Resources

IFLA Statement on Orphan Works

Libraries are dealing with an increasing number of works where the copyright owners cannot be identified or located to c...

Déclaration de l’IFLA sur l’accord commercial anti-contrefaçon

Les bibliothèques jouent un rôle essentiel dans la promotion d'un accès équitable à l'information et à l'expressio...

IFLA Statement on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)

Libraries play an essential role in fostering equitable access to information and cultural expression while ensuring com...

IFLA and EBLIDA Statement on ACTA and the Importance of Multilateral Multi-stakeholder IP Policy Formation

IFLA and EBLIDA represent the interests of the global and European library communities. Ahead of the European Parliament...

Protecting Exceptions Against Contract Override: A Review of Provisions for Libraries

A major advance in recent European copyright reform has been the inclusion of ‘contract override’ provisions for man...

Background Paper on Extended Collective Licensing

The IFLA background paper on extended collective licensing presents examples of extended collective licensing systems un...

National Library and Archives of Iran Research Festival; Facilitator of Scientific Communication in Realizing Open Science

This article examines the role of the Research and Technology Festival of the National Library and Archives of Iran in f...

IFLA Statement On Libraries And Open And Good Governance (2020)

Relating to Sustainable Development Goal 16 – peace, justice and strong institutions – IFLA’s Statement on Librari...

What They Said About Libraries: Quotes from Member States at the 39th Meeting of the SCCR, WIPO

The latest meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Relate...

What They Said About Libraries: Quotes from Member States at the 37th Meeting of the SCCR, WIPO

IFLA attended the 37th meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Standing Committee on Copyright and R...

What They Said About Libraries: Quotes from Member States at the 36th Meeting of the SCCR, WIPO

United Nations Member States said positive things about libraries at the 36th meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyr...

Déclaration de l'IFLA sur le prêt numérique contrôlé

Le prêt numérique contrôlé (CDL) est devenu un sujet très discuté au cours des deux dernières années, en particu...

Declaración de la IFLA sobre el préstamo digital controlado

El préstamo digital controlado (CDL) se ha convertido en un tema muy comentado en los últimos dos años, especialmente...

IFLA Statement on Legal Deposit

Legal deposit is critical for the preservation of and access to a nation’s documentary heritage. It enables the compre...

Newsletter: Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section, June 2025

ИФЛА-ЮНЕСКО Манифест о школьной библиотеке 2025

Манифест IFLA-ЮНЕСКО о школьных библиотеках 2025 года является обнов�...

بيان (الإفلا) بشأن الدفاع عن مجتمعات المعرفة الشاملة

أصدر الاتحاد الدولي لجمعيات ومؤسسات المكتبات بيانًا جديدًا يسلط �...

国际图联关于捍卫包容性知识社会的声明

国际图书馆协会联合会（IFLA）发布了一份新声明，强调了图书馆在确保每个人都能参与并�...

IFLA Statement on Defending Inclusive Knowledge Societies

A new statement from the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions highlights the varied and par...

Minutes of meeting: IFLA Regional Council, 13 May 2025

The fifteenth meeting of the Regional Council 2023-2025 was held virtually on 13 May 2025. Items discussed during this m...