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22 April 2024How can information on the internet be categorized, related and interpreted? We’ve all had experiences searching and getting results that are not what we were thinking, such as searching for feline jaguars and getting motor vehicles or a sports team. If only we could get across what kind of thing we’re looking for, this noise could be reduced. Read more about how the IFLA LRM (Library Reference Model) and the jointly-developed LRMoo (Library Reference Model Object Identifier) make for successful searching.
22 April 2024Thinking about a hybrid event? Here are some tips from the IFLA Management & Marketing Section Experience
22 April 2024I’m happy to be writing to you, just a day after the IFLA Governing Board’s first in-person meeting of the year has come to an end! It was great to see colleagues together in The Hague for a really positive and productive meeting – the three days flew by, but I believe that we are making excellent progress against the commitments set out in August of last year.
22 April 2024In addition to core funding received from host institutions, governments or others, libraries represent great partners for others who share our commitment to supporting sustainable development. The results of a project made possible by Stichting IFLA Global Libraries, and carried out by The Doyenne Project, give an idea of who has a track-record of supporting libraries among private donors and public development agencies.
22 April 2024The IFLA Local History and Genealogy Section explores the internet as access point for cultural heritage, through a project to digitize cultural heritage artefacts at the Serbian National Library.
21 April 2024Libraries of different types, through providing inclusive access to information can make a major contribution to making the right to health a reality. Governments, in turn, can and should help realise this potential through law, regulation and funding, as a new statement from IFLA underlines.
21 April 2024It was four years ago on 21 April 2020 that, during the early days of the COVID pandemic, the IFLA/DDRS committee launched an initiative to share resources with libraries throughout the world.
19 April 2024Take a 5 minute survey on the Data Structure and Exchange Standards Landscape and share your needs, ideas, projects and challenges in transforming library metadata.
18 April 2024In its attempts to establish contacts with the library community in the region the IFLA Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Regional Division Committee has compiled a list of information on library associations in the regions.
18 April 2024We’re thrilled to publish the high-level programme of the Summit, setting out the key themes we’ll be exploring and questions we’ll be looking to answer.
16 April 2024Two weeks are left to register to the IFLA Bibliography Section upcoming webinar "Building a National Bibliography: Models From Around the World"!
16 April 2024With a growing generation of people relying on the internet for learning, entertainment and socializing, it's crucial to cultivate their capacity to ask critical questions about how technology impacts their lives, their communities and the planet. But how can educators guide teens to understand and navigate the digital world confidently? “Everywhere, All the Time” is a creative and playful digital literacy intervention, aiming to do just that.
15 April 2024Ahead of the meeting of WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights this week, we are happy to share an overview of the issues on the table, and some of the materials covered.
15 April 2024Over the coming months, IFLA will be asking for feedback from its members and volunteers regarding their perspectives, desires, and experiences regarding the World Library and Information Congress (WLIC). This will enable the WLIC Review Steering Committee to adequately assess the needs and the views of IFLA members and volunteers.
15 April 2024The spread of Open Access arguably represents one of the most far-reaching successes of the library and research fields over the last quarter century.
12 April 2024The recording from the latest IFLA ENSULIB Webinar on "The Walking Librarians in Kerala. A Tale of Empowering Women and the Elderly Woven into the Fabric of UN SDG Goals" is now available via our YouTube channel.
11 April 2024Participación del Comité Regional de Latinoamerica y el Caribe, en el Congreso de Bibliotecas Universitarias y Simposio sobre Inteligencia Artificial realizado en Chile.