Several thousand members of the world library community came together in Columbus, Ohio, in mid-August when the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) held its 82nd World Library and Information Congress (WLIC). Following the theme of Connections, Collaboration, Community, delegates from 137 different countries spent six days… Read More
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The Lyon Declaration on Access to Information and Development The Lyon Declaration is an advocacy document that was used to positively influence the content of the United Nations post-2015 development agenda. It was drafted by IFLA and a number of strategic partners in the library and development communities… Read More
Highlights from the WLIC 2016, in particular the sessions sponsored or co-sponsored by the Section on Library and Research Services for Parliaments, with links to presentations. There is also a link to the report from the Knowledge Cafe on continuous learning which was particularly interesting. Read More
The New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG) were awarded joint-winners of the 2016 IFLA Professional Unit Communication Award at the Closing Ceremony of the WLIC 2016 for the following nomination. The NPSIG is an open global network for library and information science (LIS)… Read More
The Public Libraries Section were awarded joint-winners of the 2016 IFLA Professional Unit Communication Award at the Closing Ceremony of the WLIC 2016 for the following nomination. The Public Libraries Section provides an active international forum and network for the development and promotion of public… Read More
Join us in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in August 2018! Read More