Programme for 2017 School Libraries Satellite meeting in Wrocław, Poland
25 March 2017The workshop will be aimed at the implementation of the 2nd edition of the School Library Guidelines.
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72 countries are now part of IFLA's International Advocacy Programme (IAP)
24 March 2017Two more IFLA IAP Regional Workshops were held in February and March 2017, bringing together participants from a further 20 countries to join the International Advocacy Programme (IAP). This capacity building initiative was launched by IFLA in the last quarter of 2016 and has now seen six regional workshops organised, with almost 150 participants in total.
Support Builds for Libraries in Europe
23 March 2017At the European Parliament in Strasbourg (France) last week, library representatives and Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) discussed the path towards a copyright reform that will empower Europe's over 100M library users.
Satellite Meeting before WLIC 2017
21 March 2017Open Access : Action Required. Aug. 16-18 at the European Solidarity Center, Gdansk, Poland.
FRBRoo as IFLA standard
18 March 2017FRBRoo is a conceptual model for bibliographic information in object-oriented formalism. Version 2.4 is now an IFLA standard.
Out Now: March 2017 issue of IFLA Journal
16 March 2017View the complete issue online
Call for Applications to the IFLA Journal Editorial Committee
15 March 2017Deadline: 14 April 2017. IFLA Journal is an international journal publishing peer-reviewed scholarship on Library and Information services and the social, political and economic issues that impact access to information through libraries.
Results of the nominations received for the position of IFLA President-elect 2017-2019
14 March 2017IFLA has pleasure in announcing the result of the postal ballot for the election of President-elect 2017-2019: Congratulations Christine Mackenzie!
Call for submissions: IFLA Metropolitan Libraries Short Film Award 2017
14 March 2017Sponsored by the Free Library of Philadelphia
Notice of IFLA 2017 General Assembly and Call for Agenda Items
14 March 2017IFLA Members may propose items for inclusion in the agenda...
New address for the Relindial Cartonera Project
10 March 2017The Relindial Cartonera Project has now its own e-mail address
Peace and Sustainable Development in Colombia: Reflections and Actions from the Library Sector
9 March 2017Libraries in general, and public libraries in particular, play an active role in times of armed conflict. Many spaces that at one time were affected by the violence, or threatened by urban guerrilla units, or common criminals, have been transformed by the creation of library-linked reading programs, generating new dynamics of access to culture in communities, especially written culture.
Stream STEAM into Sydney
9 March 2017STEAM into Sydney was fully subscribed within 4 hours of us opening registrations. Sadly many of you missed the opportunity to be in the Metcalf Auditorium at the State Library of New South Wales but it’s not all bad news! As promised we will be streaming the sessions so you can sit in the comfort of your office or lounge room and follow the proceedings
Convenor of WIL SIG interview with New Professionals Special Interest Group
8 March 2017Mathilde Koskas is the head of the French National Bibliography (books) section at the French National Library. She has been involved in IFLA for several years and is now convenor of the Women, information and libraries special interest group (WILSIG). The following is an interview she completed with the New Professionals Special Interest Group.
IFLA and De Gruyter announce new Editor for IFLA Publication Series
7 March 2017Janine has published and presented widely and undertakes consultancy services in the areas of strategic planning, library design and leadership training.
IFLA invites you to submit examples of how libraries contribute to the United Nations 2030 Agenda
6 March 2017IFLA launches a call for examples, to support the advocacy work done by the library community at national, regional and global levels. Data and examples are key to show policy makers how libraries are already supporting development through their programmes, products and services. Therefore, this survey aims to gather examples that will be used for the advocacy work done by IFLA, its members and the broader library community related to the UN 2030 Agenda and the SDGs.