Highlighted news from IFLA Headquarters

Gothenburg 2010 Calls for Papers

Louis — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:01:50 +0100

Interested in presenting a paper at the 76th IFLA General Conference and Assembly in Gothenburg, Sweden?

Calls for papers are now coming in from IFLA Sections, Core Activities, and Special Interest Groups.

For more information, please visit the new Calls for Papers web page.

IFLA Senior Policy Advisor reports from the Internet Governance Forum, Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt

Louis — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:04:24 +0100

IFLA's Senior Policy Advisor will be attending the 4th Internet Governance Forum taking place November 15-18 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The theme of this year's Forum is 'Internet Governance - Creating Opportunities for All' and IFLA will also be represented by colleagues from Egypt and Oman. For those interested in following the Forum, the Senior Policy Advisor is blogging from:

http://blogs.prodigio.nl/stuart/

Just released: October 2009 issue of IFLA Journal

Louis — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:01:16 +0100

Volume 35, No.3 (October 2009)

New membership pages

Louis — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:41:25 +0100

IFLA has revised and reworked its online membership pages. Now it is much easier to manage your subscription and to find information on benefits, costs of IFLA membership and on annual renewals. Visit the IFLA membership pages at: http://www.ifla.org/en/membership.

If you are not yet an IFLA member, but are curious as to what IFLA can do for you and/or your institution, just click on the IFLA for members section from the homepage.

Workshop: Intercultural Moderation & Cultural Management

Simon — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:36:31 +0200

10-21 January 2010, Alexandria, Egypt

Call for applications for the world book capital nomination 2012

Louis — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:00:55 +0200

Español | Français

October 2009

The Prince Claus Fund provides relief for Chinese library destroyed by earthquake

Louis — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:40:50 +0200

Li Chun and Li Kaicheng; photo by He Huan

Press release

Amsterdam 18 August 2009

IFLA Presidential Newsletter No. 7 August 2009

Louis — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:07:30 +0200

Editors note:
This is the last newsletter to be provided by out-going IFLA President, Claudia Lux. As of September 2009, incoming IFLA President Ellen Tise will continue the newsletter with a new format. At the IFLA Congress in Milan, Claudia Lux finished her term as IFLA President. As a token of our appreciation for all she has done for IFLA, this issue is dedicated to Claudia. It is an adapted version of her Farewell Speech in Milan before the General Assembly on Wednesday 26 August 2009.

IFLA Fosters Public Access to Technology and Information

Louis — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:38:50 +0200

Receives new funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to continue support of libraries worldwide

New Publication: Strategies for Regenerating the Library and Information Profession

Louis — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:14:13 +0200