IT Section 2021 mid-term meeting
12 March 2021IFLA IT Section standing committee is meeting online on Friday March 19th for the 2021 mid-term meeting.
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2021 online Midyear Meeting on Challenges and Opportunities of Dealing with Covid-19
12 March 2021Five presentations covering the worldwide challenges to libraries for children and young adults and their dealings during the Covid-19 pandemic will form the center piece of the Section's annual Midyear Meeting 2021. The presentations will be followed by a live Q&A session with the speakers.
IFLA SDGs Update: March 2021
9 March 2021This update on libraries and the SDGs includes information on: the 2021 VNRs, the Regional SDG Fora and other UN meetings, the SDG Advocacy Toolkit, IFLA's Library Map of the World and Stat of the Week, Education for Sustainable Development, Library Advocate Personality Test, the SDG book club, and other useful IFLA and external tools.
Access not Administrative Burdens: IFLA signs letter on special trade provisions for least developed countries
9 March 2021IFLA has lent its support to efforts to ensure that least developed countries continue to enjoy greater flexibilities and lower administrative requirements in implementing trade deals. Retaining these possibilities will support investment, and more favourable laws, for education and research, and the libraries that support them.
2020 IFLA Dynamic Unit and Impact Award winner and special mentions announced
9 March 2021The 2020 IFLA Dynamic Unit and Impact Award is awarded this year to the Document Delivery and Resource Sharing (DDRS) Section.
IFLA Supports ICOMOS in Statement on Tigray (Ethiopia)
8 March 2021IFLA supports the statement by ICOMOS concerning the destruction of cultural property in Tigray (Ethiopia).
Report on the RSCAO Asia-Pacific webinar on ‘Libraries and the SDGs’, 26 February 2021
6 March 2021The 2-hour webinar was hosted by LIANZA, at the National Library of New Zealand, for the IFLA Regional Standing Committee for Asia and Oceania (RSCAO) – it was the latest in the series of annual seminars accompanying the mid-term business meetings of RSCAO.
Libraries and Open Data in 2021: Access, Skills, Engagement
6 March 20216 March 2021 marks the annual Open Data Day. This international celebration brings together a wide range of stakeholders – from librarians and public servants to developers and statisticians – to showcase creative uses and benefits of open data to drive development and help address today’s societal challenges.
Upcoming LBE webinet — Library Design Matters! Reboot: The New Narrative
2 March 2021New webinet series starts March 25th - bookings open now!
PAC Kazakhstan Facilitates International Knowledge Exchange and Professional Development
2 March 2021PAC Kazakhstan facilitates meetings of libraries across Central Asia to exchange knowledge in restoration and conservation of the region's documentary heritage.
Sustaining libraries in a digital world: Interview with Jennie Rose Halperin, Library Futures
2 March 2021Library Futures is a newly created organisation in the United States, focused on the questions facing libraries in the digital world, with a view both to supporting learning and capacity building on the ground, and advocating for policy change. We interviewed Jennie Rose Halperin, Executive Director of Library Futures, to find out more.
Informed, engaged, enabled: report of the IFLA side-event at the African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
2 March 2021With access to information recognised as a key component of development in the UN 2030 Agenda, libraries have a powerful potential to contribute to success. A side event at the African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development provided the opportunity to explore further.
IFLA Elections 2021: Opportunities to Engage
1 March 2021Today, the nominations process for IFLA’s elections and appointments 2021 opens. There are six weeks for candidates to come forward, and for Members and Affiliates to submit nominations for the over 800 positions available.
Now Available: IFLA Asia and Oceania Regional Quarterly News - February 2021 Issue
1 March 2021We are happy to share with you the February 2021 issue of our IFLA Asia and Oceania Regional Quarterly Newsletter.
CPDWL is now on LinkedIn!
27 February 2021CPDWL is now on LinkedIn! Join us!
Championing Digital Literacy and Privacy - Toronto Public Library Experiences
25 February 2021As Safer Internet month draws to a close, libraries around the world scale up, maintain and continue to explore new ways to champion digital literacy, online safety and wellbeing in their communities. In a new interview, Pam Ryan discusses the experiences of Toronto Public Library.
Mexican libraries + IFLA Strategy: on the road to empowerment
25 February 2021In this article, IFLA celebrates the work of two Mexican Library Associations: AMBAC and CNB and their engagement with the IFLA Strategy.