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IFLA/FAIFEThe World Report SeriesThe IFLA/FAIFE World Report Series comprises of two publications, the IFLA/FAIFE World Report - published bi-annually - and the IFLA/FAIFE Theme Report- published in alternate years. Each year's publication is launched at the annual IFLA World Library and Information Congress.GoalTo offer timely and detailed summaries of the state of intellectual freedom and libraries worldwide, the IFLA/FAIFE Committee has developed the IFLA/FAIFE World Report Series. Our ambition is high. We would like the series to become the authoritative source on libraries and information services with regards to intellectual freedom in a global perspective. However, our success in achieving this ambition depends on the availability of the necessary funding for the editorial work and for building a strong research and monitoring unit within FAIFE.The World Report 2007Volume 7 of the IFLA/FAIFE World Report Series – Access to libraries and information: Towards a fairer world – provides a world perspective on several issues regarding freedom of expression and freedom of access to information. The 2007 World Report shows that the digital divide is still a serious reality that needs to be tackled by library communities worldwide in the years to come. Significant inequalities in Internet access exist across the international library community which are often exacerbated by the increasing use of filtering software to protect children and safeguard public morality and religious values. The 2007 World Report shows that in many of IFLA’s member countries, intellectual freedom is still very much under pressure, leaving library users unable to fully express their rights to freedom of access to information. The Theme Report 2006The IFLA/FAIFE Theme Report 2006 tries to answer the question of why libraries and information services should place stronger emphasis on issues concerning the condition and constraint of the environment in which they are operating, and by doing so recognize their social responsibilities and their role as advocates of intellectual freedom and equal participation in an inclusive information and knowledge society. The report takes up some of the big issues and major challenges facing the world today: the HIV/AIDS pandemic, poverty and corruption. Authors from Africa, Asia, Central America and the Caribbean, and Eastern Europe explore the role and responsibilities of libraries and information services, and how they can contribute to this fight. The World Report 2005
The IFLA/FAIFE World Report 2005 is an extensive 406-page document that updates and expands upon previous World Reports in 2001 and 2005. The 2005 report focuses on National Security, Freedom of Information Laws and Social Responsibilities, and is based on completed questionnaires from 84 countries representing all regions of the world. The main findings of the 2005 World Report are that the state of intellectual freedom in many parts of the world remains fragile, and that libraries are striving to do their best to provide access to information to their users, even if this is extremely problematic in some countries. The Theme Report 2004
The IFLA/FAIFE Theme Report 2004 presents visions of how libraries can promote literacy and lifelong learning. The literacy process has to be recognised as inclusive of all ranges of communication, and it occurs at all levels and ages of societies, whether they are predominantly oral societies or have a culture of reading as a basis for accessing information. What is seen in the Report is that libraries in developing countries have to come up with novel ways to deal with problems that bigger, richer countries are able to tackle differently. The contributions to this report show how different processes - funding partnerships, community involvement, staff and user training - can be implemented to enable libraries to make a greater contribution to the lifelong learning process. The situations and solutions outlined here may inspire librarians in other countries in their quest to empower their users. The World Report 2003The Report focuses on libraries and the Internet based on completed questionnaires from 88 countries representing all regions of the world. It discusses the digital divide, filtering and blocking of information, user privacy, financial barriers, intellectual freedom, and codes of ethics. The analysis and conclusions of the report address differences region by region and discuss the challenge of the information society with regards to the information haves and the information have nots. Finally, this year's report addresses any reported incidents/violations of freedom of access to information in the individual countries. The Summary Report 2002The 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. The World Report 2001
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. Reflecting the achievements of the first four years of IFLA/FAIFE activities, the report concludes on the state of intellectual freedom relating to libraries in 42 of the world's nations. Country reports 1996-2000: Order informationThe IFLA/FAIFE World Report Series is available from IFLA Headquarters. IFLA Headquarters contact information: Price *: (* Not including World Report 2007) |
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