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IFLA Internet Workshop in Cusco, Peru – Assessing the Impact

Louis — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:40:07 +0100

On October 22nd and 23rd, IFLA's FAIFE Committee held an impact assessment workshop in Cusco, Peru. The objective of the workshop was to look at the effects of a series of workshops on the IFLA Internet Manifesto that took place in 12 regions of Peru between March and October 2009.

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

Loida Garcia-Febo Elected Chair of ALA IFRT

Mark — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:59:38 +0200

FAIFE Committee Member Loida Garcia-Febo, has just been elected Vice Chair/ Chair Elect of the American Library Associations Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT). Below are details regarding the IFRT and Loida's update on IFLA/FAIFE's activities in the recent 'IFRT Report'.

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

Kai Ekholm named Chair of FAIFE

Louis — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:10:59 +0200

IFLA's Governing Board has named Kai Ekholm, Director and Chief Librarian of the National Library of Finland, as the Chair of FAIFE for the term 2009-2011.

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

About FAIFE

Mark — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:16:32 +0100

FAIFE is an initiative within IFLA to defend and promote the basic human rights defined in Article 19 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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

The World Report 2001 Media release

Mark — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:14:45 +0100

The first IFLA/FAIFE World Report on libraries and intellectual freedom was launched on Thursday 23 August at the IFLA Annual Conference in Boston.

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

The World Report 2001

Mark — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:06:03 +0100

"Libraries & Intellectual Freedom"

The IFLA/FAIFE World Report on Libraries and Intellectual Freedom, published in 2001, was the first attempt to systematically collect information on freedom of access to information related to libraries and information services and their customers and provided a picture on the status of intellectual freedom with regards to libraries and information services and librarianship in a global perspective.

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

The World Report 2003 - Deutsche Präsentation des IFLA/FAIFE Weltberichts 2003

Mark — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:59:03 +0100

Der "IFLA/FAIFE Weltbericht 2003. Geistige Freiheit in der Informationsgesellschaft, Bibliotheken und das Internet" wird heute morgen im Rahmen der IFLA-Eröffnungspressekonferenz präsentiert. Der Weltbericht 2003 enthält 88 Beiträge verschiedener Länder - dies entspricht 58% der IFLA-Mitgliedsländer - das sind fast doppelt so viele Länder wie im Weltbericht 2001.

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

The Summary Report 2002 Media release

Mark — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:51:49 +0100

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

The Summary Report 2002

Mark — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:49:08 +0100

"Libraries, Conflicts & the Internet"

The second volume in the series, The IFLA/FAIFE Summary Report was launched in Glasgow 2002. The main topics of debate were an overview of global Internet access barriers; the Internet as the information tool of the 21st century; libraries and conflicts; 'Beacon for Freedom of Expression' - the Alexandria database; and finally a discussion on how to respond when intellectual freedoms are at stake.

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

The World Report 2003 Media release

Mark — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:03:41 +0100

The IFLA/FAIFE World Report 2003. Intellectual Freedom in the Information Society, Libraries and the Internet was launched at a press conference. The World Report 2003 has responses from 88 different countries - equivalent to 58% of IFLA member countries - almost double the number of countries represented in the World Report 2001.

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