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The 39th General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) saw a new Director General, new Executive Committee members, and a renewed focus on key priority areas for the library community.
Our participation to Mozfest was a blast. We met new people and learned a lot from them. Read about the experience and learn the new web literacy tools Mozilla made available to all.
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Thanks to data contributors from around the world IFLA was able to count more than 2 million libraries in 99 countries. During this initial phase of the Library Map of the World project we have learned about the state of libraries in these countries and moved closer to our shared goal of having reliable global library statistics.
The 39th session of the General Conference took place in Paris, on 30 October – 14 November. IFLA took an active part, attending meetings on UNESCO’s activities in the area of communication and information.
Win € 2000 … plus registration and travel to IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Kula Lumpur, Malaysia from 24–30 August 2018 Apply for the 2018 IFLA - BibLibre International Library Marketing Award
Win € 2000 … plus registration and travel to IFLA World Library and Information Congress 24-30 August 2018, Kuala-Lumpur, Malaysia Apply for the 2018 IFLA - BibLibre International Library Marketing Award
The International Advocacy Programme (IAP) continues as a worldwide campaign to get libraries into National Development Plans! The IAP Update – October 2017 features awareness-raising and advocacy activities to promote the role of libraries in the UN 2030 Agenda, between May 2017 and the end of October 2017.
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Libraries are unique partners for development. By providing access to information, in a safe and welcoming environment with tailored support, they empower individuals and communities to create, innovate and take better decisions. IFLA President Glòria Pérez-Salmerón and Secretary-General Gerald Leitner took this message to the World Bank last week, making the case for access to information as a key element of broader development policies, and for libraries as essential actors in achieving this.
A report on the Section's activities at the 2017 WLIC in Wroclaw, Poland, including links to presentations from the Section's open session, "Parliament and the People: Transparency, Openness, Engagement".