Hold the Date! RBMS Midterm Meeting in London, 11-13 March 2015
9 November 2014Watch this space for more details.
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Call for Papers: Cape Town Satellite Conference
6 November 2014This one-day conference takes place Friday, 14 August 2014 at the University of Cape Town.
Digital Video Collection Guide
5 November 2014Now available: October 2014 issue of IFLA Journal
5 November 2014View the complete issue online
IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2013 wins Singapore Experience Award
4 November 2014The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions and the Singapore National Library Board have received the prestigious Singapore Tourism Board ‘Singapore Experience Award 2014’, in the ‘Experience Association Conference Organiser of the year’ category.
Apply for VRA Travel Awards
28 October 2014
Presentations and handouts from the RBMS all-day session in Lyon are now available.
27 October 2014"Brave New World: Teaching and Learning Special Collections Librarianship"
Culture, Creativity and Sustainable Development
23 October 2014Welcome to the New NPSIG
9 October 2014Greetings New Professionals! It’s turning from summer to fall here in the Northern hemisphere, and with the change of leaves comes changes with our group. The most immediate changes you’ll notice are to our site and our leadership.
Presentations from WLIC session on projects
7 October 2014IFLA launches toolkit to support library institutions and associations to advocate for access to information in the UN post-2015 development agenda
6 October 2014Template letters, talking points and examples of how libraries help meet development goals are included.
Guidelines for Library Services to Persons with Dyslexia
6 October 2014The guidelines are a revision and expansion of the previous guidelines published by IFLA in 2001. We expect them to be a valuable tool for library staff who are responsible for serving persons with reading and learning difficulties.
WIPO General Assembly Fails to Draw any Conclusions on Exceptions and Limitations
1 October 2014The 46th General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organisation ended last night in Geneva with no agreement on a number of topics, including the future work of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR).
Right to Know Day - Urge the UN to enshrine the importance of free expression in the Post-2015 Agenda
28 September 2014Today, 28 September 2014, is Right to Know Day.
JUST PUBLISHED. Guidelines for Planning the Digitization of Rare Book and Manuscript Collections
21 September 2014Written by the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section. Available in English as a downloadable PDF file.
The Lyon Declaration, one month on
16 September 2014It has been a month since the Lyon Declaration was launched, see what has happened since.