Upcoming events from IFLA

IFLA International Newspaper Conference 2009

ChristophAlbers — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:49:08 +0100

IFLA International Newspaper Conference, Mozhaisk (Russian Federation) 13-16 April 2009

Theme:
Legal deposit of newspapers for libraries: challenges of the digital environment.

Newspapers Section

IFLA International Newspaper Conference 2010

ChristophAlbers — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:35:27 +0100

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) in collaboration with IFLA Newspaper Section is organizing the IFLA International Newspaper Conference 2010 at IGNCA, New Delhi in India.

Theme: Digital Preservation and Access to news and views

Newspapers Section

The Universal Repository Library and guarantees for the sustainability of the digital copy

c.ditillio — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:07:56 +0200

Welcome to KUOPIO-3!

The Kuopio Conferences have identified a vital issue facing the Library and Cultural communities. They have successfully highlighted the problems of how to identify low use print resources, how to preserve those materials and, more particularly, how to deal with these issues in a global environment.

Acquisition and Collection Development Section

Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC)

IAN_YAP — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:34:41 +0100

ASIAN FESTIVAL OF CHILDREN’S CONTENT (AFCC)
5 to 8 May 2010, Singapore
1. Asian Content for the World’s Children
Over a billion children in Asia lack good resources, both for their education and entertainment. Those who have the means and the access, benefit from a wide selection of edutainment material available from the West. Asian material, even those available, is seldom promoted and is therefore left unexplored.

Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section

2010 Somerset International Conference

IAN_YAP — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:19:30 +0100

The preliminary programme for the 2010 Somerset International Conference for Librarians and Teachers is now available at
www.somerset.qld.edu.au/conflib/programme/conference_programme/

Registration is available both online and as a downloadable application form. The conference venue, Conrad Jupiters Hotel, is also making available to delegates an extremely generous accommodation and breakfast offer.

Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section

LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE (LIDA) 2010

IAN_YAP — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:29:22 +0100

The annual international conference Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) addresses the changing and challenging environment for libraries and information systems and services in the digital world. Each year a different and ‘hot’ theme is addressed, divided in two parts; the first part covering research and development and the second part addressing advances in applications and practice.

Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section

IFLA-PAC Cycle “Preservation and the four elements”, 2nd conference: “Water Impact on Library, Archival and Museum Materials”

flore_izart — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:54:22 +0200

Programme
The National library of the Czech Republic, the National Archives of the Czech Republic in cooperation with IFLA-PAC are issuing the call for papers for forthcoming conference on water damages to the collective materials from museum, archives and library collection.

Core Activity on Preservation and Conservation (PAC)

Internet Governance Forum 2008

Mark — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:29:19 +0100

IFLA's Senior Policy Advisor, Dr. Stuart Hamilton, will attend the IGF on behalf of IFLA. During his attendance he will blog the experience.

Committee on Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE)

The National Library of Norway celebrates the UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage by “The Growth of the Soil”

Marwa EL SAHN — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:55:49 +0100

The film was made in 1921 by the Danish director Gunnar Sommerfeldt and was adapted from the eponymous novel published in 1919 by the Norwegian Nobel-prize winner Knut Hamsun (1859-1952). The novel has been translated into some 25 languages. An eBook version of the English translation can be downloaded here:
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/10984
The Growth of the Soil is a milestone achievement in Norwegian film history.

Audiovisual and Multimedia Section

Annual Genealogy and Local History Section Field Trip

JanetTomkins — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:33:39 +0200

During the World Library and Information Congress, the Genealogy and Local History Section sponsored a field trip to sites of interest in the Milan area. The trip was attended by 38 people. The trip included the following visits as well as a stop at the Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan to view Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper painting.

Genealogy and Local History Section