Open Societies are Healthy Societies
1 February 2017Libraries are at the heart of healthy societies. By bringing people together – students, researchers, creators, citizens – they support learning, sharing, and the creation of new ideas.
How To Spot Fake News - IFLA in the post-truth society
1 February 2017Discussions about fake news has led to a new focus on media literacy more broadly, and the role of libraries and other education institutions in providing this.
GLS Social Media Communication Plan 2017-2019
1 February 2017IFLA Government Libraries Section (GLS) intends to continue communicating its activities and achievements to the international library community from all corners of the globe. For this reason, GLS considers it relevant to propose a communication strategy for 2017-2019, focusing on social media. The activities of the Plan should help to consolidate a vibrant international community of librarians and information professionals interested in government libraries.
Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion(s) – Libraries Important Partners in Internet Governance
30 January 2017Satellite Meeting Vilnius - Call for Papers
25 January 2017“The Challenge of Multiple Identities - Multiethnicity in Genealogy, Local History and Regional Memory - Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries and Other Memory Institutions" is the theme for the main session at the Satellite Meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania, 16-17 August 2017.
Open session at WLIC 2017 - Branding, Bridging, Building - Telling and Selling the Space Story. Call for papers extended to February 15
25 January 2017Storage! The final frontier. Seminar programme now available!
25 January 2017Speakers from the US, UK and Germany will address the options, best practice and how to collaborate
More than Green: Sustainability of practice - Public Libraries & the 2030 United Nations Agenda - Call for Papers
25 January 2017The Public Libraries Section in partnership with Environmental Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group (ENSULIB) invites you to submit a program proposal for its joint open session at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in Wroclaw, Poland from 19-25 August 2017.
Call for Papers WLIC 2017 – Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group joint with Public Libraries Section
24 January 2017Call for Papers: Satellite Meeting for Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group
24 January 2017The IFLA Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group (WIL) invites colleagues to submit proposals for its satellite session to be held at the University Library in Bratislava, Slovakia, 16-17 August 2017.
WLIC 2017 Call for Papers: Rare Books and Special Collections Section and Indigenous Matters Section
21 January 2017The IFLA Indigenous Matters Section and the IFLA Rare Books and Special Collections Section invite proposals for papers for a special all-day session with the Theme “Out of the Stacks: Special Collections In Society” Deadline 28 February 2017. two sessions at the WLIC in Wrocław: a 2-hour open session “Out of the Stacks: Special Collections In Society” and
WLIC 2017 Call for Papers: How to Find It? International Legal Institutions Informing the Public
20 January 2017Satellite conference - Call for papers
20 January 2017Satellite conference: Date: 16-17 August 2017 Location: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin / State Library Berlin, Berlin (Germany)
WLIC 2017 Call for Papers: Rare Books and Special Collections Section and Indigenous Matters Section
19 January 2017The IFLA Rare Books and Special Collections Section invites proposals for papers for two sessions at the WLIC in Wrocław: a 2-hour open session “Out of the Stacks: Special Collections In Society” and a special all-day session co-sponsored with the Indigenous Matters Section “Collections and Books [A]cross Borders.” Deadline 28 February 2017.