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Rural Artists' Digital Skills Development in Makonde, Zimbabwe: Boosting the indigenous creative economy
28 April 2025Collaborative community initiatives can strengthen and foster sustainable development by boosting the creative economy to make inroads into digital spaces, turning the digital divide into a digital dividend. Read about an innovative initiative gaining traction in Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland West Province.
IFLA Advisory Committee on Standards Symposium Metadata Standards Matter: Building a Sustainable Future for Information
28 April 2025The National Library of Greece hosted the symposium, “Metadata Standards Matter: Building a Sustainable Future for Information” and mid-year meetings of the Advisory Committee on Standards, the IFLA metadata sections, the Review Groups, and the Accessibility Metadata Network. Read more about this gathering of metadata specialists from across the globe, who met to discuss and share experiences, practices, problems and solutions related to metadata standards.
Enhancing Visibility and Engagement: Highlights from the IFLA Management & Marketing Section for Egyptian Library Professionals
25 April 2025On April 10th, 2025, the IFLA Management and Marketing Section hosted a significant event titled "Enhancing Library Services Marketing: Definitions and Strategies for Greater Impact" at the Maadi Public Library in Cairo. The workshop welcomed library and information professionals from across Egypt, including those from academic, public, and school libraries.
CFP for 2025 WLIC Open Session by News Media Section
25 April 20252025 IFLA WLIC Open Session “Media behavior and news consumption in the age of AI and digitalization” to explore the evolving dynamics of media consumption, news dissemination, and digital literacy in today's rapidly changing social and cultural landscape.
WLIC 2025 Call for Presentations - Collecting in a Digital World: Inclusivity and Sustainability
24 April 2025“Driving Change and Innovation in Bibliographic Services and Practices” - Call for Submissions
23 April 2025CFP for 2025 WLIC Open Session by News Media Section
23 April 2025Culture, Climate, and Technology in the G20: IFLA helps inform the agenda of the Culture Working Group
22 April 2025IFLA-UPU partnership
22 April 2025In 2025 the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) have agreed to enter into a partnership for the digital benefit of libraries, post offices and the communities they serve.
Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section: Call for papers to be presented at the IFLA WLIC 2025 in Astana
22 April 2025IFLA WLIC 2025: Division B Open Session – Knowledge Café
17 April 2025The 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.
More process than progress at SCCR46, but momentum grows for change
16 April 2025A week of engagement at the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) saw valuable engagement with delegates, but a gear-shift in work on limitations and exceptions will need to wait for the next meeting.
IFLA President's Message, April 2025
15 April 2025The below message was distributed to IFLA's members and volunteers directly by e-mail in IFLA's official languages from 9 April 2025.
Call for Contributions – IFLA Information Literacy Section Newsletter (Summer Issue 2025)
15 April 2025We warmly invite contributions to the IFLA Information Literacy Section (ILS) Newsletter to share insights, updates, and best practices with the global IL community.