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IFLA Governing Board 2021-2023: Election Results

IFLA has pleasure in announcing the result of the election of the Governing Board 2021-2023...

NPSIG Music Contest 2021: sing a song and send it to us!

Librarians are great specialists, not only in cataloguing or indexing books. They are passionate about music as well! For this reason we encourage all of you to take part in the first music contest for librarians: "NPSIG Music Contest 2021"!

IFLA’s Libraries for Children & Young Adults Section Newsletter May 2021 is online

IFLA Section on Education and Training launches two projects designed to inspire LIS students

LIS Professionals share their "top books" and sage advice

No Culture No Future | #Culture2030goal Campaign launches its strategy document

If you believe that there is no future without culture and that the cultural ecosystems should be integrated in both short-term recovery and long-term development strategies, support the #Culture2030goal campaign.

Now Available: IFLA Asia and Oceania Regional Quarterly News - May 2021 Issue

We are happy to share with you the May 2021 issue of our IFLA Asia and Oceania Regional Quarterly Newsletter.

E4GDH Webinar: Evidence-Based Librarianship. Building the Base as We Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic/Infodemic

The Librarian Reserve Corps is an international volunteer network of over 140 medical and public health librarians from 14 countries, working in partnership with the World Health Organization in response to public health emergencies.

IFLA Division IV and SET are hosting a series of webinars for LIS students- June's Theme is "LIS Degree Requirement: Internships, Practicums, or Field Experience"

The Call for Papers closes on 9 June 2021

Reports on the III International Bibliographic Congress: Bibliographic information in digital culture available

The Bibliography Blog now has three reports on the Congress.

IFLA Division IV and SET are hosting a series of webinars for LIS students- May's Theme is "Projects in the Libraries - Ideas, Innovations, Initiatives"

Join Us May 26, 2021 13:00-14:30 CEST

"Latin America and Caribbean Parliamentary Libraries: experiences, challenges and practical work during the Covid-19 pandemic" Webinar held April 29, 2021

The Network of Parliamentary Libraries in Latin America and the Caribbean hosted the Webinar "Latin America and Caribbean Parliamentary Libraries: experiences, challenges and practical work during the Covid-19 pandemic" on April 29, 2021.

PROMOTING NATIONAL LIBRARY OF INDONESIA’S RARE COLLECTION DURING THE PANDEMIC ERA

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, research activities have been disrupted. Many students and researchers cannot visit the library easily to find the resources they need.

“The Art of Raffaello: Opera Omnia” Exhibition at the Guangzhou Library

“Multiculture library-trip around the world” is a series of multicultural-themed events organised by the Guangzhou Library to showcase the cultural diversity of various countries.

Introduction to Yazd Central Library, Iran

During the recent organisation of the Public Libraries in the Islamic Republic of Iran, a major movement has been started to properly equip the central public libraries with a focus on the following areas – spatial arrangement, equipment, facilities, segmentation and user spaces. Various national and international models, including their library equipment and services, were studied and examined as part of the planning process.

Simultaneous Story Time in Space by the Australian Library and Information Association

After several years of planning and preparation, the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) will be streaming its annual National Simultaneous Storytime on Wednesday 19 May, read by an astronaut at the International Space Station.

Simultaneous Story Time in Space by the Australian Library and Information Association

After several years of planning and preparation, the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) will be streaming its annual National Simultaneous Storytime on Wednesday 19 May, read by an astronaut at the International Space Station.

Overall Service-Improving Programme for Public Libraries at Zhejiang

Several days ago, Ms Chen, who lives in Lin'an District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, returned books borrowed from the Zhejiang Library to the Lin'an District Library near her house, freeing herself from 3 hours of running about if she had to return books to Zhejiang Library.

Singapore Management University Libraries Strategic Plan 2021-2025

Change and more change Like many libraries, Singapore Management University (SMU) Libraries closed their physical libraries early in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Singapore Management University Libraries Strategic Plan 2021-2025

Change and more change Like many libraries, Singapore Management University (SMU) Libraries closed their physical libraries early in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

New President of the Library Association of Singapore

If you took a look at my background, there were elements that possibly led to my becoming in late 2018, the Head Librarian of the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM); and then in 2019, the Vice-President of the Library Association of Singapore (2019 to 2021); and ultimately, as of 27 March 2021, the President of the Library Association of Singapore, a post that I will hold up to 2023.