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Now available: Library Theory and Research's February 2020 Newsletter

The Library Theory and Research's February 2020 Newsletter is now online!

On the Road to New Opportunities: Update on the IFLA Governance Review

Work to update IFLA's structures in order to deliver on our Strategy and our wider goal to be a more inclusive, effective organisation is continuing. IFLA Secretary General Gerald Leitner has sent the following message to all of IFLA's members, setting out progress and plans.

Call for papers: Music in the library world

What space do we provide – or prohibit – for music to exist inside our libraries?

Call for papers for the Big Data SIG open session at WLIC 2020 now open

The call for papers for the IFLA Big Data SIG’s open session at the forthcoming congress in Dublin, Ireland, August 15 - 21 is now open. The Big Data SIG is seeking papers focused on finding collaborative solutions to the practical challenges of working with data in libraries.

An important message from IFLA Headquarters: Information on COVID-19

Here is an important message from IFLA Headquarters: Information on COVID-19

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Call for Papers — Open Sessions: Local History and Genealogy joint with Indigenous Matters and Rare Books and Special Collections

Important dates 31 March 2020: Submission of abstract 15 April 2020: Notification of acceptance to author(s) 5 June 2020: Submission of full paper

Extended deadline - Call for papers: Subject Access and Artificial Intelligence: Enhancing competencies and safeguarding ethics

IFLA Input to a UN Human Rights Council Report on the Cultural Dimension of the Right to Education

IFLA has prepared a response to the call for submissions by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, highlighting the role libraries play in realising people’s right to culture in educational contexts.

Qatar National Library Presents Conservation Training Course in the Levant Region

Experts from libraries, cultural institutions and museums from across the Levant participated in a four-day training program on “Practical Methods for the Scientific Examination of Library Objects".

[CANCELLED] Call for Papers — Open Sessions at IFLA WLIC 2020

The organising Sections, Rare Books and Special Collections Section, Preservation & Conservation Section, Art Libraries Section and Strategic Programme on Preservation and Conservation (PAC) invite Librarians, Preservation and Conservation experts and other interested professionals from Memory Institutions to submit proposals for the Open Session to be held during the 86th IFLA WLIC, in Dublin, Ireland.

Call for Papers: "Putting Emerging LIS Competencies into Education and Practice: Challenges and Opportunities" (Canceled due to coronavirus)

The IFLA Section on Education and Training invites interested professionals to submit proposals for papers to be presented at the open session during the IFLA World Library and Information Congress held in Dublin, Ireland, 15-22 August 2020. (Canceled due to coronavirus.)

Call for Papers: Perspectives on the role of information literacy education in fostering a smooth transition throughout a learner’s formal education journey - from PK to 20 and beyond

The IFLA Information Literacy Section and the School Libraries Section invite interested professionals to submit proposals for papers to be presented at the co-sponsored open session during the IFLA World Library and Information Congress held in Dublin, Ireland, 15-22 August 2020.

Call for Papers

Half a Year of Action: Six Months of Delivering on the IFLA Strategy 2019-2024

Six months ago today, IFLA launched its new Strategy 2019-2024. Under the vision of a strong and united library field powering literate, informed and participatory societies, it provides both a roadmap for IFLA and a framework for libraries everywhere to strengthen their impact on society.

Accelerating Development, Transforming Lives in Africa: IFLA Promotes Libraries at African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development

Having access to information and the skills to use it can unlock development potential, and make the difference in achieving the SDGs. At the first of five regional fora on sustainable development, IFLA representatives, including former IFLA Governing Board Member Victoria Okojie, will be presenting about how libraries contribute to success.

CFP IFLA WLIC2020 Open Session, "Better Together: Collaborative Solutions to the Challenges of Data and Libraries"

This is a call for participants for papers for the IFLA Big Data Special Interest Group’s open session to be held in Dublin, Ireland at the IFLA WLIC August 15-21.

Books Beyond Bars: Why Focus on Prison Libraries? An interview with Lisa Krolak, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning

Without doubt, prisons are some of the toughest environments where libraries can be found, working with users who face complex problems. Yet by helping to develop new skills and prepare inmates for life outside, they can potentially have a huge impact. To find out more, we interviewed Lisa Krolak, Chief Librarian at the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning in Germany.

Library Services to People with Special Needs Call for Papers for WLIC in Dublin

Theme: A New Home: Library Services to Refugees, Immigrants, Migrants, and Asylum Seekers. The Library Services to People with Special Needs (LSN) Section is developing Guidelines on Library Services to Refugees, Immigrants, Migrants and Asylum Seekers. We have already completed a survey on library services to this target group and the results of this survey will also be presented at this program.

Parliamentary Research & Library Service Ethics Checklist Updated

Parliamentary Research & Library Service Ethics Checklist Updated