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Call for Papers - IFLA 2016- Government Information & Official Publications Section

IFLA appoints Mr Gerald Leitner as new IFLA Secretary General

The IFLA Governing Board appointed unanimously Mr Gerald Leitner, currently Secretary General of the Austrian Library Association, to the post of IFLA Secretary General, effective from 1 June 2016.

REMINDER: Call for bids to host the 15th IFLA Interlending and Document Supply Conference (ILDS) 2017

inviting bids from IFLA Members to host the 15th IFLA Interlending and Document Supply (ILDS) Conference to be held in September or October 2017

CPDWL Call for Papers: deadline January 15, 2016

Theme: "Transforming Libraries: What does this mean for continuing professional development and workplace learning?"

P & C Satellite Meeting at WLIC 2016

The Preservation and Conservation Section together with the Preservation and Conservation Strategic Programme will hold a two-day Satellite meeting at the Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA focusing on high density storage for library materials.

ENSULIB Call for Paper 2016 is published!

Environmental Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group (ENSULIB) is seeking proposals for papers to be presented at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Columbus, Ohio, USA from 13-19 August 2016.

IFLA welcomes the Outcome Document of the WSIS+10 Review

The Outcome Document reaffirms the commitment to the vision of the World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS) to build a people­-centred, inclusive and development­-oriented Information Society.

CALL FOR PAPERS: "Quality management and preservation in the age of mass processing"

This joint session at the 2016 IFLA World Congress is presented by the Preservation and Conservation Section, Rare Books and Special Collections Section, and Audiovisual and Multimedia Section

Call for Papers - STL session in Columbus 2016!

STL Theme: The Role of Libraries and Librarians in Scientific and Technological Data Management & Archiving

Cross-border collaboration emphasized at WIPO SCCR 31

The Relindial Cartonera project

The Relindial Cartonera project is entering its operational phase

Guest Post: "Library as a TEDx Platform"

This is a guest post by Petar Lukačić and Maja Krulić Gačan from Public library “Fran Galović”, Koprivnica, Croatia.

Call for Demos: Using social media at work: How to share knowledge, improve collaboration and create a mutual savoir-faire?

Call for Demos for the KM Open Session 2016

EBLIDA and IFLA comment on the European Commission’s Communication on modernising EU copyright rules

Modernisation of EU Copyright rules: yes, but…

Reference Interview - Edwin Qobose, Acting Director, Library Services, University of Botswana

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

Satellite Meeting in Chicago: Call for Papers (Deadline extended)

CALL FOR PAPERS: “A common international standard for rare materials cataloguing? Why? And how?”

22nd February 2016, Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal (Lisbon)

Rare Books and Special Collections section Midterm Meeting | Lisbon | 22-24 February 2016

One-day conference on developing a common international standard for rare materials cataloging; Section business meetings; Official library visits.

Participants Discuss Public Access in Libraries at Internet Governance Forum 2015

The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015, with the theme ‘Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development,’ took place in João Pessoa, Brazil, from 10-13 November, with 2,400 onsite participants and additional remote participation. The barriers to increasing access to information as identified in the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was a frequent focus of conversation.