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Public Library Agenda for Kuala Lumpur is now Available

Are you attending one of the Public Libraries Standing Committee meetings in Kuala Lumpur? Download the agenda so that you can be fully engaged.

Count-down begins for IFLA’s 84th World Library and Information Congress. Join us!

2 days to go! The count-down has begun for IFLA’s 84th World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in stunning Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 24 - 30 August. Join us!

Call for online Articles: Young Adults at the Library

The IFLA Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section invites proposals for online articles to be included in the December 2018 Newsletter with the special theme: Young adults at the library.

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

9 August is the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples! To celebrate, IFLA has published a briefing offering an idea of how to get involved in the upcoming UN International Year of Indigenous Languages.

Licensing as a solution to rights management? IFLA publishes extended collective licensing background paper

Extended collective licensing (ECL) is promoted by some as a solution for libraries looking to obtain rights for use large quantities of books or other materials. But does it deliver? A new IFLA background report explores the characteristics of effective schemes, and suggests some lessons for others considering its introduction.

2018 WLIC GIOPS Sessions

GIOPS Events in Kuala Lumpur - IFLA WLIC 2018

Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group at WLIC 2018: Collections, Ethics, Perspective, and Voice

During WLIC 2018 in August, we will explore questions of bias in library collections. Here is all the information you need to take part in that conversation.

WLIC 2018: events for AVMS

Section meetings and Open Session

2018 Pre-Conference Programme: Update

Updates to the agenda for the 2018 IFLAPARL Pre-Conference

IFLAPARL July 2018 newsletter published

The July 2018 issue of the Section's newsletter is now available (under Publications).

Complete revision of IFLA’s International Standard Bibliographic Description to start in 2018, and your chance to get involved!

Global Vision Discussion 2018 - IFLAPARL's Response

IFLAPARL's response to the IFLA Global Vision call to action

Results of the Survey of Digital Legal Deposit Policies and Practices at National Libraries

In 2014 seventeen National Libraries were surveyed about their born digital news content, legal deposit policies and practices. The results of the survey were presented at the 2015 International News Media Conference hosted by the National Library of Sweden in Stockholm, Sweden. Three years later, the authors expanded their team and the focus of the survey from news to all types of digital content.

Now available: Library Theory and Research's July 2018 Newsletter

Change the World in 80 Days: Momentum Builds on Marrakesh

Progress towards ratification and implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty is accelerating around the world. With European Union legislation entering into force in 80 days, and welcome news from the United States, Japan, South Africa and elsewhere, the barriers to access to knowledge for people with print disabilities are falling.