RISS Call for Papers for IFLA 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
26 January 2018The IFLA Reference and Information Services Section is seeking proposals to present a workshop style session "Reference and Information Services Shifting Gears."
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The IFLA Reference and Information Services Section is seeking proposals to present a workshop style session "Reference and Information Services Shifting Gears."
Reinventing Reference with Technology Transformations A Joint Satellite Meeting of Reference & Information Services and Information Technology Sections
International Symposium: (IFLA) Guidelines 2.0 for public libraries and persons with print disabilities, also for Rafiq, Nancy and Alice? February 28, 2018 - Muntpunt Brussels INTRODUCTION On February 28, Luisterpunt and IFLA LPD organise an international symposium on the necessity (or not) of guidelines for public library services to persons with print disabilities, focusing particularly on not so common target groups …
84th IFLA General Congress and Assembly, 24-30 August 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Call for Papers - Theme: "Collections, Ethics, Perspective, and Voice: The Importance of Context" Around the world, libraries are beginning to address the ways in which established methods of collecting, cataloguing, preserving, sharing information about and giving access to resources perpetuates cultural bias, patriarchal thinking, racism, colonialism, among other issues and structures and therefore informs the collection itself.
Yesterday at the Presidential Palace, Athens, Greece, IFLA President Glòria Pérez-Salmerón and IFLA Secretary General Gerald Leitner met with Prokopis Pavlopoulos, President of the Hellenic Republic, to discuss the congress.
Fragile! Careful Handling Required: Manuscript housing, conservation and metadata documentation for access
IFLA has signed the joint letter "Educators ask for a better copyright", initiated by Communia Association for the Public Domain, which underlines our existing concerns with regards to the education exception of the European copyright reform.
IFLA participated in the 2017 Internet Governance Forum (IGF), held in Geneva. The IGF is a global multi stakeholder platform that facilitates the discussion of public policy issues pertaining to the Internet. It is, in fact, a venue for exploring questions around the role of the Internet and our digital future in an inclusive and democratic manner. The theme of the 2017 edition was “Shape your Digital Future”.
The objective of this session is to showcase innovation and best practice and to inspire library associations around the world.