IFLA, along with the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and the Technology and Social Change Group (TASCHA) at the University of Washington have prepared a briefing paper “Public access: Supporting digital inclusion for all – Maximising the impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for inclusive social and economic development”.
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Discussions by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright & Related Rights (SCCR) broke down in the early hours of Saturday morning 3 May, after the European Union (EU) attempted to block future discussion of copyright laws to aid libraries and archives fulfill their missions in the digital environment.
The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in collaboration with the Government Information and Official Publications section of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) will organize the second international conference of the series titled International Conference on the Convergence of Libraries, Archives and Museums (ICLAM) from 27th to 29th November, 2014 at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi. As in the past, ICLAM will again offer the library professionals an opportunity to exchange ideas with professionals from archives, museums and various other domains.
Next week discussions regarding an international framework on copyright exceptions and limitations for libraries and archives will recommence once again at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland.
Coinciding with today's United Nations’ World Book Day and World Copyright Day, the European Bureau of Library Information and Documentation Associations (EBLIDA) is rallying the European community to its “Right to e-Read” campaign.
Deadline for submissions: 30 April 2014. IFLA and Brill are pleased to announce the new IFLA/Brill Open Access award, which consists of a cash prize (€ 1000), travel, accommodation, and registration for the IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) 2014...
The IFLA UNIMARC Strategic Programme is carrying out an online survey about the usage of UNIMARC and related editorial and training activities
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions’ (IFLA) Section on Management and Marketing and global academic publisher, Emerald Group Publishing, are pleased to announce the winners of the 12th IFLA International Marketing Award for 2014. The award honors organizations that have implemented creative, results-oriented marketing projects or campaigns that promote the library and information services industry.
The IFLA Journal is an international journal, publishing peer reviewed articles on library and information services and the social, political and economic issues that impact on access to information through libraries.
IFLA promotes access to information at the 10th Session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals; Introduces the ‘Lyon Declaration on Access to Information and Development to the 25th General Assembly of the Conference of NGOs (CoNGO).
On behalf of the Public Information Library, we are very sorry for this cancellation due to the low number of participants.