9 March 2010

FAIFE Makes Available Translations of Major Training Materials and Policy Documents

During 2009, IFLA language centres around the world have been busy with a major translation project. Using funds provided by the Swedish International Co-operation and Development Agency (Sida), IFLA's FAIFE Committee has co-ordinated translations of the following policy documents and training manuals:

• The IFLA Internet Manifesto
• The IFLA Internet Manifesto Guidelines
• The IFLA Internet Manifesto Workshop Manual (and PowerPoint slides)
• Access to HIV/AIDS Information through Libraries Workshop Manual (and PowerPoint slides)
• The IFLA Manifesto on Transparency, Good Governance and Freedom from Corruption
• The Libraries and Transparency, Good Governance and Freedom from Corruption Workshop Manual (and PowerPoint slides)
• Public Access to Health Information Through Libraries

This major project could not have been completed without the hard work of the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, and the language centres in Russia, Egypt and Senegal, along with the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). All of the original documents have been redesigned in a PDF format, and are available to download for free from the IFLA website in the following languages:

IFLA encourages people to take the documents and hold workshops as per the manual descriptions, or to customise the materials to produce training exercises best suited to library staff in your country. Please visit the following topic pages to access the translations of the documents:

• The IFLA Internet Manifesto
• Libraries and Access to HIV/AIDS Information
• Libraries and Transparency, Good Governance and Freedom from Corruption

Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Cultural heritage, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, HIV/Aids, Internet access