Content tagged United States
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- E-Lending, Embargoes and Equitable Access: Interview with Sari Feldman
The rules around library eLending are on the agenda again in the United States, following the decision by one publisher to impose limits on libraries' ability to give access to new books...
News - 16 October 2019
Tags: Access to information, eLending, eLending for Libraries, United States, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- UN Climate Summit: the Heritage Dimension
IFLA attended the session at the United Nations Climate Summit focused on heritage issues. With a strong focus both on the risks that climate heritage poses to all types of culture, but also the...
News - 22 September 2019
Tags: Access to information, Climate change, Cultural heritage, United States, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Support for Libraries as Drivers of Development Grows at United Nations
At the 2019 High Level Political Forum, governments, UN officials and civil society representatives heard about the ways in which libraries can deliver the Sustainable Development Goals. Through...
News - 23 July 2019
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, HLPF 2019, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States
- Knowledge Partners for Sustainable Development: IFLA Joins SDG 17 Event at United Nations
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals place a strong emphasis on partnerships, within and across countries. These, the UN argues, are essential for spreading ideas, reducing...
News - 18 July 2019
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, HLPF, IAP, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, Partnerships, Sustainable development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States
- Simplify, Unify, Diversify: an Interview with Jessica Want, New York Public Library
Alongside growing concern in the United States and Canada about the conditions imposed on libraries looking to lend eBooks, there are also efforts to reduce dependency on third party distributors...
News - 16 July 2019
Tags: Access to information, Ebooks, elending, eLending for Libraries, United States, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Información para el desarrollo: La implementación de la Declaración de Buenos Aires
La posibilidad de encontrar, usar y producir información es una base esencial, aunque a menudo pasada por alto, del desarrollo. Cada vez que alguien busca trabajo u...
Event - 10 July 2019
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, Meeting, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States
- Informed, Empowered, Equal: IFLA to Underline Libraries’ Contribution to Better Societies at UN HLPF 2019
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) provide a global roadmap towards lasting and equitable growth. The annual High-Level Political Forum is the opportunity to measure...
News - 10 July 2019
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, HLPF, IAP, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States
- Information for Development: Delivering on the Buenos Aires Declaration
The possibility to find, use and create information is an essential, but often overlooked foundation of development. Whenever someone looks for a job or training opportunities,...
Event - 9 July 2019
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, Meeting, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States
- Partnering for development - From global to local: the role of knowledge and libraries
Sustainable Development Goal 17 underlines the importance of partnerships, both in terms of sharing ideas and knowledge, and through concrete collaboration between development actors....
Event - 9 July 2019
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, Meeting, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States
- United Nations High Level Political Forum 2019
The 2019 High Level Political Forum (HLPF) under the auspices of the United Nations' Economic and Social Council is the key annual meeting on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)....
Event - 8 July 2019
Tags: Access to information, Conference, Development, SDGs, United States, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Join the Movement: IFLA Shares Plans, Invites Engagement in Delivering the Global Vision at ALA Annual
IFLA’s President Glòria Pérez-Salmerón and Secretary General Gerald Leitner are participating in the 2019 American Library Association Annual Conference, held...
News - 25 June 2019
Tags: Advocacy, ALA 2019 Annual Conference and Exhibition, Announcement, IFLA Global Vision, IFLA Strategic Framework, United States
- 2019 ALA Annual Conference
The 2019 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington DC, USA. ALA 2019 offers a host of professional...
Event - 11 June 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Conference, United States
- Availability, License Terms and Pricing of eBooks: an Interview with Rebecca Giblin
ELending is becoming increasingly important and is already well-established in many countries. While jurisdictions approach the lending of eBooks and other digital material in many different ways...
News - 12 April 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, accessibility, Advocacy, Australia, Canada, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, eBooks, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Intellectual property, licensing, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- 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, Marginalized, Midterm Meeting, Minorities, Multicultural populations, Multilingualism, United States, Library Services to Multicultural Populations
- Climate Heritage Summit
Climate change poses a serious threat to many of the things that are vital to life today - agriculture, infrastructure, weather. Cultural heritage is no exception, with buildings, and the...
Event - 12 September 2018
Tags: Climate change, Conference, Cultural heritage, Environment, Sustainability, United States, Environment, Sustainability and Libraries
- Transformation through Information: IFLA Engages at UN High Level Political Forum
Over the ten days of this year’s High Level Political Forum, IFLA engaged intensively with governments, UN officials, experts and partners from civil society. By ensuring...
News - 19 July 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, HLPF, IAP, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Libraries Leading the Transformation to Sustainable, Resilient Societies: IFLA returns to the United Nations High Level Political Forum
The UN High Level Political Forum takes place on 9-18 July 2018 in New York, discussing global challenges and defining a path to sustainable development. IFLA is there, raising awareness among...
News - 11 July 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, HLPF, IAP, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- High Level Political Forum 2018
The 2018 High Level Political Forum (HLPF) takes place on 10-18 July 2018 at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York. This event, the highlight of the global debate on sustainable...
Event - 8 July 2018
Tags: Access to information, Conference, Development, Sustainable development, United States, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- An Open Invitation: UN, Government Officials Welcome Library Engagement in the 2030 Agenda
The IFLA International Advocacy Programme (IAP) Global Convening took place in New York on 28-29 June 2018. Nearly 40 participants, invited by IFLA, met at the Brooklyn Public Library,...
News - 3 July 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Advocating for Libraries as Partners for Development: IFLA’s International Advocacy Programme Comes to the UN
On 28-29 June, IFLA will hold the International Advocacy Programme (IAP) Global Convening in New York, USA. Nearly 40 participants from all regions have been invited by IFLA to celebrate success,...
News - 26 June 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- IFLA International Advocacy Programme (IAP) Global Convening
IFLA will hold a Global Convening of its International Advocacy Programme (IAP) in New York on 28-29 June 2018. After six regional workshops and nearly two years of hard work in...
Event - 13 June 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Capacity building, Development, IAP, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States, Workshop
- Inclusive Smart Cities: Not Without Libraries!
Digital technologies have opened up exciting new ways of making the cities and communities where we live cleaner, easier and more efficient. Smart cities have seen better organisation of traffic,...
News - 6 June 2018
Tags: Access to information, Digital divide, inclusion, United States, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- United Nations Science, Technology and Innovation Forum
The UN STI Forum, a sub-group of the Economic and Social Committee, meets annually to discuss science, technology and innovation cooperation around thematic areas for the implementation...
Event - 4 June 2018
Tags: Access to information, Conference, Development, smart cities, Sustainable Development Agenda, United States, urban development, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- 2018 ALA Annual Conference
The 2018 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Event - 12 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Conference, United States
- United States Moves towards Marrakesh Ratification
There has been welcome news from the Unites States, where legislation designed to implement the Marrakesh Treaty has been introduced to Congress. Once this is voted, America will join the growing...
