Appointments: Chair, Advisory Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) Term: August 2023-August 2025 Appointments will be made by IFLA’s Governing Board in April 2023 Overview The Advisory Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) is responsible for monitoring and… Read More
Appointments: ISBD Review Group Committee Member Term: August 2023-August 2027 Appointments will be made by the Advisory Committee on Standards 13 March – 12 April 2023 Overview The IFLA ISBD Review Group oversees the production, management and promotion of IFLA’s International Standard Bibliographic description and provides a central coordinating body… Read More
IFLA’s PAC Centres are hubs of knowledge for documentary heritage preservation and access – hosted in major institutions around the world. PAC Centres take initiative to identify and raise awareness of preservation and conservation issues within the library field. Read on to find out more! Read More
Any type of Green Library or library with an outstanding Green Library Project may apply for the IFLA Green Library Award. Libraries with a small budget but a great impact are explicitly invited to participate in the competition! Read More
We welcome you to participate in a webinar arranged by IFLA's Public Libraries Section, where we discuss a number of key issues. Read More
Do you know someone who has made an outstanding contribution to IFLA or to the global library field? IFLA’s Honours and Awards recognise those who have given significant service and made distinguished contributions to the profession. Read More
Under the theme 'Reading Matters: Embracing the Future', this edition of the biennial International Publishers' Congress will focus on a key area of common interest for publishers and libraries. IFLA President-elect Vicki McDonald will represent IFLA, underlining the importance of cooperation. Read More
In the spirit of partnership, this month IFLA features the IFLA Health and Biosciences (HBS) Section and their partner the IFLA Evidence for Global Disaster and Health (E4GDH) Special Interest Group in the Units + Strategy recognition series, for their collaborative efforts not only with each other, but with several external medical and health-related information organisations. Read about what they’ve been doing and what they’ve got planned for 2022-2023. Read More
The video recording and slides for the IFLA Academic and Research Libraries Section lightning talks presented at the Hot Topics Session at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2022 in Dublin, Ireland are now available. Read More
The Third Meeting of the Network of Parliamentary Libraries for Latin America and the Caribbean was held at the Congress of the Argentine Nation on September 19-21, 2022. Authorities of libraries and information agencies of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico and Uruguay shared experiences and proposals on different activities. The legislatures of the Argentine provinces were also part of the event. Read More