Content tagged Announcement

WLIC Programme now available  It's out! 3 days of discussion starters, 3 time zones full of thought provoking ideas, 160 sessions and hundreds of speakers. The...

News - 6 July 2021

Tags: Announcement, IFLA WLIC 2021, World Library and Information Congress

IFLA’s General Assembly – the primary opportunity for our Members to take decisions about our Federation – will take place on 25 August 2021 in The Hague, Netherlands. The formal...

News - 25 June 2021

Tags: Announcement, General assembly

​ ​ The 2021-2023 IFLA Professional Council, responsible for guiding and supporting the work of IFLA's Professional Structure, has been elected by its Members and Officers...

News - 4 June 2021

Tags: Announcement, Election results, IFLA Elections 2021, Professional Council

​ ​ We're live! The World Library and information Congress 2021 platform is now open. Visit www.ifla-wlic2021.com IFLA WLIC 2021 will be held across three days...

News - 3 June 2021

Tags: Announcement, IFLA WLIC 2021, World Library and Information Congress

An exciting innovation in IFLA’s new governance structures will be our new Regional Division Committees for Asia-Oceania, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East and North...

News - 1 June 2021

Tags: Announcement, Election results, IFLA Elections 2021, Regional Division Committees

​ ​ ​ I am pleased to announce that following the recent elections the IFLA Governing Board 2021-2023, to be led by incoming President Barbara Lison, will have the...

News - 27 May 2021

Tags: Announcement, Election results, Governing Board, IFLA Elections 2021

​ Do you know someone who has made an outstanding contribution to IFLA or to the global library field? IFLA’s Honours and Awards recognise those who have given significant service...

News - 14 May 2021

Tags: Announcement, Awards, Nominations

Join us at this year’s WLIC from wherever you live! Bringing librarians and information specialists together for the world's most international conference has been the aim of...

News - 12 May 2021

Tags: Announcement, IFLA WLIC 2021, World Library and Information Congress

​ Hosted in different locations across the world since 1928, the process for selecting a venue for the IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) has always been rigorous...

News - 28 April 2021

Tags: Announcement, IFLA WLIC 2021, World Library and Information Congress

Today, elections open for key posts across IFLA. Following a great response to our call for nominations, there is a strong and diverse set of candidates ready to take IFLA’s work forward...

News - 26 April 2021

Tags: Announcement, Governance, IFLA Elections, IFLA Elections 2021

DEADLINE: 1 June 2021 In 2018, the Professional Committee established the IFLA Dynamic Unit and Impact Award to recognise Professional Units who excel at putting the expectations of a...

News - 23 April 2021

Tags: Announcement, Awards, Professional Committee, Professional Units

​ For the 2021 World Library and Information Congress, IFLA is embarking on a journey to somewhere fascinating and entirely different. Designed to be more accessible and inclusive than...

News - 14 April 2021

Tags: Announcement, IFLA WLIC 2021, World Library and Information Congress

At 12pm CEST today, the six-week period for nominations for IFLA’s elections and appointments process 2021 came to an end. Around the world, IFLA Members, Affiliates and volunteers...

News - 13 April 2021

Tags: Announcement, Governance, IFLA Elections, IFLA Elections 2021

Use the next 24 hours well; IFLA’s future is in your hands. In just over 24 hours, the period for nominating candidates for IFLA’s different committees – our Governing...

News - 12 April 2021

Tags: Announcement, Governance, IFLA Elections, IFLA Elections 2021

​ We're delighted to announce the dates for IFLA WLIC 2021 and look forward to your participation from 17-19 August 2021. This year, IFLA is providing a World Library and...

News - 26 March 2021

Tags: Announcement, IFLA WLIC 2021, World Library and Information Congress

A dynamic Professional Unit has the greatest impact on IFLA’s global work – engaging members, developing strong leadership and identity, delivering high-quality services...

News - 9 March 2021

Tags: Announcement, Awards, Professional Committee, Professional Units

​ Aujourd'hui s'ouvre le processus de nomination pour les élections et les nominations de l'IFLA en 2021. Les candidats et candidates disposent de six semaines pour se...

News - 1 March 2021

Tags: Announcement, IFLA Elections 2021

Hoy se abre el proceso de nominaciones para las elecciones y designaciones de la IFLA en 2021. Los candidatos tienen seis semanas para efectuar sus presentaciones, y los Miembros y Afiliados el...

News - 1 March 2021

Tags: Announcement, IFLA Elections 2021

Today, the nominations process for IFLA’s elections and appointments 2021 opens. There are six weeks for candidates to come forward, and for Members and Affiliates to submit nominations for...

News - 1 March 2021

Tags: Announcement, IFLA Elections 2021, Nominations

​ Heute beginnt das Nominierungsverfahren für die IFLA-Wahlen und -Ernennungen 2021. In den nächsten sechs Wochen können sich KandidatInnen vorstellen und unsere Mitglieder...

News - 1 March 2021

Tags: Announcement, IFLA Elections 2021

At an extraordinary General Assembly on 12 February, IFLA’s Members expressed their strong support for changes implementing our Federation’s Governance Review. IFLA will now move rapidly...

News - 12 February 2021

Tags: Announcement, General assembly, Governance

​ There are only two days to go to IFLA’s extraordinary General Assembly, to be held at 08:00 AEDT on 12 February (22:00 CET on 11 February). It is at this meeting that members will...

News - 10 February 2021

Tags: Announcement, General assembly

​There are now just two weeks to go until IFLA’s extraordinary General Assembly 2021 – a key opportunity for our Members to decide on the future of our Federation. To help you seize...

News - 27 January 2021

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​ To IFLA’s voting Members: With just three weeks to go until IFLA’s extraordinary General Assembly, it’s time for IFLA’s Members to designate proxies who can...

News - 20 January 2021

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To IFLA’s voting Members: There are just four weeks to go until IFLA’s extraordinary General Assembly. You will have received an email inviting you to be part of this...

News - 14 January 2021

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Win €3,000 towards purchasing new technology for your library organisation! The IFLA Section on Management and Marketing is partnering with PressReader in collaboration with the IFLA...

News - 16 December 2020

Tags: Announcement, Awards, Management and Marketing

​ Your ideas, thoughts and contributions are changing the way we work. What we’ve learnt is that you are open to innovation and new experiences with high expectations for IFLA’...

News - 16 December 2020

Tags: Announcement, IFLA WLIC 2021, World Library and Information Congress

Submission Deadline: 23 April 2021 (extended) IFLA Journal and the IFLA Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) Advisory Committee are pleased to announce a...

News - 3 December 2020

Tags: Announcement, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Access to Information), IFLA Journal, Intellectual freedom

On behalf of the IFLA Governing Board, I have the pleasure to invite you to an extraordinary IFLA General Assembly, to be held on 12 February 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. This meeting...

News - 11 November 2020

Tags: Announcement, General assembly

​ In a first for our organisation, IFLA’s General Assembly 2020 was livestreamed from the National Library of the Netherlands in The Hague. Those participating shared in the...

News - 9 November 2020

Tags: Announcement, General assembly, Governance, IFLA Annual Report

DEADLINE: 23 October 2020 In 2018, the Professional Committee established the IFLA Dynamic Unit and Impact Award (DUIA) to recognise Professional Units who excel at putting the...

News - 4 September 2020

Tags: Announcement, Awards, Professional Committee, Professional Units

​ Over the past two weeks, IFLA has organised a series of round tables, designed to deepen the conversation with our Members and volunteers about the future of our Federation. The feedback...

News - 1 September 2020

Tags: Announcement, Governance

We are at the mid-point of our series of virtual round tables on our Governance Review, and have already received great feedback and useful questions. The next week will offer further...

News - 20 August 2020

Tags: Announcement, Governance

Submission Deadline: 31 October 2020 IFLA Journal is pleased to announce a call for papers for a special issue exploring the adaptation and transformation of the library sectors...

News - 17 August 2020

Tags: Announcement, COVID-19, IFLA Journal

​ ​ ​ It’s a time of transformation in IFLA!  With our new strategy, launched last year, we want to ensure we have the best possible structures for delivery...

News - 12 August 2020

Tags: Announcement, Governance

Almost a year ago, IFLA’s Governance Review began. Now, after two surveys, numerous inputs by email and letter, and countless conversations, we have come to a key moment in our efforts to...

News - 11 August 2020

Tags: Announcement, Governance

IFLA’s General Assembly – the primary opportunity for our Members to take decisions about our Federation – will take place on 5 November 2020 in The Hague, The Netherlands. The...

News - 5 August 2020

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IFLA's General Assembly 2020 will take place on 5 November 2020, in The Hague, The Netherlands. IFLA's Secretary General Gerald Leitner explains more. I am pleased to announce that...

News - 20 July 2020

Tags: Announcement, General assembly, Governance

Thanks to the continued efforts of IFLA’s Language Centres, Regional Offices, and volunteer networks, IFLA’s Governance Review Draft Proposal, released in English on 19 June, is being...

News - 3 July 2020

Tags: Announcement, General assembly, Governance, IFLA Strategy, membership

​ IFLA Members and volunteers around the world are invited to share their views on the first draft of our governance review proposals through our survey by 14 July. Your input will shape...

News - 22 June 2020

Tags: Announcement, General assembly, Governance, IFLA Strategy, membership

​ Following almost a year of discussions involving IFLA’s Governing Board, members and volunteers, this document sets out a draft proposal for a new governance structure as the...

News - 19 June 2020

Tags: Announcement, General assembly, Governance, IFLA Strategy, membership

Submission Deadline: 30 September 2020 Best Practices for physical and digital storage IFLA Journal, IFLA’s Preservation and Conservation Section, and PAC Centres...