News - 19 March 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Marrakesh Treaty, United States, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Offline Internet: Providing Access without a Connection
For around half of the world’s population, Internet connectivity is not a reality. Often, this is simply because there are no cables, or a good enough mobile signal, where they live...
News - 20 February 2018
Tags: Access to information, Internet access, Social inclusion, United States
- Inform Women, Transform Lives: Carter Centre Conference
The Carter Centre conference 'Inform Women, Transform Lives' will focus on the importance of transparency and access to information for women, and the obstacles they face. Looking to take...
Event - 13 February 2018
Tags: Access to information, Conference, Gender equality, United States, women, Women, Information and Libraries
- Libraries Lead in the War on Information Poverty: IFLA Addresses UN Commission on Social Development
The sustainable development of our societies requires access to information for all, and libraries are essential to achieving this. Donna Scheeder (IFLA President, 2015-2017) underlined this point...
News - 31 January 2018
Tags: Access to information, Development, Sustainable Development Agenda, United Nations, United States
- UN Commission on Social Development
The 56th session of the United Nations Commission on Social Development is the main forum for looking at the social aspects of development policies across the board. With a specific focus on the...
Event - 25 January 2018
Tags: Access to information, Conference, Development, Internet access, Sustainable Development Agenda, United States
- Everyone Has a Right to Access to Information: IFLA Presents Research on Libraries' Actions for Accessibility at the UN
With or without a formal mandate to do so, libraries are dedicated to providing services to all of their communities. For people with disabilities, who risk otherwise finding themselves excluded...
News - 23 December 2017
Tags: Access to knowledge, accessibility, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, United States, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Trade Deals Should Favour, not Restrict, Access to Knowledge
The work of libraries relies on the existence of a modern and complete set of exceptions and limitations to copyright. While national legislation is usually the responsibility of national...
News - 27 November 2017
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, NAFTA, trade agreements, United States, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Placing Libraries at the Heart of Development: IFLA Speaks at World Bank
Libraries are unique partners for development. By providing access to information, in a safe and welcoming environment with tailored support, they empower individuals and communities to create,...
News - 6 November 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, United States, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- ICSTI 2017 General Assembly
CSTI, The International Council for Scientific and Technical Information, offers a unique forum for interaction between organizations that create, disseminate and use scientific and technical...
Event - 25 September 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, Event, IAP, ICST, UN 2030 Agenda, United States
- Un acceso significativo a la información para no dejar a nadie atrás: Lanzamiento del Informe DA2I 2017
NUEVA YORK, 17 de julio de 2017 — La Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotecas (IFLA), en colaboración con el Grupo de Tecnología...
News - 14 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, Open Access, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States, Press Release
- Lograr un Desarrollo Inteligente e Inclusivo: Lanzamiento del Informe de Desarrollo y Acceso a la Información (DA2I) 2017
La Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotecas (IFLA), en colaboración con el Grupo de Tecnología y Cambio Social (TASCHA) de la Facultad de...
News - 3 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States
- Meaningful Access to Information To Leave No One Behind: Launch of the 2017 DA2I Report
NEW YORK, 17 July 2017 — The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), in partnership with the Technology and Social Change Group at the University of...
News - 17 July 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, Open Access, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States, Press Release
- Open, Inclusive Access to Information: IFLA Speaks at UN High Level Political Forum
‘The world must think hard about how information is shared, in order to promote inclusive access, facilitate collaboration, and ensure real world impact’. On Friday 14...
News - 16 July 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, HLPF, IAP, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, Open Access, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States
- No Truly Sustainable Development Without Access to Information, and No Meaningful, Inclusive Access Without Libraries
In the context of the United Nations High Level Political Forum (UN HLPF), and in preparation for the launch of the first Development and Access to Information (DA2I) Report, IFLA and the United...
News - 15 July 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States
- Mind the (Information) Gap: IFLA Makes the Case for Action by Governments
Just days before the official launch of the Development and Access to Information (DA2I) 2017 Report, participants at the United Nations High Level Political Forum (HLPF) had a...
News - 13 July 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States
- Making Development Smart and Inclusive: Launch of the Development and Access to Information (DA2I) Report 2017
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), in partnership with the Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA) at the University of Washington Information...
News - 7 July 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States
- 2030 Vision: How Libraries Support the UN’s Work on Sustainable Development
The United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library (DHL) and IFLA will be holding a side event “2030 Vision: How Libraries Support the UN’s Work on Sustainable Development...
Event - 7 July 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, Event, IAP, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States
- Making development smart and inclusive: How access to information can deliver the SDGs
During the United Nations High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), IFLA, together with TASCHA and Article 19, will hold a side event to present and analyse the findings of the first report of the...
Event - 5 July 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, Event, IAP, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States
- Development and Access to Information (DA2I) Launch and Reception
Development and Access to Information (DA2I) is the first of a series of reports that will monitor the progress countries are making towards fulfilling their commitment to...
Event - 5 July 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, Reception, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States
- American Library Association 2017 Annual Conference and Exhibition
The 2017 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference & Exhibition will be held in Chicago at McCormick Place from June 22 - 27. The ALA is the oldest...
Event - 10 May 2017
Tags: ALA, ALA 2017 Annual Conference and Exhibition, American Library Association, Conference, United States
- IFLA Global Vision Regional Workshop: North America
IFLA is launching a series of regional workshops on 3 and 4 May 2017 at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. that are a part of a larger initiative, the IFLA Global Vision...
Event - 1 May 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, IFLA Global Vision, Meeting, United States
- Las sociedades abiertas son sociedades saludables
[PDF] Las bibliotecas constituyen la esencia de las sociedades saludables. Al reunir a las personas -estudiantes, investigadores, creadores, ciudadanos- las bibliotecas respaldan el...
News - 1 February 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Announcement, Development, free movement of people, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, migration, refugees, United States
- Open Societies are Healthy Societies
[PDF] Libraries are at the heart of healthy societies. By bringing people together – students, researchers, creators, citizens – they support learning, sharing, and the...
News - 1 February 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Announcement, Development, free movement of people, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, migration, refugees, United States
- A Report of Library History/ Multicultural Libraries session in IFLA Columbus 2016 Conference
What a wonderful Library History session at IFLA 2016 Columbus: "Libraries and Immigrants: Historical Perspectives"! I may be biased, but I thought the session went very well with three...
News - 29 August 2016
Tags: Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Library history, Multicultural populations, United States, Library History
- Metropolitan Libraries programmes at the IFLA Congress in Columbus. Thank you!
At the World Library and Information Congress in Columbus the Section on Academic and Research Libraries, the Section on School Libraries and the Section on Metropolitan Libraries joined together...
