IFLA President's Message, January 2025
14 January 2025The below message was distributed to IFLA's members and volunteers directly by e-mail in IFLA's official languages as of 10 January 2025.
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Modelling sustainability in MENA: the role of libraries
13 January 2025IFLA's participation at the Heritage Middle East Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi was the opportunity to share an overview of how libraries are contributing to environmental sustainability goals today, and inspire others to follow good practice across the MENA region.
Marie-France Plassard, a Dedicated Contributor to IFLA Standards
13 January 2025Marie-France Plassard, a respected officer and director of the IFLA Core Programme for Universal Bibliographic Control and International MARC (UBCIM), played a pivotal role in the development and promotion of international library standards. In 1991, she was responsible for establishing the Permanent UNIMARC Committee (PUC) under the UBCIM Programme.
IFLA Elections 2025: Call for Nominations now open!
13 January 2025Today, IFLA opens the nominations process for over 800 positions on its many committees. There are six weeks for candidates to come forward, and for Members and Affiliates to submit nominations for the varied positions available.
Warm Wishes for the New Year and Highlights of 2024 from the Bibliography Section
11 January 2025The Bibliography Section wishes IFLA fellows and the entire library community a wonderful and successful new year! On this occasion, we are delighted to share with you the highlights of a productive 2024.
IFLA joins launch of IP4OS project
10 January 2025IFLA is happy to join a consortium of eight partners working on the IP4OS project. This aims to find practical ways of ensuring that management of IP supports open science, bringing together different communities supporting researchers.
18th IFLA ILDS 2024 Conference - Recap Video
10 January 2025IFLA DDRS and ADA University share highlights from the 18th IFLA ILDS 2024 Conference. Wishing everyone a Happy and Successful New Year 2025! Enjoy the recap video!
Who nominates? Understanding who is making the most of this IFLA membership benefit
10 January 2025Association members, as well as those from Latin America and the Caribbean and the Middle East and North Africa, were the most likely to use their right to nominate candidates for roles within IFLA in 2023. Nonetheless, far too many are missing out on the possibility to offer colleagues - or themselves - the opportunity that engagement in one of IFLA's committees offers. On Monday, the call for nominations for our 2025 elections opens - don't miss out!
Dates released for IFLA January Townhalls
8 January 2025Register now for one of our three townhall meetings this month with IFLA President Vicki McDonald and Secretary General Sharon Memis.
IFLA100: your ideas sought!
6 January 2025With IFLA's centenary year now only two years away, we are keen to learn what, for you, makes for a great anniversary. Share your experiences, from the library field and beyond, via our survey. Deadline: 2 February.
IFLA Newsletter, December 2024: Evaluation and Impact
23 December 2024Welcome to the December 2024 edition of the IFLA Newsletter. In our last edition of the year, we look at the topic of evaluation and impact.
Strengthening the Movement, Deepening the Community: Knowledge Rights 21 Funding Extension
20 December 2024We are thrilled to announce that the Knowledge Rights 21 Programme has been extended for a further five years thanks to the generous support of Arcadia. This continued funding, amounting to €5.5 million, will allow us to further invest in building capacity for reforms that enhance 21st-century access to research, education and culture.
A year of building an impact focus within the library field
20 December 2024More than a thousand library workers in all regions of the world benefited from IFLA’s training programme on “Measurement, evaluation, and demonstrating impact of library services” in 2024. Read more about how the year went.
A pathway to partnering: new training resources for libraries
19 December 2024A new set of training materials offers insights for libraries and library associations into the basics of grant-based partnerships. Through a handbook, three how-to guides and a recorded webinar, learn about what you need in order to build, manage and sustain partnerships. This work is funded by SIGL.
Advancing gender-responsive and inclusive frameworks at the Internet Governance Forum 2024
18 December 2024IFLA continued its partnership and collaboration with UNESCO-IFAP by hosting a session led by the IGF Dynamic Coalitions from each organization: the Dynamic Coalition of Public Access in Libraries (DC-PAL) and the Dynamic Coalition on Measuring Digital Inclusion (DC-DI). The session was also co-hosted by members of the Global Digital Inclusion Partnership (GDIP).
Connected freedoms: IFLA joins panel at the International Publishers’ Association Congress
17 December 2024Jonathan Hernandez-Perez, Chair of the IFLA Advisory Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression, spoke for IFLA at the event in Guadalajara, Mexico, sharing library experiences and reflecting on the interconnection between freedom of expression, and the freedoms to publish and read.