News - 2 June 2020

Tags: Announcement, Conservation, IFLA Journal, PAC Centres, Preservation, Preservation and Conservation

​ IFLA’s members have offered overwhelming support via a consultative ballot to changes to the way that our Federation takes major decisions. At IFLA’s 2020 General Assembly,...

News - 19 May 2020

Tags: Announcement, General assembly, Governance, IFLA Strategy, membership

While the World Library and Information Congress will not be taking place this year, IFLA still plans to hold its General Assembly, in line with its statutes, later this year. In a message to IFLA...

News - 13 May 2020

Tags: Announcement, General assembly, Governance

Dear colleagues, I hope that you are well, despite all that is happening in the world at the moment. So many of you are facing tough restrictions alongside the communities you serve, and...

News - 6 May 2020

Tags: Announcement

​ ​ ​ ​ Ситуация с распространением коронавирусной инфекции (COVID-19) затронула библиотеки во всем мире. Чтобы снизить риск распространения инфекции,...

News - 23 March 2020

Tags: Announcement, Coronavirus, COVID-19

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Les bibliothèques du monde entier sont affectées par l’émergence et la propagation de la maladie à coronavirus (...

News - 23 March 2020

Tags: Announcement, Coronavirus, COVID-19

​ Bibliotheken sind weltweit vom Auftreten und von der Verbreitung der Coronavirus-Erkrankung (COVID-19) betroffen. Viele mussten vorübergehend schließen oder ihre...

News - 23 March 2020

Tags: Announcement, Coronavirus, COVID-19

​ ​ ​ ​ 新型冠状病毒肺炎（“新冠肺炎”）疫情的出现和扩散，让各国图书馆受到了冲击。 为了控制疾病的传播，很多图书馆暂时关闭，或将服务缩减至最低限度。各馆都做着艰难的决定，努力实现在保障信息获取的同时不损害读者及图书馆员工的安全。 在越来越多的国家，...

News - 23 March 2020

Tags: Announcement, Coronavirus, COVID-19

تتأثر المكتبات حول العالم بظهور وانتشار مرض فيروس كورونا (كوفيد-19). واضطر كثيرون إلى إغلاق الخدمات مؤقتًا أو تقليلها إلى الحد الأدنى للمساهمة في الجهود المبذولة للحد من انتشار...

News - 23 March 2020

Tags: Announcement, Coronavirus, COVID-19

​ ​ ​ Libraries around the world are being affected by the emergence and spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Many have been obliged to close temporarily...

News - 23 March 2020

Tags: Announcement, Coronavirus, COVID-19

​ ​ ​ ​ Las bibliotecas de todo el mundo se ven afectadas por la aparición y propagación de la enfermedad Coronavirus (COVID-19). Muchas...

News - 23 March 2020

Tags: Announcement, Coronavirus, COVID-19

​ The IFLA 2020 General Assembly will be held during the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2020, 86th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, in The Convention Centre Dublin,...

News - 16 March 2020

Tags: Announcement, General assembly, IFLA WLIC 2020, Ireland

Following announcements by the Dutch government, IFLA’s offices are closing from Monday 16 March to the end of the year, and possibly longer.* We have prepared well for this moment, and...

News - 13 March 2020

Tags: Announcement, COVID-19

​ IFLA is working hard to become a more inclusive organisation. Ahead of key decisions about our structures, we are contacting our Members to seek views on a change to our Statutes that...

News - 11 March 2020

Tags: Announcement, Governance, IFLA Strategy

Work to update IFLA's structures in order to deliver on our Strategy and our wider goal to be a more inclusive, effective organisation is continuing. IFLA Secretary General Gerald Leitner has...

News - 2 March 2020

Tags: Announcement, Governance, IFLA Strategy

IFLA congratulates Vicki McDonald, member of the IFLA Governing Board and Chair of the Professional Committee, on her receipt of the Membership of the Order of Australia, as part of the...

News - 27 January 2020

Tags: Announcement, Awards, IFLA Governing Board

Submission Deadline: 31 August 2020 [Extended] IFLA Journal and IFLA’s Indigenous Matters Section are pleased to announce a call for papers for a special issue focused on...

News - 20 December 2019

Tags: Announcement, IFLA Journal, Indigenous Librarianship, Indigenous Matters

​ Drawing on contributions from a survey of members and consultations with Professional Units, IFLA’s Governing Board made important progress towards updating IFLA’s...

News - 16 December 2019

Tags: Announcement, Governance, IFLA Strategy

IFLA, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, invites bids from IFLA Members to host the 17th IFLA Interlending and Document Supply (ILDS) Conference to be held in...

News - 13 December 2019

Tags: Announcement, IFLA Interlending and Document Supply Conference (ILDS), Document Delivery and Resource Sharing

​ ​​​With IFLA’s Strategy for 2019-24 in place, now is the time to ensure that we have the right structures, as an organisation, to deliver on our vision and mission. IFLA’s...

News - 29 November 2019

Tags: Announcement, Global Vision, Governance, IFLA Strategy

​   Without a strong commitment to multilingualism underpinning our core work, IFLA would not be able to bridge the cultural differences across the library community...

News - 4 November 2019

Tags: Announcement, IFLA Strategy, Multilingualism

  IFLA’s Governance review is officially underway and we already have an impressive and encouraging response. Let’s have a look at the first steps aimed at...

News - 29 October 2019

Tags: Announcement, IFLA Strategy

IFLA's Professional Units are major actors when it comes to inspiring and enhancing professional practice. With their new 2019-2020 Action Plans, the Professional Units will help...

News - 24 October 2019

Tags: Announcement, IFLA Strategy

Engagement by the global library field has been key to the development of the IFLA Strategy 2019-2024.  Continued and expanded contributions from the global library field will be key...

News - 30 September 2019

Tags: Announcement, IFLA Strategy

Motion 11.3: Motion to hold the election of the 10th member of the Governing Board As outlined in the Convening Notice for the IFLA 2019 General Assembly at the World Library and...

News - 21 August 2019

Tags: Announcement, General assembly, IFLA WLIC 2019

​ This year’s IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) will again be live streamed. With an even larger offer than in previous years, you will be able to access 11...

News - 20 August 2019

Tags: Announcement, Greece, IFLA WLIC 2019

Read all about what IFLA achieved in 2018! Each year, IFLA Headquarters compiles its Annual Report which provides a comprehensive overview on our activities throughout the preceding year...

News - 8 July 2019

Tags: Announcement, IFLA, IFLA Annual Report, Publications

The Governing Board of IFLA has pleasure in submitting this Convening Notice of the General Assembly meeting in Athens, Greece. The IFLA General Assembly meetings will take place on 28...

News - 28 June 2019

Tags: Announcement, General assembly, IFLA WLIC 2019

​ ​ IFLA is pleased to announce that the 2019 General Assembly* will be held during the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2019, 85th IFLA General Conference and...

News - 28 June 2019

Tags: Announcement, General assembly, Greece, IFLA WLIC 2019

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 of America

​ Con la aprobación de la Agenda 2030 de las Naciones Unidas para 2015, los gobiernos subrayaron la importancia del acceso a la información como motor del desarrollo...

News - 4 June 2019

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Announcement, Argentina, Development, IFLA President's Meeting 2019, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development

Library representatives from 28 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean came together on 24 May in Buenos Aires for the first step in a new phase in IFLA’s work to build a...

News - 4 June 2019

Tags: Advocacy, Announcement, Argentina, IFLA Global Vision, IFLA Strategic Framework, Latin America and the Caribbean

​ With the agreement of the United Nations 2030 Agenda in 2015, the world’s governments underlined the importance of access to information as a driver of development. The...

News - 31 May 2019

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Announcement, Argentina, Development, IFLA President's Meeting 2019, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development

​ ​ I am pleased to announce that following the recent IFLA Governing Board elections the 2019-2021 Governing Board to be led by incoming President Christine Mackenzie will...

News - 17 May 2019

Tags: Announcement, Election results, Elections, Governing Board

Next week, two key events on the future of libraries and sustainable development will take place in Buenos Aires, and live streaming will be available! The Forum of Ministers...

News - 15 May 2019

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Announcement, Argentina, Development, IFLA President's Meeting 2019, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development

La próxima semana, dos eventos clave sobre el futuro de las bibliotecas y el desarrollo sostenible tendrán lugar en Buenos Aires, ¡y habrá streaming en vivo...

News - 15 May 2019

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Announcement, Argentina, Development, IFLA President's Meeting 2019, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development

DEADLINE: 28 June 2019 In 2018, the Professional Committee established the IFLA Dynamic Unit and Impact Award to recognise the Professional Units who excel at putting the expectations of a...

News - 7 May 2019

Tags: Announcement, Awards, IFLA WLIC 2019, Professional Committee, Professional Units

Access to information is an accelerator of development, and libraries make this a reality for all. The 2019 Development and Access to Information Report, to be presented on 23 May 2019 in...

News - 2 May 2019

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Announcement, Argentina, DA2I, Development, IFLA President's Meeting 2019, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

We invite you to join the most international conference in library field!  With more than 250 sessions featuring hundreds of speakers covering all aspects of the field, the IFLA...

News - 2 May 2019

Tags: Announcement, Greece, IFLA WLIC 2019

IFLA Journal is an international journal, publishing peer reviewed articles on library and information services and the social, political and economic issues that impact access to information...

News - 2 May 2019

Tags: Announcement

The IFLA Professional Committee is calling for four members to join the IFLA Journal Editorial Committee, for a term of four years (renewable once) from 2019-2023.  Therefore, members...

News - 23 April 2019

Tags: Announcement

Dear Colleagues, After a first call, no nominations were received for the position of Chair of IFLA’s Advisory Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression...

