Content tagged Conference

The 2021 edition of the Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development provides an opportunity for countries across the region to exchange and support each other in their efforts to deliver on the...

Event - 26 February 2021

Tags: Access to information, Asia and Oceania, Conference, Development, SDGs

This year’s African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development – the seventh such meeting – will offer a platform to hear about progress towards the SDGs across Africa....

Event - 16 February 2021

Tags: Access to information, Africa, Conference, Congo, Development, SDGs

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) will hold its Regional Forum on Sustainable Development from 10-18 March, inculding peer-learning round tables, side events, and plenary...

Event - 15 February 2021

Tags: Conference

​ The 24th Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Libraries Association (SCECSAL XXIV) will be held on 8-11 February 2021 at the Hotel Safari and Conference...

Event - 2 February 2021

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Africa, Conference, Development, Namibia, Sustainability

On 15 December 2020, the Iran Public Library Association (IPLA) will be holding a national conference on the "Social functionalities of public libraries" The ...

Event - 10 December 2020

Tags: Conference, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Public Libraries

​ Organised by the C H Mohammed Koya Library – University of Calicut, this this two-day conference will discuss various aspects of transformations of the library ecosystem...

Event - 30 November 2020

Tags: Conference

Founded in 1986, the Arab Federation for Libraries and Information (AFLI) is the largest professional body representing the interests of library and information services in the...

Event - 26 November 2020

Tags: Conference

The third in a series of conversations about the interaction between artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property (IP) will focus on questions around definitions, capacity building, and...

Event - 3 November 2020

Tags: Artificial intelligence, Conference, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The third African Youth SDGs Summit takes place with the combined challenge of accelerating progress towards the SDGs, and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Bringing together new...

Event - 3 November 2020

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Development, Ghana, SDGs, Africa

This year's Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week will be the first following its recognition as an official UNESCO event. Taking place online, it will focus both on the...

Event - 26 October 2020

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Digital inclusion, GAPMIL, Information literacy, Media and Information Literacy, MIL, UNESCO

This year's Global Conference on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest will take place online. With a strong focus on how intellectiul property laws, including copyright have affected...

Event - 5 October 2020

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, COVID-19, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum is a regional platform for multistakeholder dialogue and collaboration around the way the Internet works and is governed. This forum offers...

Event - 25 September 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Conference, Digital inclusion

In order to fulfil their mission to provide access to information, libraries increasingly focus on acquiring, or buying licences, to digital content. As such, our institutions have a...

Event - 14 September 2020

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Copyright, Library collections, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Computers in Libraries (CIL) provides a forum for librarians and information professionals to hear from excellent and innovative libraries and network and learn from leaders in the field...

Event - 26 August 2020

Tags: Computers in Libraries (CIL), Conference, Internet Librarian (IL)

The Subject Analysis and Access Section had a successfull meeting at WLIC 2018 in Kuala Lumpur. Our open session on Automatic indexeing was attended by 110 persons.  ...

Event - 26 August 2020

Tags: Conference

The Subject Analysis and Access Section together with the Art Libraries Section presented Open Session 206 Libraries, Archives and Museums in Dialogue: Improving Access to Complementary...

Event - 26 August 2020

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​ Occupy Library brings together the innovating ideas that are implemented in libraries in the Central, Eastern European, Black Sea, Caucasus, and Caspian regions and beyond. The...

Event - 26 August 2020

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LIBWAY is an annual international conference sponsored by the State Public Scientific Technological Library of the Siberian branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (SPSTL SB RAS)....

Event - 25 August 2020

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The venue for this year's MetLib Conference 2020 will be held in the much-anticipated, revamped, monumental De Bibliotheek Neude in Utrecht, Netherlands. Spanning a week...

Event - 10 February 2020

Tags: Conference

As a partner NGO of UNESCO, we will attend the meeting of civil society observers with the members of the Bureau of the Committee on 11 February to advocate for the role of libraries in the...

Event - 10 February 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Conference, Cultural heritage, Digital humanities, France, Marginalised populations, Multicultural populations, Preservation, Social inclusion, Society

The American Library Association’s Midwinter conference takes place this year on 24-28 January in Philadelphia. It features a varied programme of business meetings, talks and...

Event - 19 January 2020

Tags: American Library Association, Conference, IFLA Strategy, IFLA WLIC 2020, Library associations, United States of America

The UN Commission on Social Development is the key intergovernmental body for discussing the social dimension of sustainable development. Meeting annually, it provides an opportunity both...

Event - 16 January 2020

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Homelessness, SDGs, United Nations, United States of America, Library Services to People with Special Needs

The 10th edition of the World Urban Forum looks at the linkages between culture, innovation and development at the local level. Bringing together mayors, senior officials and experts...

Event - 6 December 2019

Tags: Access to information, Agenda21Culture, Conference, local development, local government, United Arab Emirates

The first of the five regional sustainable development fora that lead to the 2020 High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development takes place in Africa.  In line with the theme...

Event - 6 December 2019

Tags: Access to information, Conference, SDGs, sustainable development goals, Zimbabwe, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Libraries and cultural heritage institutions have been leaders in preserving news media content, including newspapers, news websites, radio and television news. The 2020 IFLA International...

Event - 27 November 2019

Tags: Conference, Digital preservation, Mexico, Preservation, News Media

IFLA will be participating in the annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting on 25-29th of November in Berlin. The IGF is a UN-based open multistakeholder platform which brings...

Event - 16 November 2019

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Digital divide, Digital inclusion, Information society

A delegation from IFLA will attend the 40th Session of the UNESCO General Conference, held 12-27 November 2019 in Paris, France. As NGO partners of UNESCO, we are committed to growing our...

Event - 14 November 2019

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Conference, Conferences, Cultural heritage, Library outreach, Peace, Policy, UNESCO

The Organizing Committee for the Support of Libraries in collaboration with Media Literacy Institute (MLI) and Journalists About Journalism (JAJ) are organising a...

Event - 8 November 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Conference, fake news, Greece, Media literacy

Representatives from IFLA will attend the Second Inter-regional Conference for the Memory of the World to speak on our work towards preserving and providing access to Digital Heritage....

Event - 2 November 2019

Tags: Conference, Conferences, Conservation, Cooperation, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Digitisation, Guidelines, International cooperation, Preservation, Republic of Korea

​ UNESCO and Qatar National Library (QNL) to host a two-day regional conference on documentary heritage preservation. In 2018, QNL and UNESCO joined forces to support the...

Event - 31 October 2019

Tags: Conference, Cultural heritage, documentary heritage, Preservation, Qatar, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)

Faced with some of the world's most acute development challenges, Africa needs to draw on all of its innovative potential.  Information - and equitable access to it - will play a...

Event - 23 October 2019

Tags: Access to information, Africa, Conference, Development, SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders, convened by UCLG, is the largest gathering of mayors, presidents of associations, councillors, and local and regional practitioners from around the...

Event - 8 October 2019

Tags: Conference, Local Governments, Regional Governments, South Africa

The General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) take place from 30 September to 9 October 2019. They are the main opportunity to hear updates and take decisions about...

Event - 7 October 2019

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Switzerland, WIPO GA, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​ Designing the Archive is an international archives conference presented by the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA), Archives and Records Association of New Zealand Te Huinga...

Event - 26 September 2019

Tags: Archives, Australia, Conference

​ The Sixth tri-annual International Conference on Digital Landscape (ICDL) will take place at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi, India. According to its website,...

Event - 12 September 2019

Tags: Conference, Development, Digital divide, Digital inclusion, Digital preservation, India, Open access

The General Meeting of the Global Alliance for Literacy, a UNESCO initiative coordinated by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, brings together representatives of 29 countries which have...

