Newspapers Section

Mission Statement

The Newspapers Section is a forum to share information on all issues relating to newspapers and news published in any media (print, microfilm, or electronically) including acquisition, collection development, cataloguing, digitisation, conservation, storage and long—term preservation both of physical and digital media. The section is further concerned with standards pertaining to newspapers and all other kinds of news media, and with physical and intellectual access to these collections as our cultural heritage.

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Last update: 18 November 2011

Latest News

IFLA International Newspaper Conference 2011: Review

April 25-27 the National Library of Malaysia hosted the 2011 Newspapers Section Conference at the National Library in Kuala Lumpur.

Continued… | 5 May 2011

Newspapers Section Call for Papers

Theme: Newspapers in the Caribbean, Central, and South America Production, Distribution and Conservation Cultural Heritage and News Media in the Digital Age

Continued… | 20 January 2011

IFLA International Newspaper Conference 2011: Call for Papers

Newspaper in multiple scripts and multiple languages: issues and challenges for national heritage

Continued… | 20 November 2010

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Upcoming Events

2012 April

IFLA International Newspaper Conference 2012

11 – 13 April 2012  (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Grand Auditorium, Paris)

August

IFLA 2012 preconference in Mikkeli, Finland

7 – 9 August 2012  (Mikkeli, Finland)

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