Resources

LIS research methodology: decolonial perspectives informing knowledge of African communities

‘Information’ as conceptualized in the discipline of library and information science (LIS) is not neutral as LIS inc...

Bridging the Staff Digital Divide in the Library Workplace with EDIA

As libraries are emerging from the closures and hybrid work environments, many managers are finding the digital divide h...

Fighting opioid use disorder, one library and community at a time

Opioid-related deaths increased by 28.5% in the US in 2020 from the year before. Two health crises, Covid-19, and an inc...

Wikimedia in the classroom: New learning skills for strategized library and information science training

The information society has become sophisticated that it requires regular professional updates on new skills and learnin...

Impact of LIS professionals with doctorates on library services

Encouraging patrons to engage in lifelong learning is a core function in many libraries. Librarians themselves also incr...

Minutes of (on site and online) business meeting: Academic and Research Libraries Section, 25 July 2022

The 25 July 2022 meeting minutes contain the following: welcome; approval of the agenda; committee membership matters; p...

Get everybody on board and get going: the automation of subject indexing at ZBW

Subject indexing, i.e., the enrichment of metadata records with descriptors, is one of the core activities of libraries....

Minutes of business meeting: Reference and Information Services Section, 6 September 2022

Items discussed at the meeting include common practices, communications and the annual congress.

Minutes of the midyear meeting: Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section, 24 March 2022

Making the most of international meetings: a playbook for IFLA representatives

International meetings, such as those organised by the United Nations, offer a great opportunity to speak up for librari...

Minutes of meeting: IT Section, 25 July 2022

Update on standing committee members, on sponsored SIGs. Preview of IT related session within WLIC 2022. Reports on acti...

Standards Banquet: What happens when IFLA and ISO come to the same table

Cooperation between IFLA and ISO was established after World War II under the auspices of UNESCO. Both organizations hav...

Minutes of Meeting: Advisory Committee on Cultural Heritage, June 2022

Minutes of Meeting: Advisory Committee on Cultural Heritage, April 2022

Names of Persons - Iran (2022)

Guidelines for understanding the structure of Persian personal names for constructing valid entries and access points in...

Minutes of Meeting: Advisory Committee on Cultural Heritage, January 2022

Declaração da IFLA sobre livre acesso – esclarecendo sobre a posição e a estratégia da IFLA

A Federação Internacional das Associações de Bibliotecários e Instituições (IFLA) está comprometida com os princ...

IFLA-Stellungnahme zum freien Informationszugang – IFLA-Erklärung zu Standpunkt und Strategie

Der Internationale Verband der Bibliotheksverbände und –Einrichtungen (IFLA) fühlt sich dem Open-Access-Prinzip verp...

This Library Supports the SDGs

Download and print this poster or place it in your library to show your commitment to the SDGs! If you want to make a tr...