Preserving and celebrating languages is a core part of wider efforts to safeguard and develop our tangible and intangible heritage. On 21 February we celebrate International Mother Language Day, a celebration of all the languages around the world. Read More
16.00 – 18.00 Presentations: Preservation and Conservation of Newsprint on National Press Monument: An Effort to Preserve Indonesian Journalism History by Labibah Zain, State Islamic University Sunan Kalijaga Library Yogyakarta, India, Akmal Faradise, State Islamic University Sunan Kalijaga Library Yogyakarta, Indonesia and Syifa Adiba, Australian National University, Australia… Read More
The summary is a four-page extract of the Multicultural Communities: Guidelines for Library Services published by the IFLA Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section in July 2011. Please select the language options below and click the link to download a .pdf version of the summary. Original language … Read More
Overview These guidelines promote fairness and equity of access in library services to multicultural communities. They provide a basis for the planning of library services to all groups in the community; criteria against which existing multicultural services may be assessed; an equitable basis for the acquisition of materials and… Read More
The Section’s main purpose is to support the provision of culturally responsive and effective services to indigenous communities throughout the world. Its main objectives are to promote international cooperation in the fields of library, culture, knowledge and information services to indigenous communities that meet their intergenerational, community, cultural and language… Read More