Join IFLA's Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Division Committee to explore the contribution that libraries can provide to making a reality of an inclusive internet and broader digital environment. 26 January 2023, 15:00-16:30 East Africa Time.
This webinar leads up to the “New Horizons in Artificial Intelligence in Libraries”, IFLA WLIC 2022 Satellite Meeting on Artificial Intelligence.
IFLA has responded to a call for comments on the South African Copyright Amendment Bill, highlighting the need to reject proposals that will have a chilling effect on the work of libraries, and deepen divisions in terms of access to education, knowledge and culture.
This year's Global Media and Information Literacy Week will focus on the topic of Media and Information Literacy for the public good. Find out how IFLA is participating in the feature conference, as well as how to get involved yourself!
IFLA Secretary General Gerald Leitner has written a letter to key South African ministers and parliamentarians, urging them to take the final steps necessary to approve a copyright reform that will be good for libraries and good for their users. People with print disabilities will benefit particularly from the ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty that the reforms enable.
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- 05 December 2018
- By: anonymous
If you missed the Public Libraries Satellite in Cape Town don't despair, the presentations are now available on-line.
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- 23 September 2015
- By: Jan Richards
At the World Library and Information Congress in Cape Town IFLA's Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning and Public Libraries Sections joined together to deliver the program Learning Across Boundaries: a workshop (Session 092).
As part of the session each of our four presenters provided a number of questions that were discussed by participants in a world café.
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- 23 September 2015
- By: Jan Richards