Event - 9 September 2019

Tags: Access to information, Conference, France, Literacy, Literacy and reading, Reading, Literacy and Reading

The July IFLA WLIC 2019 Newsletter mentioned the session as one of the sessions you shouldn`t miss to get the full perspective of IFLA and the activities of the library field across the world...

Event - 1 August 2019

Tags: Conference

The Education International World Congress is an opportunity for the primary global organisation for teachers and others working in education to debate key issues, and set a direction for the...

Event - 23 July 2019

Tags: Conference, E-learning, Education, school libraries, Thailand, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Chair: Normand Charbonneau, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada Chair: William Leonard, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada Introduction: Normand Charbonneau...

Event - 14 July 2019

Tags: Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, LGBTQ librarianship, LGBTQ library outreach, LGBTQ library programming, LGBTQ library resources, LGBTQ library services, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

The 2019 High Level Political Forum (HLPF) under the auspices of the United Nations' Economic and Social Council is the key annual meeting on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)....

Event - 8 July 2019

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Development, SDGs, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​ With the European Copyright Directive now voted, attention is turning to its implementation at national level. There is the promise of greater simplification and new...

Event - 19 June 2019

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Cultural heritage, Romania, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The 2019 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington DC, USA. ALA 2019 offers a host of professional...

Event - 11 June 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Conference, United States of America

President Glòria Pérez-Salmerón will participate in the 50 Mexican Library Days (50 Jornadas Mexicanas de Biblioteconomía), which takes place from 18-21...

Event - 11 June 2019

Tags: A.C. (AMBAC), Conference, La Asociación Mexicana de Bibliotecarios, Mexico

With Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 in focus at the United Nations (UN) this year, there is a key opportunity to draw attention to the importance of access to information.  In...

Event - 26 May 2019

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Italy, Open government, Transparency, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The Creative Commons Global Summit brings together people from around the world interested in making it easier to create and share knowledge freely. IFLA will be there, talking in particular about...

Event - 6 May 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Conference, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Sponsored by the Office of Chinese Local Chronicles Guidance Group, the 2019 International Conference on Local Chronicles (ICLC) will take place in Changsha, China on 16-17 July 2019...

Event - 2 May 2019

Tags: China, Conference

Public Libraries Victoria is a collaborative and advocacy organisation and the peak body for Victorian public library managers, comprising representatives of every public library service in...

Event - 2 May 2019

Tags: Australia, Conference, Public Libraries Victoria

The Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network is a multistakeholder organization addressing the tension between the cross-border nature of the internet and national jurisdictions. Its Paris-based...

Event - 2 May 2019

Tags: Conference, Germany, Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network

The 23rd South East Asia-Pacific Audio Visual Archive Association (SEAPAVAA) Conference and General Assembly will take place from 25-30 June in Noumea, New Caledonia. This SEAPAVAA Conference will...

Event - 2 May 2019

Tags: Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Conference, New Caledonia, SEAPAVAA, South East Asia Pacific Audio Visual Archives Association

The Swedish Library Association (Svensk biblioteksförening) is a non-profit and politically independent association with institutions, organisations and individual members. Their aim is to...

Event - 30 April 2019

Tags: Conference, Sweden

​ The 4th IFLA regional conference in the Arab region will focus on the impact of new technologies, and the opportunities they present for libraries.  In line with IFLA...

Event - 24 April 2019

Tags: Conference, IFLA Global Vision, Information Technology, innovation, United Arab Emirates, LDP (Library Development Programme)

UNESCO has with support from the Government of Switzerland organised this international conference on protecting cultural property, in particular against the threats posed by conflict and...

Event - 24 April 2019

Tags: Conference, Cultural heritage, Cultural heritage, documentary heritage, Preservation and Conservation, UNESCO

This year's International Conference of the Lithuanian Librarians Association will focus on sustainable development, and what libraries can do to deliver it. The United Nations'...

Event - 24 April 2019

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Development, Lithuania, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The General Directorate for Libraries of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) is organising its XVII International Conference on University Libraries around the general theme...

Event - 24 April 2019

Tags: Conference, Copyright, data protection, Mexico, Open access, Open education, Open science

President Glòria Pérez-Salmerón will participate in the Next Library Conference 2019, which takes place in Aarhus’s award-winning Dokk1 library building....

Event - 20 April 2019

Tags: Conference, Denmark, Literacy, Next Library

After events in Bilbao, Spain in 2015 and Jeju, Korea in 2017, the 3rd Summit of the Agenda 21 for Culture programme takes place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 3-5 April. Building on the...

Event - 4 April 2019

Tags: Access to information, Argentina, Conference, local government, Sustainable development, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is organising an international conference on limitations and exceptions to copyright for libraries, archives, museums, research and educational...

Event - 28 February 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Conference, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA WLIC 2019 Section Session -  29.08.2019, 10:45 – 12:45 Trianti Session 260 Multiculturalism in Libraries Now, 2018 - 2022 - Library Services to...

Event - 15 February 2019

Tags: Conference

Joint keynote address from the IFLA President and Secretary General On 13 February 2019, IFLA President Glòria Pérez-Salmerón and IFLA Secretary...

Event - 5 February 2019

Tags: Australia, Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), Conference

Publishers and libraries have long, together, helped to ensure the flow of ideas and knowledge from writers to readers. Yet with new technologies and new patterns of creativity an consumption,...

Event - 5 February 2019

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Copyright, Egypt, Publishing, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Further details can be found on the APLESA website.

Event - 10 January 2019

Tags: Africa, Conference, Library and Research Services for Parliaments

Further information about the conference is available here while the registration form can be downloaded here. Please note that completed registration forms must be submitted by 15th February 2019...

Event - 10 January 2019

Tags: Africa, Conference, Library and Research Services for Parliaments

The IFLA MetLib Conference is the annual gathering of metropolitan libraries, held by the IFLA Section on Metropolitan Libraries. MetLib 2019 is hosted by the Helsinki City Library and the...

Event - 7 January 2019

Tags: Conference, Conferences, Finland, Metropolitan Libraries

IFLA DDRS Standing Committee would like to challenge the interlending and document supply community to consider strategies for contending with an increasingly complex global information...

Event - 7 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, Best practices, Change management, Conference, Conferences, Cooperation, Copyright, Czechia, Document delivery, Electronic document delivery, Interlibrary loans, International cooperation, Resource discovery, Document Delivery and Resource Sharing

Cultural and creative sectors transform local economies in various ways: Generating economic growth, productivity, exports and employment;  Diversifying the economy and...

Event - 3 December 2018

Tags: Conference, Cultural heritage, cultural rights, culture, culture impact, OECD

UNIMARC: our vision National Library and Archives of Iran, Tehran, 17-18 November 2018 UNIMARC Users' Group Meeting is a event that advances the knowledge of UNIMARC and its usage, and...

Event - 15 November 2018

Tags: Conference

The Global Alliance for Literacy Policy Forum offers an opportunity for governments, international institutions and others to come together to find effective ways to tackle illiteracy. IFLA will...

Event - 11 November 2018

Tags: adult learning, Children, children, Conference, Information Literacy, Lifelong learning, Literacy, Mexico, UNESCO, Young people, Literacy and Reading

With source code playing an essential role in the way our digital world works, efforts to preserve and give access to it are essential if libraries are to maintain the historical record. A UNESCO...

Event - 6 November 2018

Tags: Conference, Digital preservation, France, Preservation, software, Software technologies, source code, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)

OpenCon annual conferences seek to bring together a diverse, representative, and highly engaged group of participants in the field of open access, open data and open education. The Conference can...