News - 24 August 2016
Tags: attendance, Cooperation, IFLA WLIC 2016, Management, Marketing, papers, United States, Metropolitan Libraries
- Honours and Awards at the IFLA WLIC 2016 Closing Session
During the Closing Session on 18 August, IFLA President Donna Scheeder and IFLA Professional Committee Chair Maria Carme Torras i Calvo conferred the following honours and awards...
News - 19 August 2016
Tags: Awards, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Professional Awards, IFLA WLIC 2016, United States
- 国际图联2016年世界图书馆和信息大会闭幕式表彰大会和颁奖仪式
在8月18日的闭幕式上，国际图联主席唐唐娜·希德（Donna Scheeder）和国际图联专业委员会主席玛利亚·卡梅·托拉斯·卡尔沃（Maria Carme Torras i Calvo）授予了以下荣誉和奖项： 国际图联名录奖 诚挚地感谢...
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: Awards, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Professional Awards, IFLA WLIC 2016, United States
- Почетные звания и награды на Церемонии закрытия Всемирного библиотечного и информационного конгресса ИФЛА 2016
В ходе Церемонии закрытия 18 августа, Президент ИФЛА Донна Шидер и председатель Профессионального комитета Мария Карме Торрас и Кальво вручили следующие почетные звания и награды...
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: Awards, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Professional Awards, IFLA WLIC 2016, United States
- Ehrungen und Preise bei der Abschlussfeier zum WLIC 2016
Während der Abschlussfeier am 18. August verliehen die IFLA-Präsidentin Donna Scheeder und die Vorsitzende des Fachausschusses Maria Carme Torras i Calvo folgende Ehrungen und Preise...
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: Awards, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Professional Awards, IFLA WLIC 2016, United States
- Reconocimientos y Premios en la Sesión de Clausura del WLIC 2016 de la IFLA
Durante la Sesión de Clausura del 18 de agosto, la Presidenta de la IFLA, Donna Scheeder, y la Vicepresidenta del Comité Profesional de la IFLA,...
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: Awards, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Professional Awards, IFLA WLIC 2016, United States
- تكريم وجوائز حفل ختام مؤتمر الإفلا 2016
خلال الجلسة الختامية يوم 18 أغسطس، قامت رئيسة الإفلا Dona Scheeder ورئيسة اللجنة المهنية بمنح التكريمات والجوائز التالية: شهادة تقدير الإفلا...
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: Awards, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Professional Awards, IFLA WLIC 2016, United States
- Distinctions et récompenses lors de la cérémonie de clôture du CBMI IFLA 2016
A l’occasion de la cérémonie de clôture du 18 août, la présidente de l’IFLA Donna Scheeder et la présidente du Comité...
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: Awards, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Professional Awards, IFLA WLIC 2016, United States
- IFLA WLIC 2018 = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia!!!!
During the Closing Session, IFLA President Donna Scheeder officially announced the host location for the World Library and Information Congress 2018. Join us in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in...
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2016, IFLA WLIC 2018, Malaysia, United States
- El viaje de un líder comienza
Desde presidentes de asociaciones de bibliotecas hasta activistas de los derechos de autor, desde bibliotecas públicas hasta bibliotecas universitarias, los nueve asociados del...
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Leaders, United States
- A leader’s journey begins
From presidents of library associations to copyright activists, from public and university libraries, the nine associates of IFLA’s International Leaders Programme have spent the...
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Leaders, United States, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- مؤتمر الإفلا لعام 2018 في كوالا لمبور بماليزيا
أعلنت Donna Scheeder رئيسة الإفلا رسميًا في الجلسة الختامية مكان المؤتمر العالمي للمكتبات والمعلومات لعام 2018. انضموا إلينا في كوالا لمبور بماليزيا لمعرفة المزيد من...
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2016, IFLA WLIC 2018, Malaysia, United States
- Конгресс ИФЛА 2018 – Куала-Лумпур, Малайзия!!!
В ходе Церемонии закрытия Президент ИФЛА Донна Шидер официально объявила место проведения Всемирного библиотечного и информационного конгресса в 2018 году Мы ждем вас в Куала-Лумпуре,...
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2016, IFLA WLIC 2018, Malaysia, United States
- 2018年国际图联世界图书馆与信息大会：马来西亚吉隆坡！
在闭幕式上，国际图联主席唐娜·希德（Donna Scheeder）正式公布了2018年世界图书馆与信息大会的举办地。 2018年8月，来马来西亚吉隆坡加入我们吧！ 更多信息请参阅 www.IFLA.org
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2016, IFLA WLIC 2018, Malaysia, United States
- IFLA WLIC 2018 = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia!!!!
Während der Schlussveranstaltung gab IFLA-Präsidentin Donna Scheeder offiziell den Veranstaltungsort des World Library and Information Congress 2018 bekannt. Kommen Sie nach...
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2016, IFLA WLIC 2018, Malaysia, United States
- Congrès Mondial des Bibliothèques et de l’Information IFLA 2018 = Kuala Lumpur, Malaisie!!!!
Au cours de la cérémonie de clôture, la Présidente de l’IFLA, Donna Scheeder, a officiellement annoncé la ville qui accueillera le Congrès Mondial...
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2016, IFLA WLIC 2018, Malaysia, United States
- WLIC 2018 de la IFLA = ¡¡¡¡Kuala Lumpur, Malasia!!!!
Durante la Sesión de Clausura, la Presidenta de la IFLA, Donna Scheeder, anunció oficialmente la sede del Congreso Mundial de Bibliotecas e Información de 2018....
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2016, IFLA WLIC 2018, Malaysia, United States
- Décideurs internationaux : le début du voyage
Présidents d’associations de bibliothèques, militants du droit d'auteur, représentants des bibliothèques publiques et universitaires, neuf bén...
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Leaders, United States
- 领导人征途起航
从图书馆协会主席到版权活跃分子，从公共图书馆到大学图书馆，国际图联国际领导人计划（International Leaders Programme）的九位干事在过去一周里充分了解了国际图联的活动与工作。该项目的第一阶段就是利用世界图书馆与信息大会的氛围，让各位干事适应国际图书馆界。 参加国际图联主要委员会组织的研讨会、...
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Leaders, United States
- رحلة القادة تبدأ
لقد قضى المُشاركون التسعة في برنامج قادة الإفلا الدولي الأسبوع الماضي في التعمق في أنشطة الإفلا وعملها، بدءًا من مُديري المكتبات الوطنية، ونُشطاء حقوق الطبع والنشر، والمكتبات...
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Leaders, United States
- Die Reise einer Führungskraft beginnt
Von PräsidentInnen von Bibliotheksverbänden zu Copyright-AktivistInnen, aus öffentlichen und Universitätsbibliotheken, die neun TeilnehmerInnen des Internationalen...
