IFLA Input to a UN Human Rights Council Report on the Cultural Dimension of the Right to Education
28 February 2020IFLA has prepared a response to the call for submissions by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, highlighting the role libraries play in realising people’s right to culture in educational contexts.
Qatar National Library Presents Conservation Training Course in the Levant Region
27 February 2020Experts from libraries, cultural institutions and museums from across the Levant participated in a four-day training program on “Practical Methods for the Scientific Examination of Library Objects".
[CANCELLED] Call for Papers — Open Sessions at IFLA WLIC 2020
27 February 2020The organising Sections, Rare Books and Special Collections Section, Preservation & Conservation Section, Art Libraries Section and Strategic Programme on Preservation and Conservation (PAC) invite Librarians, Preservation and Conservation experts and other interested professionals from Memory Institutions to submit proposals for the Open Session to be held during the 86th IFLA WLIC, in Dublin, Ireland.
Call for Papers: "Putting Emerging LIS Competencies into Education and Practice: Challenges and Opportunities" (Canceled due to coronavirus)
27 February 2020The IFLA Section on Education and Training invites interested professionals to submit proposals for papers to be presented at the open session during the IFLA World Library and Information Congress held in Dublin, Ireland, 15-22 August 2020. (Canceled due to coronavirus.)
Call for Papers: Perspectives on the role of information literacy education in fostering a smooth transition throughout a learner’s formal education journey - from PK to 20 and beyond
27 February 2020The IFLA Information Literacy Section and the School Libraries Section invite interested professionals to submit proposals for papers to be presented at the co-sponsored open session during the IFLA World Library and Information Congress held in Dublin, Ireland, 15-22 August 2020.
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26 February 2020Half a Year of Action: Six Months of Delivering on the IFLA Strategy 2019-2024
26 February 2020Six months ago today, IFLA launched its new Strategy 2019-2024. Under the vision of a strong and united library field powering literate, informed and participatory societies, it provides both a roadmap for IFLA and a framework for libraries everywhere to strengthen their impact on society.
Accelerating Development, Transforming Lives in Africa: IFLA Promotes Libraries at African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
25 February 2020Having access to information and the skills to use it can unlock development potential, and make the difference in achieving the SDGs. At the first of five regional fora on sustainable development, IFLA representatives, including former IFLA Governing Board Member Victoria Okojie, will be presenting about how libraries contribute to success.
CFP IFLA WLIC2020 Open Session, "Better Together: Collaborative Solutions to the Challenges of Data and Libraries"
25 February 2020This is a call for participants for papers for the IFLA Big Data Special Interest Group’s open session to be held in Dublin, Ireland at the IFLA WLIC August 15-21.
Books Beyond Bars: Why Focus on Prison Libraries? An interview with Lisa Krolak, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning
24 February 2020Without doubt, prisons are some of the toughest environments where libraries can be found, working with users who face complex problems. Yet by helping to develop new skills and prepare inmates for life outside, they can potentially have a huge impact. To find out more, we interviewed Lisa Krolak, Chief Librarian at the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning in Germany.
Library Services to People with Special Needs Call for Papers for WLIC in Dublin
23 February 2020Theme: A New Home: Library Services to Refugees, Immigrants, Migrants, and Asylum Seekers. The Library Services to People with Special Needs (LSN) Section is developing Guidelines on Library Services to Refugees, Immigrants, Migrants and Asylum Seekers. We have already completed a survey on library services to this target group and the results of this survey will also be presented at this program.
Parliamentary Research & Library Service Ethics Checklist Updated
23 February 2020Parliamentary Research & Library Service Ethics Checklist Updated
Call for Papers and Presentations for the 2020 Annual WLIC and IFLAPARL Pre-conference
22 February 2020Call for Papers and Presentations for the 2020 WLIC and 36th Pre-Conference of the Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section
Into Action: UN Regional Sustainable Development Forums Start Next Week
20 February 2020With a meeting in Victoria Falls Town, Zimbabwe, Africa will host the first of five regional meetings focused on the Sustainable Development Goals. Across these forums, IFLA will be working to make sure that governments, UN officials, experts and civil society groups hear about how libraries and access to information can play a transformative role in the Decade of Action.
Satellite Meetings Local History and Genealogy joint with Asia and Oceania - Cancelled
19 February 2020Theme: "Challenges and Opportunities for Genealogy, Local History and Regional Memory Fields in Libraries and Other Memory Institutions in a Highly Mobile Society"
Call for Papers — Open Sessions Public Libraries
18 February 2020IFLA Public Libraries Section invite you to submit a proposal for a 7-minute lightning talk at the 86th IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Dublin, Ireland, 15-21 August. Theme: Public Libraries as a Reflection of their Communities
Libraries’ Role as Core Cultural Services Highlighted in UN Text
17 February 2020The Declared Actions from the 10th meeting of the World Urban Forum, focusing on the role of culture and innovation in creating cities of opportunity, have underlined the contribution libraries can make to this goal as basic cultural services.