News from IFLA
No Truly Sustainable Development Without Access to Information, and No Meaningful, Inclusive Access Without Libraries
The DA2I side event “2030 Vision: How Libraries Support the UN’s Work on Sustainable Development” was a unique opportunity to highlight and illustrate the major role of libraries in delivering effective and meaningful access to information driving progress for development at the national and global levels.
Full programme for WLIC 2017 now available online
Featuring three LBES events including our joint open session Branding, Bridging, Building: Telling and Selling the Space Story at 13.45 on August 25Mind the (Information) Gap: IFLA Makes the Case for Action by Governments
Just days before the official launch of the Development and Access to Information (DA2I) Report, participants at the UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF) had a first glimpse at its findings on Tuesday 11 July.
IFLA Palm-leaf Manuscript Preservation Workshop
IFLA hosted a two day workshop to discuss and scope the needs for metadata standards in palm leaf manuscript preservation.Making Development Smart and Inclusive: Launch of the Development and Access to Information (DA2I) Report 2017
IFLA, in partnership with TASCHA will launch the Development and Access to Information (DA2I) 2017 Report on 17 July 2017 during the United Nations High Level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York.