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IFLA releases 6 videos on Wikidata and Wikibase in Libraries

In February 2020, the IFLA received a grant from the Wikimedia Foundation to carry out a WLIC 2020 satellite event in Dublin. Due to developments related to COVID19, the project was transformed into 6 online discussions with professionals in order to discuss projects, issues, progress of Wikidata, Wikibase and bibliographic data in the field of libraries.

24 Septembre 2020 | WikiCite, Wikipedia

IFLA Supports Local and International Efforts to Recover Libraries in Beirut

7 Septembre 2020 | PAC (Preservation and Conservation), Conservation, Cooperation, Cultural heritage, Disaster management, Disaster relief, International cooperation, Preservation, Lebanon

Safeguarding Heritage in Danger: IFLA Engages in the Blue Shield International General Assembly

4 Septembre 2020 | Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation

Statement by the IFLA President and Secretary General: IFLA Stands with Beirut

On the afternoon of 4 August 2020, the city of Beirut experienced a disaster of devastating proportions. It was with a heavy heart that we watched footage of the explosion and began receiving news of the aftermath over the hours and days that followed.

11 Août 2020 | Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Library buildings and equipment, Library collections, Preservation, Risk assessment, Society

IFLA Responds to UN Questionnaire on Human Rights and COVID-19

IFLA shared concerns, and identified challenges and opportunities relating to the protection of human rights during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

22 Juin 2020 | Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites, Access to information, Cultural heritage, Digital resources, Human rights, Internet access

IFLA Condemns the Destruction of the Library of the Universidad de Oriente, Venezuela

IFLA has responded with sadness to the destruction of the Central Library of the Universidad de Oriente in Venezuela, and calls on the Venezuelan government and others to do more to protect libraries.

5 Juin 2020 | Latin America and the Caribbean, Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), destruction of heritage

Librarians Have Spoken! Over 750 Responses to the Public Library Manifesto Survey Received

A survey collecting feedback and suggestions on the Public Library Manifesto was circulated earlier this year. We are happy to announce that we have received over 750 responses from librarians around the world!

4 Juin 2020 | Public Libraries, Access to information, Advocacy, Libraries for development, Library as place, Library outreach

IFLA Responds to UN Consultation on Cultural Rights and Climate Change

The UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights invited stakeholders, including IFLA, to provide input for a report on the threat of climate change to culture, heritage and cultural rights.

6 Mai 2020 | Preservation and Conservation, Access to information, Capacity building, Change management, Conservation, Copyright, Cultural heritage, Digital divide, Digitisation, Human rights, Peace, Policy, Preservation, Risk assessment, Risk Register

In Times of Trouble, Read! Eight Things to Do on World Book Day!

World Book Day 2020 would have been a special event anyway, marking 25 years since the first celebration in 1995. But this year’s celebration will be particularly special. We look both at how libraries help meet the goals of this year's celebration - combatting isolation and loneliness - and offer eight ways you can celebrate!

23 Avril 2020 | Literacy and Reading, Literacy, Reading, UNESCO

UNESCO webinar participants uphold libraries as among the “most precious” tools to fight racism and discrimination

UNESCO’s International Coalition of Inclusive and Sustainable Cities (ICCAR) hosted an International webinar on 20 April 2020 addressing racism, discrimination and exclusion in the time of COVID-19.

21 Avril 2020 | Library Services to People with Special Needs, Advocacy, Cooperation, Disadvantaged persons, Human rights, Immigrants, Information literacy, Library as place, Library services, Library services to people with disabilities, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Refugees, Social inclusion

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