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Programme now available for IFLA RBSCS 2018 Mid-term conference in Oslo!
27 February 2018Programme for one-day conference on large-scale collaboration strategies and infrastructures to enhance the use of digital heritage collections, 12 April 2018 (Oslo)
Celebrating the Past, and Looking to the Future: IFLA President Joins 80th Anniversary Celebrations of National Library and Archives of Iran
27 February 2018IFLA President Glòria Pérez-Salmerón helped lead the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the National Library and Archives of Iran on 26 February.
Now available: ICP in German
25 February 2018A German translation of the Statement of International Cataloguing Principles (ICP) is now available.
A Feast of Ideas: IFLA President’s Meeting 2018
23 February 2018With an impressive programme and an array of expert speakers, The IFLA President's Meeting 2018 promises to challenge, inform and stimulate participants!
Restitution of Cultural Heritage – IFLA Calls on Europe to Act to Support Library Efforts
22 February 2018IFLA has provided comments to the European Parliament on a planned report on the restitution of cultural heritage looted or stolen in disasters or wars. It underlines the need to ensure support for efforts to understand better how rare books and documents circulate, and to identify them so that they can be returned.
PERSIST Guidelines for Content Selection of Digital Heritage Available in Six Languages
21 February 2018The UNESCO PERSIST Project launched Guidelines for the selection of digital heritage for long-term preservation in 2016. We are glad to announce that a Spanish translation is now available, bringing the total number of languages available to six.
Offline Internet: Providing Access without a Connection
20 February 2018For around half of the world’s population, Internet connectivity is not a reality. Often, this is simply because there are no cables, or a good enough mobile signal, where they live. Cut off from information about jobs, education or healthcare, the lack of access risks compounding their marginalisation. A conference in Tempe, United States, looked at how library initiatives to provide 'offline Internet' can better help people bridge the information divide.
One Step Closer to Access: IFLA Welcomes Progress towards EU Ratification of Marrakesh
20 February 2018Last week, the Council of Ministers of the European Union, representing its Member States, voted to approve the ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty. This opens the way to the EU and its 28 Member States formally joining the Treaty in the summer, opening up many new possibilities for access to, and exchange of, books in accessible formats for people with print disabilities.
PAC Regional Center for Arab Countries invites to participate in training course in Book Binding Conservation
20 February 2018Qatar National Library (QNL) is pleased to invite all paper and book conservators and conservation technicians from libraries, cultural institutions and museums in Qatar and the Arab world to this 5-day hands-on training, conducted by Mireille Porterie – Owner of L’Atelierre Association for Bookbinding and Restoration
Joint SET/MLAS/CPDWL Call for Papers for IFLA 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
19 February 2018"Win-Win: building strong education, training and continuing professional development together with strong library associations" Deadline for proposals: 28 February 2018
LIS Education in Developing Countries Call for Papers for IFLA 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
19 February 2018"Collaboration in LIS education in developing countries using social media" Submit proposals by 18 March 2018
Joint SET/STL/CPDWL Call for Papers for IFLA 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
19 February 2018Call for Papers on the "Tricks of the Trade of a Data Librarian: Learning it ALL" Deadline for proposals: 8 March 2018
Save the date! Launch of IFLA Global Vision Report will kick-off next stage of discussions
19 February 2018Save the date! The results from the world's first-ever global discussion across the library community are to be launched very soon!
Bring your ideas, your experience, and your energy to Barcelona! — Join us at the President's Meeting 2018!
16 February 2018Bring your ideas, your experience, and your energy to Barcelona!
Survey on library programmes and services for people who are deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind (February 10th until March 31st 2018) EXTENDED DEADLINE UNTIL APRIL 30TH 2018!
15 February 2018For the purpose of writing new guidelines a survey is beeing conducted in order to gather examples of modern day practice in the organization of library programmes and services that meet needs of people who are deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind. The survey is conducted internationally from February 10th to March 31st 2018 - EXTENDED DEADLINE UNTIL APRIL 30TH 2018.
Call for Papers - "Inclusive Library Services for Children and Young Adults"
15 February 2018Library Services to People with Special Needs Section joint with Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section invite presenters from a wide range of countries to discuss how to promote inclusive library services for children and young adults, leaving no one behind, in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Conference date: 23 August 2018 Deadline for Submissions: 28 February 2018
ARL Satellite: Digital Humanities - Opportunities and Risks Connecting Libraries and Research
15 February 2018ARL Satellite Meeting " Digital Humanities" - Collection of Papers are now available online