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Vision statement: To employ the fullest potential of digital technology in partnership with users by enabling seamless and open access to all types of information without limits to...

IFLA Group or Activity - 29 March 2010 (created)

Tagged: Access to information, Cross-cultural cooperation, Digital strategies, Digitisation, Users, Digital Libraries, Joint Activities

IFLA and its members are gravely concerned by the extreme secrecy surrounding the ACTA negotiations and the complete lack of transparency related to ACTA's procedures, provisions, and priorities,...

News - 26 March 2010 (created)

Tagged: Access to information, ACTA, Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The IFLA/FAIFE World Report Series comprises of two publications, the World Report, published bi-annually, and the Theme Report, published in alternate years. Each year's publication is launched at...

Publication - 17 March 2010 (created)

Tagged: Access to information, IFLA World Report, Reports, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

IFLA/FAIFE Workshop facilitators (Paul Sturges, Marta Terry and Shane Godbolt) and KEN-AHILA members visit Oloishobor Dispensary, Ngong District, Kenya during the pilot workshop on ‘...

News - 9 March 2010 (created)

Tagged: Access to information, Education and training, Health information, Workshops, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

During 2009, IFLA language centres around the world have been busy with a major translation project. Using funds provided by the Swedish International Co-operation and Development Agency (Sida),...

News - 9 March 2010 (created)

Tagged: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Cultural heritage, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, HIV/Aids, Internet access

In early February an exciting working meeting took place at IFLA Headquarters in The Hague. The intention of the meeting was to think about the future look and feel of IFLA’s online...

News - 6 March 2010 (created)

Tagged: Access to information, brainstorming, Communication, Information Technology, Membership, Networking, online services, Outreach, Professional development, Web 2.0, New Professionals

The Jodi Awards for accessible cultural websites and digital media are annually granted by the Jodi Mattes Trust in Great Britain. The Jodi Mattes Trust was established to promote equal access to,...

News - 14 December 2009 (created)

Tagged: Access to information, Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities

français Background In 2002, Google began digitizing approximately seven million books at its own expense through partnerships with libraries, publishers, and authors. The database Google...

News - 4 December 2009 (created)

Tagged: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Google Book Settlement, Intellectual property, Mass digitisation, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

On November 11th IFLA Senior Policy Advisor Stuart Hamilton took part in the Minerva Conference in Jerusalem, Israel, alongside librarians from the Givat Haviva Peace Library, the Al-Aqsa...

News - 23 November 2009 (created)

Tagged: Access to information, Digital preservation, Israel, Newspapers, Palestinian Territories, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

IFLA's  Senior Policy Advisor will be attending the 4th Internet Governance Forum taking place November 15-18 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The theme of this year's Forum is 'Internet Governance...

News - 13 November 2009 (created)

Tagged: Access to information, Capacity building, Egypt, Internet access, Internet governance, Policy