News - 17 April 2019

Tags: Access to information, Announcement, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression), Freedom of expression

​ ​ IFLA’s President, Glòria Pérez-Salmerón, will host her second President’s Meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 23 May 2019. Find out...

News - 27 March 2019

Tags: Announcement, Argentina, IFLA President's Meeting 2019

La Presidenta de la IFLA, Glòria Pérez-Salmerón, celebrará su segunda reunión presidencial en Buenos Aires, Argentina, el 23 de mayo de 2019....

News - 27 March 2019

Tags: Announcement, Argentina, IFLA President's Meeting 2019

​ ​ ​IFLA has the pleasure of announcing the result of the count of the nominations received for IFLA President-elect 2019-2021. The nominations received were for...

News - 25 February 2019

Tags: Announcement

​ ​ General information for IFLA Members See also: Call for Nominations for President-elect and Members of the Governing Board of IFLA...

News - 25 February 2019

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​ ​IFLA is pleased to announce an expanded range of conference participation grants for our IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2019, 85th IFLA General Conference and...

News - 14 February 2019

Tags: Announcement, Awards, Grants, Greece, IFLA WLIC 2019

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For those Sections where the number of nominees exceeded the number of vacancies, a postal ballot has been dispatched on 29 January 2019...

News - 31 January 2019

Tags: Announcement

​ After 21 years, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Global Libraries Programme has closed its doors. IFLA, on behalf of the entire global library field, would like to give...

News - 9 January 2019

Tags: Announcement, Global Libraries Programme

​ IFLA invites nominations for candidates to serve as President-elect and Members of the Governing Board, on Standing Committees, the Committee on Standards, the CLM and FAIFE Advisory...

News - 5 January 2019

Tags: Announcement, Elections, IFLA, nominations

​ IFLA is on a journey. Through the IFLA Global Vision, the library field has come together and started a worldwide conversation about how we can create the future, together...

News - 14 December 2018

Tags: Announcement, IFLA Strategic plan, Strategic planning

​ 70 years ago today, United Nations Member States signed up to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In doing so, they established a set of principles that underpin any sustainable...

News - 10 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, Announcement, Freedom of expression, Human rights, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

​ Submission Deadline: 30 June 2019 IFLA Journal and IFLA’s Library Theory and Research (LTR) and Information Literacy (IL) Sections are pleased to announce a...

News - 26 November 2018

Tags: Announcement, IFLA Journal, Information Literacy, Library Theory and Research

Dear colleagues The IFLA Governing Board seeks nominations for new members of the IFLA ISBD Review Group by Friday, 15 February 2019. The term served by new members will be from...

News - 15 November 2018

Tags: Announcement, ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description)

Dear colleagues The IFLA Governing Board seeks nominations for new members of the IFLA BCM Review Group by Friday, 15 February 2019. The term served by new members will be from August 2019...

News - 15 November 2018

Tags: Announcement, nominations, Bibliographic Conceptual Models (BCM)

​ Submission Deadline: 19 April 2019 IFLA Journal and IFLA’s Knowledge Management Section are pleased to announce a call for papers for a special issue focused...

News - 14 November 2018

Tags: Announcement, Digital scholarship, IFLA Journal, Intellectual property, Knowledge Management, Open access, Organizational change, Privacy

​ ​ Launched this past August during IFLA WLIC 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, our first call for contributions to the Ideas Store has yielded a great and diverse set of ideas for...

News - 7 November 2018

Tags: Announcement, Ideas Store, IFLA Global Vision

Dear Colleagues On behalf of the Governing Board of IFLA, I am writing to invite you to make one nomination for a place on the IFLA Advisory Committee on Copyright and other Legal...

News - 5 November 2018

Tags: Announcement, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Dear Colleagues On behalf of the Governing Board of IFLA, I am writing to invite you make one nomination for a place on the IFLA Advisory Committee on Freedom of Access to...

News - 5 November 2018

Tags: Announcement, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Dear colleagues The IFLA Governing Board seeks nominations for new members of the IFLA Committee on Standards by 15 February 2019. The term served by new members will be from August 2019...

News - 29 October 2018

Tags: Announcement, Committee on Standards, CoS, IFLA standards

Submission Deadline: 30 November 2018 IFLA Journal and IFLA’s Health & Biosciences Section are pleased to announce a call for papers for a special issue focused on...

News - 15 October 2018

Tags: Announcement, Health information, health information professionals, health librarians, health libraries, IFLA Journal

Nominations for President-elect August 2019-August 2021 (President 2021-2023) and Members of the Governing Board of IFLA (August 2019-August 2021) DEADLINE: 08 February 2019 The...

News - 8 October 2018

Tags: Announcement

Dear Colleagues It is with great sadness that IFLA notes the passing of our colleague and friend, former IFLA Secretary General Margreet Wijnstroom. Born 26 August 1922 in Bloemendaal,...

News - 5 October 2018

Tags: Announcement, IFLA, IFLA Secretary General

Nominations for candidates to serve on the Standing Committees for the period from August 2019 to August 2023 DEADLINE: 03 January 2019 See also: IFLA...

News - 1 October 2018

Tags: Announcement

IFLA is building a new and forward-looking strategy from the bottom up, one that will shape its key actions.  By contributing to the Ideas Store, you have the opportunity to help define the...

News - 26 September 2018

Tags: Announcement, Ideas Store, IFLA Global Vision

Read all about what IFLA achieved in 2017! Each year, IFLA Headquarters compiles its Annual Report which provides a comprehensive overview on our activities throughout the preceding year...

News - 6 July 2018

Tags: Announcement, IFLA, IFLA Annual Report, Publications

The IFLA 2018 General Assembly will be held during the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2018, 84th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, in the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala...

News - 29 June 2018

Tags: Announcement, IFLA WLIC 2018, Malaysia

DEADLINE: 01 June 18 June 2018 To recognise the vital contribution and work of the Professional Units, IFLA established in 2018 the IFLA Dynamic Unit and Impact Award. This award...

News - 23 April 2018

Tags: Announcement, Awards, IFLA WLIC 2018, Professional Committee, Professional Units

​​ Hot on the heels of our fantastic Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) regional workshop last week, it was North America’s turn to shine as the IFLA Global Vision world tour...

News - 19 April 2018

Tags: Advocacy, Announcement, Canada, IFLA, IFLA Global Vision

​​ What a start! The first 2018 IFLA Global Vision Regional Workshop began this week in the Biblioteca del Congreso de Chile in Santiago, Chile and what a fantastic opening to...

News - 13 April 2018

Tags: Advocacy, Announcement, Chile, IFLA, IFLA Global Vision

​ Speaker presentations from this year’s IFLA President’s Meeting have been made available online, giving delegates and all our library friends who were unable to attend an...

News - 28 March 2018

Tags: Announcement, IFLA, IFLA President's Meeting 2018

As we move forward with the Library Map of the World development, we would like to inform you about the upcoming activities in which we are going to need your engagement. Data...

News - 14 March 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Announcement, Development, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

The IFLA 2018 General Assembly will be held during the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2018, 84th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, in the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala...

News - 14 March 2018

Tags: Announcement, IFLA WLIC 2018, Malaysia

IFLA President Glòria Pérez-Salmerón invites you to the IFLA President's Meeting 2018. A dedicated website, preliminary programme, and online registration are now...

News - 16 February 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Announcement, IFLA Global Vision, IFLA President, Spain

Since our recent announcement that Athens, Greece will host the World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) 2019, IFLA has already started work on making it a must-attend event. Yesterday...

News - 18 January 2018

Tags: Announcement, Greece, IFLA WLIC, IFLA WLIC 2019

IFLA is undertaking its first member and viewpoints survey and invites your input. IFLA aims to be the international voice of the library and information profession – advocating and...

News - 15 December 2017

Tags: Announcement, membership, surveys

IFLA today announced that the World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) 2019 will take place in Athens, Greece. Following the opening of a new national library building, and its...

News - 14 December 2017

Tags: Announcement, Greece, IFLA WLIC, IFLA WLIC 2019

14 декабря ИФЛА официально объявила, что Всемирный библиотечный и информационный конгресс (WLIC) 2019 состоится в Афинах, Греция. После открытия нового здания национальной библиотеки и...

News - 14 December 2017

Tags: Announcement, Greece, IFLA WLIC, IFLA WLIC 2019

国际图联存在的意义是为了增强图书馆界的力量。 国际图联支持研讨和辩论，并为各图书馆、图书馆协会提供业务指导。此外，它还通过宣传推广使决策者更深入地了解图书馆的工作，倡导图书馆立法，弘扬图书馆的价值，完善图书馆资金来源框架，从而使图书馆能够更好地为用户服务。 然而，世界上仍有太多的地方，人们无法实现通过完善的图书馆服务在没有任何歧视的条件下获取信息的愿望。...

News - 11 December 2017

Tags: Announcement, IFLA WLIC

L'IFLA est là pour renforcer les bibliothèques. Au sein de notre communauté,  elle encourage la discussion et le débat, et fournit des outils et des...

News - 11 December 2017

Tags: Announcement, IFLA WLIC

ИФЛА существует и функционирует для того, чтобы расширять возможности библиотечного дела. В нашем сообществе Федерация поддерживает обсуждение и дебаты и предоставляет инструментарий и...

News - 11 December 2017

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IFLA exists in order to empower the library field. Within our community, it supports discussion and debate, and provides tools and guidance to help libraries and library associations. It...

News - 11 December 2017

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Die IFLA wurde geschaffen, um den Bibliotheksbereich zu stärken. Sie unterstützt Kommunikation und Diskussion in unserer Gemeinschaft und steht Bibliotheken und Bibliotheksverb...

