With many thanks to the Editor of the IFLA Journal Steve Witt (and former convenor of the LIbary History SIG), the March 2019 edition of IFLA Journal is a Special Issue on Libraries in Times of Crisis containing some of the papers presented at this session, as well as other… Read More
The IFLA SIG Library History decided to partner with a Section for IFLA 2019 in Athens and the Section on Genealogy and Local History (Genloc) agreed. As you can see from the Call for Papers, the topics on offer are quite varied and there are a couple which… Read More
The attached article was written by Dr Russell Cope, Parliamentary Librarian at the Parliament of New South Wales from 1962 until 1993 and a very active IFLA member. It is a recollection of Wolfgang Dietz (Bonn Library) and Gerhard Hahn (Bundestag Library) and their contributions to post war… Read More
SIG Library History Session on Transform Libraries, Transform Societies: Library Outreach to Marginalized Populations – Historical Perspectives. The SIG Library History’s session at IFLA Kuala Lumpur was again early in the conference programme and it would seem that each year the number of competitive meetings and… Read More
Library History SIG session at IFLA WLIC 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Sunday 26 August 2018, Session 095 Conference Hall 3, 9.30–11.30 a.m. – please join us. As earlier advised the SIG's session theme is Transform Libraries. Transform Societies: Library Outreach to Marginalized Populations: Historical Perspectives, and the… Read More
The SIG Library History Action Plan for 2017-18 is now on our website and as you read it you will see that the SIG is planning a session for the IFLA conference in Kuala Lumpur in 2018 and the session title is: "Transform Libraries. Transform Societies: Library Outreach… Read More
Annual Report 2018-2019 [in PDF] Annual Report 2017-2018 [in PDF] Annual Report 2016-2017 [in PDF]… Read More
I do hope I get to meet up with those of you interested in library history at the IFLA conference in Poland. After our session on Sunday 20 August, 2017, and just before or on our way to, the Exhibition Opening, I was thinking that we would try… Read More
The very difficult task of reviewing so many fine submissions has been finalised and as you can see from the Programme for IFLA Wroclaw 2017 http://2017.ifla.org/conference-programme or http://www.professionalabstracts.com/iflawlic2017/programme-iflawlic2017.pdf (see pp. 12-13) we have what I hope will be a very interesting session:… Read More
The IFLA Library History SIG is glad to announce launching of its official Blog for public engagement and information sharing. Read More