Call for Papers for our Open Session at WLIC 2020 in Dublin
21 January 2020Proposals due by 21 February 2020
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Cancellation of the 2020 World Library and Information Congress
21 January 2020The IFLA Governing Board and Irish National Committee have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 World Library and Information Congress. The decision has been published in full on IFLA’s website and via IFLA-L and we are in the process of contacting all stakeholders and registered delegates.
Now available: Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action - Briefing for Libraries
21 January 2020The 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action set out an ambitious UN agenda to advance women’s empowerment and gender equality. 2020 marks their 25th anniversary, and a large-scale review has been launched to assess the progress made towards implementing the Declaration and the Platform. This review process offers libraries an opportunity to reflect on how their work can help advance gender equality and take further action. This briefing examines the role that access to information, knowledge and lifelong learning play in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action; as well as library activities and initiatives noted in national reports prepared as part of the Beijing+25 review.
IFLA PAC Centres in Qatar and Russia Continue Cooperation in the Field of Preservation of Cultural Heritage
21 January 2020In October 2019, the IFLA Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Center in Russia hosted a visitor from the IFLA PAC Centre in Qatar to facilitate exchange of expertise and cooperation between specialists from the two centres.
Virtual Open Programme 2020
20 January 2020Library Publishing SIG Virtual Open Programme - 15th October 2020
Call for Submissions for the 2020 IFLA ARL Hot Topics Session, Dublin
20 January 2020You are invited to submit an abstract for a 3-minute briefing on a Hot Topic for the session sponsored annually by the Academic and Research Libraries (ARL) Section at IFLA.
Bibliography Section documents posted
20 January 2020Action Plan 2019/2020, Annual Report 2018/2019, Minutes from August 2019 are now posted
WLIC 2020 Open Session Call for Papers [Update: WLIC 2020 CANCELLED]
20 January 2020Theme: Smarter Bibliographies: Connecting and engaging national bibliographies with new platforms
IFLA Signs on to Letter Calling for Transparency over Guidelines on Upload Filter Provisions in Europe
19 January 2020IFLA has joined with over 40 civil society organisations across Europe in calling for the sharing of draft guidelines on the implementation of the controversial upload filter provisions in the Copyright Directive.
IFLA Submission Calls on US to Reject Efforts to Use Trade Measures to Delay Much-Needed Copyright Reforms
19 January 2020Efforts to use trade measures to delay or block long-overdue copyright reforms which will benefit libraries and their users are regrettable. In its comment to a review of South Africa’s enjoyment of preferential trade rules with the United States, IFLA has therefore called for the rejection of a petition seeking to punish the country for taking steps to improve how copyright functions.
Call for papers - Satellite Meeting: "Of what is past, and passing, and to come": art library networks in transition
17 January 2020The Art Libraries Section of IFLA is looking back on 40 years of international collaboration of art librarians worldwide, and forward over the horizon, asking what is to be done – next?
WLIC 2020, Call for papers
16 January 2020Call for papers
Open Session: Big dreams, real impact: creating a practical approach to the SDGs
15 January 2020The World Library and Information Congress in Dublin this August 2020 will be spectacular! The MLAS open session is titled "Big dreams, real impact: creating a practical approach to the SDGs." We have great expectations of generating many conversations and collaborations. We are looking forward to seeing you all in Dublin!
#1Lib1Ref 2020 starts today!
15 January 2020Today is the start of the biannual 1Lib1Ref event! From 15th January to 5th February 2020, librarians around the world will contribute to the 5th campaign taking place on Wikipedia. The objectives of this effort are to improve the quality and reliability of articles on the website with librarians and by inviting the public to contribute to Wikipedia by exploiting the sources available in libraries.
CALL FOR PAPERS; OPEN FORUM, AFRICA SECTION, 15-21 AUG 2020.
14 January 2020Working together: building strong information structures for sustainable society
The Next Library 2020 Satellite
14 January 2020Next Library is an international gathering of forward-thinking library professionals, innovators and decision-makers. The Next Library 2020 Satellite is making its debut in the Southern hemisphere this October and you’re invited!
The Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI) holds Congress 2019
14 January 2020The Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI) successfully conducted its Annual Congress last November 19-22, 2019 at the Tagaytay International Convention Center in Tagaytay City, Cavite, Philippines.
Third National Library Research Symposium 2019 (NatlibSYMPO 2019)
14 January 2020The National Library & Documentation Services Board of Sri Lanka conducted the National Library Research Symposium on Library and Information Science (NatlibSYMPO 2019), in collaboration with the Asia & Oceania section of IFLA, on 31 October 2019 at the National Library premises, Colombo.
ICDL 2019: Digital Transformation for an Agile Environment 06-08 November 2019
14 January 2020The sixth edition of the International Conference on Digital Landscape – ICDL 2019, themed ‘Digital Transformation for an Agile Environment’ was held at The India Habitat Centre IHC, New Delhi in November 6–8, 2019.