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IFLA 2017 Satellite Meeting: Genealogy and Local History, Asia and Oceania & Information Technology, Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania

This is a call for participants to register and attend the Satellite meeting jointly arranged by the Information Technology Section, Genealogy and Local History Section and Asia and Oceania Section. The satellite meeting will take place at the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania,Vilnius, Lithuania. Read More

  • Events
  • 19 June 2017

Literacy and a Love of Reading Boosted by European Judges’ eBook Decision

Libraries play a crucial role in bringing people to reading. From children’s books to the latest thrillers, they are the safety value in the copyright system that prevents access to culture being the preserve of the better off. But eLending has been surrounded by legal uncertainty for many years. Today, European judges decided that eBooks could indeed be treated as books, but further analysis of the decision will be necessary to understand its implications and limits. Read More

  • News
  • 10 November 2016
  • By: anonymous