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8 June 2017The Internet has made information easier to share and access than ever before. As long as links remain live, it also means that age is not a barrier to discovery, with search engines able to sort through billions of pages in order to highlight results. This possibility makes a major contribution to the usability of the Internet. At the same time, there have been growing concerns about how easy it can be to discover information that people, for a variety of reasons may wish to consign to history.
6 June 2017The IFLA Health and Biosciences Libraries Section invites expressions of interest to host the 13th International Congress on Medical Librarianship (ICML) in 2021. The ICML takes place in a city selected through a competitive process. The Congress normally attracts 500+ attendees from around the world.
3 June 2017The Government Libraries, Library and Research Services for Parliaments and Law Libraries Sections invite to the session 191 of the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2017 - #WLIC2017, to be held in Wroclaw, Poland. Date: Wednesday 23 August 2017, 09:30 - 11:30, Multifunctional Hall.
2 June 2017View the complete issue online
2 June 2017Next stop: Buenos Aires, Argentina!
2 June 2017The Secretary General of Ivory Coast's Parliament opens Workshop on Open Access to Open Legal Information
31 May 2017The International Advocacy Programme (IAP) continues as a worldwide campaign to get libraries into National Development Plans! The IAP Update – May 2017 features activities and plans reported by IAP participants between February 2017 and the end of May 2017.
29 May 2017IFLA, alongside 63 other civil society and trade associations has co-signed a letter to Ministers attending the European Union’s Competitiveness Council. This initiative seeks to urge decisionmakers to aim for a more ambitious copyright reform that responds to the needs of libraries and their users in Europe.
26 May 2017The workshop is free, but requires a registration and is limited to 30 participants. Lunch will be served.
26 May 2017Public libraries are uniquely placed as centres of informal learning for all ages, at the heart of their
communities. They have embraced the opportunities to bring STEAM initiatives to all, from the very
young through to those who are post-retirement. 'How Public Libraries Contribute to the STEM Agenda' collects together the case studies presented at STEAM into Sydney, the Public Library Standing Committee's 2017 mid-term meeting.
24 May 2017From 21 to 22 May, distinguished representatives from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) library community, representing some 17 countries, gathered at the spectacular Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt to discuss how a united library field can tackle to challenges of the future together.
23 May 2017IFLA President Donna Scheeder delivered a keynote speech on Libraries in Support of Sustainable Development at the May 9th, 2017 opening of the 12th National Library Week, organized by the Bulgarian Library and Information Association (BLIA).
22 May 2017The participants of the IFLA MetLib Conference in Montréal voted for the IFLA Metropolitan Libraries Short Film Award. The winner is...
19 May 2017The next stop of this exciting journey is Alexandria, Egypt!
18 May 2017We are pleased to announce the availability of a resource package for self-facilitated discussions under IFLA’s Global Vision. This material will help bring together thousands of representatives of the library field worldwide to explore how a connected library field can meet the challenges of the future. Now it’s your turn!
18 May 201727-28 September 2017. Biblioteca Nacional “Mariano Moreno”, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sponsored by the Biblioteca Nacional “Mariano Moreno” and IFLA Rare Books and Special Collections Section