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Leaders, United States
- Путешествие лидеров начинается
Девять участников Международной программы подготовки лидеров ИФЛА, среди которых представители публичных и университетских библиотек, от президентов библиотечных ассоциаций до активистов...
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Leaders, United States
- :النصف الآخر: المكتبات تُمكن من إدخال أربعة مليار آخرين على الإنترنت
إن المكتبات مُلتزمة فعليُا بإتاحة الإنترنت، إلى جانب المهارات والدعم اللازمين، تلعب في ذلك دورًا أساسيًا في مُحاربة الفجوة الرقمية، ولكن لتستطيع إدخال أربعة مليار آخرين على الإنترنت، ستحتاج...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, Internet access, the next 4 billion, United States
- Principes de l’accès public dans les bibliothèques
Les principes sur l'Accès Public dans les Bibliothèques ont été définis par la Coalition Dynamique sur l'Accès Public dans les bibliothè...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, principles on Public Access in Libraries, Statement, United States
- La moitié restante : les bibliothèques comme levier pour atteindre les 4 prochains milliards de personnes en ligne
Les bibliothèques sont déjà engagées à fournir un accès public à l’Internet dans la mesure de leurs capacités et moyens. En cela,...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, Internet access, the next 4 billion, United States
- La otra mitad– Las bibliotecas permiten que los próximo 5 billones de personas estén en línea
Las bibliotecas tienen el compromiso de ofrecer acceso público a Internet, así como destrezas y apoyo. Por tanto, tienen un papel clave en luchar contra la brecha digital. Pero para...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, Internet access, the next 4 billion, United States
- Principios sobre el Acceso Público a las Bibliotecas
La Coalición Dinámica para el Acceso Público en las Bibliotecas publicó los Principios sobre el Acceso Público a las Bibliotecas tras ser discutidos con los...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, principles on Public Access in Libraries, Statement, United States
- 另外的一半——图书馆促成剩下的40亿人接触互联网
图书馆已经承担了为公众提供互联网技术和支持的责任。在这方面，图书馆是对抗数字鸿沟的关键角色。但是为了帮助剩下的40亿人连接互联网，图书馆需要来自政府、国际组织、企业和民间社会团体的支持。来2016年世界图书馆和信息大会191会议吧，来分享你对如何实现这一目标的想法。 互联网无疑是有史以来发展增长速度最快的通信媒介，不到30年，它已经将世界一半的人口连接起来...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, Internet access, the next 4 billion, United States
- Другая половина – библиотеки как необходимое условие того, чтобы 4 миллиарда человек пользовались Интернетом
Библиотеки уже сосредоточились на предоставлении общественного доступа к Интернету, а также необходимых для этого навыков и поддержки. В этом контексте они являются ключевыми игроками в...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, Internet access, the next 4 billion, United States
- Принципы общественного доступа в библиотеках
Принципы общественного доступа в библиотеках были разработаны Динамической коалицией по общественному доступу в библиотеках и обсуждались участниками Форума по вопросам управления Интернетом в...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, principles on Public Access in Libraries, Statement, United States
- Principles on Public Access in Libraries
The Principles on Public Access in Libraries were produced by the Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries and discussed by participants at the Internet Governance Forum in Joao Pessoa,...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, principles on Public Access in Libraries, Statement, United States
- 图书馆公共访问基本准则
图书馆公共访问基本准则由图书图书馆公共访问动态联盟（Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries）制定，并于2015年11月在巴西若昂佩索阿（Joao Pessoa）召开的互联网管理论坛（Internet Governance Forum）中经与会人员进行讨论。国际图联管理委员会（IFLA Governing Board）...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, principles on Public Access in Libraries, Statement, United States
- مبادئ الإتاحة العامة في المكتبات:
لقد وضع الائتلاف الدينامي للإتاحة العامة في المكتبات مبادئ الإتاحة العامة في المكتبات وناقشها المُشاركون في مُنتدى إدارة الإنترنت في البرازيل في نوفمبر عام 2015، وقد تبنى مجلس إدارة الإفلا هذه...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, principles on Public Access in Libraries, Statement, United States
- Die andere Hälfte - Bibliotheken haben die Möglichkeit die nächsten vier Milliarden Menschen online zu bringen
Bibliotheken engagieren sich bereits, um der Öffentlichkeit Zugang zum Internet zu ermöglichen, sowie ihr die nötigen Fähigkeiten zu vermitteln und Unterstützung zu bieten...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, Internet access, the next 4 billion, United States
- Prinzipien für öffentlichen Internetzugang in Bibliotheken
Die Prinzipien für öffentlichen Internetzugang in Bibliotheken wurden von der Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries (Dynamische Koalition für öffentlichen Zugang in...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, principles on Public Access in Libraries, Statement, United States
- The Other Half – Libraries as Enablers for Getting the Next 4 Billion Online
Libraries are already committed to providing public access to the Internet, as well as skills and support. In this, they are critical players in fighting the digital divide. But in order to help...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, Internet access, the next 4 billion, United States
- 五名图书馆员入选2017年IFLA / OCLC研究员
2017年度入选研究员分别来自菲律宾、乌干达、越南、赞比亚和津巴布韦 俄亥俄州都柏林，2016年8月16日—联机计算机图书馆中心（OCLC）与国际图书馆协会联合会（IFLA）共同提名了入选参加2017年杰伊·乔丹IFLA/OCLC早期职业发展奖学金计划的五名图书馆员。该计划旨在为发展中国家的图书馆学与信息科学专业人士提供支持...
News - 16 August 2016
Tags: Awards, From the Annual Conference, IFLA/OCLC Fellows, Press Release, United States
- Cinq bibliothécaires sélectionnés pour les bourses IFLA/OCLC 2017
Les boursiers 2017 viennent des Philippines, d’Ouganda, du Vietnam, de Zambie et du Zimbabwe DUBLIN, Ohio, 16 août 2016—OCLC et la Fédération...
News - 16 August 2016
Tags: Awards, From the Annual Conference, IFLA/OCLC Fellows, Press Release, United States
- Названы имена пятерых стипендиатов программы ИФЛА/OCLC за 2017 год
Стипендиаты 2017 года представляют Филиппины, Уганду, Вьетнам, Замбию и Зимбабве ДУБЛИН (Огайо), 16-е августа 2016 года—OCLC и Международная федерация библиотечных...
News - 16 August 2016
Tags: Awards, From the Annual Conference, IFLA/OCLC Fellows, Press Release, United States
- :2017 OCLC/ اختيار خمسة مكتبيين لبرنامج زمالة الإفلا
مُشاركو 2017 من الفيليبين، وأوغندا، وفيتنام، وزامبيا: دبلن، أوهايو 16 أغسطس 2016- اختار OCLC والاتحاد الدولي لجمعيات ومؤسسات المكتبات (الإفلا) خمسة مكتبيين للمُشاركة...
