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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.

IFLA's Professional Council 2021-2023 Announced

The 2021-2023 IFLA Professional Council, responsible for guiding and supporting the work of IFLA's Professional Structure, has been elected by its Members and Officers.

IFLA AO Section + IFLA Strategy: libraries and the UN SDGs in the Asia and Oceania Region

In this article, IFLA celebrates the work of the IFLA Asia and Oceania Section and its engagement with the IFLA Strategy.

Registration now open for IFLA WLIC 2021

We're live! The World Library and information Congress 2021 platform is now open.

National Bibliographic Register graphics and comparative tables available

Consult these graphics and tables to get a comparative view of the data submitted in the NBR profiles

From usage to impact: showing how public libraries make a difference - interview with Christian Lauersen, Roskilde Public Library

A recent report from Denmark has shone a new light on the different ways in which public libraries make a difference to people's lives, and how we can measure this. We interviewed Christian Lauersen, Director, Roskilde Public Library, to find out more.

Joint Webinar by ENSULIB and P&C Sections on 6 May 2021

IFLA Regional Division Committees Elections 2021-2023: Results Released

An exciting innovation in IFLA’s new governance structures will be our new Regional Division Committees for Asia-Oceania, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, North America and Sub-Saharan Africa.