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IFLA Knowledge Management Section announces the publication of its Newsletter, Issue 20, June 2016

IFLA Knowledge Management Section Newsletter, Issue 20, June 2016

Who's in control? Privacy, the Internet and Libraries

Day by day issues of privacy and the internet are becoming more pressing for librarians as digital services in libraries continue to grow. The FAIFE open session at WLIC 2016, on Tueday 16 August at 9:30am, gives you a chance to hear more about what is going on, and what you can do about it.

Public Access in Libraries - Session in Columbus

This session will give an overview of IFLA's advocacy for public access to the Internet in regional and global Internet Governance Forums, and an introduction to the Global Connect Initiative, a programme launched by the U.S. State Department in September 2015 with the purpose of bringing 1.5 billion people online by 2020.

IFLA President’s Session in Columbus

The IFLA President’s Session will focus on how libraries have been responding to the continual changes in the information environment. Four high-level speakers will present keynote thoughts on how emerging trends since the launch of the IFLA Trend Report in 2013 have continued to pose challenges and opportunities for the information sector, and how innovative actors are responding to those challenges with new services and approaches to information provision.

Join the NPSIG at 2016 World Library and Information Congress in Columbus, Ohio!

The New Professionals Special Interest Group is in Columbus, Ohio, from August 11th to August 19th, 2016. And there will be many opportunities to meet!

Guidelines for Library Services to Persons with Dyslexia: Best practice and Knowledge base updated

The Best practice (Annex A) and Knowledge base (Annex B) of the IFLA Guidelines for Library Services to Persons with Dyslexia are now updated.

Treaty of Marrakesh – Implementation Picking up Pace in Africa

The need to combat the ‘book famine’ for the blind, visually impaired, and other people with print disabilities was at the heart of the drive to pass the Treaty of Marrakesh. With the lack of accessible resources particularly acute in Africa, the potential for life-changing reforms there is high. Progress towards implementation of the Treaty is welcome, but libraries must be vigilant to ensure that the opportunity to maximise access is not missed.

Updated info - ENSULIB's program in Columbus 2016

In a week we’ll have the opportunity to meet in Columbus, IFLA WLIC 2016. Here’s up dated information about green and sustainable libraries in Columbus to help you to plan the week. ENSULIB will have an open session but also a social hour where we can meet face to face.

Survey of Library and Information Science New Professionals and Students

The IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG) and the IFLA Education and Training Section (SET) invites you to participate in the Survey of Library and Information Science New Professionals and Students.

Nuevo Blog Post: “Prueba otra vez. Fracasa otra vez. Fracasa mejor.”

Este es un nuevo Blog Post Andrés Reinoso, con la colaboración de Nancy Monzón en la traducción al inglés. Ambos son voluntarios de NPSIG.

New Guest Blog Post: "Try again. Fail again. Fail better."

This is a Guest Blog Post by Andrés Reinoso, in collaboration withNancy Monzón for the English translation. Andrés and Nancy are both NPSIG volunteers.

IFLA Welcomes Proposed New WIPO Deputy Director General

IFLA, alongside other civil society organisations from across the libraries, archives, and museums sector and beyond, engages closely in discussions at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Our goal is to promote a culture- and creativity-friendly copyright system worldwide. We congratulate Sylvie Forbin on her nomination as Deputy Director General of the Copyright and Creative Industries Sector, and look forward to working with her toward this goal.

IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning (CPDWL) and IFLA New Professionals SIG (NPSIG) has partnered with the American Library Association to present a one-hour webinar “Information Literacy in my career.”

Please join the RBSC in Columbus, Ohio at WLIC 2016

See a complete list of the section's activities.