IFLA Green Library Award 2019
23 January 2019Application deadline: 1 April 2019
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Controlled Digital Lending: an Interview with Jonathan Band
22 January 2019The concept of controlled digital lending is receiving growing attention. Originating in the United States, it is now a subject of discussion elsewhere in the world, raising both interest and concern. IFLA has interviewed Jonathan Band, a member of the Libraries Copyright Alliance, to find out more.
GIOPS 2019 Call for Papers: International Financial Institutions, Governments, and Austerity
18 January 2019IFLA Celebrates the International Year of Indigenous Languages 2019
17 January 20192019 is the International Year of Indigenous Lanaguges. It provides a great opportunity to highlight the work that libraries are doing to support and promote languages, and the communities that speak them.
Training Course: Practical Methods for the Scientific Examination of Library Objects
17 January 2019The IFLA PAC Centre at Qatar National Library invites all libraries, cultural institutions and museums in the region to nominate paper and book conservators to attend this three-day training course: Practical Methods for the Scientific Examination of Library Objects, held at the headquarters of the National Records and Archives Authority in the Sultanate of Oman 19-21 February 2019.
Call for Papers 2019 - Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group
17 January 2019Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group (ENSULIB) has published a Call for Papers for IFLA WLIC 2019, Athens.
A Stronger Field for Stronger Societies: IFLA President Visits Taiwan, China
16 January 2019IFLA President Glòria Pérez-Salmerón visited Taiwan, China on 9-12 January 2019. In a series of speeches and meetings, she shared the message that libraries can be motors of change, and discussed how IFLA and the library field can become more inclusive and effective.
Call for Papers! August 2019 WLIC in Greece!
15 January 2019Call for Papers: Moving Beyond Traditional Collections & Services: Supporting Science in Innovative Ways
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.