Content tagged Reports

The rise of artificial intelligence raises questions in many different policy areas, including for intellectual property. IFLA has contributed to efforts by WIPO to develop a survey to build...

Publication - 16 February 2020

Tags: Artificial intelligence, Copyright, text and data mining, Reports, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA has joined with over 40 civil society organisations across Europe in calling for the sharing of draft guidelines on the implementation of the controversial upload filter provisions in the...

Publication - 19 January 2020

Tags: Access to information, copyright directive, Europe, upload filters, Reports, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA has submitted a comment in the context of the review of whether South Africa should continue to benefit from preferential trade rules with the United States. The review has been triggered by...

Publication - 19 January 2020

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, copyright4libraries, South Africa, United States of America, Reports, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Libraries do not just help communities through their services, but also through the spaces they provide. IFLA’s submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights provides an...

Publication - 12 January 2020

Tags: Access to knowledge, civic space, cultural rights, Reports, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The latest meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) saw further discussions about how to get the best laws...

Publication - 19 December 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Exceptions and limitations, WIPO, Reports, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Starting today, governments, experts and activists from around the world will be meeting in Madrid for the 25th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention...

Publication - 1 December 2019

Tags: Access to information, Climate change, climate heritage, Sustainability, Sustainable development, Reports, Environment, Sustainability and Libraries

Public internet access in libraries is an important tool to help bring more people online. Including libraries in national broadband plans and policies is a way to support and enable their work...

Publication - 27 November 2019

Tags: Access to information, Digital divide, IFLA and the information society, Reports

A major advance in the most recent European copyright reform has been the inclusion of a ‘contract override’ provision for most of the new copyright exceptions. This addresses...

Publication - 26 November 2019

Tags: Access to information, contractual override, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Reports, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​Four years on from the agreement of the United Nations 2030 Agenda, a new report, coordinated by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and United Cities and Local Government (...

Publication - 24 September 2019

Tags: #Culture2030Goal, Access to information, Advocacy, Libraries for development, Sustainable development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme), Reports

To mark International Literacy Day 2019, IFLA has released a new article focusing on the role of libraries around the world in promoting youth and adult literacy, in particular in those...

Publication - 9 September 2019

Tags: Access to information, Literacy, Literacy and reading, Reading, UNESCO, Reports, Literacy and Reading

As part of its work, IFLA's Digital Unification Working Group has collected a range of case studies. Links to these can be found here: Codex Siniaticus Glagolitic Script...

Publication - 25 July 2019

Tags: Digital libraries, Digital preservation, digital unification, Reports, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)

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Publication - 2 July 2019

Tags: ISSN, Reports, Cataloguing

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Publication - 2 July 2019

Tags: ISO, Reports, Cataloguing

2019 January 2018 February; June 2017 January; June 2016 January; June 2015 January; June 2014 ...

Publication - 2 July 2019

Tags: Reports, Cataloguing

​The Development and Access to Information (DA2I) Report 2019 is the second issue of a series of reports, led by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (...

Publication - 13 May 2019

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, HLPF, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, Reports

IFLA has submitted comments to the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights on the subject of cultural diversity and human rights. With a responsibility to preserve the heritage of...

Publication - 27 April 2019

Tags: Cultural Diversity, Cultural heritage, Multicultural Populations, OHCHR, Reports, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)

​ IFLA and the Italian Library Association have submitted a contribution to the Unviersal Periodic Review of Italy, as organised by the Human Rights Council. This underlines the importance...

Publication - 5 April 2019

Tags: Access to information, Human rights, Italy, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Reports, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Is the rare-materials-cataloguing-community willing to adopt RDA? Do they miss the detailed guidance that ISBD and DCRM used to provide? And, if they are going to adopt RDA, how are they planning...

Publication - 22 February 2019

Tags: Cataloguing, RDA, Reports, Rare Books and Special Collections

​​Through providing access to information and skills in a welcoming environment, as well as working as a platform for partnerships, libraries can realise rights and development. IFLA has...

Publication - 16 February 2019

Tags: Access to information, Human rights, Sustainable development, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Reports, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

South Africa is reforming its copyright framework, and the Copyright Amendment Bill takes an ambitious approach that could set a great example not only for neighbouring countries but also...

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Access to knowledge, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, South Africa, Reports, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

National Library & Documentation Services Board (NLDSB) of Sri Lanka has formed a library disaster recovery team in 2013. Ten officials serve in this team. They were trained for fire rescue,...

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Disaster management, Disaster relief, Preservation, Sri Lanka, Reports, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)

Half of the world’s population lacks access to information online.In our knowledge society, libraries provide access and opportunity for all. Around the world, public access to...

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Development, Digital divide, LDP (Library Development Programme), Reports

IFLA participated in the Guardian live chat on the role information plays in development. The live chat lasted for 2 hours and recieved a lot of questions and feedback in form of over 250...

