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Do you want to help shape the future of the library field and be involved in a truly worldwide brainstorm? Today is the day you can play your part in IFLA’s Global Vision discussion, as the online voting platform has now launched during the World Library and Information Congress in Wrocław, Poland.
Advocacy efforts at the global, regional and national level are severely hindered by the fact that IFLA and many national associations do not have basic information about the state of libraries in their countries. Reliable global library statistics is our shared vision.
Release of the “Literature review on the use of licensing in the library context, and the limitations this creates to access to knowledge”
Full text of President Duda's welcome letter to WLIC 2017 delegates presented at the Opening Session
Transcript of Gerald Leitner's address given at the Opening Session on Sunday.
Full text of IFLA President's address given at the Opening Session on Sunday.
Freedoms of access to information and expression online are at risk. The spread of deliberately misleading information risks undermining confidence in the Internet, while heavy-handed reactions from authorities and platforms limit fundamental human rights.
Only days to go our fantastic WLIC 2017 joint open session on Weds. 23 August!
Our session at this years IFLA conference adresses the issue of accessibility at conferences. In addition to speakers there will be an open hearing on accessibility at IFLA and other library conferenses.
Business meeting agendas and links to RBSC-sponsored sessions.
Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) Advisory Committee at IFLA raises awareness of the essential correlation between the library concept and the values of intellectual freedom. FAIFE's events at the World Library and Information Congress are listed below. If you cannot attend the conference, live stream the events to be a part of one of the biggest annual international library and information event.
The Copyright and Other Legal Matters (CLM) Strategic Programme represents the voice of the international library community in copyright and other legal concerns. CLM strongly advocates at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Geneva, for a minimum international standard of exceptions and limitations to copyright, alongside partner organisations. CLM is also active in issues relating to economic and legal barriers to the acquisition and use of library resources and effective library services, subscription and license agreements, legal issues relevant to broader access to knowledge, in particular online and a wide range of other legal matters of international significance to libraries and librarianship. At this years’ World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in Wroclaw, Poland, CLM Committee members have organised several sessions.
The IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section has a pleasure to announce the 2017 ILDS Conference Participation Grants for the librarians from the region who normally cannot attend IFLA events due to financial or other reasons. The regions available for the grants are Francophone countries in Africa and countries in Northern Africa. The grants will include the cost of travel to and from Paris, the registration fee, and hotel accommodation.
ENSULIB Activities: 16–17 August in Berlin & 21 - 23 August in Wrocław