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Save the Date! IFLA Bibliography Section Webinar: "Linked Open Bibliographies: Exposing, Linking, Reusing" [27 November 2024]

IFLA/Baker & Taylor Public Library of the Year Award 2024 announced

Beijing Library from China is this year´s winner of the prestigious Public Library of the Year Award. Standing out with its spectacular and innovative sustainable solutions, certain wow-factor and as an impressive book heaven for the entire community.

Call for newsletter articles - Multicultural Library Services and the Sustainable Development Goals, 10 years later

Message from the IFLA President, 5 October 2024

A version of this message was sent by the IFLA President on 5 October 2024 directly to all IFLA Members and affiliates, including directors and presidents of library associations. It was also sent to all IFLA volunteers.

Emerging leaders’ workshop launches work on Trend Report learning tools

Building on the IFLA Trend Report 2024 and the discussions around it at the Information Futures Summit, a group of emerging library leaders met at the State Library of Queensland to explore how to maximise the Report’s potential to support learning. This activity was made possible by a grant from Stichting IFLA Global Libraries.

Information Futures Summit closes with launch of Brisbane Declaration

What future do we want for knowledge and information? The Brisbane Declaration sets out key principles, based on the collected inputs of participants at the IFLA Information Futures Summit.

Pillars of intellectual freedom? Understanding library association activity

In order to build tools to help library associations and agencies fulfil their potential in supporting and promoting intellectual freedom, IFLA is collecting evidence about activities already underway. Share your responses by 8 November!

IFLA Strategy 2024-2029 launched at Information Futures Summit

Based on extensive communication with IFLA's member and volunteer community, we're proud to launch our Strategy for 2024-2029, which will take us through our centenary and almost to the end of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda. 

Out Now: IFLA Annual Report 2023

Remind yourself of all that we achieved together in 2023 in our Annual Report. With a strong focus on sharing stories of our impact, as well as other key facts and figures around our work, this provides a great snapshot of what our Federation is all about.

New IFLA ARL Blog post: "About ARL August 13, 2024 Hot Topics session"

IFLA Sub-Saharan African Regional Division (IFLA SSA RDC), September 2024 Newsletter

Facing the future with confidence: IFLA Trend Report 2024 launched

We don’t need to know for sure what the future holds for libraries and the communities they serve in order to be able to play a role in shaping it. The 2024 Trend Report, launched at the Information Futures Summit and made possible by SIGL support, offers a key resource for librarians, libraries and library associations looking to integrate tomorrow into their planning today.

Your views on our draft Strategy 2024-2029

Our sixth and final survey to prepare for IFLA's next Strategy has closed, and we're happy to be sharing the results, which highlight both broad support for it, but also areas where we can improve it further. This feedback will help prepare a final edition for approval but the Governing Board.

Call for proposals "Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Libraries and Librarianship"

SAJLIS Special Issue on AI and Libraries

Recording now available - Licenses and Copyright: Protection and Managing Digital Content

The presentation "Licenses and Copyright: Protection and Management of Digital Content" explores how copyright laws and different types of licenses help protect and manage digital content. It discusses practical examples of effective application of these legal tools across various digital environments. The presentation emphasizes the importance of keeping licensing practices up to date in the face of technological advancements and suggests the need for legal adaptations to enhance the protection of digital content.

From Summit to Launch Pad: Key Publication Launches at the IFLA Information Futures Summit

We’re barely a week away from the opening session of the IFLA Information Futures Summit. The event has a focus on providing a space for a collective discussion about information and knowledge environment of tomorrow, and how libraries can shape it. Our ambition is for it to be an accelerator of our efforts to prepare for, and be actors in, the future.

Be a part of it! IFLA nominations and elections 2025

It’s coming. A chance to boost your career and help shape the future of global librarianship!

IFLA and De Gruyter seek a Series Editor for the IFLA Publication Series

IFLA and De Gruyter are seeking Expressions of Interest for the position of Series Editor for the IFLA Publication Series. Closing date: 11 October 2024.

IFLA Newsletter, September 2024: The Future

Welcome to the September 2024 edition of the IFLA Newsletter! With less than a week away from the start of the IFLA Information Futures Summit, this month’s newsletter is all about The Future. 📡