Latest news from IFLA

Loida García-Febo receives 2010 Elizabeth Futas Catalyst for Change Award

sebastian wilke — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:22:05 +0100

Loida García-Febo, assistant coordinator of the New Americans Program & Special Services at the Queens Library (N.Y.), is the 2010 recipient of the American Library Association (ALA) Elizabeth Futas Catalyst for Change Award. This award is given biennially to an individual for making positive changes in the profession of librarianship and consists of a 24K gold-framed citation and $1,000 contributed by the Elizabeth Futas Memorial Fund of the American Library Association.

New Professionals Special Interest Group

UNIMARC 2010 - Lyon, France

icordeiro — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:14:53 +0100

Following the meetings in Lisbon (2006) and Florence (2008), the UNIMARC Core Activity organizes the 3rd UNIMARC Users Group Meeting in France, on March 31 2010.

UNIMARC Core Activity (UCA)

IFLA Presidential Newsletter No. 2 February 2010

Louis — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:46:23 +0100

Dear Colleagues

New website IFLA Chinese Language Centre

Louis — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:32:45 +0100

Dear Colleagues,

It gives me a great pleasure to announce the launch of the IFLA Chinese Language Center (IFLA-CLC) website.

The site is written in the Chinese language as a communication platform for the Chinese Speaking library professionals and a source of information about IFLA and its activities.

The new website includes informational material about IFLA, the IFLA Chinese Language Center, IFLA's latest news, and upcoming conferences.

Language Centre for Chinese

Winners Announced for the 8th IFLA International Marketing Award

Louis — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:42:40 +0100

PRESS RELEASE – March 9, 2010

8th IFLA International Marketing Award

New mission statement of the New Professionals Special Interest Group

sebastian wilke — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:30:45 +0100

The NPSIG’s IFLA web pages are constantly growing and being updated. Now one of the core parts underwent a general revision: Based on the recent experiences at BOBCATSSS and at IFLA Headquarters, we reformulated the mission statement.

New Professionals Special Interest Group

Now Available: Learning materials for workshops on Public Access to Health Information Through Libraries

Louis — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:54:36 +0100

IFLA/FAIFE Workshop facilitators (Paul Sturges, Marta Terry and Shane Godbolt) and KEN-AHILA members visit Oloishobor Dispensary, Ngong District, Kenya during the pilot workshop on ‘Public Access to Health Information Through Libraries’

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

FAIFE Makes Available Translations of Major Training Materials and Policy Documents

Louis — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:56:02 +0100

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:

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

Call for Nominations: IFLA 2010 Honours and Awards

Simon — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:01:42 +0100

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Deadline: 12 April 2010 (late submissions shall not be considered)

The IFLA Governing Board bestows Honours and Awards to recognise individuals contributing to IFLA and the international library and information services sector. All authorized representatives of Members and Personal Affiliates are eligible to make nominations.

Report about IT brainstorming meeting at IFLA Headquarters

sebastian wilke — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:26:12 +0100

In early February an exciting working meeting took place at IFLA Headquarters in The Hague. The intention of the meeting was to think about the future look and feel of IFLA’s online activities. Amongst others, the brainstorming sessions covered the following topics:

New Professionals Special Interest Group