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Call for papers for an IFLA WLIC 2020 session on Open Science, due Feb. 29
24 January 2020[cancelled] We invite you to submit a proposal to our IFLA 2020 session on Open Science, co-hosted by the Social Sciences Section and the Science & Technology Section.
National Libraries Section Action Plan 2019-2020 Now Available!
24 January 2020New plans and objectives for 2019-2020 have been agreed by the National Libraries Section.
Upcoming Webinar: Developing a Successful Poster Session
24 January 2020Our new NPSIG/CPDWL Webinar coming in February 26th, please save the date!
Call for Papers — Open Session at the 86th IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2020
24 January 2020Theme: “Local History and Genealogy Collection Classification, Preservation, Sharing, and Access Practices of Local Regional, and International Libraries and Institutions” By Local History and Genealogy Section with the Indigenous Matters Section and the Rare Books and Special Collections Section
DEADLINE EXTENDED! Call for Papers: Join the Science & Technology Libraries Section at IFLA WLIC 2020 in Dublin!
23 January 2020You are invited to submit an abstract for a paper to be presented at the joint Science & Technology and Social Sciences Libraries Sections program at WLIC 2020 in Dublin, August 15-21.
Call for Papers: Worldwide Open Access Mandates and Policies
23 January 2020The Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section (SOCRS) invites colleagues to submit proposals for its two-hour open session at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC), Dublin, Ireland, 15-22 August 2020.
Are you passionate about reading and libraries? Proposals sought for exciting Satellite in Oxford.
23 January 2020Are you passionate about reading and libraries? Do you have an experience that you would like to share? If so, read on, because we are looking for proposals for our Satellite Meeting in Oxford UK, this summer.
[CANCELLED] Call for Papers - Satellite Meeting in Cork, Ireland
23 January 2020Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group (ENSULIB) with Preservation and Conservation Section (P&C) invites LIS professionals and students to submit proposals for two-day satellite meeting to be held in Boole Library in University College of Cork, Ireland 12-13 August 2020.
Call for Papers for our Open Session at WLIC 2020 in Dublin
21 January 2020Proposals due by 21 February 2020
Cancellation of the 2020 World Library and Information Congress
21 January 2020The IFLA Governing Board and Irish National Committee have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 World Library and Information Congress. The decision has been published in full on IFLA’s website and via IFLA-L and we are in the process of contacting all stakeholders and registered delegates.
Now available: Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action - Briefing for Libraries
21 January 2020The 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action set out an ambitious UN agenda to advance women’s empowerment and gender equality. 2020 marks their 25th anniversary, and a large-scale review has been launched to assess the progress made towards implementing the Declaration and the Platform. This review process offers libraries an opportunity to reflect on how their work can help advance gender equality and take further action. This briefing examines the role that access to information, knowledge and lifelong learning play in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action; as well as library activities and initiatives noted in national reports prepared as part of the Beijing+25 review.
IFLA PAC Centres in Qatar and Russia Continue Cooperation in the Field of Preservation of Cultural Heritage
21 January 2020In October 2019, the IFLA Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Center in Russia hosted a visitor from the IFLA PAC Centre in Qatar to facilitate exchange of expertise and cooperation between specialists from the two centres.
Virtual Open Programme 2020
20 January 2020Library Publishing SIG Virtual Open Programme - 15th October 2020
Call for Submissions for the 2020 IFLA ARL Hot Topics Session, Dublin
20 January 2020You are invited to submit an abstract for a 3-minute briefing on a Hot Topic for the session sponsored annually by the Academic and Research Libraries (ARL) Section at IFLA.
Bibliography Section documents posted
20 January 2020Action Plan 2019/2020, Annual Report 2018/2019, Minutes from August 2019 are now posted