View Online – IFLA ENSULIB Webinar Series: Șirna Public Library from Romania
14 May 2023The recording is available via YouTube and the slides/resources are available on SlideShare.
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Empowering individuals to drive national, regional and global development: Libraries at the LAC SDG Forum
12 May 2023Libraries had a strong presence at the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, through engagement in sessions, direct contact with delegates, and a side-event focused on how libraries empower people to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
IFLA ARL Section 2023 Travel Grant Winners now announced!
9 May 2023We are delighted to announce that our travel grant awarding process is now completed.
Now available: IFLA Principles for Responding to Conflict
8 May 2023Complimenting the existing Principles of Engagement around disasters (both natural and human-made), the just released IFLA Principles for Responding to Conflict aim to set out a basis for determining how IFLA should react to situations of civil or military conflict, in any part of the world, which impact on libraries.
It’s getting hot in here! Information Professionals Contributing to Open Science towards Climate Empowerment
8 May 2023This IFLA satellite meeting will shine a light on the contributions to Open Science from library and information professionals in different sectors and geographies. We will come up with practical ideas on what more can be done by our profession, through our communities of practice, professional associations and local communities, to advance Open Science towards climate empowerment.
Now available: UPDATES 2022 for UNIMARC, 3rd. ed.
5 May 2023All updates to the UNIMARC Bibliographic and Authorities formats, 3rd ed., approved in 2022 are available online (in PDF format).
Leading Change for Libraries
5 May 2023The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Division Committee (IFLA SSA RDC) Launches the In-Country Library Advocacy Co-Design Team that aimed at leading change for libraries in the region. This initiative is part of the IFLA SSA's global advocacy priorities that identifies and addresses core library advocacy issues specific to various African countries.
From open science to sustainable development: libraries as essential infrastructures
5 May 2023As part of the UN Science, Technology and Innovation Forum, IFLA was proud to host a side-event focused on how libraries help make open science work in ways that maximise its contribution to development. At the heart of this is the need to apply principles of sustainable development - leaving no-one behind, taking a holistic appraoch - to open science itself.
Seeking proposals for TWO Indigenous Matters events at IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2023
2 May 2023IFLA Indigenous Matters Section will be involved with TWO events at the upcoming IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2023 this summer.
IFLA and UNESCO Celebrate 30 Years of World Press Freedom Day with Documentary Heritage
2 May 2023World Press Freedom Day (3 May) pays homage to freedom of the press as an essential part of democratic, informed, and participatory societies. It calls for a reflection on its history, evaluation of the current state of press freedom around the world, and for remembrance of those journalists who have lost their lives providing access to information.
New briefing on digital public goods
2 May 2023There are a number of ways in which libraries can engage with the concept of digital public goods, which has become more and more prominent in discussions about about the future of internet governance, and development in general. This briefing explains what they are, and why they are relevant.
IFLA Art Libraries Section: Big Ideas, Challenging Questions satellite conference - Registration is now open
1 May 2023The Rijksmuseum Research Library and the IFLA Art Libraries Section will organize a satellite conference from 17 - 19 August at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands around the theme Big Ideas, Challenging Questions. The goal is to discuss the future of art and visual information, and to talk about the challenges and opportunities of the art library in relation to digital scholarly and/or artistic practices.
IFLA 2023 Election Results – Message from IFLA President Barbara Lison
1 May 2023Barbara Lison congratulates the hundreds of volunteers who will take up their terms of office in August 2023
IFLA Governing Board 2023-2025: Election Results
1 May 2023IFLA has pleasure in announcing the Governing Board 2023-2025 election results
2023 Satellite Meeting - Bibliography Section, Cataloguing Section and Subject Analysis and Access Section
30 April 2023We kindly invite you to the IFLA Satellite Meeting organised by the IFLA Bibliography, Subject Analysis and Access, and Cataloguing Sections and Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België (KBR). The conference will take place in Brussels at KBR, the Royal Library of Belgium, on 18-19 August 2023.
IFLA Governing Board meeting report, 17 April 2023
28 April 2023IFLA’s Governing Board met online on 17 April 2023, with a strong focus on continuing to deliver on the Plan for Securing IFLA’s Future, and to provide direction and guidance to the Federation over the coming months.
WLIC 2023 in Rotterdam : Call for papers for open session.
28 April 2023The IFLA School Libraries Section is organizing a session about the new School Library Manifesto.
Call for Contributions: WLIC 2023 Acquisition and Collection Development Section Open Session
26 April 2023The IFLA Acquisition and Collection Development Section is seeking proposals for presentations to be given at our Open Session during the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2023 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Applications open for the position of IFLA Parliamentarian
26 April 2023IFLA is seeking an individual with relevant knowledge and experience for the position of IFLA Parliamentarian.
Libraries Stand Out in Special Rapporteur’s Report on Cultural Rights of Migrants
26 April 2023Libraries not only depend on human rights to deliver their services – they actively contribute to their realisation. The values of libraries and many aspects of their missions are interlinked with ensuring access to information and freedom of expression. Both of these fundamental freedoms are also aspects of cultural rights. For their many actions to enable participation in cultural life, libraries can be considered cultural rights defenders.