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Libraries Feature in Recommendation to the Human Rights Council on Cultural Dimensions of the Right to Education

How to make knowledge powerful: IFLA engages in HERMES project on resource sharing

Empowering research by connecting libraries and facilitating access to knowledge: the international HERMES project responds with research, training, and brand new software.

Webinar recording now available: Evidence-Based Librarianship. Building the Base as We Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic / Infodemic

Our latest E4GDH SIG webinar highlighted two projects being undertaken by the Librarian Reserve Corps.

A Place for Libraries in Upholding Cultural Rights through the Protection of Cultural Heritage

Results of LSN Survey on Serving People with Special Needs During COVID-19 Published

IFLA Library and Research Services for Parliament Section organizes a panel for the World E-Parliament Conference 2021

IFLAPARL section conducted a panel on June 17 on the topic "Virtual parliamentary research services" as part of the World E-Parliament Conference 2021.

PAC Sri Lanka Publishes a New Report on Best Practices for the Conservation of Palm-Leaf Manuscripts

PAC Sri Lanka has published a new Report detailing best practices for the conservation of Palm-Leaf Manuscripts.

Metadata Webinar materials available: New Horizons: emerging metadata standards and practices in the 21st century

Recording and slides from the May 27, 2021 webinar are available.

IFLA releases a statement on Controlled Digital Lending

Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) has emerged in the last few years as a specific means of enabling libraries to fulfil their missions. It involves libraries lending digital copies of physical works in their collections, using technological safeguards to ensure that no more copies are loaned than the library itself owns. IFLA's statement underlines the potential of CDL, and what conditions could allow it to take place.

IFLA signs the WikiLibrary Manifesto

IFLA PressReader International Marketing Award Winners 2021

Joint effort by Monash University (Australia) and Penn State University (USA) is the 1st place winner of coveted IFLA PressReader International Marketing Award for 2021.

Libraries, Minority Rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: IFLA contributes to an OHCHR call for inputs

The key theme of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda is “Leaving No-one Behind”; the pandemic has highlighted the urgency of addressing disproportionate barriers and disparities that various minority groups are experiencing. An IFLA input to a UN Human Rights Council consultation examines the role of access to information in facilitating minority rights within the context of sustainable development, and ways that libraries support it.

Libraries, Minority Rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: IFLA contributes to an OHCHR call for inputs

The key theme of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda is “Leaving No-one Behind”; the pandemic has highlighted the urgency of addressing disproportionate barriers and disparities that various minority groups are experiencing. An IFLA input to a UN Human Rights Council consultation examines the role of access to information in facilitating minority rights within the context of sustainable development, and ways that libraries support it.

“Using Retro Technologies in a Children’s Library”: Latest addition to the SC Best Practices YouTube channel

At the Russian State Library for Young Adults (RSLYA), we hold interactive meetings together with children, actively using retro technologies.

Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section Open Standing Committee Meeting June 25, 2021

Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section will conduct a Standing Committee Open Meeting on June 18, 2021 (8am Montreal UTC-4).

Implementation of the European directive on the digital single market: Member States go into extra time

LSN Brochure translated into Croatian

Library Services to People with Special Needs Section is pleased to announce the publication of the section’s brochure in Croatian.

Looking Ahead: Outcomes of the 8th Session of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions

The Conference of Parties to the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005 Convention) held their biannual meeting last week. IFLA attended as an observer, underlining the importance of showing culture's contribution to development, and promoting equitable access for all.

13th Conference of the Association of Parliamentary Librarians of Asia and the Pacific (APLAP) on 15-17 June 2021

13th Conference of the Association of Parliamentary Librarians of Asia and the Pacific (APLAP) on 15-17 June 2021 in a virtual format. All interested are encouraged to register to attend.

Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section launched new survey on operations during COVID-19

Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section launched a new survey on service operations during the COVID-19 global pandemic. UPDATE!! The survey is open until 13 July 2021.