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Dichiarazione professionale dell'IFLA sul controllo bibliografico universale

La presente Dichiarazione professionale, approvata dall’IFLA Governing Board nel luglio 2025, definisce i principi fon...

Minutes of Meeting: Linked Data Technical Sub-Committee (LIDATEC), 19 August 2015

Notes of the inaugural meeting on 19 August 2015 at WLIC in Cape Town, South Africa of the LIDATEC Technical Sub-Committ...

Minutes of Meeting: Professional Council, 16 October 2025

Minutes of Meeting: Professional Council, 16 October 2025

Minutes of Meeting: Linked Data Technical Review Group (LIDATEC), 29 August 2018

Minutes of the LIDATEC Review Group meeting on 29 August 2018 at WLIC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The main items discusse...

Minutes of Meeting: Linked Data Technical Review Group (LIDATEC), 24 August 2017

Minutes of the LIDATEC Review Group meeting on 24 August 2017 at WLIC in Wrocław, Poland. The meeting was in two parts:...

Teaching International Librarianship

With IFLA’s centenary set to provide an opportunity to reflect on the past, present and future of international librar...

Minutes of Business Meeting: Information Literacy Section, 17 August 2025

Minutes of Business Meeting which took place during the WLIC 2025 in Astana (Kazakhstan) on sunday 17th of august 2025.

Minutes of Meeting: Information Literacy Section, 11 August 2025

Minutes of business meeting which took place the 11th of august 2025 to welcome incoming members.

A New Paradigm for Librarianship: A Review of Library Associations’ Work and AI from 2019 Until the Present

This article reviews how library associations worldwide have shaped the profession’s engagement with Artificial Intell...

Déclaration professionnelle de l’IFLA sur le Contrôle Bibliographique Universel

Cette déclaration professionnelle, approuvée par le Conseil d’administration de l’IFLA en juillet 2025, définit l...

IFLA Declaração Profissional de Controle Bibliográfico Universal

Esta Declaração Profissional, aprovada pelo Conselho de Administração da IFLA em julho de 2025, define os princípio...

Is Your Library a Climate Information Integrity Leader?

Self Assessment Tool Worksheet: Take your work to the next level

IFLA is committed to involving the global library field in the 2025 COP30 Action Agenda, which activates multi-stakehold...

RDA’s AI Strategy and the Future Development of RDA

This presentation outlines how RDA is addressing the increasing influence of artificial intelligence on cataloguing prac...

Minutes of Meeting: National Libraries Section, 18 September 2025

Minutes of Business Meeting held on 18 September 2025 via Teleconference (MS Teams) Time: 8:00 AM (Washington) / 2:00 P...

Libraries Empowering Society through Digital Literacy

The origins of this book lie in a proposal submitted several years ago to produce a book on the topic of transliteracy, ...

The Role of Public Libraries in Strengthening the Mechanisms of Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE): An exploratory Study of Public Library Programs, Services and Activities in Egypt and Emirates

Inclusive and just climate action requires everyone. This is not a challenge that will be solved by technology or scienc...

IFLA Journal. December 2025

The December 2025 issue of IFLA Journal brings together a wide-ranging collection of scholarship that reflects the globa...

How To Spot Fake News: Climate Edition

Critical thinking is a core part of media and information literacy, and libraries continue to champion this by helping c...

Alignment of the ISBD: International Standard Bibliographic Description element set with RDA: Resource Description & Access element set

This is the alignment of the consolidated edition of the ISBD: International Standard Bibliographic Description (2011) e...