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RSCVD, an initiative by the IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section, aims to promote international resource sharing to ensure access to high-quality scientific literature. By leveraging ILL-DD library services, RSCVD depends on the expertise and dedication of volunteer librarians to provide access to hard-to-obtain documents.
As part of the Horizon Europe-funded REMEDIS project (REthinking MEdia DIgital Skills), an international consortium has launched a new digital tool to support educators, librarians, civil society actors, and policymakers in evaluating Media Literacy and Digital Skills (ML&DS) interventions.
The IFLA Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Division hosted a successful preconference workshop under the theme "Advocacy & Networking for a Sustainable LIS Profession." The session was strategically aligned with the overall conference theme, "Open Knowledge: Present, Future, and African Realities" and was held at the University of Namibia (UNAM) Library Video Conference Room.
Are you passionate about writing, editing, detail and supporting the library and information field to communicate its standards materials effectively? The IFLA Advisory Committee on Standards (CoS) is looking for a talented copy editor to join as a committee Expert Advisor (volunteer position).
With the importance of sustainability, inclusiveness and the importance of science and evidence at the heart of the theme for this year’s UN High-Level Political Forum, there is close alignment with the values and priorities of libraries.
Over half of IFLA's members took part in our elections this year, while more than one in five nominated a candidate. Within this, Latin America and the Caribbean and the Middle East and North Africa stood out for their mobilisation, while overall we saw an increase in the regional diversity of the membership of our Section standing commitees.
Join IFLA President Vicki McDonald and Secretary General to hear the latest about IFLA’s work, and to ask your own questions.
Registration is now open for the Library Services to Multicultural Populations and Local History and Genealogy Sections' Satellite Meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, on 15 August 2025. In collaboration with the National Academic Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Library Services to Multicultural and Local History and Genealogy Sections are pleased to invite you to take part in the satellite meeting “Uniting Knowledge, Building the Future: Libraries Serving Multicultural Communities through Local History and Genealogy."
IFLA’s Governing Board will meet online this Friday, just two months now ahead of the World Library and Information Congress in Astana, Kazakhstan, with updates on conference preparations (both for this and future years), as well as on finances and elections on the agenda.
The June 2025 IFLA Asia and Oceania Regional Division Newsletter includes editorials from the Chair of the Asia-Oceania Regional Division Committee, the Manager of the Regional Office for Asia and Oceania, message from IFLA president-elect 2025-2027, and news from IFLA, the region and beyond.
The 'IFLA Entry Point to Libraries and AI' is intended to be a tool to support librarians in the assessment of ethical AI use. The document provides librarians with a list of key considerations and scenarios to evaluate and discuss the benefits and risks of adopting AI use within library premises. While it is not designed to serve as a standalone decision-making instrument, we encourage individuals and organizations to use it to engage in broader discussions with colleagues, peer-organizations and other libraries.
Ms. Jinwoo Lee, former director of the Seongbuk-gu Library in Seoul, was elected as the 32nd president of the Korean Library Association on April 15. She is the first president from the public library sector since the association was founded in 1945, a position previously held almost exclusively by professors.
I firmly believe that through collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to excellence, libraries will continue to serve as essential pillars of knowledge, inclusion, and societal progress. I look forward to engaging closely with the international library community especially through IFLA as we collectively advance a vibrant, impactful, and future-ready librarianship.
At the heart of the project is "Immersive Literacy Journey", a digital anthology of recorded readings featuring seven selected literary works that embody Macao’s rich cultural and linguistic heritage. Students and staff from participating institutions will narrate these texts in their mother tongues, including Chinese (Cantonese/Mandarin), Portuguese, English, and the endangered Macanese Patuá creole.