IFLA is proud to be working with the Goethe-Institut on the Emerging International Voices programme, an initiative bringing together key library thinkers of the future in order to discuss key issues around the role of digital technologies in library services. The emerging voices – presented on our… Read More
IFLA shared concerns, and identified challenges and opportunities relating to the protection of human rights during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
This is a call for participants for a joint session at the World Library and Information Congress 2020 about "Preserving complex digital objects in libraries". Read More
Theme: Capture and Preservation of Born Digital News Media Read More
IFLA’s existing statement on Public Lending Right (PLR), updated in 2016, sets out IFLA’s policy position on Public Lending Right. These best practices are without prejudice to the existing IFLA Statement and are an annex to it. As highlighted in the Statement, IFLA does not favor… Read More
The UNESCO PERSIST Project, an initiative of UNESCO, ICA, IFLA and other partners, for enhancing the sustainability of digital heritage, has launched the UNESCO/PERSIST Guidelines for the selection of digital heritage for long-term preservation in 2016. The Guidelines provide an overarching starting point for heritage institutions when drafting… Read More
Sponsored by: IFLA Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section Co-sponsored by: IFLA National Libraries Section Date: August 23, 2019 (9:00 am to 4:00 pm) Venue: National Library of Greece, SMFCC: Stavros Niarchos Foundation Athens, Greece Https://www.snfcc.org/default.aspx Call for… Read More
Sponsored by: IFLA Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section Co-sponsored by: IFLA National Libraries Section Date: August 23, 2019 (8:00 am to 5:00 pm) Venue: National Library of Greece, SNFCC: Stavros Niarchos Foundation Athens, Greece Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/grey-literature-scholarly-communication-in-a-digital-world-tickets-59696495826 The Internet… Read More