Content tagged Immigrants

2014-2015 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report

Publication - 2 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Best practice, Cataloguing, Censorship, Collection development, Collections, Communication, Communities of practice, Conferences, Disadvantaged people, Education for librarianship , Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, IFLA and the Information Society, Immigrants, Indigenous People, LGBTQ Users SIG, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, Library as place, Minorities, Multicultural populations, Net Neutrality, Outreach, 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

Publication - 2 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Benchmarking, Best practice, Cataloguing, Censorship, Collection development, Collections, Communication, Communities of practice, Disadvantaged people, Education for librarianship , Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Guidelines, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous People, LGBTQ Users SIG, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, Library as place, Lifelong learning, Marginalized, Minorities, 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

Publication - 2 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Benchmarking, Best practice, Cataloguing, Censorship, Collection development, Collections, Communication, Communities of practice, Disadvantaged people, Education for librarianship , Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous People, LGBTQ Users SIG, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, Library as place, Lifelong learning, Marginalized, Minorities, 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)

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 practice, Disadvantaged people, Education for librarianship , Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Guidelines, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous People, LGBTQ Users SIG, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, Library as place, Lifelong learning, Marginalized, Minorities, 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)

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, Marginalized, Midterm Meeting, Minorities, Multicultural populations, Multilingualism, United States, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

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

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)

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 people, Immigrants, Marginalized, Minorities, Multicultural populations, Services to people with disabilities, Social inclusion, Women’s issues, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

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

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, Minorities, Multicultural populations, Public Libraries, refugees, New Professionals

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, Minorities, Multicultural populations, Public Libraries, refugees, Webinar, New Professionals