Content tagged Immigrants
Ordered by publication date from most to less recent.
(These results include any available translations of the original English documents.)
- Active Inclusion: the Experiences of ALA"s Serving Refugees, Immigrants, and Displaced Persons Sub-Committee
Libraries have traditionally seen themselves as places open to all members of the community, creating opportunities for everyone. However, being welcoming is as much a question of what you do...
News - 15 December 2020
Tags: Asylum Seekers, Immigrants, inclusion, Refugees, Interview, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Call for newsletter submissions: 'Connecting with multicultural communities during the COVID-19 pandemic'
In recent months, the COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges for libraries around the world in the way that they deliver services. To help share stories of best practice, innovation, and...
News - 28 April 2020
Tags: Immigrants, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations
- UNESCO webinar participants uphold libraries as among the “most precious” tools to fight racism and discrimination
UNESCO’s International Coalition of Inclusive and Sustainable Cities (ICCAR) hosted an international webinar on 20 April 2020 addressing racism, discrimination and exclusion in the time of...
News - 21 April 2020
Tags: Advocacy, Cooperation, Disadvantaged persons, Human rights, Immigrants, Information literacy, Library as place, Library services, Library services to people with disabilities, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Refugees, Social inclusion, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Call for Papers - Climate change: Supporting communities, Users, Collections and Spaces in the era of Climate Uncertainty
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....
News - 10 January 2020
Tags: ATINA SIG, Best practices, Cultural heritage, Disadvantaged persons, Disaster management, Disaster relief, Displaced persons, E4GDH SIG, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous peoples, International cooperation, Multicultural populations, Peace, Refugees, Risk assessment, Women’s issues, Women, Information and Libraries
- 2014-2015 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report
2014-2015 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report
Publication - 2 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Best practices, Cataloguing, Censorship, Collection development, Communications, Communities of practice, Conferences, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous peoples, Information society, LGBTQ library services, Libraries for development, Library and information science education, Library as place, Library collections, Library outreach, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Net neutrality, Peace, Resource discovery, User experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)
- 2015-2016 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report
2015-2016 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report
Publication - 2 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Benchmarking, Best practices, Cataloguing, Censorship, Collection development, Communications, Communities of practice, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Guidelines, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ library services, Libraries for development, Library and information science education, Library as place, Library collections, Lifelong learning, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Net neutrality, Peace, Performance indicators, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, User experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)
- 2016-2017 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report
2016-2017 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report
Publication - 2 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Benchmarking, Best practices, Cataloguing, Censorship, Collection development, Communications, Communities of practice, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ library services, Libraries for development, Library and information science education, Library as place, Library collections, Lifelong learning, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Net neutrality, Peace, Performance indicators, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, User experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)
- 2018-2019 IFLA LGBT SIG Action Plan and Resource Request Form
Click here for the complete 2018-2019 IFLA LGBTQ+ SIG Action Plan. Objectives of Professional Unit 2018-19: 1. Provide guidelines for LGBTQ+ library services and collections around...
Publication - 26 December 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Action plans, Advocacy, Benchmarking, Best practices, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Guidelines, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ library services, Libraries for development, Library and information science education, Library as place, Lifelong learning, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Net neutrality, Peace, Performance indicators, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, User experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)
- MCULTP Midyear Meeting 2019: Colorado Springs, USA
Both section members and other library professionals interested in multicultural services are welcome to join the event. Just the Business Meetings are members only; the other...
Event - 8 December 2018
Tags: Immigrants, Marginalised populations, Midterm Meeting, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Multilingualism, United States of America, Library Services to Multicultural Populations
- Sanctuary, Storehouse, Gateway, Bridge: Libraries and Refugees - a Briefing
Libraries have long played a role in supporting marginalised groups, with refugees and other newcomers just one example of those who benefit from the access to information they provide. On World...
Publication - 20 June 2018
Tags: Access to information, Immigrants, Refugees, Briefings, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- IFLA marks World Refugee Day
On World Refugee Day, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions wishes to highlight the richness and vibrancy of an inclusive and open society by reminding how...
News - 20 June 2017
Tags: Immigrants, Multicultural populations, refugee, Social inclusion, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA LGBTQ Users SIG CFP 2017: Intersectionality
Call for Papers IFLA LGBTQ Users SIG CFP 2017 Libraries. Solidarity. Society. Intersectionality For IFLA WLIC 2017 (19-25 Aug 2017) we’ve chosen...
News - 19 January 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Conferences, Disadvantaged persons, Immigrants, Library services to people with disabilities, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Social inclusion, Women’s issues, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)
- Public Libraries Making a Difference
Libraries throughout the world have a strong history of responding to natural disasters and humanitarian crises providing a welcoming environment, a place of refuge for body and soul, and a source...
News - 8 July 2016
Tags: Immigrants, Refugees, Public Libraries
- Free IFLA/ALA Webinar "Library Services to Immigrants and Refugees"
IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section (CPDWL) and the New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG) have partnered with the American Library Association (ALA)...
News - 28 February 2016
Tags: Immigrants, immigrants, Library Services, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Public Libraries, Refugees, New Professionals
- Free IFLA/ALA Webinar "Library Services to Immigrants and Refugees"
IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section (CPDWL) and the New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG) have partnered with the American Library Association (ALA)...
Event - 28 February 2016
Tags: Immigrants, immigrants, Library Services, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Public Libraries, Refugees, Webinar, New Professionals