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Bring your ideas, your experience, and your energy to Barcelona! — Join us at the President's Meeting 2018!

Bring 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!

For 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"

Library 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

ARL Satellite Meeting " Digital Humanities" - Collection of Papers are now available online

Call for Papers: Collaboration in LIS education in developing countries using social media

The session theme is "collaboration in LIS education in developing countries using social media"

Call for Papers: "Libraries as Drivers for Open Access"

Theme: Libraries as Drivers for Open Access

IFLAPARL Call for Presentations, WLIC 2018, Kuala Lumpur

IFLAPARL 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".

European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 - Briefing for Libraries

2018 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

We 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

Libraries 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

IFLA MetLib Conference 2018 in Belgrade – Registration now open!

IFLA survey on preservation standards, guidelines, and best practices

To 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

Libraries, Media and Information Literacy Only Sustainable Response to Fake News

Faced 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

Evidence 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"

The 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.