On this page we will highlight preservation and conservation resources. You can send us (cultural.heritage@ifla.org) relevant resources. IFLA’s preservation survey results (2016) To view the resources around preservation and conservation standards, guidelines and best practices (of digital and analogue materials) collected via a survey in 2016,… Read More
The IFLA survey on preservation and conservation will bring together resources around standards, guidelines, best practices for the library community. Read More
Annual Reports covering the period July 2015 – June 2016 as submitted by the PAC Centres. PAC Centre for the US and Canada PAC Centre for the Caribbean PAC Centre in Venezuela (in Spanish) PAC Centre in Brazil… Read More
Libraries have long been key to education, research and culture policies, in Europe and around the world. To continue to deliver the public interest mission given them, they need laws that reflect the times. A paper signed by IFLA and European library and cultural heritage institutions sets out how to do this. Read More
IFLA is pleased to announce the creation of a new Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre which will focus on digital preservation and digital sustainability. The new PAC Centre is based at the National Library of Poland. The Governing Board of IFLA endorsed the… Read More
The UNESCO PERSIST Project, an initiative of UNESCO, ICA, IFLA and other partners, that tries to enhance the sustainability of digital heritage, is pleased to announce the launch the UNESCO/PERSIST Guidelines for the selection of digital heritage for long-term preservation. Read More
The 85th edition of the Conference of Directors of National Libraries in Asia and Oceania (CDNLAO) newsletter highlights several of the IFLA PAC Centres activities in the region. The newsletter features articles by the IFLA PAC Centres of Korea, Sri Lanka and Japan as well as report from… Read More
IFLA is pleased to announce the creation of a new Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre which will support Francophone speaking countries (with a focus on Francophone Africa) in preservation and conservation matters. The PAC Centre is also specialised in the preservation of oral traditions and will be able to… Read More
The Outcome Document reaffirms the commitment to the vision of the World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS) to build a people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented Information Society. Read More
IFLA is pleased to announce the creation of a new Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre which will support Arabic speaking countries in preservation and conservation matters. The new PAC Centre is based at the Qatar National Library. The Governing Board of IFLA endorsed the creation… Read More