New IFLA Membership category: Non-Salaried Affiliate
17 January 2012IFLA is happy to share a new way for retired professionals or those in between jobs to join or continue as IFLA affiliates at a special rate.
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New IFLA Committee on Standards
16 January 2012The committee will coordinate standards work within and beyond IFLA and support standards activities in IFLA professional units, principally in sections.
The LTR 2010-2011 Final Report
4 January 2012now available in English and French
Taller de la IFLA sobre transparencia y buen gobierno: Argentina
2 January 2012El 28 de septiembre de 2011, en coincidencia con el “Día del acceso a la información”, se realizó en Buenos Aires el Taller sobre transparencia y buen gobierno, patrocinado por IFLA LAC, IFLA FAIFE y la Biblioteca del Congreso (Argentina). A cargo de Paul Sturges, de la Universidad de Loughborough, Inglaterra, y de Alejandra Martínez del Prado, del Sistema de Bibliotecas de la Facultad de Medicina de la UNAM, el taller invitó al intercambio de ideas y opiniones para reflexionar sobre cómo pueden contribuir las bibliotecas al buen gobierno y la transparencia.
IFLA Knowledge Management Section Satellite Pre-conference in Helsinki, Finland, August 10 2012.
2 January 2012This one day satellite pre-conference focuses on how to plan, put into practice, refine, and assess knowledge sharing systems. Call for Papers open until February 15
IFLA workshop on transparency and good governance: Argentina
31 December 2011On September 28, 2011, simultaneously with the “Access to information day”, the Workshop on transparency and good governance was carried out in Buenos Aires. Cosponsored by IFLA LAC, IFLA FAIFE and the Library of Congress of Argentina, the workshop was delivered by Paul Sturges, from the University of Loughborough, England, and by Alejandra Martínez del Prado, from the System of Libraries of the School of Medicine (UNAM), contributing to the exchange of ideas on how libraries can contribute to good governance and transparency.
Blue Shield 2nd Statement on Egypt
22 December 2011As the altercations in Egypt endure, and following the recent damages suffered by the Institut d’Egypte in Cairo, the Blue Shield expresses its great concern regarding the safeguarding of the country’s invaluable cultural heritage amidst the ongoing turmoil, and wishes to recall the importance of the Arab Republic of Egypt as repository of the world’s collective memory.
IFLA Presidential Newsletter December 2011
21 December 2011Dear IFLA colleagues: It is quite incredible that already four months have passed since I became IFLA President at the WLIC in Puerto Rico in August. Time has gone by very quickly as I have visited several countries representing IFLA.
Discounts for IFLA members
19 December 2011Buy IFLA publications at a 20% discount! Subscribe to the IFLA Publications Series and receive an incredible 60% discount!
New IFLA publication: Designing Library Space for Children
19 December 2011Just off the press as Nr 154 in the IFLA Publications Series
Now available: Libraries in the Early 21st Century: An International Perspective—Volume 1
15 December 2011The individual chapters deal with current development in libraries with an emphasis on technology and the future of libraries to the year 2025.
Banned Books video calendar is rolling
14 December 2011The Entresse Library in Espoo, Finland, and IFLA's FAIFE Committee have together created the world's first Banned Books video calendar...
UNESCO endorses the IFLA Manifesto for Digital Libraries
13 December 2011Bridging the digital divide
Kuopio Satellite Meeting Website now open!
7 December 2011You'll be able to access all the needed information to attend and participate in the 2012..
IFLA 2011: From the lens of a first-timer
7 December 2011A report from Oksana Rozmirovska, 2011 CILIP/IFLA Aspire Award winner
Library and Archive Groups Delighted by Progress on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions at WIPO
3 December 2011The 23rd session of the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) ended on 2nd December 2011. IFLA and library and archive organisations welcome the significant progress made by WIPO Member States towards achieving a global set of copyright limitations and exceptions for libraries and archives.
The First Banned Books Video Calendar is Ready!
1 December 2011The Entresse Library in Espoo, Finland and FAIFE have together created the world's first Banned Books video calendar.
SCCR discusses Draft Compilation on Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and Archives
28 November 2011The 23rd session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights continued at WIPO over the weekend. Discussion on Saturday concerned a proposed WIPO Draft Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organisations. On Monday two new documents were introduced: a ‘Working Document on an International Instrument on Limitations for Persons with Print Disabilities’ and a ‘Draft Compilation on Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and Archives’.
Library Associations strongly support a treaty for the visually impaired
25 November 2011During the WIPO SCCR discussions on an instrument for the visually impaired, the library community strongly supported a treaty for person with print disabilities. Read their statements.
WIPO: Great progress at library and archive days
24 November 2011Three additional working days of WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) ended yesterday in Geneva with great progress made regarding copyright limitations and exceptions for libraries and archives. Delegates from WIPO’s Member States discussed the issues facing for libraries and archives. During the discussions ten work ‘clusters’ had been identified by member states.