Message from US President Barack Obama
14 August 2016As you come together from across the globe and the United States around the importance of librarianship and information services, it is my pleasure to extend my warmest regards.
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Opening Address by IFLA President Donna Scheeder
14 August 2016Full text of IFLA President's address given at the Opening Session on Sunday.
The Internet’s New Gatekeepers? Net Neutrality and Libraries
11 August 2016Net Neutrality is the term used to describe the principle by which all traffic over internet connections – films, music, documents – is treated in a non-discriminatory way. When it is compromised, users' choices are influenced or restricted. Come along to the joint FAIFE-CLM session on Monday 15 August at 1:45pm in Hall E at WLIC2016 to hear more about these issues, how they affect libraries, and IFLA's upcoming statement on the subject.
IFLA Knowledge Management Brochure
9 August 2016IFLA KM Brochure now available in all seven IFLA languages!
Copyright Matters! Libraries and National Copyright Reform Initiatives
9 August 2016Copyright matters for libraries. It is copyright, or rather exceptions and limitations to the monopoly power it offers rights-holders, that allow libraries to do their jobs. Hear the latest on copyright reforms around the world at the CLM open session at WLIC 2016, at 1:45pm on Sunday 14 August.
IFLA Knowledge Management Section announces the publication of its Newsletter, Issue 20, June 2016
9 August 2016IFLA Knowledge Management Section Newsletter, Issue 20, June 2016
Who's in control? Privacy, the Internet and Libraries
9 August 2016Day by day issues of privacy and the internet are becoming more pressing for librarians as digital services in libraries continue to grow. The FAIFE open session at WLIC 2016, on Tueday 16 August at 9:30am, gives you a chance to hear more about what is going on, and what you can do about it.
Public Access in Libraries - Session in Columbus
9 August 2016This session will give an overview of IFLA's advocacy for public access to the Internet in regional and global Internet Governance Forums, and an introduction to the Global Connect Initiative, a programme launched by the U.S. State Department in September 2015 with the purpose of bringing 1.5 billion people online by 2020.
IFLA President’s Session in Columbus
9 August 2016The IFLA President’s Session will focus on how libraries have been responding to the continual changes in the information environment. Four high-level speakers will present keynote thoughts on how emerging trends since the launch of the IFLA Trend Report in 2013 have continued to pose challenges and opportunities for the information sector, and how innovative actors are responding to those challenges with new services and approaches to information provision.
Join the NPSIG at 2016 World Library and Information Congress in Columbus, Ohio!
8 August 2016The New Professionals Special Interest Group is in Columbus, Ohio, from August 11th to August 19th, 2016. And there will be many opportunities to meet!
Guidelines for Library Services to Persons with Dyslexia: Best practice and Knowledge base updated
7 August 2016The Best practice (Annex A) and Knowledge base (Annex B) of the IFLA Guidelines for Library Services to Persons with Dyslexia are now updated.
Treaty of Marrakesh – Implementation Picking up Pace in Africa
5 August 2016The need to combat the ‘book famine’ for the blind, visually impaired, and other people with print disabilities was at the heart of the drive to pass the Treaty of Marrakesh. With the lack of accessible resources particularly acute in Africa, the potential for life-changing reforms there is high. Progress towards implementation of the Treaty is welcome, but libraries must be vigilant to ensure that the opportunity to maximise access is not missed.
Updated info - ENSULIB's program in Columbus 2016
5 August 2016In a week we’ll have the opportunity to meet in Columbus, IFLA WLIC 2016. Here’s up dated information about green and sustainable libraries in Columbus to help you to plan the week. ENSULIB will have an open session but also a social hour where we can meet face to face.
Survey of Library and Information Science New Professionals and Students
2 August 2016The IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG) and the IFLA Education and Training Section (SET) invites you to participate in the Survey of Library and Information Science New Professionals and Students.
Nuevo Blog Post: “Prueba otra vez. Fracasa otra vez. Fracasa mejor.”
30 July 2016Este es un nuevo Blog Post Andrés Reinoso, con la colaboración de Nancy Monzón en la traducción al inglés. Ambos son voluntarios de NPSIG.