Over the past few decades, the Section for Education and Training (SET) has supported and enhanced library and information science (LIS) education and training based on research and professional practice on an international scale to encourage collaboration and development across the profession. Read More
The IFLA Section for Library and Research Services for Parliaments wanted to understand more about the benefits that participants got from attending the annual preconference and/or the main IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) conference. A survey was developed which 65 respondents completed from 44 countries from all the… Read More
​ The challenge of environmental sustainability – Ökologische Nachhaltigkeit in der Praxis Contributions and case studies from Germany and other European countries, as well as from Asia, Australia and the US, demonstrate different aspects of reducing the “ecological footprint” in libraries. As well as looking at everyday procedures,… Read More
The revised IFLA education guidelines are now available on the IFLA SET website. These guidelines replace the last significant revision in 2000 and incorporate the inclusion of material in library school curricula that reflects the developments in the provision of library and information services in the 21st century. They set… Read More
What competences are needed for heritage librarians, and how can they be taught? The management of heritage collections requires a unique mix of knowledge and skills, including expertise in preservation and conservation; heritage policies; acquisitions and collection management; bibliographic description; the materiality of books and other collection objects; and… Read More
Report Survey on quality assurance models in Library and Information Science (LIS) programs… Read More
FAIFE is pleased to announce the launch of learning materials for workshops... Read More
Just off the press as Nr 139 in the IFLA Publications Series: Read More
Section Information Brochure and Membership Form (2008) English | Français | Deutsch | Italiano | 日本語 | Español… Read More
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