Now available: June 2015 issue of IFLA Journal
19 June 2015View the complete issue online
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IFLA/Brill Open Access Award 2015 goes to DOAB
17 June 2015IFLA and Brill are pleased to announce that the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB), from the Netherlands, has been selected as this year’s winner of the IFLA/Brill Open Access Award.
World Through Picture Books Exhibition in Australia
15 June 2015The Gosford City Library team was thrilled to launch the IFLA “World Through Picture Books” exhibition at Erina Library on March 5th 2015. The author and illustrator Bruce Whatley entertained a large audience of children’s literature professionals including a large contingent of librarians, and teacher librarians, as well as interested community members.
What has happened with the UN post-2015 Development Agenda and how is access to information progressing?
15 June 2015With the negotiations over the UN post-2015 development agenda reaching their final phases in New York, it is an appropriate moment to share an overview of what is happening at the United Nations.
IFLA co-signs on Manila Principles to protect freedom of expression
13 June 2015IFLA has joined an international coalition to offer a framework of safeguards and best practices for intermediary liability for third-party content and for the handling of requests to restrict or take down content.
IFLA 2015: Law Libraries Section, Standing Committee Meetings
12 June 2015Dates, Time and Room Locations
IFLA 2015 Session: Library and Research Services for Parliaments, Africa and Law Libraries Sections
12 June 2015Theme: Access to Legal Information and Legislative Data in Africa: Role of Libraries and Librarians
IFLA 2015 Session: Law Libraries Section
12 June 2015Theme: The Future of Law Libraries: Tales of Existence and Transformation
Review on Section's Satellite meeting in Paris, 2014
8 June 2015"15 to 20 year olds reading across the world: Why? Where? How?" Young people between 15 and 20 years old around the world live in very different geographic, social, economic, every-day life conditions. Some attend secondary school or university, some work, some both study and work and some do not study nor work. How can 15-20 year olds that do not read be led to reading? What roles can be played by physical and digital libraries, by schools and cultural institutions, by associations and work places? Read the personal review of the IFLA satellite conference Section held in Paris, France 2014.
Blue Shield Statement on Yemen
4 June 2015The Blue Shield offers its unequivocal support for the United Nations Secretary General’s statements. We also offer our total support for UNESCO’s Director General’s calls on all parties to protect Yemen’s unique cultural heritage.
WSIS Forum 2015: Continue to prioritize ICTs for Sustainable Development
3 June 2015IFLA attended the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2015, held in Geneva from 25–29 May.
"The World through Picture Books" Exhibition in Australia
1 June 2015Travelling exhibition of picture books "The World through Pictube Books" was presented in Erina Library, Gosford NSW Australia. See the article for impressions and photos.
Results of the election of President-elect 2015-2017
29 May 2015IFLA has pleasure in announcing the result of the postal ballot for the election of President-elect 2015-2017
Results of election of Governing Board 2015-2017
29 May 2015IFLA has pleasure in announcing the result of the postal ballot for the election of the Governing Board 2015-2017...
De Gruyter Saur / IFLA Research Paper Award 2015 Winner
22 May 2015De Gruyter Saur and IFLA are delighted to announce that the winner of...
Just published: A Korean translation of the Guidelines for Planning the Digitization of Rare Book and Manuscript Collections
22 May 2015The guidelines have been translated into Korean by Dr. Hye-Eun LEE (Curator, National Library of Korea) / 이혜은 역 / and are made freely available as a PDF file under a Creative Commons license.
Now available: Guidelines for translations of the IFLA ISBD namespace in RDF
15 May 2015The Guidelines for translations of the IFLA ISBD namespace in RDF is intended to encourage, support and give guidance to professionals on the process of translations of the ISBD namespace