IFLA President Barbara Lison will speak for libraries at the 3rd Global Policy Forum of the UNESCO Memory of the World Programme, on the topic of "Enhancing International Cooperation to better Safeguard Documentary Heritage at Risk", taking place on 21-22 November in Tokyo, Japan.
IFLA President Barbara Lison will discuss the IFLA Strategy, give examples of initiatives taken by libraries in some countries, and talk about international cooperation from the perspective of achieving the UN SDGs.
The IFLA Local History and Genealogy (LHG) Section is pleased to announce a new Webinar on new ways to approach the fields of local history and genealogy.
A year has now passed since the 9.0-magnitude earthquake—one of the largest ever recorded—and ensuing tsunami devastated Japan, leaving more than 15,000 dead, several thousand missing, hundreds of thousands displaced, massive property damage, and lingering nuclear worries.
Updates from the National Diet Library, Japan Library Association & ICOMOS...
Noriko Nakamura, PAC Regional Director for Asia (Tokyo), has written...