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RISS seeking members for Standing Committee
9 January 2017The Reference and Information Services Section has room for several new members on our standing committee!
Watch this space! Calls for Papers coming soon.
6 January 2017Read about the Rare Books and Special Collections Section program plans for WLIC 2017 in Wrocław.
2017 IFLA News Media Satellite Conference, Dresden, Germany
6 January 2017Relying on News Media. Perspectives for Long Term Preservation and Our Collective Memory
IFLA WLIC 2017: Call for papers
5 January 2017Theme: Literacy Matters: It takes a community to raise a reader – building a nation of readers and creating a reading culture
ENSULIB's satellite meeting in Berlin 2017
4 January 2017ENSULIB hosts a satellite meeting in Berlin (Germany) just before the annual conference in Wroclaw (Poland) 2017. The call for papers is published!
Just published: UNIMARC Bibliography up to 2016
31 December 2016Now available: UPDATES 2016 for UNIMARC Bibliographic, 3rd. ed.
31 December 2016Different Paths, Same Principles – Discussing Library Codes of Ethics
23 December 2016The work of libraries in providing access to knowledge is not a simple one. As well as much discussed constraints linked to levels of funding, staffing and copyright laws, librarians and library workers must also solve questions where fundamental rights and principles come into play. At recent events, FAIFE Chair Martyn Wade has shared IFLA's work on ethics and freedom of expression.
IFLAPARL Call for Presentations, WLIC 2017, Wroclaw
22 December 2016The Section on Library and Research Services for Parliaments (IFLAPARL) has issued a call for presentations for its open session at WLIC 2017. This interactive knowledge sharing session will focus on the theme 'Parliament and the People: Transparency, Openness, Engagement'.
New Section Blog now live!
21 December 2016New IFLA Publication: Trade eBooks in Libraries: The Changing Landscape
21 December 2016Just off the press in the IFLA Publications Series…
IFLA signs agreements with 50 countries to work towards getting Libraries included in National Development Plans
21 December 2016IFLA’s capacity-building International Advocacy Programme (IAP) is now fully underway. “50 countries have joined IFLA in this journey, and are already making progress towards promoting and supporting the role libraries can play in the planning and implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”, IFLA President Donna Scheeder.
Storage! The final frontier. Options, Best Practices and Collaborations - exciting seminar announcement!
20 December 2016Internet Governance Forum 2016 Library Diary: Day 4
16 December 2016The last day of IGF 2016 combined the advocating for public access with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. IFLA's three leaders give a first-hand account of their IGF experience.
Internet Governance Forum 2016 Library Diary: Day 3
16 December 2016On the third day of the Internet Governance Forum the IFLA delegates participated in sessions about the right to be forgotten, mass surveillance, and human rights.
Call for Papers: 2017 IFLA WLIC Open Session
15 December 2016The Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section invites proposals for papers to be presented at a two-hour Open Session during the 2017 WLIC in Wroclaw, Poland.
Unnecessary and Disproportionate: IFLA President Donna Scheeder Calls for End to Proceedings against Natalya Sharina
15 December 2016In October 2015, Natalya Sharina, Director of the Library of Ukrainian literature in Moscow, was arrested and charged on suspicion of inciting hatred or animosity towards a social group. The justification? Allegedly holding banned books in the library she ran. IFLA President Donna Scheeder has written once again to the judge and prosecutor, calling for the case to be brought to an end.