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Digital literacy for online trust and well-being: library perspectives from the Asia-Pacific
13 October 2021Call for Newsletter Articles – The 1st Issue of Newsletter of the IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section
8 October 2021You are cordially invited to share your stories with us. The deadline for submissions is 30 November 2021.
Libraries Sustain: Transcript of Andrew Potts' keynote speech at WLIC 2021
7 October 2021At the 2021 World Library and Information Congress (WLIC), Andrew Potts, coordinator of the Secretariat of the Climate Heritage Network, gave the keynote speech for the Libraries Sustain thematic track of the Congress.
Editorial: IFLA Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 1 - The Sustainability Issue
7 October 2021When we carried out our first ever survey of IFLA’s Members two years ago, a key thing you highlighted was your desire to understand more about our Federation, what we are doing, and how to get involved.
In conversation with... Barbara Lison, IFLA President 2021-2023
7 October 2021For our first IFLA Newsletter, we're happy to share a conversation between IFLA's Secretary General Gerald Leitner and Barbara Lison, IFLA's President 2021-2023, who offers some ideas about her presidential theme and her hopes for the coming two years.
Get into Global Media & Information Literacy Week 2021
6 October 2021During Global Media & Information Literacy (MIL) Week, UNESCO and the Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (GAPMIL) invite global stakeholders to come together to discuss and celebrate progress achieved towards MIL for all.
Parliamentary library & research services’ operational response to the COVID-19 pandemic
30 September 2021The IFLA Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section (IFLAPARL) has published a report of its 2021 survey on library & research services of parliaments response in the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Date – Call for Papers – 17th IFLA Interlending and Document Supply Conference
30 September 2021The IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing (DDRS) Standing Committee has extended the submission deadline to 15 October 2021.
IFLA joins book sector partners in calling for climate action
30 September 2021IFLA is happy to be a co-signatory of a statement released today by organisations representing the different actors within the book sector, including publishers, booksellers, and of course libraries.
Call for newsletter articles - 40 years of the IFLA Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section
30 September 2021The year 2021 marks the 40th anniversary of the IFLA Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section. To mark this milestone, the upcoming November/December newsletter will celebrate 40 years of the professional unit, looking back on the section's activities and achievements.
A Webinar series for LIS students: A Brief Report
29 September 2021In spring 2021 the IFLA Division IV – Support of the Profession launched a joint project “A Webinar series for LIS students”.
SET Training School News
28 September 2021The SET Training School is a new Project of the IFLA Education and Training Section (SET) that emerged out of the conversation the professional community has had in connection with the IFLA Global vision.
International Congress of Medical Librarianship 2022
27 September 2021ICML and AHILA are pleased to invite you to Pretoria, South Africa 15-19 March 2022 where together medical librarians and other health information professionals, academics, researchers, and others from related disciplines explore the contributions that medical librarians and other information professionals are making to achieve global health goals by connecting, engaging, and ultimately improving health and saving lives.
New IFLA ARL Webinar: Tales of rising from the ashes: rebuilding libraries/museums after a disaster
27 September 2021The IFLA Academic and Research Libraries Section (ARL) Standing Committee continues its ongoing webinar series...
Integrating libraries and culture into sustainable development planning: IFLA SG speaks at 4th Culture Summit
27 September 2021Around the world, there are already very positive examples of local and regional governments integrating libraries and culture into their wider development policies. To spread this good practice, we need both to build awareness, and shape global frameworks.
IFLA Adds a Library Perspective to the 2nd Memory of the World Global Policy Forum
27 September 2021The UNESCO Memory of the World Programme hosted the 2nd Memory of the World Global Policy Forum from 21-22 September 2021.
IFLA Division C and SET Call for Proposals - “International Engagement and Collaboration – Getting Started”
26 September 2021The IFLA Division C is continuing to host a Webinar Series for LIS students that was initiated by the IFLA Division IV – Support of the Profession in spring 2021.