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IFLA to Highlight the Importance of Access to Information and the Role of Libraries at the Transforming Education Summit

IFLA WLIC 2022: Open Sessions by Statistics and Evaluation Section

Knowledge Organization Competencies and Skills Webinar presentations are published

Recording of the IFLA Local History and Genealogy Section Workshop (Part 2) is now available

The importance of advocacy: IFLA engages with Indonesian library community

In two events last week at the national and parliamentary libraries, IFLA was able to meet with a wide range of people in the Indonesian library community, both talking about the need to advocate for our profession and institutions, and hearing about great local experiences.

Recovering stronger, recovering together in cities: libraries engage at G20 Urban20 Conference

IFLA has participated for the first time in a G20 related summit, the Urban 20 summit, held in Jakarta, Indonesia. Drawing on the excellent work and examples of the Indonesian library field, we underlined the importance of inclusive education policies, mobilising core infrastrucutre such as libraries, and basing decision on cultural insights. 

10 years of the IFLA open access statement: a call to action

IFLA is proud to share its 2022 statement on open access (OA), "10 years of the IFLA open access statement: a call to action". The statement affirms the value of open access and related initiatives,  outlining IFLA's ongoing work in the area. It also offers a commitment to "lead by example, and complete the transition of IFLA’s publications to OA".

Planning for a stronger, more transparent IFLA: Governing Board Plan announced

At last week’s IFLA General Assembly 2022, President Barbara Lison set out the Governing Board’s concrete plan for further enhancing the way that the Federation operates. This both sets out steps already taken, responds to questions raised by members, and identifies Board priorities for making IFLA stronger.

Call for nominations - MCULTP Section Standing Committee

Libraries for digital and information welfare: AIB (Italian Library Association) for “Repubblica digitale”

Libraries need to be at the heart of discussions around digital policies and internet governance. This is not just because of how much we depend on these in order to be able to do our jobs, but also because our profession brings unique perspectives and skills. To find out how this is happening in Italy, we talked to the Italian Library Association, who shared the below insights.

Successful first hybrid IFLA General Assembly celebrates achievements, sets out plans for the future

IFLA held its General Assembly on 25 August 2022, with members for the first time able to vote remotely in real time, giving new possibilities to engage in key decision-making to members. Read on for more about the decisions taken.

Learning from engagement: insights and lessons from the 2022 High Level Political Forum on the SDGs

Last month, a team of librarians from around the world engaged with governments at the UN in New York, building understanding of the role of libraries in development, and creating new links with decision-makers - including a national president! This article shares lessons and reflections from the team who attended.

SET Receives Dynamic Unit and Impact Award at WLIC 2022

SET were honoured and celebrated at this year’s 2022 WLIC which was held in Dublin.

Save the Date: IFLA Side Event at MONDIACULT 2022 - Accelerating Education-Culture Linkages through Collaboration

IFLA is excited to bring the perspective of libraries to the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development – MONDIACULT 2022 with an official side event.

IFLA Newsletter August 2022: The Learning Issue 💡

This edition highlights just a few of the different ways in which IFLA is enabling this learning. A great example is our Library Map of the World, which is celebrating its 5th anniversary today. The map not only enables new insights into our field but has been an important learning process for the many contributors involved.

GreenFUBib at the Sustainability Days at Freie Universität Berlin

“Making the future yourself!” was the motto of this year’s Sustainability Days, organised by “SUSTAIN IT!” – the initiative for sustainability and climate protection.

Protecting the indispensable: Australian libraries campaign to safeguard library, archive roles in broadcasting organisation

Librarians and archivists bring a unique set of skills and values which have a major positive impact on the organisations in which they work. However, we need to mobilise to ensure that those taking decisions understand this, as has been the case recently in Australia.

“Digital Skills on Fire” Workshop at WLIC2022 in Dublin

With more than 50 enthusiastic and highly committed participants, the workshop was a complete success.

Recording of the IFLA Local History and Genealogy Section Workshop (Part 1) is now available

The IFLA Local History and Genealogy Section held a workshop on 16 August 2022 on highlighting experiences with integrating local history and genealogy materials with K-12 students.

Five years of the Library Map of the World – We are creating it together! 

Today we celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Library Map of the World, and would like to thank all those whose work, dedication and ongoing commitment is enabling this powerful advocacy tool.