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The Bibliography Section wishes IFLA fellows and the entire library community a wonderful and successful new year! On this occasion, we are delighted to share with you the highlights of a productive 2024.
IFLA is happy to join a consortium of eight partners working on the IP4OS project. This aims to find practical ways of ensuring that management of IP supports open science, bringing together different communities supporting researchers.
IFLA DDRS and ADA University share highlights from the 18th IFLA ILDS 2024 Conference. Wishing everyone a Happy and Successful New Year 2025! Enjoy the recap video!
Association members, as well as those from Latin America and the Caribbean and the Middle East and North Africa, were the most likely to use their right to nominate candidates for roles within IFLA in 2023. Nonetheless, far too many are missing out on the possibility to offer colleagues - or themselves - the opportunity that engagement in one of IFLA's committees offers. On Monday, the call for nominations for our 2025 elections opens - don't miss out!
Register now for one of our three townhall meetings this month with IFLA President Vicki McDonald and Secretary General Sharon Memis.
With IFLA's centenary year now only two years away, we are keen to learn what, for you, makes for a great anniversary. Share your experiences, from the library field and beyond, via our survey. Deadline: 2 February.
Welcome to the December 2024 edition of the IFLA Newsletter. In our last edition of the year, we look at the topic of evaluation and impact.
We are thrilled to announce that the Knowledge Rights 21 Programme has been extended for a further five years thanks to the generous support of Arcadia. This continued funding, amounting to €5.5 million, will allow us to further invest in building capacity for reforms that enhance 21st-century access to research, education and culture.
More than a thousand library workers in all regions of the world benefited from IFLA’s training programme on “Measurement, evaluation, and demonstrating impact of library services” in 2024. Read more about how the year went.
A new set of training materials offers insights for libraries and library associations into the basics of grant-based partnerships. Through a handbook, three how-to guides and a recorded webinar, learn about what you need in order to build, manage and sustain partnerships. This work is funded by SIGL.
IFLA continued its partnership and collaboration with UNESCO-IFAP by hosting a session led by the IGF Dynamic Coalitions from each organization: the Dynamic Coalition of Public Access in Libraries (DC-PAL) and the Dynamic Coalition on Measuring Digital Inclusion (DC-DI). The session was also co-hosted by members of the Global Digital Inclusion Partnership (GDIP).
Jonathan Hernandez-Perez, Chair of the IFLA Advisory Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression, spoke for IFLA at the event in Guadalajara, Mexico, sharing library experiences and reflecting on the interconnection between freedom of expression, and the freedoms to publish and read.
The June 2024 issue of the IFLA Journal delves into the multifaceted roles of libraries in navigating contemporary global challenges. This issue underscores the diversity of library practices worldwide, highlighting their pivotal role as catalysts for knowledge, technology, and social resilience in the face of global challenges.
IFLA President Vicki McDonald and Secretary-General Sharon Memis joined the President and Executive Director of Qatar National Library formally to open IFLA's Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa.
The below message was sent out individually to IFLA Members and volunteers on 13 December by IFLA President Vicki McDonald.
Call: 2024 IFLA PressReader International Marketing Award