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Library Services to People with Special Needs Section joint with the Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section invite interested individuals and groups to submit presentation proposals for a Satellite Meeting to be held Thursday, 23 August, 2018 at National Library Building, Singapore.
On 22 December 2017, the IFLA Executive Committee approved a statement on the ongoing Internet shutdown in Cameroon.
Providing access to information, and in particular libraries, is key to making for inclusive and sustainable development, IFLA therefore surveyed its members to establish whether libraries had policies – or programmes – in place. The results were presented in New York, at a meeting on 13-15 November by Nancy Bolt, a member of the Section on Library Services to People with Special Needs.
Call for Papers: The Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section is organizing an Open Session during the 2018 WLIC in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. We invite proposals for papers to be presented at a two hour program. Theme: “Transform Resource Sharing-exceed expectations.” Information technology has transformed every sector of our society during the last decades and the transformation is still happening in front of our eyes.
The IFLA 2017 Trend Report Update is out now! How will the latest trends identified in the Library and Information Services field affect you?
When Risk becomes Real, Preserving News becomes Critical
IFLA welcomes all steps towards making legislative changes that adapt current copyright frameworks to the digital age. Colombia is now in the process of reforming its copyright law (Ley 23 de 1982). In light of this, IFLA’s president Glòria Pérez-Salmerón has sent an open letter to the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism.
Theme: Digital scholarship and knowledge management: building confidence in the digital world
IFLA, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, invites bids from IFLA Members to host the 16th IFLA Interlending and Document Supply (ILDS) Conference to be held in September or October 2019. This conference typically runs 2 to 3 days in length, attracts between 150 and 250 delegates, and operates with a budget of approximately EUR 50,000 - 100,000.
IFLA will be attending this year’s annual Internet Governance Forum – the 12th edition – in Geneva, Switzerland. This is an important opportunity both to make the case for an Internet that works for libraries, but also to show how libraries can build a better Internet.
IFLA is undertaking its first member and viewpoints survey and invites your input.
The countries of French-speaking Africa have a rich and diverse history. Much of this is recorded not through books or manuscripts, but through a vibrant tradition of oral history and know-how. Yet with preservation practices not always well-suited to these forms of heritage, and limited resources available, the need for cooperation in order to ensure that they are not lost is essential. A conference in Dakar on 17-19 November explored how best to do this.
Like all aspects of government policy, copyright laws should serve to promote the long-term public interest. As the way in which people create and access information changes, copyright rules for libraries need to evolve to reflect this. IFLA, represented by Sue Warren (Gold Coast, Australia), underlined this message at a conference in Viet Nam, organised by the World Intellectual Property Organisation.
IFLA today announced that the World Library and Information Congress 2019 will take place in Athens, Greece. Following the opening of a new national library building, and its designation as 2018 World Book Capital, the city will in two years’ time play host to the biggest truly international gathering of the library field.
"Local Histories and Genealogies in Multicultural World"
Around the world, libraries are at the heart of education institutions, giving access to the materials students and teachers need. Librarians from Cameroon attended a WIPO conference on 21-22 November in order to underline the need to support their institutions as part of a comprehensive development strategy.
IFLA exists in order to empower the library field.