Call for Papers: "Libraries as Drivers for Open Access"
9 February 2018Theme: Libraries as Drivers for Open Access
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IFLAPARL Call for Presentations, WLIC 2018, Kuala Lumpur
9 February 2018IFLAPARL Call for Presentations, WLIC 2018, Kuala Lumpur The Section on Library and Research Services for Parliaments (IFLAPARL) has issued a call for presentations for its open session at WLIC 2018. This interactive knowledge sharing session will focus on the theme "Transforming Library & Research Services for Parliamentary Impact".
Call for poster or research project IFLA Library Theory and Research Section: Midterm Meeting 2018, Milan, Italy
8 February 2018European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 - Briefing for Libraries
8 February 20182018 has been declared the European Year of Cultural Heritage. While libraries are active in preserving our heritage every day of every year, this is a valuable opportunity to raise awareness of the unique contribution our institutions are making. This brief offers some ideas of how to get involved.
E4GDH Satellite Meeting Call for Papers
8 February 2018We invite anyone with an interest or experience related to this theme to submit abstracts, and later full papers, particularly those which provide transferable examples of current practice, or which outline the developments needed to build skills, partnerships and resilience.
Stay Safe Online? Go to your Library! IFLA Celebrates Safer Internet Day 2018
6 February 2018Libraries guarantees people access to knowledge through literacy, innovation and creativity. Through the work of libraries, users young and old are empowered to discover, better their lives and stay safe online. They guarantee a strong and democratic society and they enable an open and informed citizenry.
Library History SIG at IFLA WLIC 2018 in Kuala Lumpur
6 February 2018IFLA survey on preservation standards, guidelines, and best practices
5 February 2018To identify and develop standards, guidelines and best practices for the collection and preservation of content in its diverse form (as stated in the IFLA Key Initiative 3.2.1), it was decided to conduct an extensive survey in the library sector to establish currently used standards, guidelines and best practices for material in any format.
Tricks of the Trade of a Data Librarian: Learning it ALL
5 February 2018Libraries, Media and Information Literacy Only Sustainable Response to Fake News
2 February 2018Faced with growing concerns over fake news, the European Union launched a consultation on fake news, and how to fight it in November 2017. IFLA has responded, underlining that the only sustainable response is a literate, critical population. Libraries are essential in delivering this, and should be supported to do so.
Satellite Meeting: Call for Papers Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday 23 August 2018
1 February 2018Evidence for Global & Disaster Health Special Interest Group Sponsor: Health and Biosciences Libraries Section (HBS)
Call for Proposals: "Tricks of the Trade of a Data Librarian: Learning it ALL"
1 February 2018The Science and Technology Libraries Section jointly with the Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section and the Education and Training Section invite applications for papers to be presented at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 24-30 August 2018 on the topic of Data Librarianship.
Libraries Lead in the War on Information Poverty: IFLA Addresses UN Commission on Social Development
31 January 2018The sustainable development of our societies requires access to information for all, and libraries are essential to achieving this. Donna Scheeder (IFLA President, 2015-2017) underlined this point in her address to the UN Commission on Social Development on 30 January in New York.
Llamado a presentar: Tema de la sesión :"La comunicación científica transforma las sociedades"
31 January 2018Congreso Mundial de Bibliotecas e Información, 24-30 agosto 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
L’Appel à Contributions: Thème de la session:"La communication savante transforme les sociétés"
30 January 2018Congrès Mondial des Bibliothèques et de l’Information, 24-30 août 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia