Latin America and the Caribbean

Call for Presentations: The Workshop (Part 1) for highlighting experiences integrating local history and genealogy materials with K-12 students.

Save the date: next IFLA ARL Webinar series re: Research Ethics in an Open Research Environment

As we increasingly move to a more open access research environment, there are considerations to tackle as we share research instrumentation, data, and published output. Join us as we consider these issues with librarians who have already been involved in adapting practices to a new open access environment.

IFLA ARL Webinar Series – Research Ethics in an Open Research Environment

The IFLA Academic and Research Libraries Section (ARL) Standing Committee continues its ongoing webinar series with Research Ethics in an Open Research Environment. Please join us!!

Bibliotecas: lugares que cuidam das pessoas

Esse é o tema do webinar "Bibliotecas: lugares que cuidam das pessoas”  organizado pela Seção de Bibliotecas Públicas da IFLA.

Libraries Engage at the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

IFLA Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Division Committee (IFLA LAC RDC) sent one of its members as a representative to the 5th Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and Caribbean on Sustainable Development, held on 7-9 March online and in San José, Costa Rica. The Forum organised by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), as a hybrid event, and was chaired by Costa Rica.

Libraries: Places That Care for People Webinar Series May 4, 5 and 6 2022

Call for Papers: 2022 IFLA WLIC Open Session by News Media Section

The IFLA News Media Section seeks proposals for papers to be presented in person at their Open Session at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2022 in Dublin, Ireland. This session aims to provide insights into different projects dealing with news media and to encourage exchange on how individuals or institutions can use news content in the context of education and research.

Updates: 17th IFLA Interlending and Document Supply Conference

Due to the COVID-19 travel restrictions, the IFLA-Document Delivery & Resource Sharing and Qatar National Library organizing committees decided to postpone the 17th Interlending and Document Supply Conference.

Partnering for development: a joint interview between Jamaica’s SDG focal point and libraries

Through our work around the Sustainable Development Goals, IFLA argues that libraries are essential partners for development, and should be integrated into planning and implementation. Voluntary National Reviews provide a particular opportunity to set out where these partnerships stand, and how we can go further. We interviewed colleagues in Jamaica to find out more about how libraries are being involved in Review preparation there.

Protecting library education in Ecuador

IFLA’s Regional Division Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean has been active in supporting the Ecuadorian librarians’ association in fighting back against a proposal to close down library degree programmes in the country.