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Development, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, Sustainable development, LDP (Library Development Programme), Reports

​At meetings of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in 2005 and 2015, governments around the world agreed on the importance of connecting libraries as a means of helping everyone to...

Publication - 19 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, Digital divide, Public Access, Reports, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

​IFLA has submitted its response to the consultation launched by the United Nations High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation. This highlights the importance of action for access to information...

Publication - 12 December 2018

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

At the 37th meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), many representatives of...

Publication - 6 December 2018

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

The UNESCO-IFLA Public Library Manifesto, in its most recent edition, is entering its 25th anniversary year. To start the celebrations, IFLA has produced an article looking at the ways in...

Publication - 29 November 2018

Tags: Access to information, Public Libraries, public library manifesto, UNESCO, Reports, Public Libraries

​With a shared commitment to acces to knowlede, the Creative Commons movement already includes many librarians.  The IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2018 provided an...

Publication - 29 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Reports, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

How a united library field can tackle the challenges of the future: Ideas for actions On 4 June – 14 June 2018, by email and online, 18 members from the Rare Books and Special...

Publication - 27 August 2018

Tags: Rare books and manuscripts, Reports, Rare Books and Special Collections

The IFLA background paper on extended collective licensing presents examples of extended collective licensing systems under several jurisdictions. Reports from Canada, China, France, Germany, the...

Publication - 7 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Digitisation, Licensing, Reports, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

United Nations Member States said positive things bout libraries at the 36th meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR, World Intellectual Property Organisation, WIPO...

Publication - 19 June 2018

Tags: Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Reports, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​As part of its engagement in the UN initaitive on Monitoring and Evaluation for Disability-Inclusive Development, IFLA's section on Libraries Serving Users with Special Needs carried out a...

Publication - 23 May 2018

Tags: Access to information, Library services to people with disabilities, Print disabilities, Sustainable Development Agenda, Reports, Library Services to People with Special Needs

In response to a call for evidence on the Right to Privacy in the Digital Age, from the UN Special Rapporteur on Privacy, IFLA provided an answer highlighting the importance of privacy for...

Publication - 10 April 2018

Tags: Access to information, Intellectual freedom, Privacy in libraries, Reports, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The FAIFE Spotlight focuses on urgent events and gives a fresh analysis of freedom of speech issues. Spotlights are written by FAIFE Committee Members, the Chair or other...

Publication - 20 November 2017

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

​Development and Access to Information (DA2I) 2017 is the first of a series of reports that monitor the progress countries are making towards fulfilling their commitment to promote meaningful...

Publication - 14 August 2017

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, HLPF, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, Reports

IFLA Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group Report to IFLA Management of Library Associations Section (MLAS) IFLA WLIC, Cape Town, 15 – 21 August 2015...

Publication - 15 August 2015

Tags: Africa, Reports, Women, Information and Libraries

In 2008, the UNIMARC Strategic Programe carried out a worldwide survey on the usage of UNIMARC and related editorial and training activities. The results were presented at IFLA 2008,...

Publication - 8 August 2014

Tags: Reports, UNIMARC

Funding Agencies and Organisations in Asia and Oceania Region This research provides a listing of funding agencies and organisations in the Asia and Oceania region that provide funding for...

Publication - 24 February 2014

Tags: Asia and Oceania, Funding, funding, project funding, Asia and Oceania, Reports

El Informe de Tendencias de IFLA en español Como parte de las actividades de la Oficina Regional de IFLA para América Latina y el Caribe vinculadas al Programa de IFLA para...

Publication - 12 November 2013

Tags: acceso a la información, economía global de la información, educación en línea, IFLA Trend Report, Informe de Tendencias de IFLA, privacidad, protección de datos, sociedades hiperconectadas, Society, Regional Offices, Reports

Final reports of the Researcher-Librarian Partnership, begun in 2010 by Helen Partridge: What are libraries worth? A way to assess the impact of Italian Public Libraries on users...

Publication - 20 June 2013

Tags: Reports, Library Theory and Research

The Impact of IFLA norms was a LTR-project, which started in 2003, initiated by Prof. Ragnar Audunson, Oslo. The IFLA Library Theory and Research Section Study of the Impact of IFLA...

Publication - 20 June 2013

Tags: Reports, Library Theory and Research

East West University took the initiative to conduct a project to grow leaders in the field of Health Information Literacy with support from the International Federation of Library Associations and...

Publication - 4 June 2013

Tags: Bangladesh, public access to health information, LDP (Library Development Programme), Reports

This paper looks at issues of communication with IFLA, as identified by members and activists, and suggests areas for improvement. [December 2012] Download the IFLADIAL Working Group...

Publication - 25 January 2013

Tags: Reports, Support of the Profession

Access for all to every library In many countries all over the world, access for patrons with disabilities to use libraries is not yet available or even expected. In order to provide equal...

