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Global Library and Archives Community welcomes new United Nations report
11 March 2015On Wednesday 11 March 2015, the UN Special Rapporteur in the field of Cultural Rights will present a thematic report to the 28th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva regarding copyright policy in the context of cultural rights.
Now available: March 2015 issue of IFLA Journal
4 March 2015View the complete issue online
Proposal for Sponsorship of the IFLA International Marketing Award — 2016-2018
26 February 2015The IFLA Standing Committee on Management and Marketing is seeking a corporate sponsor for the IFLA International Marketing Award for the period 2016-2018 at a cost of 7500€ per year for three years.
IFLA takes Lyon Declaration to the UN
23 February 2015Negotiations in New York last week focused on the Declaration section of the new Framework. Delegates called for an aspirational statement that made sense to all.
Just published: An Italian translation of the Guidelines for Planning the Digitization of Rare Book and Manuscript Collections
20 February 2015Prepared by Chiara Cauzzi, Chiara Consonni, Valeria De Francesca, Danilo Deana, Lisa Longhi, and Federica Viazzi and freely available as a PDF file under a Creative Commons license.
Call for papers IFLA 2015 Cape Town
9 February 2015Call for papers for IFLA WLIC 2015 Cape Town has been published. Extended deadline : 13 March 2015
Just published: A Turkish translation of the Guidelines for Planning the Digitization of Rare Book and Manuscript Collections
1 February 2015Translated by Dr. Nevzat Özel (Ankara University, Department of Information and Record Management, Turkey) and available as a free PDF file under a Creative Commons "by" license.
REMINDER: Call for Nominations for Section Standing Committees August 2015 – August 2019
22 January 2015Nominations for candidates to serve on the Standing Committees for the period from August 2015 to August 2019
REMINDER: Call for Nominations for President-elect and Members of the Governing Board of IFLA
22 January 2015Nominations for President-elect August 2015-August 2017 (President 2017-2019) and Members of the Governing Board of IFLA (August 2015-August 2017)
Preservation and Conservation Strategic Programme updates
20 January 2015Digitised back issues of IPN now available; Call for submissions for special issue of IFLA Journal on Cultural Heritage; WLIC 2015 Call for papers...
Chair speaks
20 January 2015New year and a renewed Newsletter
20 January 2015Call for Papers: IFLA Art Libraries Section
18 January 2015EIFL releases new guide—provides an introduction to the Marrakesh Treaty for persons with print disabilities
16 January 2015EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries) has just released a new guide that provides an introduction to the Marrakesh Treaty for persons with print disabilities
Call for Papers by Access to Information Network-Africa (ATINA) for 2015 IFLA WLIC, Cape Town
15 January 2015IFLA releases statement regarding Charlie Hebdo attack
13 January 2015Today, IFLA released the following statement regarding the attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo last week in Paris.
Call for papers: KM Open Session at WLIC 2015 in Cape Town
13 January 2015Theme: Change and sustainability – Breaking paths for a world of balance