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A new statement from IFLA offers a set of core principles for copyright reform to guide and inspire reflection among libraries around the world. Additionally, a survey calls for inputs on how libraries are approaching copyright advocacy at national level, in order to inspire a new resource to help share good practice and build capacity.
Joint session in WLIC 2025 on 'Oral History to Document the Histories of Library Associations and Evolving Library Practice'
The IFLA Division B units' joint session – knowledge café in the 89th World Library and Information Congress in Astana, Kazakhstan, will be on Libraries as Incubators for Civil Society: Strengthening Trust, Democracy, and the Future.
The Boards of IFLA and SIGL are pleased to inform you that we have agreed on a term sheet concerning the manner of payment of the Legacy Partner Grant awarded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to Leave the Library Field Strong, as governed by the grant agreements between SIGL, established by IFLA to administer the Grant, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
On April 2 and 3, 2025, the Regional Division of Latin America and the Caribbean of IFLA (IFLA LAC) held its Mid-Term Meeting in Brasília, with invaluable support from the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology (IBICT), a beacon of Latin American librarianship, represented by Ricardo Crisafulli Rodríguez and its director, Tiago Braga.
The IFLA AVMS working group is proud to present a draft revised version of the IFLA Audiovisual and Multimedia Section. A worldwide review is now launched to collect feedback from all concerned communities and individuals. Provide your input today!
IFLA will be participating actively in the 46th meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights on 7-11 April in Geneva. Our main ambition: that the Committee delivers relevant and meaningful outputs that support the work of libraries and their users worldwide.
The IFLA Information Literacy Section (ILS) announces its call for proposals for presentations at their Satellite Meeting at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in Astana, Kazakhstan, 15th of August 2025.
Libraries’ ethical principles are arguably one of the things that makes us unique in the information environment. The results of our survey into IFLA’s own Code of Ethics underlines continued commitment to the themes, but also an awareness of evolving responsibilities.
News from the 2025 MLAS Midterm in Berlin Germany from February 3-4, 2025. Includes program and photos from the presentations and various library visits. Thanks to the German Library Association and the public library Zentral und Landesbibliothek Berlin, Berliner Stadbibliothek, Germany, for hosting the event.
The 2024 MLAS Midterm in Kazakhstan was presented under the theme "Connect, Collaborate, Create: Advancing Library Associations and Partnerships to Future-proof our Profession." The midterm was presented as part of Kazakhstan's annual library conference, the 13th Eurasian Academic Libraries Conference (EALC), coordinated by The Nazarbayev University Library, in collaboration with IFLA Management of Library Associations and with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Association of University Libraries in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
IFLA’s Management of Library Associations Section (MLAS) in collaboration with the New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG), the Women, Information and Libraries (WILSIG), and the Regional Divisions is proud to announce upcoming events to be presented from April to July 2025 part of its webinar series, Building Strong Library Associations.
Libraries celebrate World Poetry Day to foster the reading of poetry from around the world.
In the face of the largest global refugee crisis since the second world war, library support is one of the most vital things that the library community can provide. These guidelines aim to be a practical guide for libraries that support or wish to support displaced communities.
Welcome to our March 2025 IFLA newsletter, where we explore the topic of cultivating leadership!