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1 November 2024IFLA’s Management of Library Associations Section (MLAS) in collaboration with the New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG), the Women, Information and Libraries (WILSIG), and IFLA Regional Divisions is proud to announce a webinar series on Building Strong Library Associations. MLAS webinar series will be presented between November 2024 and July 2025. Stay tuned for more news. Follow MLAS on Facebook and Twitter.
1 November 2024Keen to join an IFLA committee but you can’t find someone to nominate you? Join the many colleagues around the world seizing the opportunity of our pre-nominations phase.
31 October 2024IFLA has been alarmed by the news from Serbia about a proposed form of Public Lending Right that risks forcing mass closures of public libraries across the country. We strongly support the mobilization of the Serbian Library Association in this respect, urge the government to rethink its proposal, and call on the international reprographic rights community to condemn this step that undermines the credibility of such schemes.
30 October 2024Partnerships are essential to libraries, core both to who we are and what we do. In three sessions at the Information Futures Summit, participants explored what partnerships mean and can mean, and what is needed to make more of them. Thanks in particular to Ashleigh Lowry, Secretary of ALIA Queensland, whose participation and note-taking made this report possible.
29 October 2024IFLA’s Governing Board will be meeting this Friday, 1 November, for a virtual meeting. As the first meeting since the IFLA Information Futures Summit, and with planning for 2025 well underway, the agenda is a busy one.
29 October 2024As in previous years, we commemorate and celebrate the importance of the Global Media and Information Literacy week that is taking place this year from the 24th to the 31st of October. This year was not an exception for libraries to continue playing a significant role in promoting skills, helping people of all ages and backgrounds navigate misinformation, think critically about media content and understand the influence of media on public perception.
28 October 2024We are pleased to bring to you our third and last survey to seek your input on the IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) as part of our WLIC Review process.
28 October 2024Welcome to the October 2024 newsletter! This month, the theme is close to our hearts as we explore what libraries mean for the future of cities and all sorts of human settlements. 🏘️
23 October 2024We are excited to announce the launch of the “Libraries boosting connectivity project” and survey. This initiative aims to gather crucial data on how libraries are navigating and adapting to the digital landscape. The project has a special focus on gathering library data on geolocation, connectivity, and the broader digital challenges and opportunities that libraries face today.
22 October 2024From chatbots to deepfakes, AI-generated content is becoming increasingly common online. New AI tools make it easier, faster and cheaper to generate text, images, videos, and more. In turn, the harms that have always existed online – scams, harassment, polarization and bias – are now being “Supercharged” by AI.
22 October 2024The CPDWL Podcast Series has been connecting with librarians globally since 2019. The latest episode features an interview with Vadim Duda, President of the Russian Library Association.
18 October 2024The IFLA Advisory Committee on Copyright and related Matters (CLM) has prepared four key documents to articulate how we will approach our work and guide our efforts in the coming months. Each document is less than two pages -- they are brief by design.
17 October 2024Their new report "The Power of Offline Internet: Beyond the Binary of Connectivity", reframes how we think about Internet connectivity through the lens of offline Internet technologies and their proven capabilities in bridging the global digital divide.
17 October 2024This is our third update, and we’re finally starting to see the finish line on this important journey!