SET Receives Dynamic Unit and Impact Award at WLIC 2022
26 August 2022SET were honoured and celebrated at this year’s 2022 WLIC which was held in Dublin.
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Save the Date: IFLA Side Event at MONDIACULT 2022 - Accelerating Education-Culture Linkages through Collaboration
25 August 2022IFLA is excited to bring the perspective of libraries to the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development – MONDIACULT 2022 with an official side event.
IFLA Newsletter August 2022: The Learning Issue 💡
24 August 2022This edition highlights just a few of the different ways in which IFLA is enabling this learning. A great example is our Library Map of the World, which is celebrating its 5th anniversary today. The map not only enables new insights into our field but has been an important learning process for the many contributors involved.
GreenFUBib at the Sustainability Days at Freie Universität Berlin
23 August 2022“Making the future yourself!” was the motto of this year’s Sustainability Days, organised by “SUSTAIN IT!” – the initiative for sustainability and climate protection.
Protecting the indispensable: Australian libraries campaign to safeguard library, archive roles in broadcasting organisation
22 August 2022Librarians and archivists bring a unique set of skills and values which have a major positive impact on the organisations in which they work. However, we need to mobilise to ensure that those taking decisions understand this, as has been the case recently in Australia.
“Digital Skills on Fire” Workshop at WLIC2022 in Dublin
22 August 2022With more than 50 enthusiastic and highly committed participants, the workshop was a complete success.
Recording of the IFLA Local History and Genealogy Section Workshop (Part 1) is now available
22 August 2022The IFLA Local History and Genealogy Section held a workshop on 16 August 2022 on highlighting experiences with integrating local history and genealogy materials with K-12 students.
Five years of the Library Map of the World – We are creating it together!
21 August 2022Today we celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Library Map of the World, and would like to thank all those whose work, dedication and ongoing commitment is enabling this powerful advocacy tool.
Africa Internet Governance Forum: highlights from IFLA's Sub-Saharan Regional Division representatives
19 August 2022IFLA was represented by IFLA's Sub-Saharan Africa Region Committee members and stakeholders, who in partnership with the Malawi Library Association had an opportunity to be part of the Africa Internet Governance Forum was held between 19 and 22 July 2022, in Lilongwe, Malawi.
The Challenge of the Climate Crisis - Transcript of the Keynote Speech from Irish former President Mary Robinson
19 August 2022During the Opening Ceremony of the World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) 2022, Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland, Chair of The Elders and Adjunct Professor of Climate Justice, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, delivered a stirring keynote address on the Challenge of the Climate Crisis.
IFLA 2022 General Assembly: how to follow live!
18 August 2022This year, the IFLA General Assembly will be streamed live from the Auditorium in the Koninklijke Bibliotheek in The Hague, Netherlands from 13:30 – 15:30 CEST on Thursday 25 August 2022.
Announcement from the IFLA Governing Board
17 August 2022The below announcement has been made by the IFLA Governing Board about current arrangements at IFLA HQ.
Join IFLA’s Statistics & Evaluation Section
16 August 2022IFLA’s Statistics & Evaluation Section is seeking to fill casual vacancies with a preference from public libraries and national libraries or from underrepresented regions including Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America
Inspired and Engaged on Sustainability: A Satellite Meeting Report
15 August 2022Under the motto “Inspired and Engaged on Sustainability” the IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section (ENSULIB) with the Management and Marketing Section (M&M) and the Preservation and Conservation Section (P&C) held a Satellite meeting from 22–23 July 2022.
IFLA Rare Book and Special Collections Section launches global survey
9 August 2022The IFLA Rare Books and Special Collections Section (RBSC) would like to investigate what standards, norms, practices, laws, Return On Investment (ROI) studies, and research exist around the world to measure the different values of Special Collections, and identify the gaps where such information does not exist, with a view to draft and publish a report that can be a guide to cultural heritage institutions to formulate the questions to ask if they want to measure the value of their Special Collections as a tool for advocacy.
2022 IFLA Dynamic Unit and Impact Award winners
8 August 2022A dynamic Professional Unit has the greatest impact on IFLA’s global work – engaging members, developing strong leadership and identity, delivering high-quality services with a measurable impact, and communicating activities within IFLA and beyond. The Professional Committee launched the Dynamic Unit and Impact Award (DUIA) in 2018 to recognise the Professional Units who have excelled in putting Dynamic Unit expectations into practice.
Joint statement by IFLA and SIGL
31 July 2022Both Boards recognise the importance of the relationship and have discussed how they will continue to work collaboratively in the future and effectively to achieve their shared outcomes.