On 30 March 2023, the Regional Division Committee of IFLA for Asia-Oceania delivered a short regional webinar on “the strategic role of government libraries in providing evidence to support the preparation of Voluntary National Reviews”. The webinar was part of a programme of online events held alongside this year’s Asia-Pacific… Read More
Las bibliotecas, que forman una red extensiva de instituciones a nivel mundial, cumplen un rol clave y activo en reducir las brechas en el acceso a la información y al conocimiento. Estos espacios públicos han demostrado a través de iniciativas concretas, su compromiso en colaborar al cumplimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible de la Agenda 2030. Este evento está organizado por IFLA y la Biblioteca Hernan Santa Cruz. Read More
Read about the initiative the Library of Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang (UIN Malang Library) took to organise an international webinar in collaboration with the Association of Islamic Higher Education Libraries – Asosiasi Perpustakaan Perguruan Tinggi Islam Indonesia (APPTIS). Read More
Libraries already do a lot for development on their own. But they can do even more as part of partnerships with a wide variety of actors, making unique contributions. This article focuses on examples taken from the IFLA Library Map of the World. Read More
The webinar series "Sustainable Development Goals and Library Associations" follows the IFLA Strategic Direction 1.1 Show the power of libraries in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. A working group from MLAS in collaboration with IFLA New Professionals SIG and IFLA Regional Divisions will coordinate webinars about various top topics resulting from a survey MLAS carried out during 2020-2021. The webinar format includes interactive opportunities to engage attendees in conversations in languages spoken in the regions. Stay tuned for more information, Read More
The IFLA Academic and Research Libraries Section (ARL) Standing Committee held its The call to action: academic libraries responses to the SDGs webinar on 2 November, 2022. Read More
With its wide-ranging focus on life sciences, ZB MED is promoting “good health and well-being”, as stated in SDG 3. At the heart of these medical publications, in-house publisher German Medical Science provides researchers and other interested parties with subject-specific or interdisciplinary journals. These include GMS German Medical Science, an… Read More
The IFLA Academic and Research Libraries (ARL) Section Standing Committee will be hosting a series to engage in discourse on issues relating to academic and research libraries. Please join us!! Our next session is: The call to action: academic libraries responses to the SDGs Read More
Why we do? Libraries around the world can offer a wide range of products and services that promote the achievement of each and every one of the SDGs. We aim to raise awareness about SDG targets in Turkey through academic librarians. What we do? We are aimed… Read More
The library world has recognized the importance of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the fact that they can be taken as a starting point when considering ecologically, socially, and economically sustainable libraries. The SDGs are general in nature, though they approach sustainability from many angles. In… Read More