Publication - 29 October 2012

Tags: Reports, Library Services to People with Special Needs

2011 Havana, Cuba 8-10 August Theme: Social Science Libraries: A Bridge to Knowledge for Sustainable Development conference report by Lynne Rudasill [PDF]

Publication - 13 February 2012

Tags: Reports, Social Science Libraries

Report to Standing Committee IFLA Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section Download: 2008 Survey on learning and development needs [PDF]

Publication - 23 December 2011

Tags: Reports, Library and Research Services for Parliaments

Background Document of the Expert Meeting 4-6 November 2010, Bangkok, Thailand Developing a Global Framework for a topic as broad and complex as Information Literacy-Media Literacy or,...

Publication - 12 August 2011

Tags: Reports, Information Literacy

  2) Report from the IPU / ASGP / IFLA Seminar: "Informing democracy: Building capacity to meet parliamentarian's information and knowledge needs" - Geneva...

Publication - 9 August 2011

Tags: Reports, Library and Research Services for Parliaments

Colombia (English) by Alejandro Uribe Tirado & Leonardo Machett's Penagos Colombia (Español) by Alejandro Uribe Tirado & Leonardo Machett's Penagos France by Agnes...

Publication - 25 July 2011

Tags: Reports, Information Literacy

[PDF] Public Access to Health Information Workshop, Maputo, Mozambique, 15th and 16th March 2011 This report deals with a workshop funded by IFLA and jointly managed by IFLA and Phi....

Publication - 4 April 2011

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Mozambique, Reports, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

This document reports the results and findings of a study that assessed the feasibility of Imageline—an international Web gateway to be collaboratively developed by the members of the IFLA...

Publication - 17 September 2010

Tags: Art Libraries, Reports

The IFLA/FAIFE World Report Series comprises of two publications, the World Report, published bi-annually, and the Theme Report, published in alternate years. Each year's publication is...

Publication - 17 March 2010

Tags: Access to information, IFLA World Report, Reports, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Annual Report 2018-2019 Activity Report 2016 Activity Report 2015 Activity Report 2014 Activity Report 2013 Activity Report 2012...

Publication - 3 November 2009

Tags: Reports, UNIMARC

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Publication - 29 July 2009

Tags: Reports

Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, the British Library and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions have today published an international report on the governance...

Publication - 24 June 2009

Tags: Reports, Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities

This paper presents the results of a survey on national bibliographies in Africa. The survey is a result of an initiative by the IFLA Bibliography Section to gather and update information on the...

Publication - 12 June 2009

Tags: Bibliography, Reports

This paper presents the results of a survey on national bibliographies in Asia. The survey is a result of an initiative by the IFLA Bibliography Section to gather and update information on the...

Publication - 12 June 2009

Tags: Bibliography, Reports

The survey has been prepared to assist the Section in gathering more comprehensive information on selection criteria used by national bibliographic agencies in preparing their countries'...

Publication - 12 June 2009

Tags: Bibliography, Reports

August 2004 Prepared by Library of Congress for the 70 th IFLA World Library and Information Congress, Buenos Aires, Argentina John Cello, Chief and CIP Division Staff Beacher Wiggins,...

Publication - 12 June 2009

Tags: Bibliography, Reports

April 2004 Available in the following languages: English Español (Encuesta sobre la situación de las bibliografías nacionales en América Latina)...

Publication - 12 June 2009

Tags: Bibliography, Reports

Available in the following languages: English

Publication - 12 June 2009

Tags: Bibliography, Reports

Available in the following languages:   English Русский 

Publication - 12 June 2009

Tags: Bibliography, Reports

Imageline Scope and Feasibility Report Description manual (English) Manuel de description (French) Template [Word Document]  

Publication - 6 June 2009

Tags: Art Libraries, Reports

From the examination of the social and cognitive institutionalisation of the LIS research field in the studied countries we can find some explanations for the differences in topics and research...

Publication - 18 May 2009

Tags: Reports, Library Theory and Research

Contact: publications@ifla.org ISSN: 0168-1931 The IFLA Professional Reports series promotes high standards of library and information services and advances...

Publication - 14 May 2009

Tags: IFLA, IFLA Professional Reports, Reports

Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt November 6-9, 2005 Report of a Meeting Sponsored by the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), National...

Publication - 2 May 2009

Tags: Reports, Information Literacy

Report to the Standing Committee, Columbus 2016: IFLA National Library Section: Inventory National Library Function. Hans Jansen and Genevieve Clavel  Report to...

Publication - 22 April 2009

Tags: Reports, National Libraries

Presentation held by Alex Byrne for the Governing Board in December 2004: Full version with photographs [1.01 MB] Compact version with photographs [104 kB] Text only...

Publication - 31 March 2009

Tags: WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society), Reports

Report on the GIOPS-FAIFE African Seminar and post-WSIS Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia By Francis T. Kirkwood IFLA: FAIFE & Reference Committees Past Chair of GIOPS Library of...

Publication - 31 March 2009

Tags: Ethiopia, Reports, Government Information and Official Publications