Content tagged Europe
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- Keep Open Access Open: IFLA signs on to open letter
The transition towards Open Access is gaining momentum. It promises to deliver a major step forward in giving access to the results of science and research, allowing new ideas to emerge and spread...
News - 11 September 2017
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Europe, Open access, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA 2017 Wroclaw Libraries. Solidarity. Society – SIG Library History session Sunday, 20 August 2017.
I have to confess that when I arrived at the Centennial Hall at the conference venue in Wroclaw and saw the venue for our session, I did wonder if perhaps it was a little large. The SIG...
News - 3 September 2017
Tags: Europe, Guidelines, IFLA WLIC 2017, Libraries in Times of Crisis, Library History, Poland, Wroclaw, Library History
- IFLA Global Vision on the move: Asia Oceania passes the torch to Europe!
The IFLA Global Vision Asia Oceania regional workshop just took place on 28-29 June 2017 in Singapore. As part of a series of workshops held by IFLA around the world since April, 32 participants...
News - 5 July 2017
Tags: Europe, iflaGlobalVision
- Open Letter to Ministers at the European Union's Competitiveness Council
IFLA, alongside 63 other civil society and trade associations has co-signed a letter to Ministers attending the European Union’s Competitiveness Council. This initiative seeks to urge...
News - 29 May 2017
Tags: Copyright, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA Global Vision Regional Workshop: Europe
IFLA is launching a series of regional workshops on 5 and 6 July 2017 in Madrid, Spain that are a part of a larger initiative, the IFLA Global Vision discussion, which will engage the...
Event - 19 May 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Europe, iflaGlobalVision, Meeting, Spain
- Marrakesh Ratification in the European Union Has a Sting in the Tail
Progress towards ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty in the European Union (EU) has the potential to deliver significantly wider access to knowledge for people with print disabilities,...
News - 15 May 2017
Tags: Access to knowledge, Europe, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Unanimous Support for Access for the Print Disabled: European Parliament Committee Votes on Marrakesh Treaty Ratification
The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee sent out a strong signal to the European Union’s Member States last week by voting unanimously for laws which will ensure that people...
News - 26 March 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Europe, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Support Builds for Libraries in Europe
At the European Parliament in Strasbourg (France) last week, library representatives and Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) discussed the path towards a copyright reform that will empower...
News - 23 March 2017
Tags: Copyright, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Libraries Educate, Copyright Reform can Help
Education is central to the work of libraries. This goes from simply giving access to the books and materials that people need to teach themselves and answering ad hoc questions, to more formal...
News - 13 February 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Education, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA Calls on European Parliament to Get Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Right
There is less than a month to go before a planned vote in the European Parliament on ratifying the Marrakesh Treaty. If this is done correctly, it promises to remove key barriers to access to...
News - 7 February 2017
Tags: Access to information, Europe, Marrakesh Treaty, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Don’t Go Back on the Deal – IFLA, EIFL and EBLIDA call on EU Member States to Deliver on Marrakesh Treaty Ratification
On Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th January, representatives of European governments will discuss draft legislation to implement the Marrakesh Treaty in the European Union (EU)....
News - 13 January 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Europe, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Literacy and a Love of Reading Boosted by European Judges’ eBook Decision
Libraries play a crucial role in bringing people to reading. From children’s books to the latest thrillers, they are the safety value in the copyright system that prevents access to culture...
News - 10 November 2016
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, E-Learning, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Library Voices at the European Parliament - IFLA Supports Generation Code: Born at the Library
A hundred Members of the European Parliament took the opportunity last week to meet librarians from their own countries, as part of Public Libraries 2020’s successful Generation Code: Born...
News - 29 October 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- European Copyright Proposals: Libraries and Cultural Heritage Institutions Respond
After years of promise, today saw the launch of proposals for copyright reform in Europe. Despite much talk of the need for modernisation of the rules to reflect the new possibilities and...
News - 14 September 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA Signs Joint Letter on EU Copyright Reform
With proposals on European Union copyright reform imminent, IFLA continues to push for ambitious reforms that boost learning, innovation and creativity. Not only will positive change in the EU...
News - 14 September 2016
Tags: Copyright, Europe, Internet intermediary responsibilities, Text mining, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Reform Copyright without Curtailing Internet Freedoms: IFLA Co-signs Open Letter to European Commission
IFLA has co-signed an open letter calling on the EU Commission to ensure that upcoming copyright reforms promote access to information and freedom of expression across Europe. IFLA and...
News - 7 April 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, EU, EU Copyright Consultation, Europe, European Commission, Freedom of expression, International cooperation, Internet access, Internet intermediary responsibilities, Knowledge society, Policy, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA helps launch copyright for creativity declaration
français Copyright for Creativity launch video "In many countries, copyright law, through exceptions and limitations, has long supported the essential...
News - 6 May 2010
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Announcement, Copyright, Europe, Exceptions and limitations, Open Access, Preservation