2017-2018 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report
Click here for the complete 2017-2018 IFLA LGBTQ+ SIG Annual Report. Read More
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- 26 December 2018
- By: Anne Redacliff, IFLA LGBT+ SIG
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2018-2019 IFLA LGBT SIG Action Plan and Resource Request Form
Click here for the complete 2018-2019 IFLA LGBTQ+ SIG Action Plan. Objectives of Professional Unit 2018-19: 1. Provide guidelines for LGBTQ+ library services and collections around the world Promoting IFLA Standards to support libraries in the provision of services to their communities;… Read More
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- 26 December 2018
- By: Anne Redacliff
Marrakesh provisions in force in the European Union and much more!
At the recently celebrated General Assemblies, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)’s Director General Francis Gurry underlined the success of the Marrakesh treaty, which he says, “is moving at a rate that exceeds that of any other Treaty in this organisation”. Read More
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- 12 October 2018
- By: anonymous
Celebrating Books, Celebrating Access: Kuala Lumpur Announced as World Book Capital 2020
UNESCO has announced that Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, will be World Book Capital 2020. Taking up the status on 23 April 2020, it will, for a year, be the focus of efforts and activities to promote books and reading for all. Following a successful World Library and Information Congress, it will be a further opportunity for Malaysia’s libraries to show their ability to reach out to the hard to reach. Read More
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- 20 September 2018
- By: anonymous
Clare O’Hanlon’s Video Now Available!
You can now view Clare O’Hanlon’s presentation, “A continuum of LGBTIQA+ community engagement in libraries: From collections and cataloguing to book displays, bathrooms and beyond” here: VIDEO PRESENTATION Clare has given her permission to share this video for professional development purposes provided that… Read More
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- 30 August 2018
- By: Rachel Wexelbaum
Inclusive Library Services for Children and Young Adults
IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2018 – Satellite Conference Singapore 23 August The Satellite Conference was organized by the Library Services to People with Special Needs and Libraries for Children and Young Adults Sections in collaboration with the National Library Board, and held at the National Library… Read More
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- 25 August 2018
Library Services to People with Special Needs Annual Session: “Accessibility: High Tech for Access”
A Technology Petting Zoo: High Tech for Access 19 August 2013 Singapore, Central Public Library, National Library Board This session focuses on access technologies that enable libraries to offer a higher quality of life to these who are afflicted with physical, mental or cognitive disabilities and,… Read More
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- 15 August 2018
WLIC 2018: events for AVMS
Section meetings and Open Session Read More
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- 31 July 2018
- By: Mikael Johansson
LSN Minutes Wroclaw 2017
Standing Committee meeting in Wroclaw, Poland Library Services to People with Special Needs Section SC1: 10:15-12:15 on Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at Room 50 SC2: 8:00-10:30 on Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at Conference Room C These minutes cover both the first and… Read More
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- 20 April 2018
Survey on library programmes and services for people who are deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind (February 10th until March 31st 2018) EXTENDED DEADLINE UNTIL APRIL 30TH 2018!
For the purpose of writing new guidelines a survey is beeing conducted in order to gather examples of modern day practice in the organization of library programmes and services that meet needs of people who are deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind. The survey is conducted internationally from February 10th to March 31st 2018 - EXTENDED DEADLINE UNTIL APRIL 30TH 2018. Read More
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- 15 February 2018
- By: anonymous