Access to information is often taken for granted, but represents a key condition for achieving innovation and positive change. At a seminar at the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia-Pacific in Bangkok, around 50 libraries explored opportunities for stronger engagement in development initiatives. Read More
IFLA President Barbara Lison will speak for libraries at the 3rd Global Policy Forum of the UNESCO Memory of the World Programme, on the topic of "Enhancing International Cooperation to better Safeguard Documentary Heritage at Risk", taking place on 21-22 November in Tokyo, Japan. Read More
Join PAC Poland for the 3rd of 10 webinars covering all aspects of digitisation projects. Read More
On 14th and 15th December, Blue Shield International will host the 25th anniversary conference of the Blue Shield, celebrating 25 years of protecting heritage in conflicts, disasters and crisis around the world. IFLA is one of the four founding organisations of the Blue Shield. Secretary General Gerald Leitner will… Read More
The UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow from 31 October – 12 November 2021. Read More
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: MORE THAN BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY CREATIVE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO INNOVATIVE PACKAGING FOR PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL COLLECTIONS The presentation on an unusual topic – packaging. Short material is touching the archival context of packaging digital documents and physical items, especially for particular precious or delicate special… Read More
The IFLA Religions: Libraries and Dialogue Special Interest Group invite interested professionals to submit proposals for the open session to be held during IFLA WLIC in Athens, Greece, from 24-30 August 2019. Read More
IFLA, working with the Consorium of European Research Libraries, has submitted comments on the draft Regulation on the Import of Cultural Goods. In the spirit of ensuring that the new rules work effectively for documentary heritage, the proposed changes argue that it should be simple to import works… Read More
New draft European Union legislation looks to make it more difficult to import stolen or looted cultural goods. IFLA has welcomed these steps, and proposed amendments which will ensure that the new rules work as well for documentary heritage as for other types of heritage. Read More