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Call for Papers, Government and Parliamentary Libraries as innovators: supporting communities of practice

The Government Libraries and Library and Research Services for Parliaments Sections invite proposals for papers to be presented at a two-hour programme in the next IFLA General Conference to be held on August 2016 in Columbus, Ohio, USA.

A Note from the Web Editor, IFLA Library History SIG

A 2016 Introduction from the new Convenor of the IFLA Library History SIG

Welcome to the Library History community far and wide.

A corto di libri. AIB/IFLA International Short Film Competition about Libraries. Apply now!

Win € 1000 of video-making equipment! Apply for the 2016 AIB/IFLA international short film competition about libraries.

New Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre for Francophone Africa and oral traditions

IFLA Statement on Public Lending Right Updated to Include eBooks

On 9 December 2015, IFLA’s Governing Board approved an updated Statement on Public Lending Right (PLR) including a new section on eBooks. The updated statement identifies the complexities of considering PLR for eBooks, reinforces the need to involve libraries when considering changes to PLR programs to incorporate digital content, incorporates additional considerations for developing countries, and updates legal references from the 2005 statement.

Call for Papers by Access to Information Network-Africa (ATINA) for IFLA WLIC, 13-19 August

Fresh issue of online Newsletter

Theme: libraries supporting mental, social and physical wellbeing

CALL FOR PAPERS: "Theft in libraries -- facing the hidden truth"

This session at the 2016 IFLA World Congress is presented by the Rare Books and Special Collections Section and the Preservation and Conservation Core Activity. Deadline: 29 February 2016.

DEADLINE EXTENDED--Call for Proposals: IFLA’s Information Technology Section and the Women, Information, and Libraries SIG

IFLA’s Information Technology Section, the Women, Information, and Libraries SIG, and Northwestern University Libraries, invite proposals for a Satellite UnConference around theme of Women & Library Technology – Empowering Women’s Participation in Open Technology & Culture.

Call for Papers: "All about E-Learning: Connection. Collaboration. Community."

Submit a paper proposal for session entitled, "All about E-Learning: Connection. Collaboration. Community."

New website for CPDWL Satellite Conference in Cleveland, August 2016

Call for submissions: IFLA LIS Student Paper Award 2016

The IFLA Education & Training Section has the pleasure to announce the 8th IFLA LIS Student Paper Award for 2016.

Deadline Extended! CPDWL Call for Papers Deadline Extended to February 7, 2016

Deadline Extension!

IFLA RBSCS Midterm Meeting Schedule and Conference Programme

Lisbon, National Library of Portugal, 22-24 February 2016

Call for Presentations, WLIC 2016 - Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section

The Section on Library and Research Services for Parliaments invites proposals for short presentations for an interactive knowledge sharing session at the IFLA WLIC 2016 in Columbus, Ohio. The sessions will focus on the theme 'Meeting the needs of parliamentary clients'.

IFLA Green Library Award 2016

application deadline: 1 April 2016