Blue Shield Statement on Egypt
2 February 2011Following the recent events in Egypt, the Blue Shield expresses its great concern about the safeguarding of the country's invaluable cultural heritage...
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Statement from Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, Egypt
29 January 2011Egypt is currently passing through a crisis and I believe that the anger and demands for better living conditions and jobs are fully justified.
The ENSULIB SIG presented in Madrid, Spain
20 January 2011The Instituto Cervantes in Madrid included in the program of its meeting on "Development, Sustainability and Culture: the Social Role of Libraries" a presentation of the IFLA Environmental Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group.
FAIFE Launches Spotlight Series on Access to Information Issues
18 January 2011New Year's greetings to members of IFLA and FAIFE...
IFLA’s involvement in Haiti reconstruction efforts during 2010
18 January 2011In 2011 we continue our collaboration with a number of NGOs and Intergovernmental organizations that are aiding in efforts to safeguard the country’s cultural heritage, rebuild its infrastructure, and most importantly reach out to its people.
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Enhancing the Culture of Reading and Books in the Digital Age now available!
10 January 2011At the end of 2010 IFLA, in association with the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO), the International Publishers...
Reminder: IFLA/FAIFE & CLM Call for nominations
6 January 2011Invitations to nominate individuals to place on the IFLA/FAIFE and CLM Committees for the 2011-2015 term of office were sent to Association and Institutional Members of IFLA in late October 2010.
Call for nominations: IFLA Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) Committee
6 January 2011term of office 2011-2015
Call for nominations: IFLA Copyright and other Legal Matters (CLM) Committee
6 January 2011term of office 2011-2015
New IFLA publications: Digital Library Futures & Early Printed Books as Material Objects
3 January 2011Good news from the National Library of Haiti
20 December 2010Two containers loaded with shelves, mobile cabinets, textbooks...
Out now: December 2010 issue of IFLA Journal
7 December 2010View the complete issue online...
MulDiCat now available in RDF/SKOS
2 December 2010MulDiCat contains definitions for many terms and concepts used by the library cataloguing community...
Dr. Herman Liebaers, 1919-2010
2 December 2010On 9 November 2010 former IFLA President Dr. Herman Liebaers passed away at the age of 91...
Dr. Shawky Salem Conference Grant 2011
29 November 2010The Dr. Shawky Salem Conference Grant (SSCG) is an annual grant established...
IFLA Presidential Newsletter No. 5 November 2010
26 November 2010The months directly following our annual Congress always have an appearance of tranquility and winding down. How contrary the real time practice always turns out to be – and that has certainly been the case this year...
“Unprecedented opportunity for libraries and archives” - WIPO to work on library and archive copyright exceptions
19 November 2010The 21st Session of the World Intellectual Property Organisation Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) took place in Geneva on November 8-12, 2010.
Call for Nominations for Section Standing Committees
18 November 2010nominations for candidates to serve on the Standing Committees for the period from August 2011 to August 2015...
Herman Liebaers 1919-2010
16 November 2010Belgian newspapers report that on 9 November former IFLA President Dr. Herman Liebaers passed away at the age of 91.
21 st WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights
15 November 2010The 21st Session of the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) took place in Geneva...