Archive:
Official Press Releases
2007
Joint Steering Committee for Development of RDA
The British Library, Library and Archives Canada, the Library of Congress and the National Library of Australia to work together on implementation of RDA: Resource Description and Access
IFLA receives $1M Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grant to Support Work for Libraries
IFLA Regional Office for Africa established
IFLA Centre for Arabic Speaking Libraries and Information Institutions Established
IFLA French Language Centre Established in the University Library, Dakar, Senegal
IFLA Russian Language Centre Established in the Russian State Library, Moscow
International report on library and information services for visually impaired people
Part I: Summary Report
Part 2: Country studies
Part 3: Appendices
Ulverscroft/IFLA Best Practice Awards 2007
Communiqué de presse: Ulverscroft/IFLA Prix de la meilleure pratique 2007
Pressemitteilung: Ulverscroft/IFLA Förderpreise 2007
Пресс-релиз: Секция Библиотек для слепых ИФЛА 2007
Comunicado de Prensa: Ulverscroft/IFLA Premios a Mejores Prácticas 2007
2006
Winners of the 4th IFLA International Marketing Award for 2006
"Information Literacy for all" - News Release
2005
IFLA protests crack down of intellectual freedom in Tunisia
IFLA, WSIS and intellectual freedom in Tunisia
Invitation to the lecture by Peter Johan Lor, Secretary General of IFLA: What's so international about international librarianship?
IFLA protests closure of libraries and violations of human rights in Turkmenistan
Guust van Wesemael Literacy Prize 2005: Chinese Winner!
2005 IFLA/OCLC Fellows Program
Deadline Approaching
2004
Cultural Emergency Response: First Activity of the Cultural Emergency Response for Baghdad University Library concluded
IFLA supports Open Access movement
Librarians' deep concern over Cuba's move to restrict Internet access
2003
Donation from the Netherlands to IFLA's Freedom of Information programme
IFLA appoints new Secretary General
Libraries @ the Heart of the Information Society
IFLA/IPA Joint Press Release: Publishers and librarians promote freedom of expression on the Internet
Launch of the IFLA/FAIFE World Report 2003
World Library and Information Congress Succeeds in Berlin
IFLA/FAIFE Media Release: IFLA calls on US allow visits and information to and from Cuba
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Feature - Save our libraries!
IFLA/FAIFE Media Release: Libraries are for democracy not surveillance
Resolution: The European Association of Middle East Librarians / Association Européenne des Bibliothécaires du Moyen-Orient
Libraries Help Bridge Digital Divide
IFLA/FAIFE Media Release: Intellectual freedom in Cuba
ICBS - Statement on the international support pledged for the reconstruction of the Cultural Heritage in Afghanistan
ICBS - Statement on the Destruction of Cultural Property in the Middle East
Statement by the International Committee of the Blue Shield on the impact of a war on cultural heritage in Iraq
Communiqué du Comité international du Bouclier Bleu (ICBS) concernant l'impact d'une guerre sur le patrimoine culturel iraquien
New name for major international library conference
Ein neuer Name für die größte internationale Bibliothekskonferenz
2002
North American mirror of IFLANET now launched
Publishers and Librarians Promote Freedom of Expression
Launch of the IFLA/FAIFE Summary Report 2002: Libraries, Conflicts and the Internet
Publishers and librarians agree on the preservation of digital information
Congrex Holland appointed as Core PCO for IFLA
Signature de l'accord INIST-CNRS/IFLA :
Ouverture du site IFLANET sur le serveur de l'INIST-CNRS
Camels help provide Library Services
Public and School Libraries debated in Rabat, Morocco
Donkeys help provide Multi-media Library Services
Now available: Education and research for marketing and quality management in libraries
2001
Joint Press Release: IFLA/IPA - Publishers and librarians promote common principles on copyright in the electronic environment
12 October 2001
Terrorism, the Internet and Free Access to Information
04 October 2001
Launch of the first IFLA/FAIFE World Report on Libraries and Intellectual Freedom
30 August 2001
Librarians and publishers working to a common agenda
23 August 2001
Colombian Winner of Guust van Wesemael Literacy Prize 2001
8 June 2001
IFLA protests closure of British Council Library in Zimbabwe
21 May 2001
IFLA approves Licensing Principles
2 May 2001
IFLA approves New Principles and Guidelines for International Lending and Document Delivery
1 May 2001
Reconstruction of Libraries in Kosova/Kosovo
13 March 2001
