An IFLA workshop at the 2021 Asia-Pacific regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) explored the way libraries help support digital literacy-building in their communities – to help safeguard their online wellbeing, safety and trust. Did you know that… Queensland public libraries and Indigenous Centers in Australia have run around 12,000 digital… Read More
19 August 2021, 3:15 am – 4:00 am, Eastern Time in New York Libraries Inspire – Stream 3 LIS Education in Developing Countries Section in cooperation with Information Literacy Section There is an increasing awareness about the prospective and important role of LIS education in the dissemination of… Read More
The pandemic has underlined the importance of access to information for all, but at the same time, the risks of misinformation. Libraries have a huge potential to contribute, as highlighted in a webinar organised by participants in the IFLA-Goethe Institut Emerging International Voices Programme. Read More
Returning for a second year, IFLA and Goethe-Institut present the second #EmergingInternationalVoices webinar, this time organised by the young librarians who participated in our successful series from last year! This year we will be discussing: Open Access, Infodemics and Libraries, exploring the global equity of science. Read More
In today’s information-dense and interconnected work, media and information literacy (MIL) is an essential ​skillset to foster in order to ensure all people can interact and engage with information of all types. ​ Building media and information literacy skills in all people is key to ensuring meaningful access to information. This in… Read More
Open access and open science more broadly have great potential to accelerate the research necessary to deliver on the SDGs, as well as to place high quality information into the hands of citizens, helping them take better decisions. Yet openness alone does not guarantee equity in access to… Read More
IFLA responded to a call for inputs about human rights impacts of measures against disinformation, issued by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression. Concerns over – and dialogue about… Read More
IFLA has responded to a call for inputs, issued by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, about the human rights impacts of measures against disinformation. Read More