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PAC Chile Shares Tips for Preserving Family History at Home [video]

PAC Chile Shares Tips for Preserving Family History at Home [video]

Reports on Relindial Cartonera

Reoports on Relindial Cartonera activites

EXTENDED DEADLINE (27 August 2020): Call for support - ENSULIB Special Interest Group (SIG) to Section

IFLA Takes Part in 2nd WIPO Conversation on Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence

IFLA took part in the second session of the conversation on Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on 7-9 July 2020.

Restore Balance, Protect Freedoms: Copyright Reforms in Mexico Need Rethinking

There has been disappointing news from Mexico, where recent copyright legislation risks making access to information significantly harder, while also undermining the role of the judiciary and lawmakers. Local libraries and other actors are calling for a constitutional review.

UN, Government and Civil Society Underline Need to Include Culture in post-COVID-19 Planning

IFLA, alongside partners from the Culture 2030 Goal Coalition, organised a successful side-event at the UN High-Level Political Forum, focusing on culture as an accelerator of development. Victoria Okojie, representing IFLA, underlined the particular contribution that libraries can make.

Extended Call for Agenda Items: IFLA General Assembly 2020

IFLA's General Assembly 2020 will take place on 5 November 2020, in The Hague, The Netherlands. IFLA's Secretary General Gerald Leitner explains more.

KUALA LUMPUR, UNESCO WORLD BOOK CAPITAL 2020

On World Book and Copyright Day, 23 April 2020, Kuala Lumpur officially becomes UNESCO World Book Capital 2020. It is the 20th city to be named the title as announced by UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay on 19 September 2018 on the recommendation by the World Book Capital Advisory Panel that consists of UNESCO, IFLA and International Publishers Association (IPA). Athens, Greece and Sharjah, UAE were the 18th and 19th World Book Capital cities respectively.

Webinar on 'Information literacy: Knowing the right news in the digital age

The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) Knowledge Resource Centre in collaboration with International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Asia & Oceania organised a webinar on 'Information literacy: Knowing the right news in the digital age” on 8 May 2020.

MALAYSIAN LIBRARIES’, LIBRARIANS’ AND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION’S RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC (as at 24 June 2020)

The press release on Malaysia’s first case of COVID-19 infection was made on 25 January 2020 by the then Minister of Health, Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad.

To open, or not to open, that is the challenge

Maintaining our services at a time with uncertain health risk is a challenge most of us seldom encounter in our career. However, our libraries did face such a challenge twice, once during SARS (Severe acute respiratory syndrome) outbreak in 2003, and now the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Reopening of the National Library of China

Message from the Asia Oceania Regional Office

Hello Friends, Hope all of you are keeping yourselves healthy and coping well in this difficult time.

Message from RSCAO Chair

Dear Colleagues, Hope this message finds you all well.

Out Now: June 2020 issue of IFLA Journal

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Library Return on Investment - Review of Evidence from the Last 10 Years

Over the last few decades, libraries have been exploring various ways to assess and demonstrate their value and contribution to users and societies at large. Return on Investment is a commonly used method to demonstrate value - and a new publication by IFLA offers an overview of ROI studies in varous library sectors over the last 10 years.

Interviewing Nick Poole: a discussion about the IFLA Strategy

In this video we discussed the IFLA Strategy with Nick Poole, the CEO of CILIP – the Library and Information Association, in the United Kingdom.

IFLA Governance Review: Survey and Next Steps

IFLA's survey of its Members and volunteers, seeking views on the first draft proposals on our new governance structure has closed, with over 700 responses, as well as suggestions via e-mail. Your contributions will help the Governing Board improve the plans further, before a series of open virtual round tables in August.

Update on IFLA's Work on Sustainable Development - July 2020

IFLA continues its work around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This update provides an overview of activities and resources, with a particular focus on the High Level Political Forum and the Voluntary National Reviews being presented, development accelerators, culture, and new data and analysis.