Women in Libraries - Iraq
20 May 2024Bringing library voices to the table: Report on the 2024 UN Civil Society Conference
17 May 2024On 8-10 May 2024, Nerisa Kamar and Purity Kavuri represented IFLA and the global library field at the United Nations Civil Society Conference, as well as a UNESCO pre-meeting for NGOs, all held in Nairobi, Kenya. Nerisa and Purity here share what they learned.
The IFLA Accessibility Metadata Network
17 May 2024LIDATEC is now METATEC
17 May 2024Translated IFLA Standards - their impact
17 May 2024Following the recent publication of a series of key IFLA standards by the IFLA Chinese Language Centre, we're happy to share a conversation between the coordinator of the Centre and Victoria Owen, Chair of the IFLA Advisory Committee on Standards, to understand more about the impact of the translation of IFLA materials.
Copyright education at your fingertips - Navigating Copyright for Libraries: Purpose and Scope
15 May 2024In 2022, the CLM produced the fully open-access book, Navigating Copyright for Libraries: Purpose and Scope - IFLA Publication 181. The book is arranged in four sections with individual chapters authored by world-class experts in copyright and libraries in the international context.
2024 Development and Access to Information (DA2I) Report launched
15 May 2024IFLA, working with the Technology and Social Change Group at the University of Washington, and with support from Stichting IFLA Global Libraries (SIGL) today launches the 2024 Development and Access to Information Report. This highlights uneven progress in delivering meaningful access, with advances in connectivity not matched by the spread of rights, equity and skills. In parallel, we need both better adapted laws, and investment in libraries to turn this access into success in delivering on the SDGs.
New Dates: 18th IFLA Interlending and Document Supply Conference, 2024
14 May 202418th International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Interlending and Document Supply (ILDS) Conference dates rescheduled to 02-04 December 2024.
Now available: Information Literacy Section Newsletter - Summer 2024
14 May 2024Articles in this issue include: 1) Unlocking Minds: Digital Libraries for Sustainable Literacy; 2) Transforming the AMDI Library, Universiti Sains Malaysia: Embracing Innovation for Enhanced Learning; 3) Library Instruction and Blended Learning at RMIT University Vietnam; 4) Introducing: Information Literacy is a Discipline; 5) Identifying Fraudulent Information Using Artificial Intelligence and Information Literacy; 6) Information Literacy in Boma International Hospitality College; 7) China's New Progress on Improving Digital Literacy and Skills of the Whole People: Keep Adjusting, Keep Moving.
Now Available: IFLA Asia and Oceania Regional Newsletter, May 2024
13 May 2024The second issue of 2024 of the IFLA Asia and Oceania Regional Division Newsletter includes message from IFLA President, editorials from the Chair of the Asia-Oceania Regional Division Committee, the Manager of the Regional Office for Asia and Oceania, and news both from IFLA and the region and beyond.
9th IFLA Green Library Award: ENSULIB Announces the Top Eight Green Libraries and Green Library Projects 2024
13 May 2024With generous sponsorship from De Gruyter Publishing (Boston/Berlin), ENSULIB circulated a Call for Submissions for the IFLA Green Library Award for the ninth year in a row. Any type of green library, or outstanding green library project, initiative or idea was invited to apply for the Award. Libraries with a small budget but a great impact were explicitly invited to participate in the competition.
Promoting policy effectiveness and innovation through knowledge management: IFLA at the LAC SDG Forum
10 May 2024IFLA representatives were active at the 7th meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, engaging delegates, strengthening networks, and speaking up about the importance of knowledge and information for development.
View Online - The IFLA ENSULIB Webinar Series 13: Sustainability – Help Build Impact Indicators for Library-led Climate Action
10 May 2024The recording from the latest IFLA ENSULIB Webinar on “ Help Build Impact Indicators for Library-led Climate Action” is now available via our YouTube channel.
In memoriam Nancy Gwinn
9 May 2024The IFLA Management and Marketing (M&M) Section is saddened by news of the recent passing of global library leader, Nancy Gwinn, who served in a number of roles on the committee from 2011 to 2019, including past Chair of M&M.
MLAS programming for Kazakhstan
8 May 2024The Nazarbayev University Library, in collaboration with IFLA Management of Library Associations and with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Association of Higher Education Libraries of the Republic of Kazakhstan, cordially invites library and information professionals, researchers, and practitioners, as well as students currently pursuing or who have recently graduated from a Library and Information Science program to the 13th Eurasian Academic Libraries Conference.
Let’s Read: Building Life-Changing Access to Storybooks
7 May 2024Let’s Read creates open and free access to these beautiful storybooks through the Let’s Read digital library. Accessible through the web or Android or iOS apps, the digital library allows children and families to freely enjoy the entire collection of more than 10,500 books across 60 languages (and growing!).