IFLA AVMS webinar: Accessibility Helps You Share More, Share Better
The IFLA Audiovisual and Multimedia Section (AVMS) invites you to a 60-minute webinar on how to make born digital content more accessible. Read More
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- 12 November 2021
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Balancing Inclusion and Freedom of Expression
A new IFLA background paper explores questions and practices around moderation of third-party content in libraries. Read More
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- 28 October 2021
IFLA Division C and SET Call for Proposals – “International Engagement and Collaboration – Getting Started”
The IFLA Division C is continuing to host a Webinar Series for LIS students that was initiated by the IFLA Division IV – Support of the Profession in spring 2021. Read More
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- 26 September 2021
Managing and Marketing Inclusion in Libraries
IFLA sections on Management & Marketing and Library Services for People with Special Needs are hosting an exciting and inspiring joint virtual conference with a specific focus on managing and marketing for library users with special needs. Read More
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- 13 September 2021
Active Inclusion: the Experiences of ALA”s Serving Refugees, Immigrants, and Displaced Persons Sub-Committee
Libraries have traditionally seen themselves as places open to all members of the community, creating opportunities for everyone. However, being welcoming is as much a question of what you do proactively. We interviewed the Sub-Committee on Serving Refugees, Immigrants, and Displaced Persons of the ALA, to find out about their work. Read More
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- 15 December 2020
- By: anonymous
Statement by the IFLA President and Secretary General: Racism Has No Place in the Society Libraries are Working to Build
In response to the death of George Floyd and others globally, IFLA President Christine Mackenzie and Secretary General Gerald Leitner have made the following statement. Read More
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- 05 June 2020
- By: anonymous
A New Model for Digital Inclusion: An Interview with Helsingborg City Libraries
The long-standing mission of libraries to promote equitable access to information often leads them to get involved in digital inclusion efforts. We talked to Catharina Isberg, IFLA Governing Board Member and Library Director, Helsingborg City Libraries and Eva Hveem, Librarian, to find out about their experience of working with a European Union programme on the subject. Read More
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- 07 May 2020
- By: anonymous
IFLA Engages at UN to Share Library Action on Homelessness
IFLA is attending the Commission on Social Development of the United Nations, highlighting how effective library services can make a difference in finding solutions to homelessness. Read More
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- 10 February 2020
- By: anonymous
Inclusive Smart Cities: Not Without Libraries!
The growing role of technology in our daily lives can only be a force for inclusion if we have the tools necessary for everyone to benefit. In an event at the UN Science, Technology and Innovation Forum (UN STI Forum), IFLA President 2015-2017 Donna Scheeder underlined the role of libraries in ensuring no-one in our cities and communities is left behind. Read More
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- 06 June 2018
- By: anonymous