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26th edition of Il Cinema Ritrovato

IFLA — Thu, 24 May 2012 21:03:44 +0200

Mostra Internazionale del Cinema Libero and Cineteca di Bologna are glad to invite you to the 26th edition of Il Cinema Ritrovato festival, from Saturday June 23rd through Saturday June 30th, 2012. Eight days packed with screenings, conversations, events; four screens running from morning to evening (our two Lumière Theatres, Arlecchino and Jolly Cinemas) and the evening wonder in Piazza Maggiore. Audiovisual and Multimedia Section

Satellite Meeting Call for papers — Libraries: the Amazing Gateway to Knowledge and Power!

Lindi — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:44:09 +0200

The IFLA Africa Section is sponsoring a Satellite meeting to be held in The Auditorium, Pasila Library, Helsinki City Main Library in Helsinki, Finland from 9-10 August, 2012. Theme: Libraries: the Amazing Gateway to Knowledge and Power! The Section invites Librarians, Information Scientists and other stakeholders to submit proposals (abstracts) for papers to be presented. Africa Section

International Association of School Librarianship Conference, Doha – Qatar

Patricia Adams — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:46:53 +0200

Registration is open for this exciting conference to be held in Doha, Qatar from 11-15th November. To receive ‘Early Bird’ discounts, until 30 June, register now. Join IASL to enjoy the ‘Early Bird’ benefits. Last date for Conference Registration is 15th September, 2012 Conference - 11 – 15 November, 2012 at the Hamad bin Khalifa University Student Center School Libraries and Resource Centers Section

Release of the Japanese translation of the Multicultural Communities: Guidelines for Library Services, 3rd edition

Jack Leong — Wed, 23 May 2012 22:07:27 +0200

You can read the guidelines in Japanese, both the full version and the overview version. Please click here to go the list of the documents. Indigenous Matters Special Interest Group

Protection of cultural heritage: Principles of Engagement will guide IFLA in emergency situations

IFLA — Wed, 23 May 2012 05:32:18 +0200

At its meeting in April, the IFLA Governing Board has endorsed Principles of Engagement in library-related activities in times of crisis, conflict or disaster. The Principles are part of IFLA’s Key Initiatives 2011-2012 programme: Cultural Heritage Disaster Reconstruction Programme – Culture is a basic need, a community thrives through its cultural heritage, it dies without it.

‘Enhancing the Culture of Reading and Books in the Digital Age: Copyright as a means to foster creativity and access’

IFLA — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:03:20 +0200

IFLA Secretary General Jennefer Nicholson (centre) with conference delegates; photo by Jacinta Were

Report from the IFLA/EIFL/COAR/SPARC World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2012 Workshop, Geneva, Switzerland

IFLA — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:54:20 +0200

On Thursday 17th May 2012 IFLA, along with its organising partners Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL), the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) and Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) held a workshop on open access titled 'Rethinking the Agenda for Development: Open Access Policies and Practice'. This was the second year in a row that IFLA had organised a workshop on open access at WSIS, and the high-level discussion that took place showed that there is a knowledge of and an appetite for the issue amongst WSIS attendees. World Summit on the Information Society

Strategic plans for 2012

Joanne Yeomans — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:51:21 +0200

A link and four new documents have been added to the Officers Corner in the "planning" section of the Key Documents page: Officers Corner

A New FAIFE Spotlight released on Libraries and Freedom of Information Revisited

IFLA — Mon, 21 May 2012 08:01:03 +0200

During this spring and summer several new FAIFE Spotlights will be released as a result of good international cooperation and impact of the Finnish research project led by Professor Kai Ekholm and granted by Helsingin Sanomain Säätiö, a media foundation in Finland. Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE)

Out Now: a New FAIFE Spotlight on Manga and Libraries in Japan

IFLA — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:43:17 +0200

It is titled Manga and Libraries in Japan, written by a new FAIFE member, professor Yasuyo Inoue. It starts the discussion of manga and libraries. Feel free to post us your comments at the FAIFE Facebook! (Kai Ekholm, Chair of FAIFE) Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE)