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Europe Regional Division Committee focuses strongly on advocacy, identifying priorities for the region, and defining and delivering on action plans that respond to these. This includes work to build capacity, communicate about IFLA’s work and offer, extend IFLA’s membership and reach, and strengthen the voice of libraries.
The IFLA Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Division has planned a series of webinars between February 2024 and April 2024.
Join IFLA President Vicki McDonald for the first in a series of townhalls, designed to give you an opportunity to hear the latest about what your Federation is doing for you.
Join IFLA President Vicki McDonald for the first in a series of townhalls, designed to give you an opportunity to hear the latest about what your Federation is doing for you.
The IFLA Information Technology Section and IFLA Artificial Intelligence (AI) Special Interest Group in collaboration with the University of Chile and Library of the National Congress of Chile are pleased to announce the upcoming international symposium on AI and Libraries.
Join IFLA President Vicki McDonald for the first in a series of townhalls, designed to give you an opportunity to hear the latest about what your Federation is doing for you.
IFLA will join the 16th International Forum of NGOs in Official Partnership with UNESCO in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) to bring library perspectives to the theme, "Sustainable Cultures".
IFLA’s Governing Board (GB) is responsible for the management of the Federation, as set out in IFLA’s Statutes. The GB meets at least three times a year, and is advised by the Professional Council, the Regional Council, and five Advisory Committees.
Bringing together governments, UN agencies, experts and civil society representatives, the 7th Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean will focus both on preparing for the 2024 High-Level Political Forum, and exchanging on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals in the region.
The World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) will be meeting in Geneva to discuss the legislative frameworks needed by libraries to fulfil their missions, as well as questions around broadcasting and the rights of authors and creators in the digital age.
The Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section, Middle East and North Regional Division, and Local History and Genealogy Section cordially invite you to a webinar on 22 April 2024, 8:00 a.m. EST about insights into the history and challenges of holdings in Iraqi libraries. Please register for the webinar using the link above. Registration is open up to the start of the webinar.
The ISBD Review Group commissioned a Task Force in 2019 with the remit to align the ISBD Consolidated edition with the Manifestation entity of the IFLA LRM bibliographic conceptual model. In the remit was also to develop an element set with accompanying stipulations. The ISBD for Manifestation Task Force can now present a final draft of the ISBD for Manifestation (ISBDM) in the form of an online tool, and would like feedback via a World-wide review. The World-wide Review is the last step in the review phase and a chance to give the ISBDM Task Force feedback before the final draft goes through the IFLA Standards approval process. Please register for this introduction meeting to the World-wide Review. Date: 25 April 2024. Time: 3-5 pm CEST
The webinar aims at delving into the frameworks and foundations of establishing and operating a national bibliography, drawing inspirations from established and successful models around the world, permitting to navigate diverse landscapes and settings.