The very best of IFLA Green Library Award 2016
5 July 2016ENSULIB wishes to pay tribute to the winners and some excellent submissions.
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Access to Information for the Visually Impaired – Latin American Libraries Stand Ready to Help
4 July 2016When countries around the world came together to discuss how to give visually impaired people easier access to books, libraries were at the heart of the drive for an ambitious, legally binding solution. These efforts paid off, with the Treaty of Marrakesh signed in 2013. Now it is time for implementation - a recent meeting in Panama offered a chance to advance down this path, with libraries having a strategic role.
Women in Open Technology and Culture: Information for Attendees and Speakers
1 July 2016Attendees & Speakers, August 11th is approaching quickly and we’re very excited to share program we have put together for “UnConference, Women in Open Technology & Culture.”
Major Step for Access to Knowledge for Visually Impaired
30 June 2016Canadian access to the Marrakesh Treaty starts the clock ticking towards its entry into force, opening up access to works of science and creativity for some of the most vulnerable people in the world. This is a major success, following years of effort by IFLA at WIPO and around the world.
Public Library of the Year 2016 Nominees Announced
30 June 2016Four libraries from Australia, the US, and Denmark, respectively, have been nominated for the Systematic Public Library of the Year which is awarded to the world’s best new public library.
A new CPDWL newsletter is now available
29 June 2016Libraries make an essential contribution to development
28 June 2016New IFLA publications to support your work on the UN 2030 Agenda. Act now to make sure libraries are included in your country’s national development plans for the SDGs!!
CPDWL Satellite Meeting in Cleveland Canceled
27 June 2016We are very sorry to inform you that the CPDWL satellite meeting in Cleveland, Transforming Libraries: What does this mean for continuing professional development and workplace learning? is canceled.
*REMINDER* Professional Unit Communication Award 2016 – Call for nominations
23 June 2016DEADLINE: 30 June 2016
Global Commission Recommends Governments to Invest in Public Access in Libraries
22 June 2016“Government should invest in public Internet access points, especially in schools, libraries and other social service venues” states new report by the Global Commission on Internet Governance.
Now available: IFLA WLIC 2016 Convening Notice & proxy forms for IFLA General Assembly in Columbus, Ohio
17 June 2016The IFLA General Assembly meetings will take place on 17 & 18 August 2016.
eBooks – a Step Forward
16 June 2016With eBooks becoming an ever more normal way of reading, it is high time that the law caught up with reality. IFLA therefore welcomes the Opinion of the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union on eLending.
Help Us to Help You: Reforms Necessary for European Libraries to Do Their Jobs
16 June 2016Libraries have long been key to education, research and culture policies, in Europe and around the world. To continue to deliver the public interest mission given them, they need laws that reflect the times. A paper signed by IFLA and European library and cultural heritage institutions sets out how to do this.
New CPDWL guidelines now available!
15 June 2016IFLA Guidelines for Continuing Professional Development: Principles and Best Practices
The Internet as a Human Right? IFLA Promotes Public Access at EuroDIG
14 June 2016The internet offers an invaluable tool for achieving the key objective of libraries – providing equitable access to knowledge and information. Librarians have been quick to seize the opportunity, offering not only physical access, but also training and specific resources online that help users learn, enjoy and explore. At the European Dialogue on Internet Governance, IFLA representatives argued for policies and practices that support them in this role.
New Blog Post: "An IFLA mindmap"
10 June 2016This is a post by Antoine Torrens, IFLA NPSIG Information Coordinator.
New Blog Post: "When a door closes, a window opens"
10 June 2016Interview with Courtney Young, American Library Association Immediate Past President, the youngest President the ALA had in the last 80+ years.