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Call for Papers - Theme: "Collections, Ethics, Perspective, and Voice: The Importance of Context"
18 January 2018Call for Papers - Theme: "Collections, Ethics, Perspective, and Voice: The Importance of Context" Around the world, libraries are beginning to address the ways in which established methods of collecting, cataloguing, preserving, sharing information about and giving access to resources perpetuates cultural bias, patriarchal thinking, racism, colonialism, among other issues and structures and therefore informs the collection itself.
President of Greece Gives Full Support to IFLA WLIC 2019
18 January 2018Yesterday at the Presidential Palace, Athens, Greece, IFLA President Glòria Pérez-Salmerón and IFLA Secretary General Gerald Leitner met with Prokopis Pavlopoulos, President of the Hellenic Republic, to discuss the congress.
IFLA MetLib Conference 2018 in Belgrade – Call for proposals
17 January 2018Call for Papers — Open Session
17 January 2018Fragile! Careful Handling Required: Manuscript housing, conservation and metadata documentation for access
Latest ACD Action Plan now available
16 January 2018Librarians ask for a better copyright for education
16 January 2018IFLA has signed the joint letter "Educators ask for a better copyright", initiated by Communia Association for the Public Domain, which underlines our existing concerns with regards to the education exception of the European copyright reform.
IFLA at the Internet Governance Forum 2017
16 January 2018IFLA participated in the 2017 Internet Governance Forum (IGF), held in Geneva. The IGF is a global multi stakeholder platform that facilitates the discussion of public policy issues pertaining to the Internet. It is, in fact, a venue for exploring questions around the role of the Internet and our digital future in an inclusive and democratic manner. The theme of the 2017 edition was “Shape your Digital Future”.
Call for papers: "Win-Win: building strong education and training"
15 January 2018The objective of this session is to showcase innovation and best practice and to inspire library associations around the world.
ENSULIB News, January 12, 2018
12 January 2018Call for papers and IFLA Green Library Award submissions are published.
Call for Papers presents great opportunities at WLIC 2018
12 January 2018Twenty five Call for Papers have already been released from a host of IFLA Sections and Special Interest Group (SIGs) offering a fantastic opportunity to present to an international Library and Information Service audience during IFLA’s World Congress 2018 in Kuala Lumpur 24 – 30 August 2018. More are on the way!
Call for papers joint session Library and Theory and Research and Information Literacy Sections
11 January 2018Libraries Promote Culture, Social Cohesion, Digital Empowerment: Open Letter to the Bulgarian EU Presidency
10 January 2018Libraries and the Bulgarian EU Presidency share the same goals – a stronger, more cohesive Europe, built on creativity, innovation and inclusion. Every day, libraries across the continent are working to give their users access to the information they need to learn and develop, the skills they need to get the best out of the Internet, and a connection to a rich cultural heritage. IFLA's open letter sets out how we can take this potential further still.
Call for Proposals for "Catalysts for environmental and social sustainability" - Open Session in Kuala Lumpur
10 January 2018DEADLINE EXTENDED: The IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group joined with Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section, invite interested professionals to submit proposals for the open session to be held during IFLA WLIC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 24-30 August 2018.