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21 November 2016The number of people connecting to and using the Internet is expanding rapidly, but so too are concerns about freedom online. The role of libraries in giving access to information, and the skills needed to know how to use it, is centuries old, but has a particular relevance today. The Freedom Online Conference, held on 17-19 October 2016 in San Jose, Costa Rica, provided an opportunity to underline the contribution libraries make to a free, trusted, and sustainable Internet.
18 November 2016IFLA's Library Buildings and Equipment & Management and Marketing Sections are seeking proposals for papers to be presented at their Joint Open Session at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2017 in Wroclaw, Poland
18 November 2016The Reference and Information Services Section has drafted our action plan for 2016-2017.
17 November 2016Theme: Achieving a healthy future together: diverse and emerging roles for health information professionals
16 November 2016Call is now closed
13 November 2016Libraries in too many countries around the world lack the basic laws needed to do the best by their communities. And even where laws exist, they frequently fail to take account of the realities of the digital age. As such, the gap between what our communities expect and what libraries are able to offer is growing. The World Intellectual Property Organisation and its members can help overcome this.
10 November 2016Libraries play a crucial role in bringing people to reading. From children’s books to the latest thrillers, they are the safety value in the copyright system that prevents access to culture being the preserve of the better off. But eLending has been surrounded by legal uncertainty for many years. Today, European judges decided that eBooks could indeed be treated as books, but further analysis of the decision will be necessary to understand its implications and limits.
9 November 2016The IFLA Library History SIG is glad to announce launching of its official Blog for public engagement and information sharing.
8 November 2016Three IFLA sections welcome paper proposals for open session.
8 November 2016Nominations for candidates to serve on the Standing Committees for the period from August 2017 to August 2021
8 November 2016Nominations are now open for IFLA's Standing Committees 2017-2021. We've put together some useful information about the Public Libraries Section and the role of the Standing Committee.
4 November 2016IFLA attended the 7th annual Mozilla Festival (MozFest) on 28-30 October at Ravensbourne College, London, to set out the library perspective on copyright, especially in the context of current EU reforms.
3 November 2016Over 550,000 downloads since 2013
31 October 2016IFLA would like to wish the Library and Information Association of Jamaica (LIAJA) a successful Library and Information Week 2016. LIAJA has set itself the goal to educated as many of Jamaica’s people as possible about the opportunities presenting themselves as a result of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
31 October 2016Nominations for President-elect August 2017-August 2019 (President 2019-2021) and Members of the Governing Board of IFLA (August 2017-August 2019)
29 October 2016A hundred Members of the European Parliament took the opportunity last week to meet librarians from their own countries, as part of Public Libraries 2020’s successful Generation Code: Born at the Library event. IFLA was proud to attend and lend its support, and help raise awareness of what needs to change in Brussels to help Europe's librarians do the best by their communities.
29 October 2016The growing use of digital technology to provide, access and share knowledge is leading to an ever wider gap between users’ expectations and what libraries were legally allowed to offer. At CopyCamp, a conference on copyright issues in Poland, IFLA set out the risks this poses to libraries' crucial balancing role, and called on participants to follow and support its work.