Open Science and Scholarship Advisory Committee - Terms of Reference (25 August 2023)
- 2023-09-04
This document sets out the terms of reference of the Open Science and Scholarship Advisory Committee, as approved by the...
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IFLA statement on SCCR at WIPO GA/64 (2023)
- 2023-07-11
IFLA joins the entire General Assembly in celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Marrakesh Treaty—a very important oc...
IFLA statements at WIPO SCCR/43 (March 2023)
- 2023-04-04
Includes: Opening Statement and statements on discussions of the Broadcast Treaty, the panel discussion of online cross-...
10 years into Marrakesh – what does the data say?
- 2023-03-13
So far, 123 countries have ratified or acceded to the Marrakesh Treaty, including those which joined subsequent to the E...
Copyright & cross-border challenges in preservation: empirical evidence
- 2023-03-03
This short paper highlights how cross border cooperation is a central part of the work of libraries and cultural institu...
IFLA Submission to Consultation on South African Copyright Amendment Bill, January 2023
- 2023-01-27
In response to a call for comments from the National Council of the Provinces on the Copyright Amendment Bill, IFLA subm...
国际图联开放获取声明发布十周年：呼吁行动
- 2022-10-04
对科研成果和出版物充分且及时的免费获取可确保每个人，包括研究人员、政策制定者、公...
Navigating Copyright for Libraries – Purpose and Scope
- 2022-08-29
Information is a critical resource for personal, economic and social development. Libraries and archives are the primary...
Response: WIPO report on COVID-19's impact on creative industries, cultural institutions, education and research
- 2022-08-19
IFLA wishes to thank the authors of this WIPO report on this important topic, and to highlight the extent to which the p...
10 years of the IFLA open access statement: a call to action
- 2022-07-17
Full and immediate free access to research outputs and publications ensures that everyone - including researchers, polic...
WIPO SCCR/42: WIPO Statement on Limitations & Exceptions
- 2022-05-11
The world’s millions of libraries are not expecting this committee to do everything. They don’t expect immediate or ...
How well did copyright laws serve libraries during COVID-19?: Research Report
- 2022-05-04
The report involved a survey of 114 libraries worldwide and 28 interviews during February and March 2022. Respondents we...
How well did copyright laws serve libraries during COVID-19? (Report Executive Summary)
- 2022-04-26
The report involved a survey of 114 libraries worldwide and 28 interviews during February and March 2022. Respondents we...
IFLA Statement on Online Storytimes
- 2022-04-05
Traditionally, storytimes have taken place in a physical space where reading professionals interact with their audiences...
IFLA Statements at 2021 WIPO Assemblies
- 2021-10-13
At the 2021 World Intellectual Property Organization Assemblies, IFLA submitted statements under items for General State...
Marrakesh Treaty Implementation: December 2020 Update
- 2020-12-03
The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise P...
Legal deposit policy checklist
- 2020-11-18
The new IFLA Checklist for Legal Deposit laws aims to provide a tool for those analysing existing laws, or planning new ...
Get into World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). 2020 Edition
- 2020-11-02
IFLA works closely with the World Intellectual Property Organisaiton (WIPO) - the UN agency in charge of making rule...
IFLA CLM Principles for Library Associations and Libraries in Approaches to Rightholders during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- 2020-05-28
IFLA’s Advisory Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters has developed a set of principles for use by library as...
Public Lending Right: A Briefing for Libraries
- 2020-03-25
Public Lending Right schemes exist in just over 30 countries worldwide, with active efforts from some to extend them fur...