Stay up to date with our latest developments, initiatives, and new resources!
The IFLA Subject Analysis and Access Section’s Working Group on Automated Indexing is organizing the webinar titled "Where Do We Meet? Perspectives from Software Developers and Subject Specialists on Creating Machine Learning Projects". Webinar will be organized on Wednesday, Nov 9, 2022, 14:00 - 18:00 CET.
IFLA's Regional Division Committees will participate at their first IFLA World Library & Information Congress (WLIC) 2022 scheduled for Dublin, Ireland. They have prepared exciting Open sessions and are more than ready to share views and ideas on strengthening library advocacy at the regional evidence. Join their Open sessions to get to know what is happening in the world of libraries across all the regions of the world.
Subject Analysis and Access Section will be at WLIC 2022 with the Open session titled Semantic Shift and Knowledge Organization Systems (KOS). Join us on Wednesday, July 27, 11:15 - 12:30, Liffey Hall 1.
The IFLA Subject Analysis and Access Standing Committee will hold the first of two business meetings in person during IFLA WLIC 2022 on 25 July at 11:15-13:15 IST. (Wicklow Meeting Room 5)
Presentations from the webinar “Fascinating Facets: Recent Developments in Genre and Form Vocabularies” organized by the Subject Analysis and Access Genre/Form Working Group on May 19, 2022 are available online.
The IFLA Metadata Newsletter June 2022 issue is now published.
The aim of this publication is to help develop and promote standards and best practice in making information and knowledge available to parliaments. They provide a comprehensive overview of the work of parliamentary libraries and research services.
The Knowledge 21 Programme, of which IFLA is a a partner organisation, has launched a call for bids for funding to carry out work to promote copyright reform in Europe. Deadline: 30 September.
IFLA was proud to attend the 63rd General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for 18 July discussions of May's meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright & Related Rights (SCCR/42).
IFLA’s General Assembly – the primary opportunity for our Members to take decisions about our Federation – will take place on 25 August 2022 in The Hague, Netherlands and online. The formal Convening Notice, published today, sets out details about the topics for discussions, and opportunities for participation.
From 23 April 2024, Strasbourg will hold the title of World Book Capital City, as announced today by UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay. IFLA congratulates all those involved in the successful bid, and looks forward to a great mandate that provides inspiration and models for cities and libraries globally.
We're already well into the United Nations High-Level Political Forum in New York, with our team of librarians from four different continents hard at work ensuring that governments understand the potential of libraries to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals. But what goals did they have in coming to the Forum?
We have an exciting programme that will allow delegates to reflect upon and celebrate our accomplishments, renew friendships, extend their networks, and jointly explore current and future directions.
IFLA has prepared analysis of the set of Voluntary National Reviews of implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals being presented at this year's UN High-Level Political Forum. It has been another year of above-average numbers of references to libraries, linked to a wider range of SDGs than ever before.
Libraries are well represented at this year's UN High-Level Political Forum! With librarians from four different contents, including six countries which are currently undertaking Voluntary National Reviews, we're in a great position to share experience from the ground, as well as the values that shape our field as a whole.