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Agenda for the 2020 IFLA General Assembly

The 2020 IFLA General Assembly will be held Thursday 5 November in the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 5, in The Hague, The Netherlands.

Health and Biosciences Libraries Section Action Plan for 2019-2021

Press Release: Every Community Connected - A Call to Action

A coalition of organisations representing libraries and technologists has called on governments and decision-makers to ensure that every community is connected, and, through libraries, has access to the content and skills needed to enjoy the benefits that the internet can bring.

Every Community Connected: A Call to Action, a Pledge to Engage

IFLA is proud to sign up to two documents addressing a key issue of our time – the digital divide. The first calls on governments to act to support investment in wider connectivity and the libraries that help users make the most of it. The second represents a pledge to do all in our power to promote digital inclusion, and is open to wider signatures.

New Names of Persons file available: "Chinese names"

The file deals with the structure of personal names from mainland China, and Hong Kong and Macau special administrative regions

ENSULIB is on its way from SIG to Section!

”Conservation and Restoration of Manuscript and Printed Heritage” International Roundtable Discussion

Researchers and heads of libraries from Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan joined PAC Centres Russia and Kazakhstan for an online international roundtable discussion.

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IFLA at the 2020 Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum: Access to Information and Meaningful Digital Inclusion

The 2020 Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum took place between 27 and 30 of September. This platform offers unique opportunities for dialogue and collaboration among the different stakeholders interested and engaged in the way the Internet works and is governed in a region that includes the majority of the world’s population. An IFLA-led workshop explored the policy and practice perspectives on meaningful digital inclusion and access to information, drawing on the work and experiences of libraries in the region.

CPDWL Annual Report 2019-2020, Action Plan 2020-2021 and Annual Business Meeting Minutes 2020

The CPDWL Annual Report 2019-2020, Action Plan 2020-2021 and Annual Business Meeting Minutes Available Now!

Understanding Library Tech Needs and Readiness: a new IFLA Briefing

Information technology continues to have a fundamental impact on the library sector; and libraries’, library users’ and policy-makers’ expectations of library services are evolving alongside technological developments and changing community needs. To make sure libraries are able to deliver on these tasks, suitable and fit-for-purpose library ICT infrastructure equipment and skills are crucial. The new IFLA briefing offers an overview of common recurring themes in relevant literature and key considerations for assessing library ‘tech readiness’.

IFLA Library Reference Model translated into Portuguese

It's the sixth LRM complete translation

Brazilian libraries: places of affective listening

In this article, we explore FEBAB’s ways of commitment to supporting the achievement of the IFLA Strategy.

IFLA responds to the International Science Council Survey on Science and Global Sustainability

The International Science Council (ISC) is working together with science funders to bring together insights and ideas from the scientific community to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN's 2030 Agenda.

HBS Mid-Term Meeting Notes (August 2020)

Access to Information for African Development: 10 Principles for the African Continental Free Trade Area

The negotiation of the Intellectual Property Protocol of the African Continental Free Trade Area offers an opportunity to shape laws across the continent to support education, research and development. IFLA and AfLIA have set out ten principles for negotiators to bear in mind to make this happen.

Libraries and Children’s Right to Privacy: IFLA Submits Comments to OHCHR Call for Inputs

Libraries have a traditional and longstanding commitment to defending the privacy of their users. As institutions that come into contact with children and teens’ data in the course of their everyday work, libraries have developed good practices on how to keep this data private and confidential – and to help their young audiences develop the skills to stay safe and maintain their privacy online.

Get into Global Media & Information Literacy Week 2020

IFLA responds to the Orphan Works Survey

In 2012, the European Union agreed a Directive on Orphan Works (OWD) (e.g. works for which institutions have not identify or located the rightsholder, preventing them from asking for an agreement to use works), to improve legal certainty across the EU in digitising and disseminating these materials.