International copyright reform for libraries and archives held back by EU
9 July 2015Once again, the European Union (EU) has blocked progress by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright & Related Rights (SCCR)
IFLA Metadata Newsletter published
3 July 2015IFLA Conference Report 2014 - Spanish
27 June 2015IFLA emphasizes the role of access to information in intervention at the UN
26 June 2015IFLA emphasizes the role of access to information in intervention at the UN intergovernmental negotiations on the UN post-2015 development agenda
Licensing not the answer: IFLA seeks minimum exceptions at WIPO SCCR
24 June 2015Next week, the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) will once again meet to discuss exceptions and limitations for libraries and archives.
New issue of online Newsletter is published
23 June 2015Online articles or "Newsletter" editor's note
23 June 2015The Chair speaks
23 June 2015IFLA at EuroDIG 2015
23 June 2015On 4-5 June, IFLA participated in EuroDIG 2015: Shaping the Internet Together through three panels that discussed equal access to the Internet, the role of libraries in facilitating access, and the opportunities of the EU copyright reform process.
IFLA welcomes the Zero Draft to adopt the post-2015 Development Agenda in response to the United Nations
22 June 2015Over the past year IFLA has been working with the international library community—as well as civil society and member states—to develop its position and help ensure that crucial elements such as access to information are included in the UN post-2015 Development Agenda.
Now available: IFLA WLIC 2015 Convening Notice & proxy forms for IFLA General Assembly in Cape Town
22 June 2015The IFLA General Assembly meetings will take place on 19 & 20 August 2015.
Now available: June 2015 issue of IFLA Journal
19 June 2015View the complete issue online
IFLA/Brill Open Access Award 2015 goes to DOAB
17 June 2015IFLA and Brill are pleased to announce that the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB), from the Netherlands, has been selected as this year’s winner of the IFLA/Brill Open Access Award.
World Through Picture Books Exhibition in Australia
15 June 2015The Gosford City Library team was thrilled to launch the IFLA “World Through Picture Books” exhibition at Erina Library on March 5th 2015. The author and illustrator Bruce Whatley entertained a large audience of children’s literature professionals including a large contingent of librarians, and teacher librarians, as well as interested community members.
What has happened with the UN post-2015 Development Agenda and how is access to information progressing?
15 June 2015With the negotiations over the UN post-2015 development agenda reaching their final phases in New York, it is an appropriate moment to share an overview of what is happening at the United Nations.
IFLA co-signs on Manila Principles to protect freedom of expression
13 June 2015IFLA has joined an international coalition to offer a framework of safeguards and best practices for intermediary liability for third-party content and for the handling of requests to restrict or take down content.