Objectives of the IFLA Green Library Award • To reward green library / green library projects that best communicate their commitment to environmental sustainability • To create awareness of libraries’ social responsibility and leadership in environmental education • To support the worldwide green library movement, concerned with o… Read More
ENSULIB is now seeking nominations for the interim role of Chair, Secretary and Information Coordinator to serve through the remainder of the term – August 2021. Read More
The overview of the Italian Ministry of Justice Library (Biblioteca centrale giuridica) has now been added. Read More
ENSULIB is on its way from SIG to Section! We have good news and lot of things to be thankful for! ENSULIB has applied for permission to evolve into a Section last spring. We were delighted when IFLA Professional Committee gave the permission – and even more so when 56… Read More
The IFLA/ UNESCO Public Library Manifesto has been an important achievement since it was first ratified in 1994. Share your input, feedback and ideas as we review the Manifesto to ensure it remains a relevant tool that reflects the missions of public libraries today. Read More
IFLA has created this checklist to help with the challenges of implementing the 2015 UNESCO Recommendation. This Checklist will help you self-assess the different policies and practices of national governments and institutions and identify where more support is needed. Read More
New plans and objectives for 2019-2020 have been agreed by the National Libraries Section. Read More
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This is a call for participants for a joint session at the World Library and Information Congress 2020 about "Preserving complex digital objects in libraries". Read More
Climate change forces all of us to face the reality that we will see major shifts in our economic models, our physical landscapes, our energy systems, and resource management more generally. Libraries, archives, and other members of the cultural heritage space are facing and are predicted to face tremendous impacts on our collections, collecting, facilities, services, funding, users, communities, and professional lives. Read More