PRESS RELEASE: for immediate release May 28, 1996 At the invitation of IPA President Fernando Guedes, IFLA Secretary General Leo Voogt represented IFLA at the 25th Congress of the International Publishers Association in Barcelona from 22-26 April. The Congress celebrated the 100th anniversary of IPA and attracted around 800… Read More
JOINT PRESS RELEASE: For immediate release 23 August 2001 IFLA General Conference Boston, MA, USA The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the International Publishers’ Association (IPA) have established a joint steering group to work together on matters of common interest. The group has now… Read More
12 October 2001: The joint Steering Group of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the International Publishers Association (IPA) is working to promote common principles on copyright in the electronic environment. The joint Steering Group, co-chaired by Herman P. Spruijt, member of the IPA… Read More
Take Part – Human Perspectives on Inclusive Publishing is a global conference on inclusive publishing and accessible reading, arranged by the Swedish Agency for Accessible Media together with the Swedish DAISY Consortium and the Swedish Library Association. The aim of the conference is to increase knowledge of… Read More
IFLA has co-signed a letter in response to comments made by Hachette Livre CEO Arnaud Nourry at this week's International Publishers' Congress. In it, we reject entirely the argument that libraries are proxies for the commercial sector, and invite publishers and others to work with us in passing limited but necessary reforms to copyright. These will strengthen the legal base on which librarians rely in order to fulfil their missions at a local, European and global level. Read More
A joint steering group with the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the International Publishers’ Association (IPA) Representing book and journal publishers through national, regional and specialised publishers associations Librarians and publishers around the world deplore the regulations of the US government… Read More