Results of the nominations received for the position of IFLA President-elect 2019-2021
25 February 2019Barbara Lison is elected to serve as President-elect for the term 2019-2021 and to serve as President for the term 2021-2023.
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IFLA Governing Board Elections 2019-2021
25 February 2019IFLA Headquarters dispatched ballot papers and supporting documents for its Governing Board Elections 2019-2021 to all Voting Members on 22 February 2019. We are encouraged to see the number of viable candidates standing for elections increase with each election cycle and this year we have almost double that of the previous cycle.
IFLAPARL February 2019 Newsletter Published
24 February 2019The February 2019 issue of the Section's newsletter is now available.
Call for Papers – Open Sessions Local History and Genealogy Section with the Asia and Oceania Section and the Library History Special Interest Group
22 February 2019Theme: "Local History Collections, Genealogy, and Oral History as Critical Information Services in Libraries"
Make your Vote Count!
22 February 2019Are you eligible to vote for the Public Libraries Standing Committee? Make an informed choice, read our candidate profiles on our blog.
International Mother Language Day
21 February 2019Preserving and celebrating languages is a core part of wider efforts to safeguard and develop our tangible and intangible heritage. On 21 February we celebrate International Mother Language Day, a celebration of all the languages around the world.
Extended deadline: Call for papers - Management and Marketing Section in collaboration with Samos Public Library
20 February 2019The Management and Marketing Section of IFLA, in collaboration with Samos Public Library, are organizing a satellite meeting in Pythagoreion, Samos, Greece 22 – 23 August 2019. Submit your paper before 1 March
Open Session: Library Associations in Cross-Border Actions,
18 February 2019World Library and Information Congress in Athens August 2019 awaits! MLAS open session proposal is titled Library Associations in cross border actions. We hope this theme will inspire many discussions and future collaborations. Looking forward to meeting you in Athens!
Grants for IFLA WLIC 2019
14 February 2019IFLA is pleased to announce an expanded range of conference participation grants for our IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2019, 85th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, in Athens, Greece.
Mixed Messages – Provisional Deal on Draft EU Copyright Directive Retains Key Flaws
14 February 2019After thirty months of discussion, there was provisional agreement yesterday on the EU’s draft Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. While there have been marked steps forwards for libraries, the text retains provisions that pose serious threats to freedom of access to information and freedom of expression.
ILDS 2019 Conference in Prague - Registration now open!
13 February 2019IFLA WLIC 2019: Joint session with CPDWL and E4GDH SIG
13 February 2019We live in a world of challenges and uncertainties: LIS professionals need new skills in learning and development to support their users and communities. Send us your proposal to share your strategies to build and transfer knowledge!
IFLA WLIC 2019: CPDWL Open Session
13 February 2019Submit your ideas for the CPDWL open session: Navigating your own professional development: Effective use of the 2016 IFLA Guidelines for Continuing Professional Development. Proposals due 15 March 2019.
Extended Deadline for Proposals WLIC 2019 – Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group
12 February 2019Extended Deadline for Proposals WLIC 2019 – Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group
Ensuring Equality: IFLA Submits Comments to New Zealand Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Consultation
8 February 2019Following a call for comments by the government of New Zealand Te Aotearoa on draft legislation designed to implement the Marrakesh Treaty, IFLA has made a submission. This highlights the need to reject provisions that go beyond what the Treaty requires, and to respect the fundamental principle of non-discrimination.
Call for papers: Library Love Stories
8 February 2019Would you fall in love in a library? Can a place of culture, knowledge and information be a place of passion?