IFLA has participated for the first time in a G20 related summit, the Urban 20 summit, held in Jakarta, Indonesia. Drawing on the excellent work and examples of the Indonesian library field, we underlined the importance of inclusive education policies, mobilising core infrastrucutre such as libraries, and basing decision on cultural insights. Read More
Do not miss the “Knowledge Organization Competences and Skills” webinar on 31 August 2022, 6-8 pm (CEST). Presentations by Aida Slavic, Diane Rasmussen Pennington, Karen Snow, and Marcia Zeng will be followed by a panel discussion, moderated by Athena Salaba. The webinar is organized by the Training and Education for Subject Access (TESA) Working Group of the IFLA Subject Analysis and Access section, in collaboration with colleagues from IFLA Education and Training Section (SET), International Society for Knowledge Organization (ISKO), IFLA BSLISE, and CILIP Metadata and Discovery Group. Read More
The 7th International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VII) provided a great opportunity to talk about the essential role of libraries in making a reality of the right of all to education and lifelong learning, and to encourage governments and other stakeholders alike to place libraries at the heart of partnerships. Read More
The three key documents published as part of the 7th meeting of the International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA) all include affirmation of the place of libraries within adult and lifelong learning strategies. These can be helpful references for libraries and library associations in calling for stronger recognition at the national level. Read More
To mark the 7th meeting of the International Conference on Adult Education, IFLA is releasing research looking into the place of libraries in adult learning strategies around the world. Read More
The IFLA Management and Marketing Section (M&M) invites you to a 90-minute webinar that will share interviews with library managers from around the world. 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
IFLA will participate in the 2nd Lifelong Learning Platform Conference, held in Vienna, Austria. This will provide a chance to highlight the unique role and contribution of libraries in making lifelong learning a possibility for all. Thanks to technological, economic and social change, people… Read More