Event - 2 November 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Conference, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Open access, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

As information becomes more and more central to the way we work, live and communicate, the importance of the ability to find, understand and use it grows. In parallel, concerns around fake news...

Event - 15 October 2018

Tags: Conference, GAPMIL, Information Literacy, Lithuania, Media and Information Literacy, Information Literacy

Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) will be holding its Asia-Pacific Regional Conference 2019 from 3-4  January, 2019 at the University of Cambodia in Phnom...

Event - 9 October 2018

Tags: Conference, Asia and Oceania

WHY DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION Digital technology has transformed the landscape of engagement, libraries and information centres, in such a way that impacts every area of knowledge operation. This...

Event - 25 September 2018

Tags: Conference

The annual general assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organisation – WIPO – offers a chance to take a strategic look at the Organisation’s work across the...

Event - 24 September 2018

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Switzerland, WIPO, WIPO GA, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Climate change poses a serious threat to many of the things that are vital to life today - agriculture, infrastructure, weather. Cultural heritage is no exception, with buildings, and the...

Event - 12 September 2018

Tags: Climate change, Conference, Cultural heritage, Environment, Sustainability, United States of America, Environment, Sustainability and Libraries

The Research Applications in Information and Library Studies (RAILS) conference is Australasia’s premier research conference for information and library studies and related disciplines. This...

Event - 5 September 2018

Tags: Advocacy, Asia Oceania, Australia, Conference

The Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI), in partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) through the National Committee on Libraries and Information Services...

Event - 5 September 2018

Tags: Advocacy, Asia Oceania, Conference, Philippines

The Indonesian Library Association (ILA), known locally as Ikatan Pustakawan Indonesia (IPI), was established in 1973. It is the only formal association for the library profession in...

Event - 5 September 2018

Tags: Advocacy, Asia Oceania, Conference, Indonesia

16.00 - 18.00 Presentations: Preservation and Conservation of Newsprint on National Press Monument: An Effort to Preserve Indonesian Journalism History by Labibah Zain,...

Event - 15 August 2018

Tags: Conference, Cultural heritage, Inidgenous, news media, Newspapers, Newspapers, Newsprint, PAC, Preservation and Conservation

13.45 - 15.45 Presentations: PERSIST - The shared challenge of long-term preservation by Ingrid Parent, University of British Columbia, Canada Preparing to...

Event - 15 August 2018

Tags: Conference, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Infornation Technology, PAC, Preservation, Preservation and Conservation, SI, Preservation and Conservation

In many national contexts, citizens are seen to be either “with the government or against it,” leaving little opportunity to freely and safely express more nuanced views of current...

Event - 9 August 2018

Tags: Conference

The Asia-Pacific regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) is a key opportunity for stakeholders across Asia-Pacific to debate and look for consensus on issues around how the Internet works....

Event - 2 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Asia and Oceania, Conference, Digital divide, Digital inclusion, Internet access, Internet governance, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The Latin America and Caribbean regional preparatory meeting for the Internet Governance Forum (LACIGF) is the opportunity for voices across the continent to come together to discuss how the...

Event - 2 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Digital inclusion, Internet access, Internet governance, Latin America and the Caribbean, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The 2018 High Level Political Forum (HLPF) takes place on 10-18 July 2018 at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York. This event, the highlight of the global debate on sustainable...

Event - 8 July 2018

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Development, Sustainable development, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)

IFLA will participate in the 2nd Lifelong Learning Platform Conference, held in Vienna, Austria. This will provide a chance to highlight the unique role and contribution of libraries in...

Event - 4 July 2018

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Education, Europe, Lifelong learning, skills, Public Libraries

As primarily public institutions, libraries depend strongly on support from their governments, both in terms of laws and funding. Ensuring that those in power recognise and build on the potential...

Event - 4 July 2018

Tags: Access to information, Africa, Africa, Conference, Global Vision, Library Map of the World, sustainable development goals, Africa

Sunday 26 August/ Session 094/ 9.30-11.30  What is Universal Design for Libraries? Library Services to People with Special Needs Public Libraries and Library Services to Persons with...

Event - 21 June 2018

Tags: Conference, Conferences, Malaysia, Public Libraries

To highlight the importance and diversity of European culture, the Parliament will hold a conference on 26 June called “Cultural heritage in Europe: linking past and future”....

Event - 20 June 2018

Tags: Conference

Climate disruption, pollution and the depletion of natural resources threaten humanity and the planet as a whole. Progress conceived as exponential growth, struggle against nature and extirpation...

Event - 19 June 2018

Tags: Conference, Tunisia

ICAL-2018 3rd International Conference of Asian Libraries    https://www.cukashmir.ac.in/Docs/ICAL-2018.pdf    Building Smart Libraries: Changes...

Event - 19 June 2018

Tags: Conference

Congress Programme, Room: Plenary Hall 28.08.2018, 13:45 – 15:45 Session 205 Libraries Transformed to Transform Their Communities (Society) - Asia and Oceania (SI)...

Event - 18 June 2018

Tags: Conference

The UN STI Forum, a sub-group of the Economic and Social Committee, meets annually to discuss science, technology and innovation cooperation around thematic areas for the implementation...

Event - 4 June 2018

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Development, smart cities, Sustainable Development Agenda, United States of America, urban development, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The first edition of the Deutscher Bibliothekartag (German Librarians’ Day) took place in Marburg in 1900. It has gone on to become the largest European librarian conference. “...

Event - 25 May 2018

Tags: Conference, Germany

JORNADA “O TRÁFICO ILÍCITO DO PATRIMÔNIO BIBLIOGRÁFICO NA AMÉRICA LATINA E CARIBE” ORGANIZA: FUNDACIÓN BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DEL BRASIL...

Event - 23 May 2018

Tags: Argentina, Brazil, Conference, Rare books and manuscripts, Rare Books and Special Collections

​ The Egyptian Library, Information and Archives Association (ELA) is organising its 21st Conference in collaboration with The National Library and Archives of Egypt, from 8...

Event - 23 May 2018

Tags: Conference, Egypt, Egyptian Library, Information and Archives Association (ELA)

The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) is the leading professional body for librarians, information specialists and knowledge managers, with members in the UK and...

Event - 22 May 2018

Tags: Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, CILIP, Conference, IFLA Global Vision, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Catalan Information and Documentation Days are back  Col·legi Oficial de Bibliotecaris-Documentalistes de Catalunya (COBDC) is organising the 15es Jornades Catalanes d’...

Event - 9 May 2018

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

The fourth African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development is the last of a set of five regional meetings which have taken place in preparation for the UN High Level Political Forum. It provides...

Event - 1 May 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Africa, Conference, Development, Internet access, Sustainable Development Agenda, Africa

Qualitative and Quantitative Methods (QQM) are proved more and more popular tools for Librarians, because of their usefulness to the everyday professional life. QQM aim to the assessment...

Event - 30 April 2018

Tags: Conference, Greece, Statistics and evaluation

The Creative Commons Global Summit brings together people from around the world interested in making it easier to create and share knowledge freely. IFLA will be there, talking in particular about...

Event - 14 April 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Canada, Conference, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) is the national professional organisation for the Australian library and information services sector. Together it...

Event - 13 April 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Australia, Conference, SDGs, UN Sustainable Development Goals

The 2018 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Event - 12 April 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Conference, United States of America

The first-ever international conference “Tangible and Intangible Impact of Information and Communication in the Digital Age” which will take place in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russian...

Event - 12 April 2018

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Russian Federation, UNESCO

Sponsored by the Library Society of China, the 2018 Chinese Library Annual Conference will be held in Langfang, Heibei Province, China. The theme of this annual conference is "...

