O acesso à informação para alcançar o desenvolvimento sustentável na América Latina e no Caribe Também disponível em inglês, espanhol e francês A Declaração de Santiago é uma declaração do compromisso das bibliotecas com os o desenvolvimento sustentável preconizado pela Agenda 2030… Read More
Also available in Portuguese Access to Information to Achieve Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean The Santiago Declaration is a statement of libraries’ commitment to sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean, and a call on governments to provide the support… Read More
Before the summer break of 2018, the plenary of the European Parliament decided that the compromise brought forward by the legal affairs’ committee was not good enough. Its proposal for a new article on press publishers’ rights and on upload filters received a huge number of critics from civil… Read More
In a vote on copyright today, Members of the European Parliament offered welcome support to libraries’ heritage work. However, disappointing decisions elsewhere mean that IFLA, its members and its partners will need to continue working towards a law that empowers libraries to help users share, create and innovate. Read More
Health and Biosciences Libraries SC – IFLA, Wroclaw, Poland Minutes of the 1st Business meeting, Saturday 19th August 2017, 10.15 – 12.15 PRESENT: Maria G.N Musoke (Chair), Anne Seymour (Secretary), Judy Consales (Information Coordinator). Committee… Read More
The IFLA Section for CPDWL often hosts a satellite meeting prior to the World Library and Information Congress. The proceedings from these satellite meetings are available in either print or online formats. Upcoming satellite meetings 22-23 July 2022, Waterford, Ireland (joint satellite meeting with Science & Technology Libraries Section, &… Read More
The CPDWL section collaborates with the IFLA New Professionals SIG (NPSIG) and the American Library Association (ALA) to run a series of free webinars. The recordings of the webinars are made available shortly after each event. 2023 04-May—Micro-credentials in Libraries: Open Badges as Knowledge Keys for Patrons and Librarians May 4 (Thursday), 11:00… Read More
​ ​ The Marrakesh Treaty entered into force in September 2016, faster than any other international copyright text in the last 40 years. It promises to remove some of the key barriers to access to information by people with print disabilities. Yet the… Read More
The IFLA Library Map of the World, launched one year ago at WLIC 2017 in Wrocław, addresses the critical need of the library field to have basic information about the state of libraries and the overall library landscape in countries around the world. Read More
Dates: March 15-16, 2018 Location: Oslo/Tønsberg, Norway These minutes cover both the first and second meeting of the Standing Committee. 1. Attendance 1.1 Attendees: Misako Nomura: Chair Christopher Corrigan: Secretary Erlend Ra: Information Coordinator Heidi Carlsson Asplund:… Read More