Children's Rights to Read
5 October 2018Children deserve access to the education, opportunities, and resources needed to read.
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Margreet Wijnstroom (1922-2018)
5 October 2018It is with great sadness that IFLA notes the passing of our colleague and friend, former IFLA Secretary General Margreet Wijnstroom. Born 26 August 1922 in Bloemendaal, Netherlands, Margreet passed away at her home in Haarlem on 1 October 2018 at the age of 96.
Copyright, Access and the SDGs: IFLA at the WIPO General Assembly
4 October 2018The World Intellectual Property Organisation’s annual General Assembly saw exciting announcements around the Marrakesh Treaty, welcome support for better laws for libraries, archives and museums, and an emphasis, from Member States, on the need for intellectual property laws to support development.
Now available: presentations and papers from our IFLA WLIC 2018 session
3 October 2018Missed WLIC or want to dive deeper into our session's topics?
Out Now: October 2018 issue of IFLA Journal
3 October 2018View the complete issue online
The STL WLIC Libraries as Drivers for Open Access Wrap-Up!
2 October 2018On August 26th, the Science and Technology Libraries section hosted three speakers in their first session of the conference, Libraries as Drivers for Open Access. Click here to read more about our wonderful speakers and where you can find their full papers.
The STL WLIC Data Librarianship Wrap-Up!
2 October 2018On August 27th, the Science and Technology Libraries section hosted 5 speakers for its Data Librarian: Needs and Qualifications section. Click here to find out who our amazing speakers were and where to find more information on their work.
2018 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
2 October 2018The 2018 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage will take place on October 27 with the theme “Your Story is Moving”.
Satellite meeting on “Inclusive Library Services for Children and Young Adults” in Singapore
1 October 2018Together the Sections "Library Services to People with Special Needs" and "Libraries for Children and Young Adults" organized a satellite meeting on “Inclusive Library Services for Children and Young Adults”.
Call for nominations: Section Standing Committees August 2019 – August 2023
1 October 2018Nominations for candidates to serve on the Standing Committees for the period from August 2019 to August 2023
IFLA Metropolitan Libraries Short Film Award 2018: See you next year!
26 September 2018During the IFLA World Library and Information Congress, on 27 August, the selection of videos for the IFLA Metropolitan Libraries Short Film Award 2018 were projected at the Expo Pavilion / Tech Lab, in front of about 40 people.
Your ideas matter! Contribute to the Ideas Store before 31 October
26 September 2018IFLA is building a new and forward-looking strategy from the bottom up, one that will shape its key actions. By contributing to the Ideas Store, you have the opportunity to help define the future direction of IFLA. As library and information professionals, it’s therefore your strategy. And, crucially, it depends on your participation.
Working Together for Legislative Change: IFLA Engages at Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest
24 September 2018IFLA will be present at this years’ Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest, held in Washington D.C. from 24 to 30 September. It is one of the leading forums for advancing evidence-based, public-interest intellectual property policies, and so an important place for promoting the work and interests of libraries.
Qatar National Library and UNESCO support Arab Documentary Heritage Preservation
24 September 2018Qatar National Library (QNL) and UNESCO have signed an agreement to implement a joint project entitled ‘Supporting Documentary Heritage Libraries in the Arab Region’.
Provide Access, Protect Rights, Promote Development – IFLA at WIPO General Assembly 2018
24 September 2018The annual general assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organisation – WIPO – offers a chance to take a strategic look at the Organisation’s work across the board. For IFLA, it is an opportunity to highlight the priorities of libraries, and make the connection with the broader objectives of WIPO, and the UN system as a whole.
Celebrating Books, Celebrating Access: Kuala Lumpur Announced as World Book Capital 2020
20 September 2018UNESCO has announced that Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, will be World Book Capital 2020. Taking up the status on 23 April 2020, it will, for a year, be the focus of efforts and activities to promote books and reading for all. Following a successful World Library and Information Congress, it will be a further opportunity for Malaysia’s libraries to show their ability to reach out to the hard to reach.