News - 11 December 2017

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El propósito de la IFLA es fortalecer el sector bibliotecario. En nuestra comunidad, fomenta el debate y brinda herramientas y orientación para ayudar a las bibliotecas y a...

News - 11 December 2017

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إن الإفلا موجودة كي تدعم وتقوي قطاع المكتبات. تدعم المكتبات الحوار والمُناظرة، وتقدم الأدوات والتوجيه اللازمين للمكتبات وجمعيات المكتبات، كما تقوم بالدعاية للعمل الذي تُقوم...

News - 11 December 2017

Tags: Announcement, IFLA WLIC

IFLA is happy to share a quick update from the Library Map of the World. We have an incredible result from the first phase of data collection which ended on 31 October 2017....

News - 13 November 2017

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Announcement, Development, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

It was a weekend of celebrations here at IFLA as we reached our 90th birthday! From our beginnings in Edinburgh back in 1927 to where we find ourselves today, it has been an...

News - 2 October 2017

Tags: Announcement, History, IFLA

¡En IFLA tuvimos un fin de semana de festejos ya que cumplimos 90 años! Desde nuestros inicios en Edimburgo allá por 1927 hasta la actualidad hemos...

News - 2 October 2017

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We have extended the deadline of the Global Vision online voting until Monday 16 October. As many of you have asked for more time to vote and mobilise your communities, we have...

News - 2 October 2017

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The Hague, Netherlands, 14 August 2017— It’s just one week to go before IFLA launches the IFLA Global Vision voting site and hears ...

News - 14 August 2017

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The IFLA 2017 General Assembly will be held during the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2017, 83rd IFLA General Conference and Assembly, in the Centennial Hall, on Wednesday 23 and...

News - 10 August 2017

Tags: Announcement, IFLA WLIC 2017, Poland

The Hague, 7 August 2017— IFLA wants to get your ideas to tackle the challenges of the future and on Monday, 21 August 2017 you can do exactly that! In two weeks,...

News - 7 August 2017

Tags: Announcement, IFLA Global Vision

DEADLINE: 31 July 2017 Communicating effectively is critical for an international and distributed organization like IFLA. With stakeholders including IFLA Members and individuals...

News - 27 June 2017

Tags: Announcement, Awards, IFLA WLIC 2017, Professional Units

I am pleased to announce that following the recent IFLA Governing Board elections the 2017-2019 Governing Board to be led by incoming President Glòria Pérez-Salmerón will...

News - 16 June 2017

Tags: Announcement, Election results, Elections, Governing Board

We are pleased to announce the availability of a resource package for self-facilitated discussions under IFLA’s Global Vision. This material will help bring together thousands of...

News - 18 May 2017

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The first regional workshop of IFLA’s inclusive and high-level Global Vision discussion started on 3 May 2017 at the iconic Library of Congress (LoC) in Washington D.C., United...

News - 4 May 2017

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IFLA’s Global Vision discussion is bringing together thousands of representatives of the library field worldwide to explore how a connected library field can meet the challenges of...

News - 2 May 2017

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Cрпски Die ständig zunehmende Globalisierung stellt das Bibliothekswesen vor neue Herausforderungen, die nur durch eine umfassende globale Antwort aus einem vereinten...

News - 18 April 2017

Tags: Announcement, Future of libraries, Greece, IFLA Global Vision

More than 300 librarians from around the world gathered together and brought great energy to the marvelous space of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center Lighthouse building in...

News - 10 April 2017

Tags: Announcement, Future of libraries, Greece, IFLA Global Vision, IFLA President's Meeting 2017

Submission Deadline: 15 January 2018 IFLA Journal and IFLA’s Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) Advisory Committee are pleased to announce a...

News - 6 April 2017

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Cрпски The challenges facing the library field from ever-increasing globalisation can only be met and overcome by an inclusive, global response from a united library field...

News - 4 April 2017

Tags: Announcement, Future of libraries, Greece, IFLA Global Vision

لا يُمكن التعامل مع التحديات التي تواجه مجال المكتبات بسبب العولمة المُتزايدة إلا بجعل مُجتمع المكتبات مُجتمعًا يشمل الجميع ويجد تجاوبُا عالميًا. بدأت مُناقشات الإفلا عن...

News - 4 April 2017

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日益深化的全球化进程，给图书馆领域所带来的挑战，只能以图书馆界包容性和全球性的响应来迎接和应对。 国际图联全球愿景讨论，于今天在雅典正式发起，来自世界各地的数千名图书馆界代表齐聚在此，共同探索联系日益紧密的图书馆界将如何应对未来的挑战。 See Also: IFLA Seeks Global...

News - 4 April 2017

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Los desafíos a los que se enfrentan las bibliotecas en el contexto de una globalización galopante solo pueden abordarse y superarse con una respuesta inclusiva y global de...

News - 4 April 2017

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Проблемы, с которыми сталкивается библиотечное сообщество в результате постоянно растущей глобализации, можно решить и преодолеть только посредством всеобщей, глобальной реакции от единой...

News - 4 April 2017

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Les défis auxquels est confronté le domaine des bibliothèques avec une mondialisation toujours croissante ne peuvent être relevés et surmontés que...

News - 4 April 2017

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General information for IFLA Members See also: Call for Nominations for President-elect and Members of the Governing Board of IFLA Ballot papers,...

News - 28 March 2017

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The IFLA Professional Committee is calling for up to three members to join the IFLA Journal Editorial Committee, for a term of four years (renewable once) from 2017-2021. IFLA Journal...

News - 15 March 2017

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IFLA has pleasure in announcing the result of the count of the nominations received for IFLA President-elect 2017-2019. The nominations received were as follows: Christine...

News - 14 March 2017

Tags: Announcement, Election results, Elections, President-elect

The IFLA 2017 General Assembly will be held during the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2017, 83rd IFLA General Conference and Assembly, in the Centennial Hall, on Wednesday 23 and...

News - 14 March 2017

Tags: Announcement, IFLA WLIC 2017, Poland

La IFLA se complace en anunciar la firma de un acuerdo con la Biblioteca del Congreso de la Nación, en Buenos Aires, Argentina, para que dicha Biblioteca sea sede de la Oficina...

News - 6 March 2017

Tags: Announcement, Argentina, Regional Offices

IFLA is pleased to announce an agreement with the Library of the National Congress (Biblioteca del Congreso de la Nación) in Buenos Aires, Argentina to host the IFLA Regional...

News - 6 March 2017

Tags: Announcement, Argentina, Regional Offices

General information for IFLA Members and Affiliates See also: Call for Nominations for Section Standing Committees August 2017 – August 2021 For...

News - 27 February 2017

Tags: Announcement, Elections

While the shared values of libraries and the information field remain a constant, continuous change in society creates challenges for the profession. What are the major challenges to maintaining...

News - 24 February 2017

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Announcement, Greece, IFLA Global Vision, IFLA President

IFLA invites library associations to submit a proposal for Building Strong Library Associations (BSLA) projects commencing in 2017. The invitation is now open for countries worldwide...

News - 20 February 2017

Tags: Advocacy, Announcement, BSLA, Building Strong Library Associations, Development, Management, Networking, Sustainability, LDP (Library Development Programme)

[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 for development, migration, Refugees, United States of America

[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 for development, migration, Refugees, United States of America

On 17 January 2017, IFLA Secretary General Gerald Leitner was awarded the Ehrenkreuz für Wissenschaft und Kunst (Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art) from the President of...

News - 18 January 2017

Tags: Announcement, Awards, Gerald Leitner, IFLA Secretary General

Propuestas de candidatos para formar parte de los Comités Permanentes durante el periodo de agosto de 2017 a agosto de 2021. Fecha límite: 8 de febrero de 2017...

News - 8 November 2016

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Nominations for candidates to serve on the Standing Committees for the period from August 2017 to August 2021 DEADLINE: 08 February 2017 See also: IFLA...

News - 8 November 2016

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Dear colleagues The IFLA Governing Board seeks nominations for new members of the IFLA Committee on Standards by Wednesday 01 March 2017. The term served by new members will be from August...

News - 1 November 2016

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Nominations for President-elect August 2017-August 2019 (President 2019-2021) and Members of the Governing Board of IFLA (August 2017-August 2019) DEADLINE: 28 February 2017 The...

News - 31 October 2016

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Introduction The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions has three Regional Offices to assist it in carrying out its regional activities. These are the Asia and...

News - 19 October 2016

Tags: América Latina y el Caribe, Announcement, LAC, Latin America and the Caribbean, Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, Regions

The IFLA Professional Committee is calling for up to two members to join the IFLA Journal Editorial Committee, for a term of four years (renewable once) from 2016-2020. IFLA Journal...

News - 27 September 2016

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UNESCO, IFLA, and IPA have opened the call for nominations for the World Book Capital 2019. Each year, UNESCO and the international organizations representing the three major...

News - 15 September 2016

Tags: Announcement, Literacy and reading, UNESCO, World Book Capital, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites

Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, has named Athens as World Book Capital for 2018 on the recommendation of the programme’s Advisory Committee. Paris, 14...

News - 14 September 2016

Tags: Announcement, Athens, Greece, Greece, Literacy and reading, World Book Capital, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites

The selection committee for the IFLA International Leaders Programme is delighted to announce the Associates selected to participate from 2016-2018. The Programme is an IFLA Key Initiative...

News - 11 July 2016

Tags: Announcement, leaders, LDP (Library Development Programme)

DEADLINE: 30 June 2016 Communicating effectively is critical for an international and distributed organization like IFLA. With stakeholders including IFLA Members and individuals working...

