IFLA Extraordinary Election Results: Chair of the Professional Council
1 December 2022We are pleased to announce the result of the IFLA Extraordinary Election for the key post of Chair of the Professional Council.
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Library perspectives on development in Oceania: looking ahead to DevNet 2022
1 December 2022The below contribution comes from IFLA Regional Division Committee for Asia-Oceania member Togi Tunupopo (National University of Samoa and Library Association of Samoa, Apia).
IFLA Newsletter, November 2022: Documentary Heritage 📜
28 November 2022As we move towards the end of the year, we’ve not been slowing down at all. This edition, with its special focus on Documentary Heritage, provides just a glimpse of all the great work going on in our Federation to support the future of our field.
Now available: recording and slides for IFLA ARL Webinar re: ARL & SDGs
25 November 2022The IFLA Academic and Research Libraries Section (ARL) Standing Committee held its The call to action: academic libraries responses to the SDGs webinar on 2 November, 2022.
Building a stronger and more sustainable library field – IFLA workshop for Asia-Oceania libraries
23 November 2022In recent years, IFLA has focused strongly on how to develop library fields – the people, institutions, infrastructures and services that make it possible for communities to benefit from all that libraries can provide.
1st Regional Meeting of the Ibero-American System of National Public and School Library Networks, Lima, Peru
23 November 2022IFLA representatives played a central role in the first meeting of a new network focused on strengthening and realising the potential of public and school libraries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Documentary Heritage Making a Difference
23 November 2022UNESCO’s Memory of the World (MoW) Programme celebrated its 30th anniversary from 27 October - 5 November 2022. This programme seeks to ensure that the documentary heritage of the world is preserved, protected, and accessible – for people now and in the future.
IFLA News Media Section + IFLA Strategy: Information, preservation, education
23 November 2022Coming after Media and Information Literacy week in late October and the Memory of the World celebration in early November, we highlight the News Media Section as part of this month’s Units + Strategy coverage. News Media has a lot on offer for 2022-2023, so read on to find out more about what this IFLA Professional Section has planned.
Information for Development: Libraries and UN Experts Engage in Bangkok
23 November 2022Access to information is often taken for granted, but represents a key condition for achieving innovation and positive change. At a seminar at the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia-Pacific in Bangkok, around 50 libraries explored opportunities for stronger engagement in development initiatives.
Transmit Local Memory, History and Identity: Born Digital Content
23 November 2022IFLA's News Media Section raises the issue of "born digital" content preservation and its projects toward capture of, access to, and preservation of news media in this form.
Out Now: December 2022 issue of IFLA Journal
23 November 2022The December 2022 issue contains 18 articles that represent perspectives from across the LIS field.
Transmit Local Memory, History and Identity: Access to Local History and Genealogy Resources
22 November 2022Cherie Bush, Chair of the IFLA Local History and Genealogy Section shares how the Section’s work contributes to documenting the heritage of the world through sharing collections, best practices, and stories.
Open a window to the world: World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
22 November 2022Anna Bohn, Gregory Lukow, and Chair, Monique Threatt, of IFLA’s Audiovisual and Multimedia Section discuss the importance of restoration, digitisation and long-term preservation of audiovisual heritage in celebration of World Day for Audiovisual Heritage.
Open a window to the world: Qatar Digital Libraries
22 November 2022Art libraries and art librarians have long endeavored to preserve, protect, and make accessible the treasures and expressions of humanity that have been collected in our respective institutions. The IFLA Art Libraries Section recognize and value the history and future of mankind which finds a voice through creative expression. It is an honor to foster connection between heritage objects and the people that we serve.
Informing Policy Making: Parliament of Ghana library
22 November 2022IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries (ENSULIB) Standing Committee Member and Librarian at the Parliament of Ghana, Amanda Delali Fie, discusses the role of preservation in information transmission in Parliamentary Libraries.
Contribute to resilience building: Statement on Documentary Heritage
22 November 2022The IFLA Preservation and Conservation Section releases their statement on Documentary Heritage in recognition of the 30th anniversary of UNESCO's Memory of the World (MoW) programme.
Transmit Local Memory, History and Identity: The Roma Library of Malmö and the Roma Resource Library of Sweden
22 November 2022Elisabet Rundqvist of the National Library of Sweden and Sebastian Tarazona, Libraries of Malmö, and members of the IFLA Library Services to Multicultural Populations (MCULTP) Section discuss the relevance of the pairing of two libraries in Malmö.
Call for Nominations: IFLA 2023 Honours and Awards
22 November 2022Do you know someone who has made an outstanding contribution to IFLA or to the global library field? IFLA’s Honours and Awards recognise those who have given significant service and made distinguished contributions to the profession.
Engaging with local government associations: a success story from Spain
21 November 2022For much of the library field, the key target for advocacy efforts is local government. This is where essential decisions around funding and other resources are made. Yet we can also gain from working with local government associations. To find out about one successful example, we interviewed Francesc Xavier González Cuadra (President) and Alicia Sellés Carot (Past-President), FESABID, the Federation of Spanish Archive, Library, Documentation and Museum Associations.
IFLA Webinar: From ISBD to ISBDM - a bibliographic standard in transformation– Save the date!
16 November 2022The ISBD Review Group and its ISBD for Manifestation Task Force are cordially inviting you to its forthcoming webinar.