Event - 12 April 2018

Tags: China, Conference

The Forum will provide an opportunity to discuss progress towards achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals in the region, and send key messages to the global gathering of...

Event - 11 April 2018

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Development, Latin America and the Caribbean, sustainable development goals, Latin America and the Caribbean

Individual sessions will focus on development, cultural heritage, education and media literacy, training, and the future of libraries. Ms Parent will both join the opening panel for the event...

Event - 12 March 2018

Tags: Azerbaijan, Conference, Cultural heritage, Literacy, Reading, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)

With a particular focus on SDG 11 - Sustainable Communities and Cities (read our blog here) - and on those countries undertaking voluntary national reviews in 2018, it is an opportunity to...

Event - 20 February 2018

Tags: Access to information, Community, Conference, Development, Switzerland

The Carter Centre conference 'Inform Women, Transform Lives' will focus on the importance of transparency and access to information for women, and the obstacles they face. Looking to take...

Event - 13 February 2018

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Gender equality, United States of America, women, Women, Information and Libraries

Poster Practice of Research Data Management: Findings from the IFLA LTR Project By Anna Maria Tammaro, Krystyna K. Matusiak, Vittore Casarosa, Frank Andreas Sposito...

Event - 6 February 2018

Tags: Conference, RDM, Research Data Management, Library Theory and Research

              Registration is now open! Don't miss this great event!  Please...

Event - 5 February 2018

Tags: Conference, Metropolitan Libraries

The 56th session of the United Nations Commission on Social Development is the main forum for looking at the social aspects of development policies across the board. With a specific focus on the...

Event - 25 January 2018

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Development, Internet access, Sustainable Development Agenda, United States of America

As the world has seen increasing disasters that threaten entire communities, preservation of the identity of those communities as revealed through their newspapers becomes imperative. From...

Event - 28 December 2017

Tags: Conference, News Media

IFLA will be attending this year's global Internet Governance Forum in Geneva, Switzerland, highlighting the role of libraries not only in giving people access to the Internet, but also in...

Event - 7 December 2017

Tags: Conference, Digital inclusion, Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries, Internet access, Switzerland, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The African regional edition of the Internet Governance Forum offers an opportunity to share views and build consensus around the best ways to ensure that the Internet works for all in Africa....

Event - 4 December 2017

Tags: Conference

Libraries in the sky: large-scale collaboration strategies and infrastructures to enhance the use of digital heritage collections IFLA RBSCS mid-term conference, National Library of Norway...

Event - 27 November 2017

Tags: Conference, Digital preservation, Digital repositories, Digital resources, Digitisation, Information technology, Intellectual property, International cooperation, Library collections, Norway, Rare books and manuscripts, Rare Books and Special Collections

IFLA has been invited to participate in the twelfth meeting of the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. NGOs who has formal relations with UNESCO, are...

Event - 27 November 2017

Tags: Conference, Cultural heritage, UNESCO, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)

The "Cuartas Jornadas Valencianas de Documentación" are organized by the Official College of Librarians and Documentalists of the Valencian Community (COBDCV), and it will...

Event - 15 November 2017

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Conference, Development, Libraries for development

A conference for leaders of School Library Services and Public Library Services for Children & Young People The ASCEL (Association of Senior Children's and Education...

Event - 10 November 2017

Tags: ASCEL, Conference, Public Libraries, school libraries, services to children and young adults, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On 8 December 2017, the Croatian Library Association will organise a Round Table about libraries and the local community. In honor of International Day of Human Rights, the Commission for...

Event - 7 November 2017

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Conference, Croatia, Development, UN 2030 Agenda; UN SDGs; IAP, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The UNESCO General Conference takes place every two years, and offers an opportunity to take stock of the wide range of work undertaken by the Organisation, a key partner for IFLA on the global...

Event - 6 November 2017

Tags: Conference

Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy The Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (GAPMIL) was launched by UNESCO...

Event - 4 October 2017

Tags: Conference, GAPMIL, Information Literacy, Jamaica

The Indian Public Library Movement (IPLM) is organizing the third edition of its annual conference on Public Libraries, India Public Libraries Conference (IPLC) 2017, from 03rd to 05th October,...

Event - 28 September 2017

Tags: Conference, Development, India, India Public Libraries Conference, Indian Public Library Movement, IPLC, IPLM, Public Libraries

OpenCon is organized by SPARC, the Right to Research Coalition, and a Organizing Committee of students and early career academic professionals from around the world. OpenCon annual...

Event - 26 September 2017

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IFLA will attend CopyCamp 2017, a conference whose primary goal is to broaden the scope of the debate about exclusive rights. There are talks about culture, science, and education, and discussions...

Event - 26 September 2017

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The Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania International conference addresses the professionals and experts in the areas of library services, cultural events management, cultural marketing...

Event - 11 September 2017

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Conference, Lithuania

 The session will include speakers from Norway, Canada, China, Finland, Australia, Russia and the US. Learn more about the speakers here.  We look forward to seeing you at what promises...

Event - 20 August 2017

Tags: Conference, Library Buildings and Equipment

Environmental Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group (ENSULIB) in partnership with the Public Libraries Section invites you to attend its joint open session at the IFLA World...

Event - 15 August 2017

Tags: Conference, Poland, Sustainability

Chair: Mathilde Koskas, Bibliothèque nationale de France / National Library of France, France Chair: Evviva Weinraub, Northwestern University, United States The IT section and...

Event - 7 August 2017

Tags: Conference, Women, Information and Libraries

Kick off the Digital Humanities/Digital Scholarship Special Interest Group at this year’s 2017 IFLA general conference in Wroclaw, Poland. This new SIG is a part of IFLA’s Knowledge...

Event - 2 August 2017

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The 10th Latin America and Caribbean Internet Governance Forum offers an opportunity to explore current trends in uses and governance of the Internet. Bringing together government, business...

Event - 25 July 2017

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Internet access, Internet Governance Forum, Panama, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The eighth Asia-Pacific regional Internet Governance Forum provides an opportunity to discuss key policy issues around the way the Web works, both exploring regionally specific trends and...

Event - 25 July 2017

Tags: Access to knowledge, Conference, Internet access, Internet Governance Forum, Thailand, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The 2017 edition of EuroDIG - the European Dialogue on Internet Governance - offers an opportunity both to shape the debate on Internet governance in Europe, and to feed into discussions for the...

Event - 22 May 2017

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Conference, digital literacy, Estonia, EuroDig, Internet governance, Public Access, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The 2017 Conference of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) will offer an opportunity to deepen the connections between Internet governance and the achievement of the Sustainable...

Event - 22 May 2017

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Digital divide, Internet access, Internet governance, Switzerland, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Call for Papers in Spanish and English

Event - 18 May 2017

Tags: Conference, Cultural heritage, Latin America and the Caribbean, Rare Books and Special Collections

The 2017 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference & Exhibition will be held in Chicago at McCormick Place from June 22 - 27.  The ALA is the oldest...

Event - 10 May 2017

Tags: ALA, ALA 2017 Annual Conference and Exhibition, American Library Association, Conference, United States of America

The IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Standing Committee and The Centre technique du livre de l’enseignement supérieur (CTLes) will host the 15th Interlending and Document...

Event - 12 March 2017

Tags: Conference, France, ILDS, Document Delivery and Resource Sharing

http://2017.ifla.org/cfp-calls/knowledge-management-section

Event - 22 February 2017

Tags: Change agency, Conference, Poland, Knowledge Management

The IFLA Copyright and other Legal Matters Advisory Committee and the IFLA Information Literacy Section welcome proposals from individuals and organizations for an offsite session to be held on...

