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Over the past few decades, the Section for Education and Training (SET) has supported and enhanced library and information science (LIS) education and training based on research and professional practice on an international scale to encourage collaboration and development across the profession.
The final report on the Section's project, evaluation the benefits of attending IFLA conferences, is now available.
IFLA is pleased to announce the publication of a Statement on Libraries and Text and Data Mining.
Libraries in Africa meeting the needs of children and young adults
The IFLA Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Recommendations and the Libraries Serving People with Print Disabilities (LPD) Manifesto were passed at the 37th UNESCO General Conference held in Paris.
15 to 20 year olds reading across the world: Why? Where? How?
Thank you to our three essay winners who attended the IFLA Congress in Singapore: Saseka Harris, Aditya Nugraha, and Joseph Semugabi. Their reports are now available from our blog page: http://blogs.ifla.org/arl/. Hopefully these reports will provide inspiration for essay candidates in 2014!
As an organization committed to the principle of freedom of access to information, and the belief that equitable access to information is vital to the educational and cultural well-being of communities, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) welcomes the decision of the US District Court with regards to the legality of the Google Books project.
Satellite congress in Lyon, 25-26 August 2014
On behalf of President Sinikka Sipilä, the IFLA Governing Board, and IFLA colleagues around the world we express our deep sorrow for the disaster that has struck the people of the Philippines. We hope that our colleagues in the Philippines, and their families, are safe.
Call for Papers International Federation of Library Agencies Management & Marketing Section Libraries Section Pre-Conference: Paris, France Pompidou Center: August 15th, 2014