IFLA for: The Press
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the library and information profession. IFLA promotes the principles of freedom of access to information, ideas and works of imagination and freedom of expression. The delivery of high quality and equitable library and information services helps guarantee that access and improve the social, educational, cultural, democratic and economic well-being of those communities and organizations libraries serve. IFLA has 1600 Members in approximately 150 countries around the world.
IFLA is an independent, international, non-governmental, not-for-profit organization. Our aims are to:
- Promote high standards of provision and delivery of library and information services
- Encourage widespread understanding of the value of good library & information services
- Represent the interests of our members throughout the world.
IFLA's professional work is being done by our Sections, of which there are currently more than 40; IFLA members are members of the sections of their choice.
We publish the quarterly IFLA Journal, which covers news of current IFLA activities and articles. Most Sections maintain their own newsletters; they provide the most up-to-date and detailed news about individual sections.
For Press Releases, Announcements and general news, please visit IFLA News. You can subscribe to its RSS feeds. Next to that you can subscribe to our general mailing list IFLA-L. Its content mostly comes from fellow subscribers.
We have a special press kit under development; meanwhile representatives of the press may contact Susan Schaepman.
Last update: 29 January 2010