Event - 9 February 2017

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News media are agents in and witnesses of the rapid social and political change of our times. Libraries also play twofold roles: they store physical and electronic media for eternity and, on the...

Event - 6 January 2017

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Data curation has emerged as a new area of responsibility for researchers, librarians, and information professionals in the digital environment. Digital technologies continue transforming...

Event - 14 December 2016

Tags: Conference, Data curation, Poland, Library Theory and Research

From printed newspapers to born-digital news, libraries and other cultural heritage institutions have a central role in ensuring future access to news content. This conference will examine issues...

Event - 29 November 2016

Tags: Conference, Iceland, Information Technology, News Media

The co-hosts are Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) and the City of Montréal. Participate in the programme! The programme will delve...

Event - 18 November 2016

Tags: Canada, Conference, Conferences, Partnerships, Public Libraries, Metropolitan Libraries

The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) holds its General Assembly on 3-11 October 2016. IFLA will be there, calling for continued work on copyight limitations for libraries,...

Event - 2 October 2016

Tags: Access to knowledge, Conference, Copyright, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

A community thrives through its cultural heritage, it dies without it” Cultural heritage consists of tangible and intangible, natural and cultural, movable and immovable...

Event - 9 September 2016

Tags: Conference, Disaster relief, Egypt, Preservation, Risk Register, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)

The theme Innovate China: Technology, Society and Library is composed of 3 pillars of sessions, work conference and exhibition. More>>

Event - 5 September 2016

Tags: China, Conference, Conference, Conferences, Asia and Oceania

The conference is “Our Heritage at Risk: The Challenges and Response” will address disaster manegement and response with special emphasis on disaster management and cultural...

Event - 29 July 2016

Tags: Conference, Disaster management, Risk Register

Smart Future: Knowledge Trends that will Change the World is the theme at the 2016 International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL). Smart Future is about understanding,...

Event - 27 July 2016

Tags: Conference, Digital libraries, India, Knowledge trends

This session is offsite Join us at Columbus Main Library, a short walk from the Convention Centre, for an inspirational session on how public libraries make a difference...

Event - 22 July 2016

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chair: Raphaelle Bats   The speakers are:   1. Participatory Projects in Icelandic Libraries: Connecting Culturally through the Icelandic Sagas...

Event - 14 June 2016

Tags: Conference, Library Theory and Research

The Latin America and the Caribbean Section invites all the National Libraries Association and Colleges of Librarians from LAC (members of our integrated project “Impact of the...

Event - 13 June 2016

Tags: Conference, Latin America and the Caribbean

LIDA 2016: Zadar, 14 June : Panel of the Project Data Curator 11:00-12:30 Understanding Roles and Responsibilities of Data Curators: An International Perspective (Main...

Event - 11 June 2016

Tags: Conference, Library Theory and Research

Data sets are increasing in importance around the world. Funding agencies are adopting policies that the research article and data associated therewith must be publicly accessible. Additionally,...

Event - 9 June 2016

Tags: Conference, Science and Technology Libraries

Take Part - Human Perspectives on Inclusive Publishing is a global conference on inclusive publishing and accessible reading, arranged by the Swedish Agency for Accessible Media together with the...

Event - 18 May 2016

Tags: Access to information, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Conference, Information literacy, Library services to people with disabilities, Publishing, Services to the visually impaired, Sweden, National Information and Library Policy

LIBER's 45th annual conference will take place in Helsinki, Finland on 29 June-1 July 2016. The conference is hosted by the National Library of Finland, Helsinki University...

Event - 11 May 2016

Tags: Advocacy, Conference, Copyright, Finland, LIBER, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The Swedish Library Association will hold its annual library meeting [Biblioteksdagarna – Library Days] on 11-12 May 2016. The Library Days are arranged by the Library Association...

Event - 11 May 2016

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Information literacy, Sweden

European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) is an open multi-stakeholder platform to exchange views about the Internet and how it is governed. Created in 2008 by several organisations,...

Event - 29 April 2016

Tags: Belgium, Conference, Internet access, Public Access, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2016 represents the world's largest annual gathering of the ICT for development community, and is co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP...

Event - 29 April 2016

Tags: Access to information, Asia and Oceania, Conference, Development, Freedom of information, Internet access, Sustainability, Switzerland, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)

The 22nd Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Libraries Association (SCECSAL XXII) will be held on 25-29 April in Ezulwini, Swaziland. It is organised by SWALA (...

Event - 29 April 2016

Tags: Advocacy, Africa, Conference, Development, Eswatini, Sustainability, Africa

Join us 10-11 August 2016 at the Library of Congress, Washington DC., USA for the IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Satellite Meeting which will be held with the theme, “...

Event - 26 April 2016

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The 1st International Conference of Municipal Libraries of Aveiro Region (1ª Conferência Internacional Bibliotecas Municipais Região de Aveiro) will be held from 3-4 March 2016...

Event - 9 February 2016

Tags: Conference, Portugal, Public Libraries

India Public Libraries Conference (IPLC) 2016 is the second in the series supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to improve the lives of people by repositioning public libraries as...

Event - 2 February 2016

Tags: Conference, India, Public Libraries, Technology

IFLA’s Information Technology Section SC, the Women, Information, and Libraries SIG, and Northwestern University Libraries, is proud to host an UnConference, with no registration costs, on...

Event - 27 January 2016

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Chances 2016: Libraries Mastering Change is a conference sponsored by the German Library Association, the Professional Association “Library and Information”, the Goethe Institute and...

Event - 25 January 2016

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Germany, IFLA Trend Report

Dates 10-12 August 2016 Venue The Hilton, Lexington, Kentucky, USA Coined as “history’s first draft,” newspapers support cultural identity...

Event - 18 January 2016

Tags: Conference, News Media

ECIL 2015 conference will be organized by the Institute of Information Studies of Tallinn University and held from 19-22 October 2015, at Tallinn University, Tallinn, Estonia. It is under the...

Event - 16 October 2015

Tags: Conference, ECIL2015, Estonia, Information literacy

Atria, the Dutch National Institute on Gender Equality and Women's History, is holding a conference to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Collection International Archives for...

Event - 1 October 2015

Tags: Archives, Conference, Gender equality, Netherlands, UN post-2015 Development Agenda, Women's history

​Founded in 1986, the Arab Federation for Libraries and Information (AFLI) is the largest professional body representing the interests of library and information services in the Arab World. AFLI...

Event - 1 October 2015

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2016 IFLA News Media Conference, Hamburg, Germany Theme: Reviving the past and keeping up with the future – the libraries’ role in preserving and providing access to...

Event - 16 September 2015

Tags: Conference, News Media

Scope of the Conference Digital Access, Digital collaboration, Digital literacy – Libraries today are becoming increasingly digital. This transformation is moving many Library...

Event - 29 August 2015

Tags: Conference, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

Qatar National Library (QNL) is pleased to invite all librarians to register and participate in the upcoming Metropolitan Libraries (METLIB 2016) conference, to be held in Doha - Qatar,...

Event - 27 August 2015

Tags: Conference, Development, Public Libraries, Qatar, Metropolitan Libraries

Event - 23 June 2015

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Conference, Conference

The IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Standing Committee and the Anatolian University Libraries Consortium (ANKOS) will host the 14th Interlending and Document Supply Conference...

Event - 20 May 2015

Tags: Conference, Document Delivery and Resource Sharing

This symposium will to take place at the Weill Cornell Medical College in Doha, Qatar. On day one of the meeting, CLM Chair Victoria Owen will be the Keynote speaker and will present on...

Event - 21 March 2015

Tags: Conference, Copyright, Qatar

From 28-30 March 2015, the Federación Española de Sociedades de Archivística, Biblioteconomía, Documentación y Museística (FESABID) will hold its...