News - 16 August 2016
Tags: Awards, From the Annual Conference, IFLA/OCLC Fellows, Press Release, United States
- Cinco bibliotecarios han sido seleccionados como los Becarios IFLA/OCLC 2017
Los Becarios 2017 son de Filipinas, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia y Zimbabwe DUBLIN, Ohio, 16 de agosto 2016—OCLC, junto a la Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de...
News - 16 August 2016
Tags: Awards, From the Annual Conference, IFLA/OCLC Fellows, Press Release, United States
- Fünf BibliothekarInnen als IFLA/OCLC-Fellows 2017 ausgewählt
Die Fellows 2017 kommen von den Philippinen, aus Uganda, Vietnam, Sambia und Simbabwe. Dublin (Ohio), 16. August 2016 – OCLC und die IFLA haben fünf BibliothekarInnen f...
News - 16 August 2016
Tags: Awards, From the Annual Conference, IFLA/OCLC Fellows, Press Release, United States
- Five librarians selected as 2017 IFLA/OCLC Fellows
2017 Fellows are from Philippines, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe DUBLIN, Ohio, 16 August 2016—OCLC, along with the International Federation of Library Associations...
News - 16 August 2016
Tags: Awards, From the Annual Conference, IFLA/OCLC Fellows, Press Release, United States
- 国际图联秘书长杰拉德·莱特纳开幕式致辞
环顾这个房间，看到全世界图书馆领域最优秀的人才相聚于此，真令人赞叹。房间里浓烈的氛围让我对国际图联充满信心，我相信让我们相聚于此的图联有能力处理好未来将要面对的各项挑战。 我完全相信，在快速的全球化背景下，世界比以往更需要一个强有力的国际图联。 国际图联在全球影响力和代表性上独一无二。作为新任秘书长，...
News - 16 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Secretary General, IFLA WLIC 2016, United States
- Discours inaugural du secrétaire général de l'IFLA Gerald Leitner
C’est extraordinaire, en regardant cette salle, d’y voir réunie la fine fleur du milieu des bibliothèques mondiales. Il y a tellement d'énergie dans...
News - 16 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Secretary General, IFLA WLIC 2016, United States
- Opening Session Address by IFLA Secretary General Gerald Leitner
It´s marvellous to look in this room, seeing the best of the best from the world´s library field gathered here. There is so much energy in the room and it makes me confident...
News - 16 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Secretary General, IFLA WLIC 2016, United States
- Discurso de la sesión de apertura del Secretario General de la IFLA Gerald Leitner
Es maravilloso contemplar esta sala viendo reunido aquí lo mejor de lo mejor de las bibliotecas de todo el mundo. Hay tanta energía en la sala y me hace estar convencido de...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Secretary General, IFLA WLIC 2016, United States
- Приветствие Генерального секретаря ИФЛА Джеральда Ляйтнера на церемонии открытия
У меня захватывает дух, когда я смотрю в зал и вижу лучших из лучших представителей международного библиотечного сообщества, собравшихся здесь. Зал наполняет потрясающая...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Secretary General, IFLA WLIC 2016, United States
- Gerald Leitner خطاب الافتتاح يُلقيه السكرتير العام
إنه لمن الرائع أن أنظر لهذه القاعة وأرى صفوة مجال المكتبات على مستوى العالم، فالقاعة تضج بالحيوية وهو ما يجعلني على ثقة بأن الإفلا –أي كلنا معًا- ستستطيع التعامل مع التحديات...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Secretary General, IFLA WLIC 2016, United States
- Rede des IFLA-Generalsekretärs Gerald Leitner zur Eröffnungsveranstaltung
Es ist wundervoll in diesen Raum zu blicken und die Besten der Besten der Bibliothekswelt hier versammelt zu sehen. So viel Energie ist in diesem Raum und es stimmt mich zuversichtlich,...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Secretary General, IFLA WLIC 2016, United States
- Join the NPSIG at 2016 World Library and Information Congress in Columbus, Ohio!
The New Professionals Special Interest Group is in Columbus, Ohio, from August 11th to August 19th, 2016. And there will be many opportunities to meet! IFLAcamp⁴...
News - 9 August 2016
Tags: Big Data, happy hour, IFLA MLAS, IFLA WLIC 2016, iflacamp2016, New professionals, newcomers, nightspot, Open Session, President-elect, United States, New Professionals
- WLIC 2016: Session 110 - Agricultural Libraries SIG: Animal Agriculture Information Systems and Services: An International Perspective
The Agricultural Libraries SIG invites you to a two-hour open session on ‘Animal Agriculture Information Systems and Services: An International Perspective’ during the IFLA World...
News - 1 August 2016
Tags: Conferences, United States, Agricultural Libraries
- Invitation - A & O Open Session, Columbus, Ohio
You are invited to attend Asia and Oceania Section’s Open Session in Columbus Date: Monday 15 August Time: 9.30 – 11.30 ...
News - 28 July 2016
Tags: Conferences, Open Session, United States, Asia and Oceania
- 2016 IFLA International Quality Assessment of LIS Education Progams Satellite Meeting
The IFLA World Library and Information Congress is meeting in Columbus, Ohio this summer. The Education and Training (SET) and Library Theory and Research Section (LTR) Satellite Section...
Event - 7 July 2016
Tags: accreditation, Benchmarking, benchmarking, Satellite Meeting, United States, Education and Training
- Registration open for International Quality Assessment of LIS Education Programs Satellite Meeting
With the help of OCLC, and specifically Nancy Lensenmayer, registration is open for Satellite Meeting, International Quality Assessment of LIS Education Programs, scheduled for...
News - 7 July 2016
Tags: accreditation, benchmarking, Education and training, United States, Education and Training
- 21st Century Literacies in Public Libraries
For many years, literacy has been core to the provision of public library services. As the world in which we live has changed, so has the concept of literacy. It has expanded from the...
News - 4 July 2016
Tags: Associations, United States, Public Libraries
- IFLA Columbus 2016 Conference: Library History/ Multicultural Libraries session 192 Papers
The combined Library History/Multicultural Libraries session: Libraries and Immigrants: Historical Perspectives session for the IFLA 2016 conference in Columbus progresses with 3 of the 4 papers...
News - 10 June 2016
Tags: Cultural heritage, Library history, Multicultural populations, United States, Library History
- Off-site Session in Columbus: Worth a Thousand Words: A Global Perspective on Image Description, Discovery, and Access
The final program is now available for a one-day, off-site workshop in Columbus: Worth a Thousand Words: A Global Perspective on Image Description, Discovery, and Access. The workshop...