News - 23 June 2016

Tags: Announcement, Awards, IFLA WLIC 2016, Professional Units

Dear IFLA Members, Colleagues and Friends, A historic occasion for IFLA took place today as we both welcome Gerald Leitner as the IFLA Secretary General and say a fond farewell to...

News - 1 June 2016

Tags: Announcement, IFLA, Secretary General

To lead, to advocate and to motivate; IFLA involves individuals around the world whose leadership and expertise are called on to represent the wider library sector in the international arena. In...

News - 20 May 2016

Tags: Announcement, IFLA International Leaders Programme, leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​ IFLA’s Environmental Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group (ENSULIB) is pleased to announce the winner of the IFLA Green Library Award 2016. The IFLA Green...

News - 18 May 2016

Tags: Announcement, Awards, De Gruyter, IFLA Green Library Award, Environment, Sustainability and Libraries

Congratulations to Ms. Martha Attridge Bufton on winning the 2016 IFLA LIS Student Paper Award!   Martha's paper is on the topic: “Tell more stories:...

News - 13 May 2016

Tags: Announcement, Awards, IFLA LIS Student Paper Award, IFLA WLIC 2016, Education and Training

 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 of America

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 of America

Applications open until 2 March 2016 The International Leaders Programme is a two-year Programme designed to increase the cohort of leaders who can effectively represent the wider library...

News - 4 February 2016

Tags: Announcement, leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

  sponsored by De Gruyter What is a Green Library? The consideration of the role of humanity in climate change and the notion of sustainable development...

News - 20 January 2016

Tags: Announcement, Awards, Sustainability, Environment, Sustainability and Libraries

[PDF] Deadline: 31 December 2015 Introduction IFLA, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, invites bids from IFLA Members to host the 15th...

News - 21 December 2015

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IFLA President Donna Scheeeder invites you to the IFLA President's Meeting 2016. Keynotes talks, presentations and discussion will focus on the four central themes of the change agenda...

News - 1 December 2015

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Announcement, Canada, IFLA Trend Report, Lyon Declaration, Policy agenda, SDGs, UN post-2015 Development Agenda

Submission Deadline: 16 May 2016 Libraries and archives around the world are applying the principles of library and archival sciences to address challenges and provide new...

News - 2 October 2015

Tags: Announcement, Data Literacy, Data management, Data policy, Data repository services, IFLA Journal, Licensing, Privacy

IFLA has pleasure in announcing the result of the postal ballot for the election of President-elect 2015-2017. Glòria Pérez-Salmerón (Spain) is elected to...

News - 29 May 2015

Tags: Announcement, Election results, Elections, President-elect

I am pleased to announce that following the recent Governing Board elections the 2015-2017 Governing Board to be led by President Donna Scheeder will comprise: President-elect: Gl...

News - 29 May 2015

Tags: Announcement, Election results, Elections, Governing Board

​   [PDF] Berlin, 22 May 2015 De Gruyter Saur and IFLA are delighted to announce that the winner of the De Gruyter Saur IFLA Research Paper Award...

News - 22 May 2015

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Reminder Also see: Call for Nominations for President-elect and Members of the Governing Board of IFLA The deadline for the Presidential and Governing Board...

News - 13 May 2015

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Fecha límite: 15 de junio de 2015 La IFLA sigue las tendencias actuales de la comunicación y busca estimular nuevas formas de comunicación y difusión de la...

News - 6 May 2015

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The IFLA Professional Committee is calling for up to three members to join the IFLA Journal Editorial Committee, for a term of four years (once renewable) from 2015-2019. IFLA Journal...

News - 28 April 2015

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DEADLINE: 15 June 2015 IFLA follows current communication trends and seeks to stimulate new forms of communication and information dissemination throughout its structure. Therefore, the...

News - 21 April 2015

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General information for IFLA Members See also: Call for Nominations for President-elect and Members of the Governing Board of IFLA Ballot papers,...

News - 20 April 2015

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General information for IFLA Members and Affiliates See also: Call for Nominations for Section Standing Committees August 2015 – August 2019 For...

News - 14 April 2015

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IFLA and Brill are pleased to announce the 2015 IFLA/Brill Open Access award. The IFLA/Brill Open Access award is created to reward initiatives that facilitate and/or promote Open...

News - 14 April 2015

Tags: Announcement, Awards, Brill, Open access, WLIC2015

IFLA President Sinikka Sipilä invites you to the IFLA President's Meeting 2015. Over the course of the 3-day meeting, there will be five mains sessions with the following themes...

News - 17 March 2015

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Announcement, IFLA Trend Report, Lyon Declaration, Turkey

The IFLA 2015 General Assembly will be held during the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2015, 81st IFLA General Conference and Assembly, in the Cape Town International Convention Centre...

News - 13 March 2015

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Nominations for candidates to serve on the Standing Committees for the period from August 2015 to August 2019 DEADLINE: 11 February 2015 IFLA’s professional programme...

News - 22 January 2015

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Nominations for President-elect August 2015-August 2017 (President 2017-2019) and Members of the Governing Board of IFLA (August 2015-August 2017) DEADLINE: 11 February 2015 The...

News - 22 January 2015

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العربية Today, IFLA released the following statement regarding the attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo last week in Paris. IFLA, like the rest of the world, is saddened and...

News - 13 January 2015

Tags: Announcement, Charlie Hebdo, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The Selection Committee for the World Book Capital is calling for nominations for the World Book Capital 2017. Each year, UNESCO and the international organizations representing the three...

News - 2 December 2014

Tags: Announcement, Literacy, Reading, UNESCO, World Book Capital, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites

L to R: Ms Josche Ouwerkerk, IFLA Manager, Conferences and Business Relations, Ms Tay Ai Cheng - Deputy Chief Executive - National Library Board Singapore, Ms Elaine Ng – Chief...

News - 4 November 2014

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IFLA and LIBER (Association of European Research Libraries) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. LIBER and IFLA share objectives in promoting access to knowledge for education,...

News - 19 August 2014

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The Governing Board of IFLA has pleasure in submitting this Convening Notice of the General Assembly meeting. The IFLA General Assembly meetings will take place on 20 and 21 of August 2014...

News - 17 June 2014

Tags: Announcement, France, IFLA

Español DEADLINE: 30 June 2014 IFLA follows current communication trends and seeks to stimulate new forms of communication and information dissemination throughout...

News - 16 June 2014

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Reset the Net Want to take steps to protect your freedom from government mass surveillance?  Today is the day to get started.  Find out more at Reset the Net...

News - 5 June 2014

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العربية IFLA and Brill are pleased to announce the 2014 IFLA/Brill Open Access award. The IFLA/Brill Open Access award is created to reward initiatives that facilitate and...

News - 17 April 2014

Tags: Announcement, Awards, Brill, Open access, WLIC2014

The IFLA Section on Management and Marketing in collaboration with Emerald is pleased to announce the winners, finalists and top ten projects of the 12th IFLA International Marketing Award for...

News - 9 April 2014

Tags: Announcement, Awards, Library marketing, Management and Marketing

The IFLA Journal is an international journal, publishing peer reviewed articles on library and information services and the social, political and economic issues that impact on access to...

News - 9 April 2014

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World Book Capital The Selection Committee for the World Book Capital is calling for nominations for the World Book Capital 2016. Each year, UNESCO and the international...

News - 3 April 2014

Tags: Announcement, Literacy, Reading, UNESCO, World Book Capital, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites

The IFLA 2014 General Assembly will be held during the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2014, 80th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, in the Lyon Convention Centre, on Wednesday 20...

News - 25 March 2014

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View of the National Parliamentary Library of Ukraine (green roof) During the months of January and February 2014, the National Parliamentary Library of Ukraine found itself at...

News - 4 March 2014

Tags: Announcement, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Ukraine

Following the civil conflict that has been shaking the Ukraine, the Blue Shield wishes to express its deep concern regarding the safeguarding and protection of the country’s...

News - 27 February 2014

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[PDF] Deadline: 28 February 2014 Introduction IFLA, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, invites bids from IFLA Members to host the 14th...

News - 18 February 2014

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Español IFLA, together with almost 200 civil society organisations, is calling on the United Nations to put good governance, access to information and independent media at the...

News - 3 February 2014

Tags: Advocacy, Announcement, Development, Freedom of information, IFLA, Libraries and Development

العربية IFLA Journal is an international journal publishing peer-reviewed scholarship on Library and Information services and the social, political and economic issues that...

News - 23 September 2013

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Library and information professionals have descended on Singapore for the 79th World Library & Information Congress, the opening session is behind us and the launch of the IFLA Trend...

News - 18 August 2013

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The size of the digital universe is predicted to double every two years, with its content increasingly shaped by different social, political, and commercial agendas. The IFLA Trend Report...

News - 17 August 2013

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IFLA is pleased to announce the publication of a Statement on Libraries and Development. The IFLA Governing Board approved the Statement on the 16th of August 2013. The UN is currently...

News - 17 August 2013

Tags: Announcement, Libraries and Development, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The IFLA Trend Report, being launched on Monday morning 19 August in Singapore during the World Library & Information Congress, (Session 93: Plenary session), looks closely at changes...

News - 16 August 2013

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Launch of IFLA Trend Report in Singapore The rise of Open Access and availability of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCS) are just two initiatives having a profound impact on...

News - 15 August 2013

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Heading to the World Library & Information Congress in Singapore next week? Don’t miss the launch of the IFLA Trend Report on Monday morning 19 August (Session 93: Plenary...

News - 14 August 2013

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The Governing Board of IFLA has pleasure in submitting this Convening Notice of the General Assembly meeting. The IFLA General Assembly meetings will take place on 21 and 22 of August 2013...

