Content tagged Access to information

Library Futures is a new organisation in the United States focused on the questions facing libraries and their ability to fulfil their missions into the future. We interviewed Library Futures...

News - 2 March 2021

Tags: Access to information, Digital resources, eLending, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

With access to information recognised as a key component of development in the UN 2030 Agenda, libraries have a powerful potential to contribute to success. A side event at the 7th African...

News - 2 March 2021

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

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

Governments, communities and individuals across the Asia-Pacific region will have many tough decisions to make if we are to achieve sustainable and resilient recovery from COVID-19. A precondition...

Event - 26 February 2021

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

As the Safer Internet month draws to a close, libraries around the world scale up, maintain and continue to explore new ways to champion digital literacy, online safety and wellbeing in their...

News - 25 February 2021

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Digital inclusion, Digitial literacy

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

Even before COVID-19, the UN’s 2030 Agenda represented an ambitious set of priorities for the world. With the pandemic still ongoing, the need to accelerate efforts to deliver...

Event - 16 February 2021

Tags: Access to information, Africa, Congo-Brazzaville, Development, SDGs, Webinar, Africa

In early February, IFLA observed the 14th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions – one of the governing...

News - 10 February 2021

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Cultural heritage, Development, Digital divide

Every February, libraries around the world support and take part in the Safer Internet Day campaign - to raise awareness and organise learning opportunities to help young people navigate the...

News - 9 February 2021

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Information literacy, Information technology, Safer Internet Day

Following reports of internet shutdowns and other restrictions on access to information in Myanmar, IFLA's President and Secretary General have issued the below statement.  At the...

News - 9 February 2021

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

Every February, many countries celebrate and organise events dedicated to Safer Internet Day. A wide range of stakeholders – from parents and educators, to libraries, media professionals,...

News - 9 February 2021

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Information literacy, Information technology, Internet governance, Safer Internet Day

The United Nations has underlined the role of libraries in extending connectivity and building skills, ahead of discussions about how digital technologies can advance social development....

News - 8 February 2021

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Social inclusion, sustainable development goals

IFLA has responded to a consultation by the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, highlighting the value of a focus on access to information as a driver of success in the...

News - 2 February 2021

Tags: Access to information, Development, Right to Development, sustainable development goals, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

IFLA has responded to a consultation by the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, highlighting the value of a focus on access to information as a driver of success in the...

Publication - 2 February 2021

Tags: Access to information, Development, Right to Development, sustainable development goals, Reports, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

​ 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

Human creativity, expressed through culture and the arts, is a natural resource. Innovation driven by creativity is how we imagine solutions to the pressing challenges of our time. Culture...

News - 1 February 2021

Tags: Access to information, Accessibility, Advocacy, Cultural heritage, Development, Digital divide

IFLA's International Advocacy Programme focused on building understanding of the United Nations 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It worked through a train-the-...

Publication - 26 January 2021

Tags: Access to information, Development, undefined, Toolkits

The past year saw important developments in both human rights and internet governance fields. They shaped and affected the work of libraries around the world - from efforts to help deliver on the...

News - 25 January 2021

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Digital inclusion, Human rights, Internet governance, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Faced with global challenges, the need to promote cooperation and collaboration amongst those looking for solutions is vital. Open science promotes just this. With UNESCO preparing a draft...

News - 22 January 2021

Tags: Access to information, Open access, Open science, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Throughout its advocacy around the Sustainable Development Goals, IFLA underlines the importance of information - and libraries as the institutions that provide meaningful access to it - in...

News - 20 January 2021

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, SDGs, sustainable development goals, Interview

2021 has begun and IFLA is already on the way to being a busy year. While all libraries are facing information access problems because of COVID-19, we are committed to continuing efforts to build...

News - 20 January 2021

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Cooperation, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Digital preservation, Freedom of information, International cooperation, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA has published a new statement on the role of library and information services in improving the way societies are governed, both through optimal decision-making within government, and...

News - 5 January 2021

Tags: Access to information, Government libraries, Library and Research Services for Parliaments, Open government

Relating to Sustainable Development Goal 16 – peace, justice and strong institutions – IFLA’s new Statement on Libraries and Open and Good Governance provides recommendations for...

Publication - 5 January 2021

Tags: Access to information, Government libraries, Library and Research Services for Parliaments, Open government, Statements

To mark Human Rights Day 2020, IFLA has opened a survey seeking views on intellectual freedom developments in recent years, their impact on libraries, and potential revisions to IFLA’s...

News - 10 December 2020

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

In this research paper, IFLA looks across strategies and other policy documents prepared by governments, in order to identify how and where this potential is recognised. The paper...

Publication - 9 December 2020

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, digital literacy, digital skills, Reports

The latest update on activities related to the Sustainable Development Goals from IFLA includes information on the following: IFLA SDG Update (Dec 2020): Update on 2021 VNRs, Africa Youth SDG...

