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Smart Cities need Smart Citizens: IFLA Calls for Access to Information at Regional SDG Meetings

Education before Regulation: IFLA Engages at Fake News Workshop

As calls grow for governments to act quickly on fake news, many seem tempted to create ‘bans’ or regulation. However, simple solutions are rarely the best response to complex problems. At a workshop on fake news with European Commissioner Mariya Gabriel in 27 February, IFLA underlined the weaknesses of regulation, and the importance of education, as a way forwards.

Deadline Extended! GIOPS Call for Papers 2018 - Global eGovernment: Trust, Transparency, & Transformation

Entries for IFLA/Systematic Public Library of the Year Now Open

We are excited to announce that entries are now open for the IFLA/Systematic Public Library of the Year Awards . First offered in 2014 the Award is a wonderful opportunity to showcase new public library buildings and associated programs, and consider their impact on the community.

Let your voice be heard: an invitation to a discussion in Florence

In cooperation with AIB Toscana, AIB Commissione Biblioteche e Servizi per ragazzi, Biblioteche Comunali Fiorentine, DILL International Master Digital Library Learning (Università di Parma), IFLA Standing Committee Libraries for Children and Young Adults: "Let your voice be heard: an invitation to an Italian discussion about the new IFLA guidelines for libraries for children and young adults."

Give eBooks a Chance

With better suited legislation and business practices, eBooks can continue to play a major role in promoting access to, and enjoyment of, ideas and knowledge.

IFLAPARL February 2018 newsletter published

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

Sustainable, Resilient Communities: IFLA Submits Views for SDG 11 Position Paper

IFLA works through the NGO Major Group - a network of non-governmental organisations active at the UN - in order to make our voice heard. With SDG 11 - sustainable cities and communities - in focus this year, IFLA has submitted comments for the Major Group's position paper on this essential SDG

Culture, Cohesion and Connectivity: IFLA Calls on EU to Support Libraries’ Work

IFLA has joined with members from across Europe in signing the Sofia Declaration. This calls on European Union institutions and governments to recognise the importance of documentary heritage, pass forward-looking copyright reforms, and give libraries the support they need to fulfil their potential to support culture, cohesion and connectivity.

IFLA Global Vision Teasers

Programme now available for IFLA RBSCS 2018 Mid-term conference in Oslo!

Programme 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

IFLA 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

A German translation of the Statement of International Cataloguing Principles (ICP) is now available.

A Feast of Ideas: IFLA President’s Meeting 2018

With 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

IFLA 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.

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

PERSIST Guidelines for Content Selection of Digital Heritage Available in Six Languages

The 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

For 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

Last 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

Qatar 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