News - 21 June 2013

Tags: Announcement, IFLA, Singapore

Lynn Jibril, 2013 CILIP/IFLA Aspire award winner Lynn Jibril has been selected to receive the 2013 CILIP/IFLA Aspire award for a new professional. IFLA and CILIP launched...

News - 17 June 2013

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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is currently soliciting applications for its 2014 Access to Learning Award (ATLA), which recognizes the innovative efforts of public libraries and...

News - 17 June 2013

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IFLA has pleasure in announcing the result of the postal ballot for the election of the Governing Board 2013: Name Number of votes 1....

News - 7 June 2013

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IFLA has pleasure in announcing the result of the postal ballot for the election of President-elect 2013.   Donna Scheeder (United States) is elected to serve as...

News - 7 June 2013

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العربية Brill and IFLA are pleased to announce the new Brill/IFLA Open Access award. The IFLA/Brill Open Access award is created to reward initiatives that facilitate and...

News - 15 April 2013

Tags: Announcement, Awards, Brill, Open access, WLIC2013

العربية The IFLA 2013 General Assembly will be held during the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2013, 79th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, in the Suntec Singapore...

News - 27 March 2013

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General information for IFLA Members Ballot papers, including supporting information, have been dispatched to all voting Members of IFLA on 20 March 2013. Only those Members who...

News - 25 March 2013

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Dear Colleagues IFLA is pleased to launch a new set of resources relating to the role libraries play in the information society and the way they can contribute to Internet governance. The new...

News - 1 March 2013

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The Ulverscroft Foundation and the IFLA Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities Section are pleased to announce that the Foundation has agreed to provide renewed sponsorship of 10,000 GP...

News - 21 January 2013

Tags: Announcement, Awards, Ulverscroft, Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities

Invitations to nominate individuals to place on the IFLA/FAIFE and CLM Committees for the 2013-2017 term of office were sent to Association and Institutional Members of IFLA in December 2012...

News - 4 January 2013

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العربية Naseej (Arabian Advanced Systems Co.) and IFLA-CASL have the pleasure to announce an annual grant for Arab Librarians and Information Specialists to attend next year's World...

News - 3 December 2012

Tags: Announcement, Grants, Language Centres

Nuestro Futuros Digital 6 y 7 de marzo de 2013 • Auditorio Index MUAC • Ciudad Universitaria, México D.F. Las bibliotecas sirven a todos sin se...

News - 29 November 2012

Tags: Access to information, Announcement, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Cultural heritage, Mexico

Our Digital Futures March 6 - 7, 2013 Auditorium Index MUAC (Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporaneo) University City, Mexico City, Mexico...

News - 28 November 2012

Tags: Access to information, Announcement, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Cultural heritage, Mexico

The IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section is pleased to announce that the China Academic Library and Information System (CALIS) has been selected to host the 13th IFLA Interlending...

News - 22 November 2012

Tags: Announcement, China, Conferences, ILDS, Document Delivery and Resource Sharing

Enthusiastic French delegates greet the news During the Closing Session in Helsinki Finland on 16 August, IFLA President Ingrid Parent officially announced the host location...

News - 10 September 2012

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DEADLINE: 14 August 2012 With the design and implementation of its new website in 2009, IFLA continues to follow modern communication trends and wants to stimulate new forms of news...

News - 1 August 2012

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Conference participants in the Atlas Park-Hotel Hall (Source: UNESCO)   In order to raise public awareness of the significance, scale and topicality of the tasks of...

News - 23 July 2012

Tags: Announcement, Media and Information Literacy (MIL), UNESCO, Information Literacy

  The city of Port Harcourt (Nigeria) was named the World Book Capital for the year 2014 after the Selection Committee, composed of representatives from the international...

News - 16 July 2012

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Yulia Kashpruk has been selected to receive the CILIP/IFLA Aspire award for a new professional in Ukraine in 2012. This award is made in memory of Bob McKee who had a strong belief in libraries as...

News - 16 July 2012

Tags: Announcement, Awards, New professionals, Ukraine

The selection committee for the IFLA International Leaders Programme is delighted to announce the Associates selected to participate from 2012-2014. The Programme is a two-year IFLA strategic Key...

News - 12 July 2012

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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is currently soliciting applications for its 2013 Access to Learning Award (ATLA), which recognizes the innovative efforts of public libraries and similar...

News - 12 July 2012

Tags: Announcement, Awards

Between July 2-10 in San Diego, United States, negotiators from nine countries are meeting in to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). The TPPA is a multilateral trade agreement...

News - 4 July 2012

Tags: Announcement, Intellectual property, Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Ahead of a key vote by the European Parliament on Wednesday 4th July, IFLA, along with the European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations (EBLIDA), has today issued a...

News - 2 July 2012

Tags: ACTA, Announcement, Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, EBLIDA, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The Arabian Advanced Systems and IFLA-CASL have the pleasure to announce an annual grant for Arab Librarians and Information Specialists to attend the IFLA annual conference. The grant amounts to...

News - 25 June 2012

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Last week in Stockholm IFLA participated in the European Internet Governance Forum for the first time. The forum, also known as EuroDIG, brought together over 200 representatives from governments,...

News - 20 June 2012

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Berlin, June 18, 2012 De Gruyter Saur and IFLA are delighted to announce that the winner of the De Gruyter Saur IFLA Research Paper Award 2012 is Adam Girard with his paper...

News - 18 June 2012

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The Governing Board of IFLA has pleasure in submitting this Convening Notice of the General Assembly meeting. The IFLA General Assembly meetings will take place on the 15th & 16th of...

News - 14 June 2012

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  Applications open until June 11 The International Leaders Programme is a two year Programme designed to increase the cohort of leaders who can effectively represent the wider...

News - 7 June 2012

Tags: Announcement, leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

29 May 2012 Following the alarming situation in Mali, the Blue Shield expresses its deep concern regarding the safeguarding of the country’s invaluable cultural and...

News - 6 June 2012

Tags: Announcement, Cultural heritage, Preservation

Just off the press as Nr. 45 in the IFLA Series on Bibliographic Control... Read all about it: Guidelines for Subject Access in National Bibliographies

News - 2 May 2012

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DEADLINE: 30 April 2012 Sven Fund, Managing Director of De Gruyter Saur and Jennefer Nicholson, IFLA Secretary General Invite submissions of papers for the De...

News - 27 April 2012

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The recent events are great cause for apprehension for the world heritage community. Both the tragedies suffered by the people of the Syrian Arab Republic and the dangers faced by...

News - 16 April 2012

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In recent days, fighting in and around Timbuktu has led to serious concerns about the safety of the tens of thousands of ancient manuscripts there. What is in danger is the written legacy...

News - 11 April 2012

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In cooperation with UNESCO's Information for All Programme (IFAP), the IFLA Information Literacy Section drafted new Media and Information Literacy Recommendations which are now available in...

News - 29 March 2012

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Sponsored by Emerald Group Publishing Ltd The IFLA Section on Management and Marketing in collaboration with Emerald is pleased to announce the winners of the 10th IFLA International...

News - 23 March 2012

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The IFLA 2012 General Assembly will be held during the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2012, 78th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, in the Helsinki Exhibition and Convention...

News - 15 March 2012

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photo courtesy of Martin Dee, University of British Columbia—Vancouver  Mark your calendars! Announcing the 2012 IFLA Presidential Programme IFLA Presidential...

News - 3 February 2012

Tags: Announcement, Canada, Cultural heritage, Multicultural populations, Multilingualism

Purpose The newly formed IFLA Committee on Standards will coordinate standards work within and beyond IFLA and support standards activities in IFLA professional units, principally in sections. The...

News - 16 January 2012

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26 to 28 September 2012 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme, in cooperation with the School of Library, Archival and Information...

News - 13 January 2012

Tags: Announcement, Canada, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Preservation

20 December 2011 As the altercations in Egypt endure, and following the recent damages suffered by the Institut d'Egypte in Cairo, the Blue Shield expresses its great concern...

News - 22 December 2011

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Just off the press as Nr 154 in the IFLA Publications Series Read all about it: Designing Library Space for Children

News - 19 December 2011

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A report from Oksana Rozmirovska, 2011 CILIP/IFLA Aspire Award winner In the very first instance, I would like to thank IFLA for giving me the opportunity to participate in the...

News - 7 December 2011

Tags: Announcement, Awards, IFLA 2011 Puerto Rico, New professionals, Ukraine

Head of Delegation, Winston Tabb, IFLA President Ingrid Parent, CLM Chair Victoria Owen On Monday, 21st November, the 23rd meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organisation...

News - 22 November 2011

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[PDF] Introduction IFLA, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, invites bids from IFLA Members to host the 13th IFLA Interlending and Document...

News - 11 November 2011

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IFLA has created a new set of webpages, dedicated to one of the most important policy issues which IFLA is currently dealing with — the issue of copyright limitations and exceptions for...

News - 9 November 2011

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The call for proposals for PC Projects is now open and the deadline for submitting applications to IFLA HQ is 31 October 2011. If your section wishes to apply for Project Funds for 2012...

News - 3 October 2011

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WLIC 2013 Singapore; photo by Ben Gu During the Closing Session in San Juan, Puerto Rico on 18 August, IFLA President Ellen Tise officially announced the host location for the...

News - 19 September 2011

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A major focus for IFLA in 2010 was the integration of our many activities into longer term 2010–2015 strategic planning. We now work more effectively across the organisation and can better...

News - 6 September 2011

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During the Closing Session on 18 August, IFLA President Ellen Tise and IFLA Professional Committee Chair Patrice Landry conferred a number of important honours and awards. ...

News - 5 September 2011

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Since launching in 2010, the Building Strong Library Associations programme has been successfully rolled out in six countries, with a number of workshops and outreach activities taking place. The...

