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Now available: IFLA Annual Report 2017

Read all about what IFLA achieved in 2017!

New Opportunities: European Parliament Opens Way to Plenary Debate about EU Copyright Directive

The European Parliament today voted to reject the version of the draft Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market proposed by its Legal Affairs Committee. This decision will lead to a debate in September in plenary, with all 751 Members of the European Parliament able to propose amendments.

A Bright Future for Libraries in Australia’s Copyright Modernisation Review

Australia is looking at reviewing its Copyright Act of 1968 with the aim of bringing its copyright framework up to date with the digital world. IFLA submitted comments and welcomed the acknowledgement that an effective, efficient, accountable and especially adaptable system is needed.

SET Programs at WLIC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

SET Programs for WLIC 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Saturday, August 25, 2018 - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018 schedule

SET Business Meetings at WLIC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

SET Business Meeting I – Session 006 in Room 403- Friday, Aug. 24, 2018 from 11:15 a.m.- 13:15 p.m. Business Meeting II – Session 192 in Room 305 Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018 from 10:45 a.m. – 13:15 p.m. Click the top link to view the full meeting information and agenda.

New on the LTR blog: About the Global vision and KL program

Read about the LTR program at the upcoming IFLA conference and LTR's work on the IFLA global vision project

IFLA PAC Centres attend Memory of the World General Meeting in Gwangju, Korea

Mr. Udaya Cabral Director, IFLA PAC Center Sri Lanka and Ms. Jaesun Lee, Director, IFLA PAC Center Korea attended the 8th UNESCO, MOWCAP (Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific) General Meeting in Gwangju, Republic of Korea in beginning of June 2018.

Africa prepares for final IFLA Global Vision regional workshop

It’s the IFLA Global Vision regional workshop finale later this week as Africa takes to the stage on 7- 8 July in Durban, South Africa to discuss their ideas for actions for a united library field.

The IFLA Metadata Newsletter June 2018 issue is published

The Transforming Digital Scholarship Model – From Service Provider to Interdisciplinary Partner

Digital Humanities/Digital Scholarship SIG, IFLA Knowledge Management Section

The new CPDWL Newsletter is now available

IFLA 2018 General Assembly Agenda

The IFLA 2018 General Assembly will be held during the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2018, 84th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, in the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Cultural Heritage in Europe: linking past and future

Half way through the European Year of Cultural Heritage (EYCH) IFLA attended the high-level conference on Europe’s shared history and values. The conference took place at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, on 26 June 2018.

Finalists in 2018 IFLA/Systematic Public Library of the Year Announced

And the nominees for the 2018 Public Library of the Year are... The jury has now agreed on the five nominees for the 2018 Public Library of the Year award. All five will now proceed for selection as the the world’s best new public library.world’s best new public library.

IFLA launches a new Net Neutrality Toolkit

IFLA is launching an important tool for librarians: the Net Neutrality Toolkit. It provides a definition of terms and an several online tools to assess whether your connection has been throttled and what to do about it. Also, the links to several important partners in the battle to maintain Net Neutrality are highlighted for your convenience.