Two webinars for Global Media and Information Literacy Week
25 October 2019As part of the University of Sheffield Information School celebrations of Global MIL Week 24-31 October, they are holding two webinars, following this year's MIL week theme of "Media and Information Literate Citizens: Informed, Engaged, Empowered". They are both 30 minutes (20 minute presentation + 10 minutes discussion) and open to anyone to attend.
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2019
25 October 2019"Engage the Past Through Sound and Images".
Message from Tina Yang, Chair IFLA-RSCAO
24 October 2019Dear Colleagues, It is an honour to be the new Chair of the IFLA Regional Standing Committee for Asia and Oceania (RSCAO) for 2019-2021.
From Strategy to Action with IFLA’s Professional Units
24 October 2019IFLA's Professional Units are major actors when it comes to inspiring and enhancing professional practice. With their new 2019-2020 workplans, the Professional Units will help turn IFLA's Strategy into action. It's a powerful start! Our main question now is: how do YOU act in the spirit of IFLA's Strategy?
The 39th Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights at WIPO
21 October 2019From 18th to 19th October 2019, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) hosted an international conference on issues of copyright exceptions and limitations for libraries, archives and museums.
IFLA at the International Conference on Exceptions and Limitations at WIPO
17 October 2019This Friday 18th October, the International Conference on Exceptions and Limitations at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) begins. It will be an opportunity to deliver on the mandate given by Member States "to consider the opportunities and challenges provided by various international solutions including soft law, contractual/licensing and normative approaches, as appropriate". IFLA will be there, encouraging stakeholders to deliver a concrete action plan that improves the situation for libraries.
Former IFLA Secretary General Peter Lor shares insights from his new book
17 October 2019Lor’s book provides the first comprehensive and systematic overview of international and comparative librarianship.
E-Lending, Embargoes and Equitable Access: Interview with Sari Feldman
16 October 2019The rules around library eLending are on the agenda again in the United States, following the decision by one publisher to impose limits on libraries' ability to give access to new books. We interviewed Sari Feldman, past President of the American Library Association and currently a Senior Policy Fellow focusing on eBooks, about the situation.
Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2019, Worldwide, 24-31 October
14 October 2019Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week, commemorated annually, is a major occasion for stakeholders to review and celebrate the progress achieved towards “MIL for All”. UNESCO and GAPMIL are calling partners all over the world to promote Global MIL Week. Together with its Feature Events (International MIL and Intercultural Dialogue Conference and Youth Agenda Forum), Global MIL Week calls for local events around the world to promote MIL connections across disciplines and professions.
An Alternative Route: Cooperation Leads to Better Conditions for Australian Libraries
14 October 2019A lot of advocacy work focuses on trying to change laws in order to improve the situation for libraries. However, there can be alterantives to legal reform as a recent example from Australia shows. IFLA interviewed Sue McKerracher, CEO of the Australian Library and Information Association to find out more.
Libraries Defending and Delivering on Fundamental Rights in Croatia and the United States
8 October 2019IFLA has worked with FAIFE committee members from Croatia and the United States to prepare submissions for the Universal Periodic Reviews organised by the UN Human Rights Council.
Guidelines in Vietnamese
7 October 2019Promoting Access to Knowledge and Information: WIPO Members Affirm Role in Delivering the Sustainable Development Goals
7 October 2019From 30 September to 9 October 2019, the General Assemblies of the World Intellectual Property Organization took place in Geneva, Switzerland. WIPO is the United Nations agency responsible for copyright, as well as other intellectual property issues.
Now available: papers and presentations from WLIC 2019 satellite meeting
7 October 2019Both the papers and presentation slides from the WLIC2019 satellite meeting are now available from the satellite meeting webpage.
And the Winner is Oodi!
4 October 2019Oodi Helsinki Central Library was named as the 2019 IFLA/Systematic Public Library of the Year during a ceremony at the WLIC in Athens. The Award was presented by IFLA President, Glòria Pérez-Salmerón and Systematic’s Martin Bröchner-Mortensen.