News - 25 August 2011

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International Fellowship program prepares librarians to help libraries thrive in countries with developing economies 2012 Fellows are from Bangladesh, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria & Pakistan...

News - 16 August 2011

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      Berlin/The Hague, 9 August 2011— In a common effort to promote the work of IFLA, De Gruyter Saur is making sixteen IFLA Publications available...

News - 9 August 2011

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Less than TWO WEEKS remaining! Deadline: 16 August 2011 With the design and implementation of its new website in 2009, IFLA follows modern communication trends and wants to stimulate new...

News - 5 August 2011

Tags: Announcement, Awards

Dear colleagues, Due to unexpectedly low registration, the 2011 FAIFE Satellite Meeting (Intellectual Freedom in a Changing World) scheduled for 10-12 August 2011 in Miami Beach, Florida has...

News - 8 July 2011

Tags: Announcement, Conferences, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Knowledge society, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The Ulverscroft Foundation and the IFLA Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities Section are pleased to announce that the Foundation has agreed to provide renewed sponsorship of 10,000 GP...

News - 6 July 2011

Tags: Announcement, Awards, Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities

21  June 2011 As the situation in Libya endures, the organisation and its members continue to deplore the suffering and loss of life this conflict imposes on the Libyan...

News - 2 July 2011

Tags: Announcement, Cultural heritage, Libya

You can now join IFLA at the students' rate! We are very pleased to announce that IFLA's Governing Board has introduced a new membership incentive for students and graduates to encourage...

News - 1 July 2011

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Bangkok, Thailand has been designated World Book Capital 2013. The city was selected as the 13th World Book Capital by a committee made up of representatives from the publishing world and...

News - 30 June 2011

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Ingrid Parent, IFLA President-elect, received an honorary doctorate on June 11, 2011 from the University of Ottawa in Canada as part of its 190th convocation. Ingrid was honored as part...

News - 24 June 2011

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Oksana Rozmirovska has been selected to receive the CILIP/IFLA Aspire award for a new professional in Ukraine in 2011. This award is made in memory of Bob McKee who had a strong belief in libraries...

News - 22 June 2011

Tags: Announcement, Awards, New professionals

The Governing Board of IFLA has pleasure in submitting this Convening Notice of the General Assembly meeting. The IFLA General Assembly meetings will take place on the 17th & 18th of...

News - 20 June 2011

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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is currently accepting applications to its 2012 Access to Learning Award (ATLA), which recognizes the innovative efforts of public libraries and similar...

News - 17 June 2011

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IFLA has pleasure in announcing the result of the postal ballot for the election of President-elect 2011. Sinikka Sipilä (Finland) is elected to serve as President-elect for...

News - 8 June 2011

Tags: Announcement, Election results, Elections, President-elect

IFLA has pleasure in announcing the result of the postal ballot for the election of the Governing Board 2011: Name Number of votes 1....

News - 8 June 2011

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IFLA Headquarters has taken initiative in establishing a 'history corner' within our website where we hope to draw your attention to IFLA's rich history. We have now made available a number of...

News - 1 June 2011

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In Estonia, Mother Tongue Day has been celebrated on March 14 since 1999. One of its aims is to highlight and award outstanding actions in the field of the Estonian language. At this year’s...

News - 1 June 2011

Tags: Announcement, Awards, Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities

Just off the press as Nr. 145 in the IFLA Publications Series and Nr. 43 in the IFLA Series on Bibliographic Control... Read all about it: Marketing Libraries in Web 2.0 World...

News - 30 May 2011

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In memory of Bob McKee Win a free place at CILIP's Umbrella 2011 event Jointly sponsored by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) and IFLA...

News - 26 May 2011

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The IFLA Action for Development through Libraries Programme (IFLA ALP) has announced the call for project applications for 2012. IFLA ALP offers financial or other assistance for projects within...

News - 22 May 2011

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The final Programme* for the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Puerto Rico is available online: in a full, quick overview in Daily Overviews in a full, printable overview...

News - 20 May 2011

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(Copy of the original article on the Blue Shield website) Following the recent events in Syria, the Blue Shield expresses its deep concern regarding the safeguarding of the country’...

News - 18 May 2011

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There is a vacancy at headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands, for the position of Professional Support Officer. The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is...

News - 13 May 2011

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News - 11 May 2011

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Berlin, May 10, 2011 De Gruyter Saur and IFLA are delighted to announce that the winners of the De Gruyter Saur IFLA Research Paper Award 2011 are Erin Thomas, Grace...

News - 10 May 2011

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IFLA is very pleased to announce that Governing Board has appointed Victoria Owen as the new Chair of IFLA's Copyright and other Legal Matters (CLM) Committee for the period 2011-2013. Victoria...

News - 4 May 2011

Tags: Announcement, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Kai Ekholm delivering his presentation Access to Knowledge as a Human Right: IFLA's Position during the 2011 Presidential Meeting The National Librarian of Finland, Kai Ekholm, has been...

News - 2 May 2011

Tags: Announcement, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

  Just off the press as Nr 150 in the IFLA Publications Series… Read all about it: Newspapers: Legal deposit and research in the digital era

News - 26 April 2011

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Clarifying IFLA's position and strategy IFLA is committed to the principles of freedom of access to information and the belief that universal and equitable access to information is...

News - 15 April 2011

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Announcement, Open access

After wide consultation with librarians, representatives of Member States and other knowledgeable individuals, IFLA's working group has developed a "Treaty on Copyright Exceptions and...

News - 14 April 2011

Tags: Announcement, Copyright, Exceptions and limitations, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

April 15, 2011 The IFLA Section on Management and Marketing in collaboration with Emerald is pleased to announce the winners of the 9th IFLA International Marketing Award for 2011. First...

News - 14 April 2011

Tags: Announcement, Library marketing, Management and Marketing

The IFLA 2011 General Assembly will be held during the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2011, 77th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, in the Puerto Rico Convention Centre (PRCC) on...

News - 8 April 2011

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6 April 2011 To IFLA members from Japan Library Association Thank you very much for your message and concerns on the damages of library materials and other records caused by March...

News - 6 April 2011

Tags: Announcement, Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Japan

News - 4 April 2011

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Announcement, Copyright, Netherlands, Open access

General information for IFLA Members Ballot papers, including supporting information, have been dispatched to all voting Members of IFLA on 24 March 2011. Only those Members who have paid...

News - 29 March 2011

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14 March 2011 Following the recent events in Libya, the Blue Shield expresses its great concern about the safeguarding of the country's invaluable cultural heritage amid the...

News - 14 March 2011

Tags: Announcement, Cultural heritage, Libya

Message from Thomas W. Galante, CEO, Queens Library:  Let's show the world that libraries have a heart and can unite to help the Egyptian people rebuild their public...

News - 9 March 2011

Tags: Announcement, Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Egypt

3 March 2011 Following the recent earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, the Blue Shield expresses its great sorrow for the loss of lives and the destructions the city's...

News - 4 March 2011

Tags: Announcement, Cultural heritage, Disaster management, Preservation

The Academic and Research Libraries Section is offering THREE (3) free  Registrations/Bursaries equivalent in the amount of € 425 each to an  information professional from Africa,...

News - 3 March 2011

Tags: Academic and Research Libraries, Announcement, Conferences

Four small projects from across IFLA ALP's focal areas will be carried out in 2011. The IFLA ALP committee selected the projects at its December 2010 meeting. The selected projects are:...

News - 1 March 2011

Tags: ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), Announcement

It's an honour to share with you the direct diary from Dr. Shawky Salem, a member of the FAIFE Committee from Egypt. Shawky's report of the last 18 days makes compelling reading, I urge...

News - 12 February 2011

Tags: Announcement, Cultural heritage, Egypt, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

News - 11 February 2011

Tags: Access to knowledge, Announcement, Copyright, Open access

We are pleased to announce that UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova has appointed IFLA President Ellen Tise to the International Advisory Committee (IAC) of the Memory of the World...

News - 3 February 2011

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31 January 2011 Following the recent events in Egypt, the Blue Shield expresses its great concern about the safeguarding of the country's invaluable cultural heritage amid the...

News - 2 February 2011

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Outside the Bibliotheca Alexandrina; image courtesy Bibliotheca Alexandrina Alexandria, Egypt "Egypt is currently passing through a crisis and I believe that the anger and...

News - 29 January 2011

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A man retrieving documents from the rubble in Haiti Dear Colleagues As a result of last year’s devastating earthquake in Haiti, more than 220,000 Haitians were...

News - 18 January 2011

Tags: Announcement, Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Haiti, Preservation

Invitations to nominate individuals to place on the IFLA/FAIFE and CLM Committees for the 2011-2015 term of office were sent to Association and Institutional Members of IFLA in late October 2010...

News - 6 January 2011

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Just off the press as Nr 146 and Nr 149 in the IFLA Publications Series… Read all about it: Digital Library Futures: User perspectives and strategies Early Printed Books...

News - 3 January 2011

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Herman Liebaers bidding farewell to the General Council in 1974 during the 40th IFLA General Conference and Assembly in Washington D.C. On 9 November 2010, former IFLA President Herman...

News - 2 December 2010

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The Dr. Shawky Salem Conference Grant (SSCG) is an annual grant established by Dr. Shawky Salem and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). The aim of the...

News - 29 November 2010

Tags: Announcement, Awards, Grants

  Deutsch | français | العربية  nominations for candidates to serve on the Standing Committees for the period from August 2011 to August 2015 DEADLINE: 9 February 2011...

News - 18 November 2010

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Belgian newspapers report that on 9 November former IFLA President Dr. Herman Liebaers passed away at the age of 91. In 1956, after having been the Librarian of the European Organization for...