Event - 20 March 2015

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Conference, Spain

A side-event to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) 'Expert Group Meeting on the indicator framework for the post-2015 development agenda,' this meeting...

Event - 25 February 2015

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Conference, Lyon Declaration, UN post-2015 Development Agenda, United Nations, United States of America

CILIP/Ireland's annual joint conference and exhibition regularly attracts delegates from all sectors of the library and information world throughout Ireland and the UK. Learn, discuss...

Event - 26 January 2015

Tags: Conference, Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The symposium will also be an excellent opportunity for meeting with colleagues who are members of the IFLA section for Libraries serving Persons with Print Disabilities (LPD), and getting to know...

Event - 9 January 2015

Tags: Conference, Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities

eReolen is a public library e-Book service in Denmark.  As of 2014 all libraries in Denmark offer access to eReolen and all publishers have been welcomed to participate as suppliers....

Event - 18 November 2014

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Conference, Denmark, elending, IFLA Trend Report

How can libraries position themselves for future success in a rapidly changing information landscape?  Come join a video webchat with IFLA President-Elect Donna Scheeder on Friday,...

Event - 18 November 2014

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Conference, Italy, Lyon Declaration, Post 2015

Public Libraries are places that provide us with knowledge and information. Very often, we find ourselves limited in what we would like to offer and what we are able to offer our customers...

Event - 10 November 2014

Tags: Conference, Public Libraries, Switzerland, Metropolitan Libraries

After the US launch of the new WorldCat-based Art Discovery Group Catalogue at the ARLIS/NA Conference in May 2014 in Washington, the Copenhagen meeting will be the occasion to present and discuss...

Event - 8 August 2014

Tags: Art Discovery Group Catalogue, artlibraries.net, Conference, Denmark, Future of Art Bibliography, Online public access catalogues, Art Libraries

Art Discovery Group Catalogue is an open-access discovery tool developed by an international network of sixty art libraries and powered by OCLC’s WorldCat search engine. Users worldwide can...

Event - 30 July 2014

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Discovery tools, France, Information retrieval, Art Libraries

The aim of the 39th General Conference and Assembly of the Croatian Library Association is to review the current situation and try to determine the future directions of development of libraries...

Event - 17 July 2014

Tags: Advocacy, Conference, Croatia

Abstracts of papers are now available for the open session "SCIENCE+ART=CREATIVITY: Libraries and the New Collaborative Thinking". The open session takes place on August 19, 4 to 6 p.m....

Event - 18 June 2014

Tags: Art + Science = Creativity, Conference, Cooperation, France, Art Libraries

In QQML2014 we will emphasise on new methodological developments and practical applications for every kind of libraries and enjoy the beauties of Istanbul one of the oldest cities in the...

Event - 17 March 2014

Tags: Conference, Turkey, Information Literacy

registration (EN+RU) | program plus latest updates: EN / RU We are happy to invite you to IFLAcamp Library Creative Laboratory: “A Hero of Our...

Event - 14 March 2014

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Associations, Collection development, Communications, Communities of practice, Conference, Conferences, Cooperation, Copyright, Cultural heritage, cycling, Development, Digital divide, Digital repositories, Digital resources, Digitisation, Education and training, IFLAcampLab, Information professionals, Information technology, International cooperation, Knowledge society, Library as place, Library collections, Library history, Meetings, Members, Networking, New professionals, NPSIG, Policy, Professional development, Russian Federation, unconference, New Professionals

The conference aims at creation of regional cooperation and collaboration in implementing digitization programmes to enable information sharing, networking and preserving of richand diverse...

Event - 12 March 2014

Tags: Conference, Digital libraries, Digital repositories, Malaysia, Asia and Oceania

On 28 March 2014, FEBAB and the University of São Paulo (Information Science Department of the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto...

Event - 14 February 2014

Tags: Brazil, Conference, Conferences, LAC, Seminario, Latin America and the Caribbean

    Over the past four decades, the Section on Education and Training (SET) has supported and enhanced library and information science (LIS) education and...

Event - 19 December 2013

Tags: Conference, France, Education and Training

IFLA 2014 Pre-Conference Newspapers are highly esteemed historical sources, and their digital transformation multiplies their usage. Current digital news media constantly develop new...

Event - 9 December 2013

Tags: Conference, Newspapers, Switzerland, News Media

 Appel à communications / Call for Papers

Event - 22 November 2013

Tags: Conference, Digital Art, Electronic publishing, Electronic resources, France, Visual Arts, Art Libraries

The aim of the conference is to provide a comparative history of librarianship. It will seek to highlight not only the history of practices and motivations driving the profession but to also...

Event - 15 November 2013

Tags: Conference, Library history, Rare Books and Special Collections

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is organizing International Conference on Digital libraries (ICDL 2013) from 27-29 November 2013 in New Delhi, India. The conference will also aim...

Event - 13 November 2013

Tags: Conference, Digital preservation, Digital repositories, Digital resources, India, Digital Libraries

RootsTech is a global family history event where people of all ages learn to discover and share their family stories and connections through technology. At RootsTech, there is something for you,...

Event - 20 September 2013

Tags: Conference, United States of America, News Media

Call for papers. See here for further details. Call for poster session proposals. Click here for more information. Click here to register for the conference. Please visit...

Event - 17 September 2013

Tags: Conference, Newspapers, United States of America, News Media

UNESCO has been working for over 40 years in the field of media and information literacy (MIL). Part of its strategy involves creating partnerships necessary to amplify the impact of MIL...

Event - 23 June 2013

Tags: Conference, Nigeria, Information Literacy

IFLA is pleased to announce the first Regional IFLA Conference in the Arab region in cooperation with AFLI (Arab Federation for Libraries and Information) and Qatar Ministry of Culture, Arts...

Event - 28 May 2013

Tags: BSLA, Conference, Copyright, Professional development, Qatar, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The theme of the conference is designer´s practice knowledge. How can the specific knowledge of designers be brought forward, articulated, made visible and be understood and used in...

Event - 6 March 2013

Tags: Conference, Sweden, Art Libraries

Today, the world is facing revolutionary changes in all walks of life. In a very short period of time, most of the world’s population resort to internet for their daily business, for...

Event - 1 March 2013

Tags: China, Conference, Language Centres

Dear colleagues, MetLib 2013 is coming up! The Amsterdam Public Library has the pleasure of inviting you to IFLA's 2013 MetLib Conference which will take place from Sunday, May...

Event - 27 February 2013

Tags: Conference, Conferences, Cooperation, Library services, Netherlands, Metropolitan Libraries

Upcoming Conference in Copenhagen THIS JUNE on The Future of Publishing and Accessibility.  See the conference website for complete details. Presented by Nota and The DAISY Consortium...

Event - 30 January 2013

Tags: Conference, Denmark, Library Services to People with Special Needs

The IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section Standing Committee invites papers for the 13th Interlending & Document Supply Conference, to be held 16 - 18 October 2013 at Peking...

Event - 28 January 2013

Tags: China, Conference, ILDS, Document Delivery and Resource Sharing

The National Library for Children and Young Adults (NLCY) invites speakers to present a paper for the 7th International Symposium on Library Services for Children and Young Adults. The symposium...

Event - 4 January 2013

Tags: Children, Conference, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

Preliminary conference programme Conference costs Travel awards - applications close on 26 November 2012

Event - 16 November 2012

Tags: Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Conference, Art Libraries

Qualitative and Quantitative Methods (QQM) are proved more and more popular tools for Librarians, because of their usefulness to the everyday professional life. QQM aim to the assessment...

