News from IFLA
IFLA Celebrates the International Year of Indigenous Languages 2019
2019 is the International Year of Indigenous Lanaguges. It provides a great opportunity to highlight the work that libraries are doing to support and promote languages, and the communities that speak them.Training Course: Practical Methods for the Scientific Examination of Library Objects
The IFLA PAC Centre at Qatar National Library invites all libraries, cultural institutions and museums in the region to nominate paper and book conservators to attend this three-day training course: Practical Methods for the Scientific Examination of Library Objects, held at the headquarters of the National Records and Archives Authority in the Sultanate of Oman 19-21 February 2019.Call for Papers - Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group
Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group (ENSULIB) has published a Call for Papers for IFLA WLIC 2019, Athens.Call for Papers — Open Sessions Asia and Oceania Section
The open session of the IFLA Regional Section for Asia and Oceania – RSCAO (organised by the Regional Standing Committee – RSCAO) plans to contribute to this year’s WLIC theme of “Libraries: Dialogue for Change”, by exploring how libraries have empowered their communities by way of creating trusted space and stimulating dialogue.A Stronger Field for Stronger Societies: IFLA President Visits Taiwan, China
IFLA President Glòria Pérez-Salmerón visited Taiwan, China on 9-12 January 2019. In a series of speeches and meetings, she shared the message that libraries can be motors of change, and discussed how IFLA and the library field can become more inclusive and effective.Call for Papers! August 2019 WLIC in Greece!
Call for Papers: Moving Beyond Traditional Collections & Services: Supporting Science in Innovative WaysLibraries Can't Get Enough eBooks; an Interview with Sharon Day, Edmonton Public Library
IFLA has interviewed Sharon Day, speaking on behalf of a campaign in Canada to boost the availability - and affordability - of eBooks for libraries. The goal - to ensure that Canada's libraries can fulfil their mission of giving readers maximum possible access to knowledge and culture.Call for Papers: WLIC 2019 Satellite Meeting on Grey Literature
The National Libraries section, alongside the Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section is pleased to co-sponsor a satellite meeting on grey literature to take place on August 23, 2019 (9:00 am to 4:00 pm) at the National Library of Greece. Call for papers is now open!Call for Presentations — IFLA WLIC 2019 Open Session
Government Libraries Section joint with Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section invite presenters to share views/stories and implementations on Government/Parliamentary libraries/librarians helping to provide information and evidence related to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Deadline for submissions: 08 March 2019.- 1 of 382
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