Event - 6 June 2016
Tags: United States, Workshop, Art Libraries
- Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs
The first annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum) will take place on 6-7 June 2016 at the United Nations Headquarters...
Event - 11 May 2016
Tags: 2030Agenda, Access to information, Development, Freedom of information, Internet access, Meeting, Sustainability, United States, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Session # 192 on “Libraries and Immigrants: Historical Perspectives” at WLIC 2016
The IFLA Library History Special Interest Group and the Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section, invited proposals for papers to be presented at their joint Session No. 192 on...
Event - 2 May 2016
Tags: Congress, Library history, Multicultural populations, United States, Library History
- August IFLA Governing Board meetings
IFLA's Governing Board (GB) is responsible for the governance and financial and professional directions of IFLA, and represents the Federation in legal and other formal proceedings....
Event - 20 April 2016
Tags: Governing Board, Meeting, United States
- IFLA RSCAO Satellite Meeting Cancelled
News - 15 April 2016
Tags: United States, Asia and Oceania
- Copyright Matters: Copyright and Legal Matters Committee to Discuss Libraries and National Copyright Reform Initiatives at WLIC 2016
IFLA’s Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters (CLM) will look, in its WLIC 2016 session, at recent, ongoing and upcoming copyright reforms around the world, under the title Copyright...
News - 6 April 2016
Tags: Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Conferences, Copyright, Digital resources, Information policy, Intellectual property, Policy, United States, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- 2016 IFLA Art Libraries Section Satellite meeting
The IFLA World Library and Information Congress is meeting in Columbus, Ohio this summer. The Art Libraries Satellite Section Meeting will be held in Chicago, Illinois, immediately before the...
Event - 29 March 2016
Tags: Library as place, Satellite Meeting, United States, Art Libraries
- :إشعار بانعقاد مجلس الإفلا العمومي 2016 والدعوة لمُقترحات لجدول الأعمال
تنعقد جمعية الإفلا العامة خلال المؤتمر العالمي الثاني والثمانين للمكتبات والمعلومات لعام 2016، في مركز مؤتمرات كولومبوس، يومي 17 و18 أغسطس 2016. يُمكن...
News - 14 March 2016
Tags: Announcement, IFLA WLIC 2016, United States
- Revised Call for Participation: Satellite Meeting of the IFLA Regional Standing Committee for Asia and Oceania
[Revised Call with Deadline extended to: 21 March 2016] Theme Access to Information in Small Island Developing States Date Friday, 12 August 2016 Organiser IFLA...
News - 9 March 2016
Tags: Asia and Oceania, Conferences, Satellite Meeting, United States, Asia and Oceania
- Notice of IFLA 2016 General Assembly and Call for Agenda Items
The IFLA 2016 General Assembly will be held during the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2016, 82nd IFLA General Conference and Assembly, in the Greater Columbus Convention Centre, on...
News - 7 March 2016
Tags: Announcement, IFLA WLIC 2016, United States
- 2016 IFLA Africa Section Satellite Meeting
The IFLA Africa Section invites Librarians, Information Scientists and other stakeholders to the Africa Section Satellite Conference in Ohio, USA. The papers at the meeting will address...
Event - 1 March 2016
Tags: Access to information, IFLA WLIC 2016, Satellite Meeting, United States, Africa
- Call for papers: Academic and Research Libraries, Metropolitan Libraries and School Libraries joint programme at WLIC 2016 in Columbus
IFLA’s Academic and Research Libraries Section, Metropolitan Libraries Section and School Libraries Section invite you to submit a proposal for their joint programme at the 82nd IFLA World...
News - 15 February 2016
Tags: Academic and research libraries, Acquisitions, Cataloguing, Collection development, Conferences, joint-use, Reference services, school libraries, United States, Metropolitan Libraries
- Deadline extended! Call for Papers: Open Session Audiovisual and Multimedia, Information Technology and Classification and indexing Sections.
There's still time to submit an abstract for IFLA WLIC 2016 (Columbus, Ohio, USA, 13-19 August 2016) on the theme of Improving the discoverability of AV and Multimedia by transforming raw data...
News - 9 February 2016
Tags: Access to information, Audiovisual and multimedia, Cataloguing, Electronic resources, Information technology, United States
- Call for Proposals - Public Libraries Satellite
For many years literacy has been core to the provision of public library services but as the world in which we live has changed, so has the concept of literacy. It has expanded from the...
News - 2 February 2016
Tags: Literacy, United States, Public Libraries
- Call for papers: Metropolitan Libraries main programme at WLIC 2016 in Columbus
IFLA’s Metropolitan Libraries Section invites you to submit a proposal for its main programme at the 82nd IFLA World Library and Information Congress to be held in Columbus, U.S.A., 13-19...
News - 22 January 2016
Tags: Conferences, United States, Metropolitan Libraries
- Call for Papers: Open Sessions - Social Sciences Libraries Section joint with Asia and Oceania Section
Theme: "User Experience (UX) and Social Science Libraries in the Digital Age" Deadline for Submission of proposals: 1 March 2016 The Social...
News - 21 January 2016
Tags: Conferences, United States, Asia and Oceania
- Satellite Conference by IFLA Library Theory and Research
The IFLA Section on Education and Training (SET) and the Section on Library Theory and Research (LTR) are organizing this satellite meeting prior to the World Library and Information...
Event - 18 January 2016
Tags: Assesment, Education and training, LIS Education, Satellite Meeting, United States, Library Theory and Research
- IFLA Library Building and Equipment Section Satellite Meeting
The Library Buildings and Equipment Section (LBE) is hosting a two-day satellite conference to be held at the Illinois...
Event - 13 January 2016
Tags: IFLA WLIC 2016, Satellite Meeting, United States, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Call for Papers: Satellite Meeting - IFLA 2016
The IFLA Regional Standing Committee for Asia and Oceania invites you to submit a proposal for a presentation at its Satellite meeting in Columbus Ohio, USA (11 & 12 August 2016...
News - 12 January 2016
Tags: Access to information, Call for Papers, Satellite Meeting, United States, Asia and Oceania
- IFLA World Library and Information Congress Participation Grants
It is our great pleasure to announce that the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2016 has made available funds to provide support for 20 delegates to attend IFLA WLIC 2016 by...
News - 5 January 2016
Tags: Grants, Grants, United States, Asia and Oceania
- IFLA welcomes the Outcome Document of the WSIS+10 Review
The United Nations General Assembly approved the Outcome Document of the High Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Overall Review of the Implementation of the WSIS Outcomes on the...
News - 17 December 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Cultural heritage, Preservation, United States, WSIS
- Call for Papers - STL session in Columbus 2016!