Event - 14 November 2012

Tags: Conference, Italy, Information Literacy

The Nashville LOEX Committee invites you to the 41st Annual LOEX Conference! LOEX is a self-supporting, non-profit educational clearinghouse for library instruction and information literacy...

Event - 6 November 2012

Tags: Conference, Information Literacy

The Central Library of the”Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu has the greatest pleasure to invite you to take part.  See the conference website for complete details....

Event - 17 October 2012

Tags: Conference, Information Literacy

The Librarians Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC) will take place at The University of Manchester Library on Monday 25th-Wednesday 27th March 2013. Further information will be...

Event - 12 September 2012

Tags: Conference, Information Literacy

The aim of the African Library Summit 2013, the second event of its kind hosted by the Unisa Library, the IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) Regional...

Event - 5 September 2012

Tags: Conference, South Africa, Africa

Development in the 21st century demands access to information Across Africa, libraries are transforming themselves to serve as platforms for development. To further this, on 19 September,...

Event - 4 September 2012

Tags: Conference, South Africa, Africa

Please join us for the conference on "Transcending Boundaries to Increase Cultural Understanding between Countries" during 7-9 August 2012 in Lappeenranta City Hall, Lappeenranta,...

Event - 11 May 2012

Tags: Conference, Finland, Multicultural populations, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

The ICOMOS Symposium, Reducing Risks to Cultural Heritage from Natural and Human-Caused Disasters, aims to assess risks and formulate policies, strategies and techniques for reducing risks to...

Event - 18 April 2012

Tags: Conference, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites

The European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL), organized by the Department of Information Management of Hacettepe University and Department of Information and Communication...

Event - 24 March 2012

Tags: Conference, Information Literacy

Libraries of Barcelona has the pleasure of inviting you to IFLA's 2012 MetLib Conference that will take place between Sunday 20th and Friday 25th May 2012 in Barcelona, Spain. see:...

Event - 16 March 2012

Tags: Conference, Metropolitan Libraries

Spectacular advances in information technology, the capacity of the internet and the increasing emphasis on scientific rigour and research-based evidence have both spurred and challenged...

Event - 14 March 2012

Tags: Conference, Finland, Health and Biosciences Libraries

El miércoles 21 de marzo en el Parque Biblioteca Belén podrás acudir a este Seminario que se realiza en el contexto de la Reunión Anual del Comité Permanente de...

Event - 12 March 2012

Tags: Advocacy, Colombia, Conference, Regional Offices

Conference Objectives To raise public awareness of the significance, scale and topicality of the tasks of media and information literacy promotion among information, media and education...

Event - 8 March 2012

Tags: Conference, Information Literacy

LILAC is the Librarians' Information Literacy Annual Conference and is a firm favourite in the calendar of information professionals. The conference is brimming with new ideas, innovative...

Event - 8 March 2012

Tags: Conference, Information Literacy

Organised by the IFLA Information Literacy Section and the IFLA Africa Section through its Special Interest Group Access to Information Network - Africa (ATINA/RAIA). Hosted by the Riga...

Event - 22 February 2012

Tags: Conference, Information Literacy

Qualitative and Quantitative Methods (QQM) are proved more and more popular tools for Librarians, because of their usefulness to the everyday professional life. QQM aim to the assessment and...

Event - 17 February 2012

Tags: Conference, Statistics and Evaluation

From 28-31 May 2012, the National Library of Indonesia (Perpusnas) in cooperation with the Indonesian Library Association (IPI) will be hosting the 15th Consal Meeting and General Conference.

Event - 16 February 2012

Tags: Conference, Cultural heritage, Cultural Heritage topic, Indonesia, International cooperation, Asia and Oceania

The XXth Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and South Africa Library and Information Associations (SCECSAL) 2012 conference. CONFERENCE THEME Information for Sustainable Development...

Event - 3 February 2012

Tags: Conference, Africa

"EMMILE in Libraries (and beyond)" is a joint three-day meeting that, through a set of joint initiatives—organized thanks to the collaboration of IFLA SLRC, IASL, AIB, AIB...

Event - 12 January 2012

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Italy, Information Literacy

In connection with the mid-term business meeting of the IFLA Regional Standing Committee for Asia-Oceania (at the National Library in Auckland on 1-2 February 2012), a Regional Seminar will be...

Event - 15 December 2011

Tags: Conference, Seminar, Asia and Oceania

ICBS works for the protection of the world cultural heritage by coordinating preparations to meet and respond to emergency situations as well as post-crisis support.

Event - 9 December 2011

Tags: Conference, Cultural heritage, Cultural Heritage topic, Disaster relief, ICBS, International Committee of the Blue Shield, Republic of Korea

The Bibliothèque nationale de France, the IFLA Newspaper Section and the IFLA PAC Core Activity are pleased to announce the IFLA International Newspaper Conference 2012. Details...

Event - 6 October 2011

Tags: Conference, France, Newspapers, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)

Address: ekz.bibliotheksservice GmbH, Bismarckstr. 3, 72764 Doing a good job is essential, but you have to be seen to be doing it - and doing it well - to make an impact, to have influence and...

Event - 19 September 2011

Tags: Conference, Germany, Library marketing, Management and Marketing

  Complete information is available in the flyer: Asian Festival of Children's Content [PDF]

Event - 5 May 2011

Tags: Conference, Conferences, Asia and Oceania

This one-day conference—aimed at library and information professionals in all sectors and at all levels—focuses on providing tools and sharing expertise for library advocacy in the...

Event - 8 April 2011

Tags: Advocacy, Best practices, Conference, Freedom of information, Library and information science education, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The IFLA-PAC Core Activity and the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section co-organize a satellite meeting on "Collections in Islands. Setting-up and Promoting Cultural Heritage through Networking...

Event - 8 February 2011

Tags: Conference, Conservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)

Your School Librar y's conference on Advocacy, Evidence and Image will help teacher librarians develop strategies to explain the value of the library to administrators, colleagues and parents...

Event - 7 February 2011

Tags: Conference, Conference, Online, Professional development, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

The Pan African Reading for All Conference takes place every two years and represents the largest and most prestigious international literacy conference in Africa.  Teachers, researchers,...

Event - 4 February 2011

Tags: Africa, Africa, Conference, Literacy, Reading, Reading, Literacy and Reading

    The IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Standing Committee held its 12th Interlending and Document Supply Conference from 19 - 21 September...

Event - 28 January 2011

Tags: Conference, United States of America, Document Delivery and Resource Sharing

IFLA MLAS Workshop 2011 for library associations in the Central and South East European Region Theme: Building Strong Library Associations and Establishing a Model for Future...

Event - 27 January 2011

Tags: Conference, Croatia, Management of Library Associations

For the most up-to-date information on the conference, please visit the MetLib conference website Queens Library serves a population of 2.3 million in the most ethnically diverse county...

Event - 24 January 2011

Tags: Conference, United States of America, Metropolitan Libraries

http://www.isast.org/qqml2011.html

Event - 7 December 2010

Tags: Conference, Greece

3rd QQML 2011: 1st Call of Proposals By Dr. Anthi Katsirikou, Conference Co-Chair We invite you to submit a paper /abstract /poster /workshop to the 3rd Qualitative and Quantitative...

Event - 30 November 2010

Tags: Conference, Greece, Performance indicators, Management and Marketing

Please vist the 2011 Conference website for the most up-to-date details. Conference Papers (PDF, 3 MB)    Theme Newspaper in Multiple Scripts and Multiple Languages: Issues and...

Event - 5 November 2010

Tags: Conference, Cultural heritage, Malaysia, Multicultural populations, Multilingualism, News Media

As the United Nations Decade of Literacy winds down in 2012, it is a good time for libraries to assess their ongoing initiatives for advancing literacy.  As part of the main IFLA conference in...

