New Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre for tropical climates and pest control
6 August 2015IFLA is pleased to announce the creation of a new Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre with expertise in tropical climates and pest management.
C&I Section meetings in Cape Town
5 August 2015Make the most of your IFLA WLIC conference
5 August 2015IFLA Welcomes the UN 2030 Agenda
4 August 2015On 2 August 2015, after more than three years of negotiations and intense involvement from many stakeholders, including IFLA, the Member States of the United Nations agreed a final version of the post-2015 Development Agenda – now known as 2030 Agenda.
L’ IFLA se félicite de l’Agenda 2030 des Nations Unies 2030!
4 August 2015Le 2 août 2015, après plus de trois années de négociations et la participation intense de la part de nombreuses organisations, dont l'IFLA, les États membres de l'Organisation des Nations Unies ont abouti à une version finale du Programme de développement post-2015 - désormais connu sous le nom d’Agenda 2030
Call for Programme Proposals
2 August 2015The IFLA Management and Marketing Section is organizing a satellite meeting on "Managing Human Resources in the library and information context: How do we want to work tomorrow?" to take place before the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in 2016.
GIOPS Events for the WLIC 2015
31 July 2015IFLA at the Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum
31 July 2015IFLA invited a team of chief librarians, researchers and experts in the field of development, information communication and technologies (ICT) and communication and knowledge management from the Asia Pacific region to lead the panel discussion.
LTR's conference sessions at IFLA WLIC 2015
31 July 2015This year the LTR section is holding a satellite meeting and two conference sessions at IFLA WLIC 2015
UNESCO announces Conakry (Republic of Guinea) as World Book Capital 2017
28 July 2015Conakry, the capital of the Republic of Guinea, has been named World Book Capital for 2017. The decision was made by an international committee of experts on 30 June during a meeting at UNESCO’s Headquarters in Paris.
Libraries and privacy in the digital age: debate highlights
25 July 2015FAIFE held a one-day seminar at CILIP Headquarters in London on 12 March focusing on privacy in the library environment in the age of digital information
Law Libraries Section Annual Reports
24 July 2015Annual Reports 2010-2014
Sustainable Development Goals: The Impact of Access to Information on our Societies e-forum
21 July 2015The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR), the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations are organising an e-forum on “Sustainable Development Goals: The Impact of Access to Information on our Societies” which will take place from 7-18 September 2015.
IFLA response to the Financing for Development “Addis Ababa Action Agenda”
20 July 2015The United Nations Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD3) was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13-16 July. 193 UN Member States attended the Conference and agreed on the “Addis Ababa Agenda for Action” (AAAA)
IFLA concerned by extension of copyright terms
20 July 2015In recent weeks, IFLA members have become concerned as they observed copyright changes in Jamaica and Canada that extend the term of copyright protection. A rich public domain and fair access to copyright protected material enhances creativity and the production of new works.