysia places a strong emphasis on preserving uniquely Malaysian materials, underscoring a genuine commitment to the nation's rich cultural and historical heritage. Read more
Cultural heritage and digital technologies are viewed as interconnected entities, where there is no relationship of dependency to any party at the expense of the other. This complementary relationship can create unique products that blend national cultural heritage with contemporary developments and changes.
Using a wide range of technologies available today, Kaohsiung Public Library constructed an Augmented Reality (AR) Room in the International Picture Book Center at the Main Library. Read more
The Macau University of Science and Technology has developed and deployed a smart campus service platform called WeMust which encompasses over one hundred applications aimed at enriching the campus experience. Read more
Ancient books are important carriers of Chinese civilisation. To meet the diversified needs of readers in the networked context of informatisation, the National Library of China has established the “Chinese Ancient Books Preservation & Conservation Project". Read more
Malaysian academic libraries are expanding their roles by adopting citizen science to make substantial contributions towards the UN Agenda 2030, surpassing their conventional limitations. Read more
The National Library of Indonesia introduced the Strengthening Family Literacy Program, which is based on digital platforms including mobile applications. The programme is a new initiative to expand access to library services targeting three main audience groups: pre-marriage couples, new families, and children in the golden age. Read more here.
This is a message from IFLA's Asia-Oceania Regional Division Committee Chair.
This is the message IFLA's Asia-Oceania Regional Office Manager.
I hope you are well, and that the first weeks of 2024 have been good for you and those around you. The first Governing Board meeting of the year was held yesterday, and I would like to share with you the Board's latest work.
Culture and Education are at the core of the work we do in IFLA’s Section on Libraries for Children and Young Adults (C&YA), especially in literacy. We have two programs that use books to expand the worldview of young people. Our just-published World Through Picture Books 3rd Edition Catalog [repository link here if we can make it!] celebrates and promotes the language, culture, and quality of books for young people aged 0-18 from over 50 countries worldwide.
The IFLA Middle East and North Africa Regional Division Committee has been following with concern the situation faced by libraries and librarians in Gaza, and supporting efforts to gather and share information relevant to both safeguarding cultural rights, and supporting the upholding of international law.
Libraries and information services are essential for culture, arts, science, education, and other sectors, contributing to the sustainable development of individuals, organisations, communities and nations. Thus, libraries and cultural heritage institutions play a vital role in promoting and co-creating culture and arts education, supporting lifelong and life-wide learning, and providing spaces for intercultural dialogue. They are acknowledged in the draft UNESCO Framework for Culture and Arts Education for contributing to the Strategic Goal of “a. Access, inclusion, and equity in and through culture and arts education”, and to its Implementation Modality as “b. Learning environments”. The critical services to support culture and arts education are provided by appropriately educated and trained library and information science (LIS) professionals, who study in LIS programmes that teach excellence in professional practice
The updated version of the IFLA Standards Procedure Manual is now published and available in the IFLA repository and from the IFLA web page, Creating and Revising Standards.