Event - 23 October 2010

Tags: Conference, Literacy, Literacy, Puerto Rico, Reading, Literacy and Reading

To read the full announcement in Arabic click here.  La lecture lien entre les générations : vers une société plus solidaire  This has now been postponed until...

Event - 2 October 2010

Tags: Conference, Literacy, Tunisia, Literacy and Reading

Organised by National Library Singapore and supported by the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), and Institutions & Library Association of Singapore (LAS)....

Event - 1 October 2010

Tags: Conference, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Asia and Oceania

Fundamental to democracy: parliamentary research and library services. Canberra, Australia, 1-4 March 2011 Message from Roxanne Missingham, Librarian of the Parliament of Australia...

Event - 21 September 2010

Tags: Australia, Conference, Conferences, Library and Research Services for Parliaments

The Asia-Pacific Forum for Parliamentary Research Services (APFPRS)  Seoul, Korea, 24-27 November 2010 Invitation message from the Korean National Assembly Research Service...

Event - 21 September 2010

Tags: Conference, Conferences, Republic of Korea, Library and Research Services for Parliaments

International conference for promoting legal information service to the parliament Seoul, Korea, 6-10 September, 2010 Invitation message from the Korean National Assembly Library The...

Event - 21 September 2010

Tags: Conference, Conferences, Republic of Korea, Library and Research Services for Parliaments

The World e-Parliament Conference 2010, Midrand, South Africa, 21-22 October 2010  The Global Centre for ICT in Parliament announce the 2010 edition of the World e-Parliament...

Event - 21 September 2010

Tags: Conference, Conferences, South Africa, Library and Research Services for Parliaments

Cherry blossoms in Osaka, Japan; image courtesy of pelican IFLA is pleased to announce that a symposium "Enhancing the Culture of Reading and Books in the Digital Age: Copyright...

Event - 20 September 2010

Tags: Advocacy, Conference, Copyright, Freedom to read, Intellectual property, Literacy, Reading, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

From 6 - 8 October 2010 the 2nd Unisa Conference on Reading Promotion and Storytelling for Children will take place at the University of South Africa in Pretoria. This will be accompanied by a...

Event - 13 September 2010

Tags: Africa, Conference, Literacy, Literacy, Reading, UNISA, Literacy and Reading

LILAC 2011 will be held 18th - 20th April 2011 at the British Library in London. See http://lilacconference.com/WP/

Event - 3 September 2010

Tags: Conference, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The conference websites: www.iliac.org/crimea2011 www.gpntb.ru/win/inter-events/crimea2011  

Event - 14 August 2010

Tags: Conference

Mölnlycke Bibliotek Biblioteksgatan 2 435 30 Mölnlycke, Sweden Off-site meeting information [PDF] Programme [PDF] Contacts: Ingrid Källström Nilsson...

Event - 5 August 2010

Tags: Conference, Sweden, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

Here are the details on the registration and programme of IFLA Information Literacy Section Satellite meeting: Information literacy: context, community, culture

Event - 30 April 2010

Tags: Conference, Information literacy, Sweden

Event - 15 April 2010

Tags: Conference, Sweden, Health and Biosciences Libraries

Event - 15 April 2010

Tags: Conference, Meetings, Sweden, Science and Technology Libraries

IFLA International Newspaper Conference, Mozhaisk (Russian Federation) 13-16 April 2009 Theme: Legal deposit of newspapers for libraries: challenges of the digital environment....

Event - 19 November 2009

Tags: Conference, Conferences, Russian Federation, News Media

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) in collaboration with IFLA Newspaper Section is organizing the IFLA International Newspaper Conference 2010 at IGNCA, New Delhi in India....

Event - 16 November 2009

Tags: Conference, Digital preservation, India, Open access, News Media

1. Asian Content for the World’s Children Over a billion children in Asia lack good resources, both for their education and entertainment. Those who have the means and the access,...

Event - 9 November 2009

Tags: Conference, Library collections, Singapore

On 15th and 16th March, 2010, delegates will have the good fortune to hear and work with some outstanding international presenters, award winning Australian authors and exceptional Teacher...

Event - 9 November 2009

Tags: Australia, Conference, Gold Coast, Teacher librarians

The annual international conference Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) addresses the changing and challenging environment for libraries and information systems and services in the digital world....

Event - 5 November 2009

Tags: Conference, Croatia, Digital age, Digital libraries, Digital resources, LIDA

What has happened to reading in the age of the Internet? Will the digital age put an end to the culture of reading and books that has been nurtured over centuries? In association with the...

Event - 15 September 2009

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

Welcome to KUOPIO-3! The Kuopio Conferences have identified a vital issue facing the Library and Cultural communities.  They have successfully highlighted the problems of how to...

Event - 26 August 2009

Tags: Conference, Digital repositories, Digital resources, Finland, Library collections, Repository libraries, Sustainability, Acquisition and Collection Development

The 1st international Conference on children and young adults literature "Postacards from no man's land. Promoting teen literature" will be held in Cagliari, November 12-14, 2009. ...

Event - 11 August 2009

Tags: Conference, Italy, Reading, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

The TD National Reading Summit is the first step towards developing a Canadian national reading strategy, which will foster a reading culture in communities across the country. Three successive...

Event - 5 August 2009

Tags: Advocacy, Canada, Conference, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

      The aim of the first ever International Conference on Children’s Libraries is to deliberate on the potential and scope of Children’s Libraries in...

Event - 5 August 2009

Tags: Advocacy, Children's libraries, Children's literature, Conference, India, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

The programme of the Cataloguing Section will be presented on Monday in the Orange Room.  Description in official programme New principles, new rules for new catalogues...

Event - 24 June 2009

Tags: Conference, Italy, Cataloguing

For librarians and information professionals leading and developing the measurement and monitoring of performance of libraries and information services and for lecturers and researchers teaching...

Event - 10 June 2009

Tags: Conference, Conferences, Italy, Statistics and Evaluation

It is with great pleasure that the German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB), the German National Library of Medicine (ZB MED) and the German National Library of Economics (ZBW)...

Event - 29 April 2009

Tags: Conference, Document delivery, Germany, Document Delivery and Resource Sharing

This program session will focus on the generational challenges facing the library and information profession. These include attracting and retaining new professionals, developing leaders, managing...

Event - 28 April 2009

Tags: Conference, Generational development, Knowledge sharing, Management, Management, Succession planning, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning

The broad focus of this satellite meeting is the creation of a positive work environment for a multi-generational workforce.  We are interested in this issue as it cuts across a variety of...

Event - 28 April 2009

Tags: Conference, Conferences, CPDWL, Information professional, Moving up, Strategies, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning

Conference website: http://www.iasl-online.org/events/conf/2009/ 38th Annual Conference incorporating the 13th International Forum on Research in School Librarianship Theme: School...

Event - 27 April 2009

Tags: Conference, Information literacy, Italy, Information Literacy

Programme The National library of the Czech Republic, the National Archives of the Czech Republic in cooperation with IFLA-PAC are issuing the call for papers for forthcoming conference on water...

Event - 24 April 2009

Tags: Conference, Conferences

  IFLA's Senior Policy Advisor, Dr. Stuart Hamilton, will attend the IGF on behalf of IFLA. During his attendance he will blog the experience.   The IGF...

Event - 31 March 2009

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

Creativity and the Arts: Libraries Building on Multicultural Heritage    • Join us for a journey through Islamic Art KIRSTEN LETH NIELSEN (Oslo Public Library,...

Event - 31 March 2009

Tags: Conference, Conferences, Italy, Library Services to Multicultural Populations