The Role of Libraries and Librarians in Scientific and Technological Data Management & Archiving Data sets are increasing in importance around the world. Funding agencies are adopting...
News - 15 December 2015
Tags: Collaboration, Conferences, Data management, Information Technology, ORCID; Data Cite, R3Data, Software technologies, Software tools, United States, Science and Technology Libraries
- Call for Papers - 'Access to Information for Sustainable Communities' - Open Session of the Asia & Oceania Regional Section
In keeping with the conference’s overall theme, ‘Connections, Collaboration, Community’, the Asia and Oceania Open Session will focus on how libraries across our region are...
News - 14 December 2015
Tags: Asia & Oceania, Asia and Oceania, Call for Papers, Conferences, Open Session, United States, Asia and Oceania
- Bringing the Law to the Library
The IFLA Law Libraries Section, Public Libraries Section and Government Information and Official Publications Section is seeking proposals to be presented at their joint session on Bringing the...
News - 9 December 2015
Tags: Conferences, United States, Public Libraries
- Call for Papers - IFLA 2016 - Audiovisual and Multimedia Section (AVMS), Information Technology and Classification and indexing Sections
The Audiovisual and Multimedia Section, Information Technology and Classification and indexing Sections invite you to submit an abstract for IFLA WLIC 2016 (Columbus, Ohio, USA, 13-19 August 2016...
News - 9 November 2015
Tags: Access to information, Audiovisual and multimedia, Cataloguing, Digital resources, discoverability of AV and Multimedia, Electronic resources, Information technology, linked open data, transforming raw data, United States, Audiovisual and Multimedia
- Call for Papers: IFLA Art Libraries Section Satellite Meeting, Chicago, August 9-11, 2016
The digital revolution, space and economic pressures, and a trend towards collaborative work have all stimulated a demand for libraries to re-invent themselves as physical spaces. Art and design...
News - 6 November 2015
Tags: Art archival collections, Art, Architecture, and Design library collections, Buildings and equipment, United States, Art Libraries
- Anuncio de Becas del Comité Nacional de la IFLA 2016
Estimados colegas, Estamos muy contentos de proveer una oportunidad para nuevos bibliotecarios de afuera de Norteamérica (Estados Unidos y Canadá) para asistir al Congreso de...
News - 25 October 2015
Tags: becas, Conferences, New professionals, nuevos profesionales, United States, wlic2016, New Professionals
- IFLA 2016 National Committee Fellowship Grant Announced
Dear colleagues, We are so happy to provide an opportunity for new librarians from outside North America (U.S. and Canada) to attend the IFLA 2016 Congress in Columbus, Ohio. I would...
News - 25 October 2015
Tags: Conferences, Grants, New professionals, New Professionals, United States, wlic2016, New Professionals
- WSIS+10 Review side event
19 October, 13:15 - 14:30 United Nations Headquarters Conference Building, Room F The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), the International Federation of Library...
Event - 16 October 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Event, Information society, United States, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- 2016 Preservation and Conservation Section satellite meeting in Washinton D.C.
The IFLA Preservation and Conservation Section together with the Preservation and Conservation Strategic Programme will hold a two-day Satellite meeting at the Library of Congress,...
Event - 28 September 2015
Tags: IFLA WLIC 2016, PAC, Preservation, Satellite Meeting, United States, Preservation and Conservation
- United Nations to hold Summit for the adoption of the 2030 Agenda
Over the last three years, the United Nations (UN) held extensive negotiations in which governments, civil society and the public contributed to the creation of the 2030 Agenda. This revolutionary...
News - 23 September 2015
Tags: 2030Agenda, Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Cultural heritage, Development, post-2015, UN, United States
- United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015
The United Nations summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda is convened as a high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly. More than 150 world...
Event - 4 September 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, digital literacy, Event, UN 2030 sustainable development goals, United States
- Connecting the Next 4 Billion
Join IFLA, the International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX), and the New York Public Library for an evening reception to discuss why inclusive access to information and technology is...
Event - 26 August 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, digital literacy, Event, UN 2030 sustainable development goals, United States
- IFLA emphasizes the role of access to information in intervention at the UN
IFLA President-elect Donna Scheeder speaking at the Intergovernmental negotiations on the UN post-2015 development agenda, 6th meeting - General Assembly, (24 June 2015) IFLA...
News - 26 June 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, post2015, SDGs, UN, United States
- United Nations Post-2015 intergovernmental negotiations
The fourth session of the intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015 UN development agenda will take place on 21-24 April 2015. This joint session is scheduled to focus on Means of...
Event - 17 April 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Lyon Declaration, Meeting, UN post-2015 Development Agenda, United Nations, United States
- Expert Group Meeting on the indicator framework for the post-2015 development agenda
A side-event to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) 'Expert Group Meeting on the indicator framework for the post-2015 development agenda,' this meeting...
Event - 25 February 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Conference, Lyon Declaration, UN post-2015 Development Agenda, United Nations, United States
- Apply for VRA Travel Awards
Welcome to apply for Travel Awards for attendance at the 2015 Visual Resources Association conference in Denver, Colorado March 11-14. The deadline for receipt of applications will be Monday, 17...
News - 28 October 2014
Tags: Conferences, Travel Award, United States, Visual Resources Association, Art Libraries
- UN Open Working Group's Final Report Recognises Access to Information
Over the last eight months, IFLA has been updating members on its participation in meetings of the UN Open Working Group (OWG) on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This process will lead...
News - 31 July 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, OWG, United States
- 65th Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference
The 65th Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference is an opportunity to bring together the vast diversity of civil society representation, constituencies and campaigns in the lead up to the opening of the 69th...
Event - 17 July 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Event, Post 2015, United States
- IFLA Continues to Engage at the UN Open Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals
IFLA attended the 12th meeting of the Open Working Group (OWG) on the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) in New York June 16-20 . IFLA’s overarching goal during the OWG meetings is to...
News - 11 July 2014
Tags: A2I, Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, post2015, United States
- 12th meeting of the Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The 12th meeting of the Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will take place from 16-20 June 2014 in New York. IFLA will attend to continue its engagement with the...
News - 12 June 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Development, United States
- Twelfth session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
One of the main outcomes of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), held in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012, was the agreement by Member States to launch a process to...
Event - 1 June 2014
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, United States, Workshop
- 2nd IFLA Statement to the United Nations President of the General Assembly (UNPGA) Event (May 2014)
[WORD] [PDF] Thank you Mr. Chair for giving the floor to the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions – or IFLA – the global voice of libraries and...
Publication - 27 May 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, United States, Statements
- 1st IFLA Statement to the United Nations President of the General Assembly (UNPGA) Event (May 2014)
[WORD] [PDF] Thank you Madame Chair for giving the floor to the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions – or IFLA – the global voice of libraries and...
