Would you like to get involved with the Information Literacy Section (INFOLIT)? Here are some tips: Tips to Become Active in the Information Literacy Section: Explore our projects page – contact the project organiser or Section ChairProvide a translation for one of our resources – contact our… Read More
As part of IFLA's engagement at this year's High-Level Political Forum, the Dag Hammarskjold Library at the United Nations kindly hosted an IFLA session discussing the trends which are shaping how far access to information is enabling sustainable development today. Today we share the report of this event. Read More
We are happy to launch this inaugural issue of the Information Literacy Section Newsletter. Read More
IFLA will participate in the 2022 UNESCO Global MIL Week - find out more about how libraries around the world can take part. Read More
The webinar is organized by the joint team of two IFLA Sections – Information Literacy (IL) and School Libraries (SL) – and is delivered online within the programs of celebrations and initiatives for the Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2022, promoted by UNESCO, and the International School Library Month 2022, promoted by the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL). The webinar explores the school librarians’ education and training on MIL and their instructional role as MIL experts and educators, who can enable pupils and students to become lifelong learners, critical thinkers, creative persons, aware and active citizens. Read More
The webinar is organized by the joint team of two IFLA Sections – Information Literacy (IL) and School Libraries (SL) – and is delivered online within the programs of celebrations and initiatives for the Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2022, promoted by UNESCO, and the International School Library Month 2022, promoted by the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL). Read More
To mark International Literacy Day 2022, we’re taking a look at the work done by libraries in Indonesia in order to help the over 8.5 million people lacking basic literacy skills there to develop the capacities they need to participate fully in the knowledge society. Read More
This year’s International Literacy Day (ILD) has as a theme ‘Transforming Literacy Spaces’, with the aim of promoting a more holistic way of thinking about where and how people develop literacy skills. Read More
Room: Wicklow Hall 1 Organizers: New Professionals Special Interest Group, Audiovisual and Multimedia Section Tuesday, July 26, 14:45 – 16:15 Session 076 Digital Skills On Fire Workshop Chair: Mirjana Nešić, Academy of Applied Technical Studies Library Belgrade, Serbia Moderator: Anna Bohn, Zentral- und Landesbibliothek in Berlin,… Read More
IFLA's Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Division Committee (SSA RDC), in partnership with Malawi Library Association, is participating in the Africa Internet Governance Forum, advocating for the role of libraries in ensuring a sustainable and inclusive digital society. The Forum takes place 19-20 July in Lilongwe, Malawi. Read More