Come to the IFLA Market

Each year, the IFLA Market features a number of participatory, “how-to” sessions devoted to different IFLA related activities or initiatives.

Session 67 A — IFLA Market: How to get published

Room: Auditorium Lumière

The aim of the session is to provide guidance on being published in academic and professional journals, including IFLA Journal and other IFLA related publications.

Topics include:

• Choosing a journal
• The editorial and peer review process
• IFLA Journal scope and content
• Publishing with IFLA
• Author support

Panelists: Paul Sturges (former FAIFE Chair), Jerry Mansfield (Chair of the IFLA Journal Editorial Committee), Steve Witt (incoming Editor of IFLA Journal), and Caroline Lock (Publisher, Sage Publications).

Mike Heaney (IFLA Publications Series Editor) will be available to answer questions about prospective publications with IFLA and De Gruyter.

Session 67 B — IFLA Market: Professional activities – what makes an IFLA unit successful?

Room: Salle Gratte-Ciel 1-3

IFLA’s priorities and strategic direction are defined by its Governing Board on behalf of its members and should be driven forward in part by the IFLA units. In order to do this effectively, IFLA units need first an understanding of these priorities, then the ideas, people and tools, to carry out activities that will benefit IFLA members and move IFLA forward as the leading international body representing library associations and institutions.

All professional units (Section Standing Committees, Special Interest Groups and Strategic Programme committees) should send one representative to this session to share ideas about identifying, planning and communicating projects and activities that will involve and bring benefits to the international IFLA member community. The session will be interactive and held primarily in English.

Session 67 C— IFLA Market: Campaign for the World's Libraries (@your Library)

Room: Forum 1

Want to increase the public visibility of libraries in your country? Come hear examples of how library associations and libraries in Europe, Asia, and the Americas have created their campaigns—and learn how you can participate in this IFLA/ALA partnership initiative to promote libraries.

Session 67 D — IFLA Market: Producing IFLA standards – a “how to” session for IFLA units

Room: Forum 2

IFLA publishes a wide selection of standards, covering a varied range of library activities and services. They are aimed at providing a common understanding of processes and methods in developing information and library services and products across all countries and library types. The standards are written and compiled by the IFLA professional units – sometimes working in their own specific area, sometimes collaborating with other professional units or organisations outside IFLA.

The Committee on Standards has produced a manual to help guide the production of these documents. It covers how to take the steps needed to produce an IFLA standard - from building a base of best practice, to writing a document, seeking input on the contents, correctly formatting it and finally seeking IFLA endorsement.

Representatives from all IFLA professional units should attend this session to take back ideas from, and information on, the new procedures manual to their Standing Committees. They are also welcome to bring suggestions for improving the manual or the procedures around the production and publication of IFLA standards. It doesn’t matter if your unit already manages a list of its own standards, or if it has never produced any, this session will have information and ideas for everyone.

Session 67 E — IFLA Market: “1001 libraries to see before you die” project

Room: Auditorium Pasteur

Join members of IFLA's Public Libraries and Library Buildings and Equipment sections to hear about some of the public libraries nominated for the 1001 libraries to see before you die project. This online initiative aims to bring together best practice examples of public library buildings and spaces from around the world. It will also include links to relevant websites and other resources.

As part of this session, the two Sections are delighted to host the presentation of the inaugural, international architecture award by the Danish Agency for Culture and the Danish firm "Schmidt/hammer/lassen architects” with a prize of DKK 25,000 to the best Public Library of the Year 2014 for a library that has been opened between 2012 and early 2014.