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Interview with the new Chair of CFLA-FCAB
29 March 2024Andrea Cecchetto, a member of the North American Regional Division and the chair of its Global Advocacy Working Group, was recently appointed as the Chair of the Canadian Federation of Library Associations / Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA-FCAB). Meg Mering, NARD’s Information Coordinator, interviewed Cecchetto about her new role, CFLA-FCAB’s strategic priorities and mandates, and ways CLFA-FCAB and IFLA can support each other’s priorities.
[Webinar] Building a National Bibliography: Models from Around the World – Registration Open!
28 March 2024Webinar Registration Open: The Iraqi Manuscripts: Their Reality, Institutions, and Challenges
26 March 2024Webinar Registration Open: The Role of Networks in Cultural Heritage Preservation - the Case of MoHO
26 March 2024Influencing impact: IFLA Trend Report Update 2023 explores what shapes libraries' ability to shape development
26 March 2024The 2023 edition of the IFLA Trend Report highlights both potential blockers to libraries' impact on sustainable development, why it matters to find solutions, and what we can practically do to overcome them!
MLAS Conference in two months in Kazakhstan!
21 March 2024Message from the IFLA President, 21 March 2024
21 March 2024While we don’t have a meeting of our Governing Board this month, I nonetheless wanted to write to you to highlight a couple of key areas of work and upcoming opportunities for you in the coming weeks.
IFLA Newsletter, March 2024: the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Issue
21 March 2024Welcome to the March 2024 edition of our newsletter, focused this month on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)!
The World Through Picture Books (3rd edition) is launched and ready-to-use!
20 March 2024IFLA’s Libraries for Children & Young Adults (C&YA) Section is delighted to be launching the 3rd edition of The World Through Picture Books catalogue, which is an amazing resource developed by librarians for librarians.
Equity, Inclusion and Metadata
20 March 2024This month, the IFLA Newsletter focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion. It seems a good moment to explain why six IFLA committees are sponsoring a proposal to create an IFLA network dedicated to the topic of accessibility metadata.
A spotlight on multicultural populations and issues of interest
20 March 2024Located in California, within the United States, San José State University (SJSU) School of Information has been highly involved with diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice initiatives. We have recently held some unique events that spotlight multicultural populations:
IFLA’s MCULTP Section: Contributions towards DEI initiatives
20 March 2024The IFLA MCULTP (Library Services to Multicultural Populations) section is one of the few IFLA sections whose mandate is directly aligned with DEI. While Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is experienced and practiced in differently across the globe, many common grounds exist that can provide a foundation and basis for concerted efforts amongst LIS professionals internationally.