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The 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?
Call for papers
The 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!
Today 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.
Working together: building strong information structures for sustainable society
Next 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) successfully conducted its Annual Congress last November 19-22, 2019 at the Tagaytay International Convention Center in Tagaytay City, Cavite, Philippines.
The 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.
The 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.
The Department of Historical Research and the National Library of Myanmar, in cooperation with the Library & Archives Solutions Pte Ltd (LAAS) (formerly known as Cybrarian Ventures Pte Ltd) and LanTro (Myanmar) Co., Ltd., organized the E-Library, Archives and e-Government Conference at the National Library of Myanmar (Nay Pyi Taw) on 18 October 2019.
This is a call for participants for a joint session at the World Library and Information Congress 2020 about "Preserving complex digital objects in libraries".
Madhu Limaye Library of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow organized two days 2nd National Conference on Development of Digital Libraries in IPR Regime on December 21-22, 2019.
The National Library of China (NLC) held the 2019 Southeast Asian Librarians Seminar in Beijing and Tianjin, China from 21t to 29 November 2019 with the support of the Central Academy of Culture and Tourism Administration (CACTA).
Three Attendance Grants to the 2020 World Library and Information Congress
Pursuant to Proclamation No. 837 s. 1991, Library and Information Services (LIS) month is commemorated during November every year. The LIS month celebration aims to promote awareness of the different services of the library as well as the importance of libraries in our community. It also aims to develop a unified calendar of activities for libraries; generate interests about libraries and services; and discover the best practices of outreach services in various libraries across the Philippines.
Dear Colleagues, Greetings to you all! At the start of the New Year, it might be good to remind us of what we achieved in the past year and what is up for the year ahead.