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RISS Announces Call for Papers for Columbus 2016!

The Reference and Information Services Section announces the call for papers for IFLA 2016 in Columbus. Our theme this year is Connecting Reference to the Wider Community. Read on and submit your paper for consideration for our session. See you in Columbus!

Reference Interview - Christine Brown, Head, Humanities & Social Sciences Library and J.A. Weir Memorial Law Library, University of Alberta, Canada

Here is the third in our series of "Reference Interviews" with RISS Standing Committee Members!

IFLA-FAIFE Statement on the targeting of the Library of Ukrainian Literature in Moscow

IFLA takes library issues to the Internet Governance Forum 2015

Declaration “Motores para el cambio: Primer Encuentro Iberoamericano sobre Derecho de Autor y Tratado de Marrakech”

New Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre for Arabic speaking countries

New Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre for Arabic speaking countries

Declaración “Motores para el cambio: Primer Encuentro Iberoamericano sobre Derecho de Autor y Tratado de Marrakech”

IFLA SIG on Indigenous Matters - Success!

Statement: Social Media, Children and Young Adults @ the Library - Safety, Privacy and Online Behavior

IFLA Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults has published a statement on safe usage of social media for children and young adults. The document offers tips on protecting safety and privacy online as well as good online behavior.

Call for Poster Session Applications – IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2016 – Columbus, OH, USA

Are you involved in an interesting project or in an area of work that you would like to discuss with or show to other congress attendees? Why not present your work in the IFLA Poster Sessions?

Help us identify topics for the 2016 IFLA/ALA #newlibgc free webinars

We are planning our 2016 #newlibgc webinars and we need your help to identify new topics!

New Librarians Global Connection: Best practices, models and recommendations - Free IFLA/ALA webinar on October 26th 2015

We are proud to present the last session of the 2015 webinar series “New Librarians Global Connection: best practices, models and recommendations”. The webinar’s topic is: The Role of Competencies in Professional Development and in the Professional’s Career Path.

Anuncio de Becas del Comité Nacional de la IFLA 2016

Estamos muy contentos de proveer una oportunidad para nuevos bibliotecarios de afuera de Norteamérica (Estados Unidos y Canadá) para asistir al Congreso de la IFLA en el 2016 en Columbus, Ohio. ¡Me gustaría motivarlos a que se postulen pronto!

IFLA 2016 National Committee Fellowship Grant Announced

We are so happy to provide an opportunity for new librarians from outside North America (U.S. and Canada) to attend the IFLA 2016 Congress in Columbus, Ohio. I would like to encourage you to apply soon!

Guest Post: "The right to privacy in the digital age"

This is a guest post by NPSIG volunteer Michelle Gibeault, an academic librarian at the University of Arkansas (USA).

News from the Area of Interest Libraries, Research Services and Archives of ECPRD

The annual seminar of ECPRD (European Centre of Parliamentary Research and Documentation) Area of Interest Libraries, Research Services and Archives was held on 24-25 September in Budapest, hosted by the Hungarian National Assembly. The meeting was attended by 67 participants from 32 countries representing 38 parliaments (chambers) and ECPRD.