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CPDWL Newsletter January 2021 Issue Out!

Our January 2021 newsletter is now out!

2021 IFLA ILDS Conference Location Announced

Qatar 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.

Bibliographic Control in the Digital Ecosystem, 8-12 Feb. 2021

From Global Goals to Local Practice: Interview with Evi Tramantza, OCLC Global Council Program Committee

In 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.

Making the Decisions that Matter Better: IFLA Releases Statement on Open and Good Governance

IFLA has published a new statement on the role of library and information services in improving the way societies are governed, both through optimal decision-making within government, and effective scrutiny and engagement by parliaments and wider populations.

[Correction] Second Call for Papers: IFLA Journal Special Issues on Preservation storage and curation strategies: Best Practices for physical and digital storage

This call offers additional opportunities for short reports from the field to represent the breadth of issues of concern for the diverse, global audience of IFLA Journal. Corrected Submission Deadline: 28.02.2021 For the details, please read; IFLA Journal Special Issue on storage 2nd call [doc]

Viviana Quiñones (1958-2020)

With the lines that follow we would like to memorialize Viviana Quiñones, our dear and outstanding colleague in the IFLA section 'Libraries for Children and Young Adults'. After more than two years of illness, she died on 16 December 2020.

Holiday Greetings from SET Chair Kendra Albright

Iraqi Library Association + IFLA Strategy: where education and planning meet

In this article, IFLA celebrates the work of the Iraqi Association for Information, Libraries and Documentation Specialists and their engagement with the IFLA Strategy.

The IFLA Metadata Newsletter December 2020 issue is published

IFLA Green Library Award 2021

IFLA ARL Section + IFLA Strategy: Acting locally, Reaching Globally

Two Job opportunities at IFLA Headquarters: Administrative Assistant – Data and Outreach

IFLA is looking for two qualified Data and Outreach Administrative Assistants

IFLA Engages with UNESCO and Partner NGOs at the International Conference of Non-Governmental Organisations

Apply for the 2021 IFLA PressReader International Marketing Award!

Win €3,000 towards purchasing new technology for your library organisation! The IFLA Section on Management and Marketing is partnering with PressReader in collaboration with the IFLA PressReader International Library Marketing Award for 2021.

Designing WLIC 2021 together

Your ideas, thoughts and contributions are changing the way we work. What we’ve learnt is that you are open to innovation and new experiences with high expectations for IFLA’s events as a place to bring the library field together.

IFLA observes the 15th Meeting of the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

Active Inclusion: the Experiences of ALA"s Serving Refugees, Immigrants, and Displaced Persons Sub-Committee

Libraries have traditionally seen themselves as places open to all members of the community, creating opportunities for everyone. However, being welcoming is as much a question of what you do proactively. We interviewed the Sub-Committee on Serving Refugees, Immigrants, and Displaced Persons of the ALA, to find out about their work.

IFLA Governing Board meeting report, 7-11 December 2020

The following are some highlights from the week of Governing Board meetings that have just taken place over the past week and a half. These provided an opportunity to look back over a year of both surprises and successes. 2020 has seen IFLA and the global library field demonstrate our ability to adapt, innovate and continue to provide great service, in spite of the challenges of COVID.