New FAIFE Spotlight “Interview with Saad Eskander, Director of Iraq National Library and Archives (INLA)”
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- 02 May 2013
- By: Alejandra Martinez
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International Meeting of Experts on the Safeguarding of Mali’s Cultural Heritage, UNESCO Headquarters, 18 February 2013
Following the Director-General of UNESCO’s decision to assist the Government of Mali in restoring and rebuilding its cultural heritage, UNESCO has established a working group of experts from all its partners, including IFLA, with the purpose of preparing an action plan for the restoration and reconstruction of the country’s… Read More
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- 28 February 2013
- By: anonymous
Situation in Mali for cultural heritage
The initial news media reports from Mali gave a worrying picture of the situation for cultural heritage in the northern provinces and especially Timbuktu. Most recent media and independent reports indicate that almost all of the cultural and intellectual heritage, including manuscripts, is safe. IFLA is a founding member… Read More
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- 30 January 2013
- By: anonymous
UNESCO releases Vancouver Declaration on Digitization and Preservation
UNESCO organized an international conference The Memory of the World in the Digital age: Digitization and Preservation, in September 2012 in Vancouver, Canada. Read More
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- 17 January 2013
- By: anonymous
2013 IFLA Presidential Meeting / Reunión Presidencial IFLA 2013
"Our Digital Futures" 6-7 March 2013, University City, Mexico City Read More
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- 28 November 2012
- By: anonymous
Memory of the World in the Digital Age: Draft Recommendations Now Available for Comment
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the UNESCO Memory of the World Program, UNESCO, in collaboration with the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies and the University Library of the University of British Columbia (UBC), held an international conference on "The Memory of the World in the Digital Age: Digitization and Preservation" last week in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Read More
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- 06 October 2012
- By: anonymous
20 years later: The National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina
20 years have now past since the deliberate destruction of the National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina. What has happened since? Read More
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- 21 September 2012
- By: anonymous
Blue Shield Statement on Mali
Following the alarming situation in Mali, the Blue Shield expresses its deep concern regarding the safeguarding of the country’s invaluable cultural and historical heritage and deplores the suffering and loss of life this conflict has entailed. Read More
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- 06 June 2012
- By: anonymous
Protection of cultural heritage: Principles of Engagement will guide IFLA in emergency situations
The IFLA Governing Board has endorsed Principles of Engagement in library-related activities in times of crisis, conflict or disaster. The principles aim to encourage safeguarding and respect for cultural property especially by raising awareness and promoting disaster risk management and to strengthen cooperation and participation in cultural heritage activities. Read More
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- 23 May 2012
- By: anonymous
IFLA Principles of Engagement in library-related activities in times of conflict, crisis or disaster
At its meeting of 19th August 2011, the IFLA Governing Board set up an Advisory Group to draft Principles of Engagement to be used by IFLA and its members in library-related activities of disaster risk reduction and in times of conflict, crisis or natural disaster; with reference to IFLA’s engagement… Read More
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- 22 May 2012