News - 16 November 2010

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nominations for the positions of President-elect and Members of the Governing Board of IFLA, for the term of August 2011 to August 2013 DEADLINE: 9 February 2011 The Governing Board, in...

News - 15 November 2010

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Sven Fund, Managing Director of De Gruyter Saur and Jennefer Nicholson, IFLA Secretary General Invite submissions of papers for the De Gruyter Saur / IFLA Research Paper...

News - 25 October 2010

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Available for download in: PDF (165 pages – 4.71 MB) The IFLA Directory 2009-2011 is a guide to the organisational structure of IFLA. It contains in one place a listing of the...

News - 30 September 2010

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​ It is with great sadness that we communicate to you all the passing away of former IFLA Governing Board Member Bob McKee, who died in Gothenburg at the weekend. Bob was...

News - 16 August 2010

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First announcement of the 2nd IFLA Presidential Conference: Date: 14-15 April 2011 Location: The Hague, Netherlands Theme: Access to Knowledge: Human Rights and Libraries Venue...

News - 13 August 2010

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DUBLIN, Ohio, USA 12 August 2010 OCLC, along with the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the American Theological Library Association, today...

News - 12 August 2010

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Find out here:     This year IFLA will be using social media to help make the most of your experience at this year's World Library and Information Congress in...

News - 2 August 2010

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Gothenburg is drawing ever closer. The watch hands beat the time of the last two weeks before the annual IFLA conference starts. Sweden and especially Gothenburg will be the star of...

News - 29 July 2010

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L to R: IFLA President Ellen Tise, Mme Marie Laurence Jocelyn Lassegue–Haitian Minister Of Culture and Communication, & Francoise B. Thybulle–Director of the National...

News - 25 June 2010

Tags: Announcement, Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Haiti, Preservation

The Governing Board of IFLA has pleasure in submitting this Convening Notice of the General Assembly meeting. The IFLA General Assembly meetings will take place on 14-15 August 2010....

News - 14 June 2010

Tags: Announcement, Annual conference, General assembly, Voting

IFLA has just released several new Professional Reports, available for free download in PDF.  They are: 122. Dons et échanges de collections : Recommandations aux Bibliothèques...

News - 11 June 2010

Tags: Announcement, Publications

The International Committee on the Blue Shield is very pleased to share with you the official recognition of a new Blue Shield Committee in Haiti. Our colleagues deployed huge efforts to...

News - 28 May 2010

Tags: Announcement, Cultural heritage, Disaster management, Disaster relief, Haiti, Preservation

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

13 April 2010 Chicago The International Relations Committee (IRC) of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) will host well known scholars from Egypt, Mexico, South Africa...

News - 13 April 2010

Tags: Announcement, Association of College and Research Libraries, Conferences, International Relations Committee

Paris, 22 March 2010 PRESS RELEASE The international Blue Shield network has worked hard in the last weeks on defining an action plan for helping our Haitian colleagues. You...

News - 26 March 2010

Tags: Announcement, Cultural heritage, Disaster management, Disaster relief, Haiti, Preservation

In China the tradition of a book society is longer than anywhere else in the world. Chinese paper making, calligraphy and woodblock printing date from very early ages, but have for a very long...

News - 24 March 2010

Tags: Announcement, Calligraphy, China, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Printing

Stellenbosch University Library 2010 Symposium / IFLA Presidential Meeting Knowing is not enough: engaging in the knowledge economy The knowledge economy is based...

News - 4 March 2010

Tags: A2K, Access to knowledge, Announcement, President, Stellenbosch

The Swedish National Committee is proud to present the names of the Keynote Speaker at the Opening Session and the names two of the Plenary Speakers. Keynote Speaker: Jan Eliasson Plenary...

News - 3 March 2010

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PRESS RELEASE: 12 noon Friday 26 February 2010 The Ulverscroft Foundation and the IFLA Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities Section are pleased to announce the outcome of the bids...

News - 26 February 2010

Tags: Announcement, Libraries serving persons with print disabilities

If and when you start writing about the annual IFLA congress & conference in Gothenburg, Sweden, please be sure to add the proper tags to your posts. Other enthusiasts will much more easily be...

News - 15 February 2010

Tags: Announcement, Gothenburg, IFLA2010

Bibliothèque haïtienne des Pères du Saint-Esprit (also known as San Martial) Courtesy of Dominique Franck Simon, director of the Alumni Association for San Martial...

News - 1 February 2010

Tags: Announcement, Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Haiti, Preservation

Saturday, 16 January 2010 By way of CDNL, IFLA has received the following message from the Director-General of the National Library of Haïti: The building of the National library is...

News - 18 January 2010

Tags: Announcement, Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Haiti, Preservation

A Call for chapters has gone out for the book: Access to Knowledge (A2K), a volume of case studies and academic papers to be published by K.G. Saur / IFLA. The main focus of the book is the Ellen...

News - 11 January 2010

Tags: A2K, Announcement

The scale of change in the provision of information and research services since the original edition of this guide (published 1993), in particular the development of the Internet, meant that it...

News - 15 December 2009

Tags: Announcement, Guidelines, Legislative Libraries

Sven Fund, Managing Director of De Gruyter Saur and Jennefer Nicholson, IFLA Secretary General Invite submissions of papers for the De Gruyter Saur / IFLA Research Paper...

News - 8 December 2009

Tags: Announcement, Awards, New professionals

Just as in previous years, IFLA had a presence at this year's Frankfurt Bookfair which was held this past October.   On 13 October a one-day conference was held on the theme...

News - 24 November 2009

Tags: Announcement, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Copyright, Germany, Literacy, Reading

IFLA has revised and reworked its online membership pages. Now it is much easier to manage your subscription and to find information on benefits, costs of IFLA membership and on annual renewals....

News - 29 October 2009

Tags: Announcement

Press release Amsterdam 18 August 2009 The Prince Claus Fund provides relief for Chinese library destroyed by earthquake Support of 120.000 Euro to build storage room...

News - 14 September 2009

Tags: Announcement, China, Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Fundraising

On Monday 7th September IFLA participated in a hearing in Brussels on the Google Book Settlement organised by the European Commission. IFLA, along with EBLIDA and LIBER, and other library...

News - 10 September 2009

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Announcement, Copyright, Digitisation, Google Book Settlement, Intellectual property, Statement, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The Ulverscroft Foundation and the IFLA Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities Section are pleased to announce that the Foundation has agreed to provide renewed sponsorship of 20,000 GP...

News - 8 September 2009

Tags: Announcement, Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities

Edited by the Mirna Willer The UNIMARC Authorities Format was designed in the early 1990s to allow the creation of authority and reference records for the management of controlled access...

News - 3 August 2009

Tags: Announcement, Cataloguing

De Gruyter Publisher acknowledges the Swedish library association and the librarians from Goteborg in their support of next year's World Library and Information Congress WLIC 2010. De Gruyter...

News - 14 July 2009

Tags: Announcement, IFLA

2008 was a full and busy year for IFLA in all areas of our work. It saw changes in HQ staff, prepared the ground for future changes in its professional structure, strengthened the capacity...

News - 22 June 2009

Tags: Announcement

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is currently accepting applications to its annual Access to Learning Award, which recognizes the innovative efforts of public libraries and similar...

News - 18 June 2009

Tags: Access to information, Announcement, Awards, Internet access, Public Libraries

At a meeting in Paris on 12 June 2009, the Jury of World Book Capital, a jury which includes IPA, IBF, IFLA and UNESCO, appointed Buenos Aires as World Book Capital 2011 for the quality and variety...

News - 16 June 2009

Tags: Access to information, Announcement, Argentina, Literacy, Reading, Society

IFLA has pleasure in announcing the result of the postal ballot for the election of President-elect 2009. Ingrid Parent (Canada) is elected to serve as President-elect for the...

News - 10 June 2009

Tags: Announcement, Election results, Elections, President-elect

IFLA has pleasure in announcing the result of the postal ballot for the election of the Governing Board 2009:   Jesús Lau (Mexico) (2nd term) 1199 Sinikka Sipil...

News - 10 June 2009

Tags: Announcement, Election results, Elections, Governing Board

العربية Projects financed by IFLA ’s Professional Committee (PC) in 2008 Each year, the IFLA Professional Committee approves the funding of a number of projects...

News - 5 June 2009

Tags: Announcement

  français | العربية Geneva/The Hague 20 May 2009 A joint statement released today by the International Publishers Association, the International Association of Scientific...

News - 20 May 2009

Tags: Access to information, Announcement

  IFLA's Governing Board has named Kai Ekholm, Director and Chief Librarian of the National Library of Finland, as the Chair of FAIFE for the term 2009-2011. The objective of the...

News - 8 May 2009

Tags: Access to information, Announcement, Freedom of information, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

العربية Every odd year IFLA awards the Guust van Wesemael Literacy Prize to sponsor a public or school library in a developing country to purchase books and materials for...

News - 1 May 2009

Tags: Announcement, Awards, Literacy

On Wednesday 22 April Claudia Lux, IFLA President, officially launched the new IFLA website. This happening took place in the presence of all IFLA Governing Board members that were gathered in The...

News - 24 April 2009

Tags: Announcement

العربية Frankfurt, Berlin, The Hague, 20.4.2009 – The Frankfurt Book Fair and the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) have signed an agreement to...

News - 21 April 2009

Tags: Announcement

  Library Statistics for the 21st Century World An international collaboration between IFLA, the UNESCO Institute of Statistics and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)...

News - 20 April 2009

Tags: Announcement, Statistics and evaluation

français | español On 22 January, the International Committee of the Blue Shield appointed Julien ANFRUNS, the Director General of the International Council of Museums (ICOM...

News - 17 April 2009

Tags: Announcement