Christine Deschamps Returned Unopposed
15 February 2001
IFLA Offers New Student Affiliate Membership
6 February 2001
IFLA approves List of Professional Priorities
6 February 2001
UNESCO supports Workshop for Archivists and Librarians on Safeguarding African Documentary Heritage
16 January 2001
German Federal President Johannes Rau Patron to IFLA 2003 Berlin
16 January 2001
IFLA cooperates with UNESCO on Virtual Library for the Mediterranean Region
16 January 2001
2000
IFLA Issues New Professional Education Guidelines
13 December 2000
IFLA Announces New Director for FAIFE
12 December 2000
Guidelines for Legal Deposit Legislation
9 November 2000
New ALP Director Appointed
23 October 2000
Reconstruction of Libraries in Kosovo
18 October 2000
IFLA Position on Copyright in the Digital Environment
15 August 2000
Cambridge University Press joins IFLA as Silver Corporate Partner
26 April 2000
International Conference on National Bibliographic Services (ICNBS)
27 March 2000
Building a virtual library
22 March 2000
La Bibliothèque virtuelle en question
22 March 2000
Joint Kosovo Libraries Mission of Unesco, CoE and IFLA/FAIFE
10 March 2000
Joint Kosovo Libraries Mission of Unesco, CoE and IFLA/FAIFE
16 February 2000
IFLA's Secretary General Honoured
05 January 2000
IFLA/UBCIM Publication on Choice's 36th Annual List of Outstanding Academic Titles
05 January 2000
1999
IFLA Council Report 1997-1999
20 December 1999
School Library Manifesto Ratified by UNESCO
November 26, 1999
IFLA Goes to Buenos Aires in 2004
September 13, 1999
Honorary IFLA Fellowship for Warren Horton
September 6, 1999
Newly Elected IFLA's Professional Board Members
August 27, 1999
Newly Elected IFLA's Executive Board Members
August 25, 1999
OCLC to Sponsor New IFLA Early Career Development Fellowship
August 24, 1999
Unesco Awards IFLA US$ 10,000 For New Legal Deposit Guidelines
August 22, 1999
Substantial NCLIS Grant for IFLA
June 1, 1999
Statement on Libraries and Intellectual Freedom
Declaración de la IFLA sobre las bibliotecas y la libertad intelectual
March 24, 1999
International Information Management Congress, IMC '99 - Amsterdam
March 17, 1999
IFLA's New Secretary General, Ross Shimmon
January 12, 1999
1998
VACANCY STATEMENT : Secretary General of IFLA
Profile of the Secretary General of IFLA
October 8, 1998
ANNONCE DE VACANCE DU POSTE DE SECRETAIRE GENERAL DE L'IFLA
Profil du poste de Secretaire Général de l'IFLA
October 8, 1998
Thanks for coming to Amsterdam
September 2, 1998
The IFLA / FAIFE Office in Copenhagen is now in operation!
September 1, 1998
Hans Neschen A.G., Germany, becomes IFLA Sustaining Sponsor
June 24, 1998
Major IFLA Membership Mailing
March 12, 1998
IFLA Headquarters welcomes a new Coordinator of Professional Activities
February 20, 1998
1997
The Presidents' fund for IFLA participation from the developing world
December 1997
Highlights of the 1997 IFLA Conference, 31 August - 5 September 1997
October 17, 1997
IFLA welcomes three new Sponsors!
October 14, 1997
IFLA 97 Election Results
October 9, 1997
IFLA elections held in Copenhagen, Denmark on Sunday, 31 August 1997
September 12, 1997
African libraries mailing list
August 1997.
ALA Melvil Dewey Medal recipient named
August 1997.
Lancement du premier site miroir d'IFLANET
March 1997.
First mirror of IFLANET now launched
February 1997.
Report of the WIPO Diplomatic Conference 2-20th December 1996
January 1997.
1996
Address to the Closing Session of the 48th FID Congress and General Conference, Graz, 25 October 1996
November 1996.
Nominations for Standing Committee Members
November 1996.
Comments on the proposed new treaties in the copyright field under discussion within WIPO
November 1996.
Progress In Unifying South African Librarians and Information Workers
October 1996.
Nominations for Standing Committee Members, 1997-2001 term
October 1996.
Position paper on copyright in the electronic environment
October 1996.
Highlights from IFLA '96 - Beijing, China - An Overwhelming Experience!
October 1996.
Robert Wedgeworth Awarded ICA Medal of Honour
June 11, 1996.
IFLA '96 - Beijing, China promises to break all records!
June 13, 1996.
Hong Kong Library Association - The Pre-IFLA 1996 Programme
June 5, 1996.
IFLA and IPA face the challenge of Libraries, Copyright and the Electronic Environment
May 28, 1996.
Committee on Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (CAIFE)
April 23, 1996.
IFLA Directory 1996/1997
April 22, 1996.
IFLA Beijing Conference well on track!
March 15, 1996.
1995
IFLA Council speaks out in favour of worldwide Access to Information and Freedom of Expression.
September 22, 1995.
Key Figures in IFLA
September 22, 1995.
