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IFLA Welcomes WIPO Treaty for Blind and Print Disabled People

Following two weeks of negotiations in Marrakech, Morocco, Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) formally adopted a ‘Treaty to Improve Access to...

News - 27 June 2013 (created)

Tagged: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Morocco, Services to the visually impaired, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Organisations representing library associations, library consortia, and professional librarians in over 150 countries urge WIPO Member States to agree an effective treaty for print disabled people

[WORD]   [PDF] We, the undersigned organisations representing over 750,000 professional librarians and serving over one billion registered library users worldwide, urge WIPO...

Informational Page - 11 June 2013 (created)

Tagged: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Services to the visually impaired

IFLA closing statement at WIPO Diplomatic Conference

[WORD] [PDF]  Thank you Mr Chair, On behalf of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, but also on behalf of millions of print-disabled and...

Informational Page - 27 June 2013 (created)

Tagged: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Services to the visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Week two at the WIPO Diplomatic Conference in Marrakesh

The WIPO Diplomatic Conference to conclude a Treaty to facilitate access to published works by visually impaired persons and persons with print disabilities has now entered its...

News - 25 June 2013 (created)

Tagged: Access to information, Advocacy, Copyright, Morocco, Services to the visually impaired, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Statement made by IFLA at the Diplomatic Conference, Marrakesh 2013

[WORD] [PDF] Intervention by IFLA: International Federation of Library Associations and Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) Diplomatic Conference June 17-28, 2013 Thank...

Informational Page - 21 June 2013 (created)

Tagged: Access to information, Copyright, SCCR, Services to the visually impaired, WIPO

Start of WIPO Diplomatic Conference to conclude a treaty for the visually impaired

Today the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) starts its two week (17th -28th of June) Diplomatic Conference to conclude a Treaty to facilitate access to published works by...

News - 18 June 2013 (created)

Tagged: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Morocco, Services to the visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Joint Library Statement Urges WIPO Member States to Agree an Effective Treaty for Print Disabled People

Organisations representing library associations, library consortia, and professional librarians in over 150 countries urge WIPO Member States to agree an effective treaty for print disabled people...

News - 11 June 2013 (created)

Tagged: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Services to the visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

First Regional IFLA Conference in the Arab region

IFLA is pleased to announce the first Regional IFLA Conference in the Arab region in cooperation with AFLI (Arab Federation for Libraries and Information) and Qatar Ministry of Culture, Arts...

Event - 28 May 2013 (created)

Tagged: BSLA, Conference, Copyright, Professional development, Qatar, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

E-Lending review in English public libraries

The department of Culture, Media and Sport in the UK today published the Sieghart review on E-lending in English public libraries. This government commissioned review states that E-...

News - 27 March 2013 (created)

Tagged: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, United Kingdom

Folding shelves - The Economist publishes article on Elending

In late March, The Economist published an article on the Elending and Public Libraries. Stuart Hamilton, Director of Policy and Advocacy, as well as members of the IFLA Network, such as...

News - 25 March 2013 (created)

Tagged: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Future of libraries, The Economist

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