An introduction to the Culture2030Goal campaign
30 June 2023We are happy to share the recording of our webinar explaining the work and missions of the Culture2030Goal campaign.
Stay up to date with our latest developments, initiatives, and new resources!
We are happy to share the recording of our webinar explaining the work and missions of the Culture2030Goal campaign.
The people of Sudan face an increasingly perilous situation following the outbreak of civil armed conflict in April 2023. Our primary concerns are humanitarian, and we call for solidarity with the people of Sudan, including its library and information workers – those still in the country and those who have been forced to flee.
Can libraries afford to wait for others to fix the world while toxic waste, climate change and pollution harm our environment? How much of a difference can we make anyway? This webinar aims to raise ambitions for greener library buildings, provide examples of how library services can lead by example as sustainably managed organisations and highlight the opportunities to work in partnership with users to work together and move towards a smarter, sustainable world.
In line with the theme of our June newsletter - environment and climate - we're happy to share just a glimpse of what IFLA is doing in these areas, and why!
Welcome to the June 2023 issue of the IFLA Newsletter, focused on the environment and climate.
Candidacies are welcomed for 1 position as co-opted member of IFLA’s incoming North America Regional Division Committee.
With a growing focus on how both to address problems in the online world, and find ways to realise its potential to support development, the 2023 European Dialogue on Internet Governance provided a great opportunity to highlight library contributions and values.
IFLA’s 19 June announcement regarding the decision to hold the 2024 World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates has generated strong reactions – both positive and negative – from its members, committee volunteers and the general public. The IFLA Governing Board takes this feedback seriously and is currently discussing the next steps to take in order to gather views from all Members.
In collaboration with KU Leuven Libraries, the Local History and Genealogy Section is pleased to invite you to take part in our free satellite meeting "Innovative approaches in engaging people with local history and genealogy."
This newsletter issue highlights the power of collaboration and shows how much libraries can achieve when working together.
How can librarians provide critical community-first information services before, during, and after disasters? We will be exploring this question in our participatory workshop during the IFLA congress 2023
Candidacies are welcomed for up to 10 positions as co-opted members of IFLA’s incoming Middle East and North Africa Regional Division Committee.
Candidacies are welcomed for up to 10 positions as co-opted members of IFLA’s incoming Middle East and North Africa Regional Division Committee.
Dr. Raymond Pun, Librarian at the Alder Graduate School of Education and Standing Committee Member of IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section, will be presenting at the satellite meeting. Lan Gao, Chair of IFLA Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section, has the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Pun.
E4GDH's upcoming satellite session "It’s getting hot in here!" will shine a light on the contributions to Open Science from library and information professionals in different sectors and geographies. Together we will come up with practical ideas on what more can be done through our work, communities of practice, and professional organisations.
The United Nations has released a new Policy Brief around one of the key themes in the upcoming Summit of the Future – Information Integrity. Making a political priority of the question of access to reliable information – and the need to address misinformation, disinformation and hate speech, it point to a number of roles for libraries.
IFLA WLIC in Rotterdam is in sight and the sections are busy with their arrangements. However, it is necessary to focus on some recent events on sustainability.
IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group announces the ninth edition of IFLAcamp! This event is organised together with the Goethe-Institut Niederlande in Rotterdam on 18 - 19 August, 2023. Join us for this exciting event focused on the theme of "The European Year of Skills" established by the European Commission in 2023.
The IFLA Governing Board met in June 2023 during which it had a robust and thoughtful discussion and considered a range of inputs from stakeholders before taking the decision to hold the 2024 World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The Hague, Netherlands – 19 June 2023 – The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) has selected Dubai, United Arab Emirates to host the 2024 World Library and Information Congress.