Publication - 27 May 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, United States, Statements
- Public Library Satellite Program Released!
With only limited places available NOW is the time to register for the Public Libraries Satellite in Birmingham! In a rapidly changing environment please join us explore and examine the...
News - 17 April 2014
Tags: Digital divide, United States, Public Libraries
- 10th Session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals tackles ‘Peaceful, Non-violent Societies and Rule of Law’
[IFLA Statement] IFLA continues to actively promote access to information at the UN sessions dedicated to the creation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which will follow...
News - 9 April 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, post-2015, United States
- Governance, Access to Information on the Agenda at Open Working Group 8
Español IFLA is actively involved at the UN in sessions dedicated to the creation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which will follow the conclusion of the Millennium...
News - 12 February 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, MDGs, post-2015, SDGs, UN, UNDP, United States
- Access to Information should be central to the Post-2015 Development Framework
On Monday 9th December IFLA launched a joint statement on the role access to information can play in the post-2015 development framework. The statement, prepared in association with Article 19,...
News - 11 December 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, Post 2015, United States
- Access to Information + Post2015 – UN Side Event to the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
IFLA will host a roundtable discussion with leaders in the field to explore how to integrate access to information into the post-2015 development agenda and the presentation of a joint...
Event - 9 December 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to information, Event, Post 2015, United States
- New Librarians Global Connection: best practices, models and recommendations (webinar)
Update: The recording of our successful IFLA/ALA webinar on 14 January is now available. We are proud to present the first session of the 2014 webinar series “New Librarians...
Event - 7 November 2013
Tags: New professionals, NPSIG, Success stories, United States, Webinar, New Professionals
- Apply for VRA Travel Awards
Welcome to apply for Travel Awards for attendance at the 2014 Visual Resources Association conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin March 12-15! The deadline for receipt of applications...
News - 25 October 2013
Tags: Awards, Conferences, Travel Award, United States, Visual Resources Association, Art Libraries
- Declaration for the Right to Libraries
Barbara Stripling, the president of the American Library Association, has begun a campaign. You can read about the campaign for the declaration of the right to libraries at her blog: http://www....
News - 8 October 2013
Tags: access, Access to information, Library, Library Buildings and Equipment, United States, Public Libraries
- Remediating the Avant-Garde: Magazines and Digital Archives
This interdisciplinary conference will explore the conceptual and practical ground where traditional area studies, art history, periodical studies, digital humanities, computer science, and...
News - 29 September 2013
Tags: United States, Art Libraries
- 2014 RootsTech Family History and Technology Conference
RootsTech is a global family history event where people of all ages learn to discover and share their family stories and connections through technology. At RootsTech, there is something for you,...
Event - 20 September 2013
Tags: Conference, United States, News Media
- 2014 RootsTech Family History and Technology Conference
6-8 February 2014 Salt Lake City, Utah See here for more information.
News - 20 September 2013
Tags: Conferences, United States, News Media
- IFLA International Newspaper Conference 2014
Theme: Start Spreading the News! Date: 4-5 February 2014 Venue: FamilySearch Headquarters, Salt Lake City, Utah As shown by surveys conducted by the National Library of Australia,...
News - 17 September 2013
Tags: Newspapers, United States, News Media
- IFLA International Newspapers Conference 2014
Call for papers. See here for further details. Call for poster session proposals. Click here for more information. Click here to register for the conference. Please visit...
Event - 17 September 2013
Tags: Conference, Newspapers, United States, News Media
- Chinese translation of ACD's Electronic Resource Guide Now available!
Dear Colleagues, After the Russian, French, Arabic, Polish, Spanish and Bulgarian versions, we are now proud to introduce the Chinese version: access the Chinese translation...
News - 31 July 2013
Tags: Acquisitions, Asia and Oceania, China, Singapore, Taiwan, China, United States, Acquisition and Collection Development
- ACD Section Successful Int’l Workshop In Mexico!
ACD Section Successful Int’l Workshop In Mexico! Dear Colleagues, The ACD Section organized a successful International Workshop on Acquisition & Collection Development...
News - 19 July 2013
Tags: Advocacy, Canada, Collection development, France, Germany, Mexico, United States
- 2013 Tijuana Int'l Workshop Presentations
You'll find below the presentations that have been done during ACD's 2013 International Workshop in Tijuana & Ensenada, Mecixo : Presentation 1: Helen Ladron de Guevara (in...
Publication - 19 July 2013
Tags: Canada, Collection development, France, Germany, Mexico, United States, Acquisition and Collection Development, Publications
- Visual Resources Association Conference 2014 - Call for Proposals
The Visual Resources Association's 32nd Annual Conference will be held in Milwaukee, Wisconson, 12-15 March 2014 in the Pfister Hotel. Proposals are now being solicited for program...
News - 14 June 2013
Tags: Conferences, United States, Art Libraries
- Library Services to Indigenous Populations: Case Studies
Segenat Children and Youth Library, Mekelle, Ethiopia This online book was developed with the following goals: To provide librarians around the world with a reference...
Publication - 31 May 2013
Tags: Africa, Australia, Canada, Case studies, China, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Indigenous People, Information professionals, Librarianship, Mexico, Multicultural populations, Pakistan, South Africa, Uganda, United States, Publications, Indigenous Matters
- What’s in it for me – and us?
BSLA Case Study - 31 July 2011
Tags: Associations, Australia, Building Strong Library Associations, United States
- Making the most of marketing plans
BSLA Case Study - 29 July 2011
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, United States
- More Success Stories!
Magazine Partner The ninth year of the Campaign for America's Libraries' partnership with Woman's Day magazine has begun with a timely...
News - 13 April 2011
Tags: @your library (The Campaign for the World's Libraries), United States
- 12th Interlending and Document Supply Conference
The IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Standing Committee held its 12th Interlending and Document Supply Conference from 19 - 21 September...
Event - 28 January 2011
Tags: Conference, United States, Document Delivery and Resource Sharing
- 2011 MetLib Conference
For the most up-to-date information on the conference, please visit the MetLib conference website Queens Library serves a population of 2.3 million in the most ethnically diverse county...
Event - 24 January 2011
Tags: Conference, United States, Metropolitan Libraries
- Loida Garcia-Febo Elected Chair of ALA IFRT
FAIFE Committee Member Loida Garcia-Febo, has just been elected Vice Chair/ Chair Elect of the American Library Associations Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT). Below are details...
News - 5 August 2009
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Associations, Censorship, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, United States, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- The Section Receives the ALA's Presidential Citation for International Innovation in the Year 2008
American Library Association Presents Presidential Citation For International Innovation in the year 2008 to the IFLA Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section...
News - 15 April 2009
Tags: United States