Disaster relief

Solidarity with Chilean Librarians

carvalho — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:37:49 +0100

Ms. Paola Roncatti
President of the Colegio de Bibliotecarios de Chile, A. G.
Latin America and the Caribbean Section

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Latest on the earthquake in Haïti from IFLA and the global library community

Louis — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:13:19 +0100

On this page we are collecting the latest news from the library community around the world about the devastating earthquake in Haïti. Updates will be made as soon as available.

If you'd like to suggest a site, please contact our Communications Officer, Louis Takács.

News and Developments Regarding Libraries in Haïti

Louis — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:48:11 +0100

Bibliothèque haïtienne des Pères du Saint-Esprit (also known as San Martial)
Courtesy of Dominique Franck Simon, director of the Alumni Association for San Martial College

News about Haitian libraries

Louis — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:50:44 +0100

Dear Colleagues,

We are ALL in solidarity with Haiti / Todos estamos en Accion Solidaria con Haiti

Louis — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:03:48 +0100

UNIVERSIDAD DE PUERTO RICO, RECINTO DE RIO PIEDRAS
ESCUELA GRADUADA DE CIENCIAS Y TECNOLOGIAS DE LA INFORMACION
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ACURIL
(ASSOCIATION OF CARIBBEAN UNIVERSITY, RESEARCH AND INSTITUTIONAL LIBRARIES)

18 January 2010

Dear All Acurileans:

A message from the Director-General of the National Library of Haïti

Louis — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:59:26 +0100

Saturday, 16 January 2010

By way of CDNL, IFLA has received the following message from the Director-General of the National Library of Haïti:

The building of the National library is safe, the shelves and holdings have shifted...we will prevail ...our building is the only one standing in the whole area.

I have not yet been able to locate all the personel, but half of them are safe...we keep on checking.

We will keep you posted.

IFLA supports Haitian colleagues in their struggle to recover from the earthquake

Louis — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:52:28 +0100

Le Comité Français IFLA (CFI), solidaire avec Haïti

Louis — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:23:12 +0100

Le Comité Français IFLA (CFI), solidaire avec Haïti blog

Au nom du Comité Français IFLA (CFI), le Président et les membres du Conseil d'Administration expriment leur profonde solidarité avec les Haïtiens frappés par un tremblement de terre d'une particulière violence.

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

About FAIFE

Louis — 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. The FAIFE Committee and Office furthers free access to information and freedom of expression in all aspects, directly or indirectly, related to libraries and librarianship.

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