Volunteer Visions: developing a new code of conduct for IFLA
5 June 2024Earlier this year, a call for volunteers went out to the IFLA membership to serve on the Code of Conduct for Volunteers Working Group.
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IFLA at the WSIS+20 Forum: Libraries for a more people-centered Internet
3 June 2024Last week the WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event took place in Geneva from the 27 to the 31 of May. This event marked a significant milestone of twenty years of progress made in the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society, which took place in two phases — Geneva in 2003 and Tunis in 2005. Twenty years ago WSIS was the space that set an initial framework for global digital cooperation with a vision to build people-centric, inclusive, and development-oriented information and knowledge societies. Just as in the the past, IFLA attended this event to continue its ongoing involvement in this process since its foundation at the 2003 Geneva Summit; and engaged in diverse multistakeholder discussions to highlight the crucial role that libraries play as key actors of the information society.
IFLA Joins Creative Commons in Outlining a Roadmap towards Open Culture
3 June 2024Creative Commons, a longstanding partner of IFLA, is leading an effort to advocate for a UNESCO Recommendation on Open Culture. This would follow in the footsteps of current UNESCO recommendations on Open Science and Open Educational Resources.
IFLA joins Sister Organisations in Declaration on the Protection of Cultural Heritage during armed conflicts
30 May 2024IFLA joined partners from around the world in the Hague to mark 70 years of protecting cultural heritage at a conference hosted by UNESCO and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is on this occasion that we join sister organisations and fellow founding members of Blue Shield International to reaffirm our calls for the protection of archives, libraries, museums and heritage places during armed conflicts and political instability.
New IFLA ARL Blog post: "Persistent Identifiers in Australia"
29 May 2024This blog post was contributed by Matthias Liffers, Product Manager for the Persistent Identifier Services at the Australian Research Data Common.
Webinar Registration Open: Egypt's Cultural Heritage: Status and Future Prospects
28 May 2024This webinar is sponsored by the Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section, the Local History & Genealogy Section, and the Middle East and North Africa Regional Division.
IFLA Division D Mid-term Meeting, 5-7 June 2024
28 May 2024IFLA's Acquisition and Collection Development (ACD), Academic and Research Libraries (ARL), Science and Technology Libraries (SciTech) sections and Library Publishing (LIBPUB) SIG are planning an IFLA Mid-term meeting in Istanbul.
Does the global library profession need a World Library and Information Congress?
28 May 2024Does the global library profession need a World Library and Information Congress? Yes, it does! This was confirmed by 93.6% of more than 300 respondents to the first of four WLIC Review pulse surveys, which focussed on the need for such a Congress in the profession.
IFLA Newsletter, May 2024: The Library Workers Issue
28 May 2024Welcome to the May 2024 IFLA Newsletter! With International Workers’ Day (Labour Day) falling on the first of the month, we’re focused on the library workforce in this edition.
IFLA Sub-Saharan African Regional Division (IFLA SSA RDC), May 2024 Newsletter
27 May 2024IFLA Sub-Saharan African Regional Division (IFLA SSA RDC), May 2024 Newsletter
Message from the IFLA President, 17 May 2024
27 May 2024I am happy to be writing to you to with the latest update on all that is happening at IFLA, and specifically the work of our Governing Board. I would like to acknowledge the positive feedback on these monthly messages from many of our members and volunteers. Thank you for your comments. We are continuing to issue these updates in all IFLA languages, which I hope assists in updating you on key matters.
IFLA PressReader International Marketing Award Winners 2024
27 May 2024Media release of the IFLA PressReader International Marketing Award Winners 2024. Sponsored by PressReader, the IFLA PressReader International Marketing Award is presented by the IFLA Section on Management and Marketing. The Award recognizes the best library marketing projects from 2023, aims to encourage marketing in libraries and provides an opportunity for libraries to share marketing experience and expertise globally.
[Deadline Extended] Call for proposals: Open Webinar on ML/AI Applications in Librarianship and DH/DS Practices
25 May 2024The IFLA Digital Humanities/Digital Scholarship Special Interest Group (DHDS SIG) in partnership with the Artificial Intelligence (AI) SIG, the Information Technology (IT) and Knowledge Management (KM) Sections, invite you to submit proposals for the Open Webinar “Navigating the Risks of Global Inclusiveness: ML/AI Applications in Librarianship and DH/DS Practices”.
Libraries in the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
25 May 2024This week, IFLA representatives will be taking part in the 4th United Nations Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS). This event, reflecting the unique circumstances and needs of SIDS, will finalise the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS (ABAS), providing a framework for action by the UN and international community to support these countries.
IFLAeCamp Call for Proposals: Libraries of Future
25 May 2024Do you remember IFLACamp? NPSIG's famous event before WLIC? We are holding it online this year and we have exciting things planned. But most important of all, we want to receive your proposals! Click to learn more and read about how you can submit your proposal.
[Webinar] National Bibliographies: Wider Perspectives - Registration Open!
24 May 2024The IFLA Bibliography Section cordially invites you to its upcoming webinar "National Bibliographies: Wider Perspectives", on 27 June 2024, 2:00 – 3:30 pm CEST (GMT/UTC +2).
IFLA MENA RDC Gives a Workshop in Collaboration with The Syrian Computer Society ورشة عمل حول "قياس وتقييم وإظهار تأثير خدمات المكتبة" بالتعاون مع الجمعية العلمية السورية للمعلوماتية
23 May 2024IFLA MENA RDC offered a workshop in Damascus Syria in collaboration with The Syrian Computer Society (SCS). The workshop titled "Measuring, Evaluating, and Demonstrating the Impact of Library Services" was held on May 20-21, 2024, at SCS headquarters.
IFLA MENA RDC Participates in the Lebanese Library Association Conference
23 May 2024IFLA MENA RDC and IFLA MLAS partnered with the Lebanese Library Association and ESCWA to organize the sixth conference of the Lebanese Library Association, titled "Libraries and Digital Preservation of Cultural Heritage." The conference took place at ESCWA in Beirut from May 14 to 16, 2024.
Beating the hassle of organising strategic meetings & workshops: Adopting the latest tips in the market
22 May 2024Experience provided by IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG)
Convening Notice for IFLA General Assembly, June 2024 in The Hague, The Netherlands
22 May 2024The IFLA General Assembly 2024 will be live from the Auditorium in the Koninklijke Bibliotheek in The Hague, Netherlands from 13:00 – 15:00 CEST on Thursday 20 June 2024. IFLA’s voting Members will receive an invitation to register for the meeting in person, virtually or to supply a proxy.