IFLA RISS + IFLA Strategy: survival skills for a digital world
27 January 2021In this article, IFLA celebrates the work of the IFLA SET Section and their engagement with the IFLA Strategy.
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Human Rights, Internet Governance and the Global Library Field in 2021: A Look Ahead
25 January 2021The past year saw important developments in both the human rights and internet governance fields, with consequences for the work of libraries around the world. We look ahead to how IFLA plans to engage in the human rights and internet governance fields in 2021 – and how you can get involved!
IFLA Submits Comments on draft UNESCO Open Science Recommendation
22 January 2021Faced with global challenges, the need to promote cooperation and collaboration amongst those looking for solutions is vital. Open science promotes just this. With UNESCO preparing a draft Recommendation on the subject, IFLA has submitted comments.
Information Sustainability: Interview with Genilson Geraldo, Brazil
20 January 2021Throughout its advocacy around the Sustainable Development Goals, IFLA underlines the importance of information - and libraries as the institutions that provide meaningful access to it - in driving progress. We interviewed Genilson Geraldo, Federal University of Santa Catarina, to find out about work in Brazil to build understanding of the interaction between information and development.
General Assembly: Designating Your Proxies
20 January 2021To IFLA’s voting Members: With just three weeks to go until IFLA’s extraordinary General Assembly, it’s time to designate proxies who can vote on your behalf.
IFLA looking ahead on Copyright
20 January 20212021 has begun and IFLA is already on the way to being a busy year. While all libraries are facing information access problems because of COVID-19, we are committed to continuing efforts to build better opportunities for users through improved legal frameworks for copyright. Find out what our plans and expectations are for 2021.
IFLA School Library Manifesto (2021) open for comments
18 January 2021Libraries Preserving and Providing Access to Culture and Heritage in 2021
18 January 2021Memory, traditions, and creative expressions allow people to share their ideas and values with others. Here are some key areas relating to culture and heritage where IFLA plans to have an impact in 2021.
Units + IFLA Strategy: looking back, looking forward
15 January 2021In this article, IFLA celebrates the work of the IFLA Professional Units in alignment with the IFLA Strategy for 2020. It is a wrap up for 2020.
Your IFLA, Your Say: Act Now to be Heard
14 January 2021To IFLA’s voting Members: There are just four weeks to go until IFLA’s extraordinary General Assembly.
Media Literacy Pop-Up Interventions in Lithuanian Libraries - Interview
13 January 2021Libraries are well-positioned to deliver equitable media and information literacy learning opportunities for their communities. As part of a project curated by Tactical Tech and implemented jointly with IFLA and Save the Children Italia, three libraries in Lithuania hosted pop-up media literacy interventions – and now share their experiences.
CPDWL Newsletter January 2021 Issue Out!
12 January 2021Associations + IFLA Strategy: looking back, looking forward
12 January 2021In this article, IFLA celebrates the work of the Associations in alignment with the IFLA Strategy for 2020. It is a wrap up for 2020.
Understanding Infodiversity: An Interview
12 January 2021A commitment to promoting access to information is a unifying factor across the global library field. In a changing information space, we interviewed Jonathan Hernández-Pérez to find out more about the concept of infodiversity and how it can help understand trends and developments.
Terry L Weech, PhD retired Dec. 31, 2021
9 January 2021After forty years of service to the iSchool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA, Associate Professor Terry L. Weech (MS '65, PhD '72) retired at the end of December.
CPDWL Newsletter January 2021 Issue Out!
9 January 2021Our January 2021 newsletter is now out!
2021 IFLA ILDS Conference Location Announced
7 January 2021Qatar National Library has been selected to host the 17th International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Interlending and Document Supply (ILDS) Conference from 4 to 7 October 2021.
From Global Goals to Local Practice: Interview with Evi Tramantza, OCLC Global Council Program Committee
5 January 2021In a survey out now, OCLC is exploring how libraries are working with the SDGs. IFLA interviewed Evi Tramantza, Chair of the OCLC Global Council Program Committee, to find out more.