Call for Papers! August 2019 WLIC in Greece!
15 January 2019Call for Papers: Moving Beyond Traditional Collections & Services: Supporting Science in Innovative Ways
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Libraries Can't Get Enough eBooks: an Interview with Sharon Day, Edmonton Public Library
15 January 2019IFLA has interviewed Sharon Day, speaking on behalf of a campaign in Canada to boost the availability - and affordability - of eBooks for libraries. The goal - to ensure that Canada's libraries can fulfil their mission of giving readers maximum possible access to knowledge and culture.
Call for Papers: WLIC 2019 Satellite Meeting on Grey Literature
15 January 2019The National Libraries section, alongside the Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section is pleased to co-sponsor a satellite meeting on grey literature to take place on August 23, 2019 (9:00 am to 4:00 pm) at the National Library of Greece. Call for papers is now open!
Call for Presentations — IFLA WLIC 2019 Open Session
15 January 2019Government Libraries Section joint with Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section invite presenters to share views/stories and implementations on Government/Parliamentary libraries/librarians helping to provide information and evidence related to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Deadline for submissions: 15 March 2019.
Call for Papers — Open Sessions at IFLA WLIC 2019
14 January 2019The IFLA Audiovisual and Multimedia Section, joined by the IFLA Preservation and Conservation Section and the Strategic Programme on Preservation and Conservation (PAC), invite interested professionals to submit proposals for the open session to be held during IFLA WLIC in Athens, Greece, from 24-30 August 2019.
Marie Sophie Dibounje Madiba receives the Scroll of Appreciation at IFLA WLIC 2018
14 January 2019During the Closing Session on 29 August 2018...
IFLA CPDWL Satellite Meeting 2019: Call for Papers
12 January 2019Join us for the IFLA CPDWL Satellite Meeting 2019 in Zagreb, Croatia. We are now inviting proposals for papers and presentations.
The January 2019 CPDWL Newsletter is now available.
11 January 2019WLIC 2019, Call for papers
11 January 2019The IFLA Religions: Libraries and Dialogue Special Interest Group invite interested professionals to submit proposals for the open session to be held during IFLA WLIC in Athens, Greece, from 24-30 August 2019.
Inaugural Annual African Parliamentary Researchers Conference 2019
10 January 2019The Parliament of Kenya will be hosting the Inaugural Annual African Parliamentary Researchers Conference 2019 from 18th to 22nd March, 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya.
New Marketing Award Deadline: 18 January
10 January 2019Missed the Award deadline? Good news - the cut off for applications is now 18 JANUARY!!
Call for papers and posters: Satellite meeting in Pythagorion, Samos, Greece 22 – 23 August 2019
9 January 2019The Management and Marketing Section, in collaboration with Samos Public Library are organizing a satellite meeting in Pythagorion, Samos, Greece 22 – 23 August 2019. The event will precede the annual World Library and Information Congress: 85th IFLA General Conference and Assembly in Athens 24 – 30 August. Theme Recruiting and Managing the New Generation of Employees to Attract New Markets and Create new Services
Thank You: IFLA Celebrates the Work of Global Libraries
9 January 2019After 21 years, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Global Libraries Programme has closed its doors. IFLA, on behalf of the entire global library field, would like to give thanks not only for its contributions to date, but for the immense impact it will continue to have into the future.
Call for Applications: IFLA ARL Attendance Grants for IFLA 2019
9 January 2019The Academic and Research Libraries Section (ARL), with generous sponsorship by Ex Libris and SAGE, is offering THREE (3) Attendance Grants for the 2019 IFLA World Library & Information Congress in Athens, Greece.
Call for Papers: "Libraries, archives and museums in dialogue: Improving access to complementary collections"
8 January 2019Submit a paper proposal for the Art Libraries and the Subject Analysis and Access Sections joint Open Session.
Management & Marketing Section joins the Coaching Initiative
8 January 2019During IFLA WLIC 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, the IFLA Section CPDWL hosted an open ses-sion with career and professional development coaching for the individual. The set up was a drop-in session where the participants could choose between a variety of coaching areas, i.e. Lifelong learning, IFLA structure and organisation, Professional reorientation, General management skills, Leadership or Health management. All WLIC delegates were welcome to join the coaching session, and 79 participants attended the programme.
IFLA/UNESCO Multicultural Library Manifesto Toolkit now updated
8 January 2019New English and Chinese versions are now available.