News - 3 December 2020

Tags: Access to information, Development, SDGs, UN 2030 Agenda

Over the last five years, 168 different countries have presented Voluntary National Reviews on their work to deliver the SDGs. The latest IFLA analysis highlights the example they offer of...

News - 2 December 2020

Tags: Access to information, Development, SDGs, VNRs, Voluntary National Reviews

​Over the last five years, 168 different countries have presented Voluntary National Reviews on their work to deliver the SDGs. The latest IFLA analysis highlights the example they offer of...

Publication - 2 December 2020

Tags: Access to information, Development, SDGs, VNRs, Voluntary National Reviews, Reports

An important part of the right to health is the right to health information and knowledge. COVID-19 has only underlined this connection. We interviewed María Angélica Fuentes Mart...

News - 24 November 2020

Tags: Access to information, Chile, COVID-19, health, Interview

The 2020 IGF – the first to take place in a fully virtual format – has drawn to a close. With over 250 online sessions, many issues that were raised are relevant for the global library...

News - 19 November 2020

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

IFLA was present at the 3rd African Youth SDGs Summit in Accra, Ghana, on 4-5 November. IFLA’s representative, Damilare Oyedele, shared the below report. ​Young people across Africa...

News - 19 November 2020

Tags: Access to information, Africa, Development, SDGs, sustainable development goals

On 16-20 November 2020, the fortieth session of the Committee on Copyright and Related Rights of the World Intellectual Property Organization will begin. The sessions will take place every day...

News - 12 November 2020

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

The 40th meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization's Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) takes place on 16-20 November 2020 in virtual format....

Event - 10 November 2020

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

IFLA was proud to take part in UNESCO Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2020, which was hosted by the Republic of Korea on 24-31 October. Local Events In the lead up to...

News - 10 November 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Information literacy, Information Literacy

The 2020 Internet Governance Forum – the first one to take place fully online – has just wrapped up its first week. Here is a quick look back at some of the relevant discussions...

News - 6 November 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Digital divide, Digital inclusion, IGF, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

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

The 15th United Nations Internet Governance Forum takes place this year virtually, bringing together stakeholders from around the globe to talk about key issues concerning the way the internet...

Event - 2 November 2020

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Event, Internet governance

Between 2 and 17 November, the first fully-virtual Internet Governance Forum will bring together stakeholders from around the globe. IFLA continues to engage – and encourages libraries to...

News - 2 November 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Digital divide, Digital inclusion, Digitisation, Freedom of expression, IGF, Internet access, Internet governance, Internet Governance Forum, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

IFLA has submitted a statement ahead of the 59th meeting of the United Nations Commission on Social Development, focus on the role of digital technologies. The statement underlines the need to...

News - 27 October 2020

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, SDGs, social development

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

The latest update on activities related to the Sustainable Development Goals from IFLA includes information on the following: Voluntary National Reviews 2021, our Data for Advocacy webinar, the...

News - 24 October 2020

Tags: Access to information, Development, SDGs, UN 2030 Agenda

Over the past months, IFLA, FAIFE and our partners in different countries around the world have prepared a series of submissions to the Universal Periodic Review processes organised by the Human...

News - 23 October 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Disadvantaged persons, Human rights, Universal Periodic Review, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

UNESCO is bringing together documentary heritage professionals, academics, policymakers, and technologists, and others to build an international policy agenda for digital preservation of...

Event - 23 October 2020

Tags: Access to information, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Policy, Preservation, Webinar

​IFLA launched the Library Pledge for Digital Inclusion on 16 October, and is welcoming signatures. Below you can find the Pledge, and the signatories as of 3 December 2020. You can sign up to the...

Publication - 22 October 2020

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

The adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning systems in private and public spheres is rapidly growing. How can these developments impact both everyday practices and the broader...

Publication - 21 October 2020

Tags: Access to information, Artificial intelligence, Big data, Information society, machine learning, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

[Note: edited 21 October to add pledges from A4AI and Gigabit Libraries Network] ​The global health crisis has exposed the size and seriousness of the digital divide for all to see. The...

News - 16 October 2020

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Internet access, Press Release, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

IFLA is proud to sign up to two documents addressing a key issue of our time – the digital divide. The first calls on governments to act to support investment in wider connectivity and the...

News - 16 October 2020

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

The 2020 Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) took place between 27 and 30 of September. This platform offers unique opportunities for dialogue and collaboration among the...

News - 8 October 2020

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

Information technology continues to have a fundamental impact on the library sector. Libraries’, library users’ and policy-makers’ expectations of library services are evolving...

News - 7 October 2020

Tags: Access to information, Internet access, Library services

From public internet access facilities to digital collections, from online learning to makerspaces – the ICT-enabled roles and services libraries take on require a fit-for-purpose ICT...

Publication - 7 October 2020

Tags: Access to information, Internet access, Library services, Briefings

The International Science Council (ISC) is working together with science funders to bring together insights and ideas from the scientific community to support the achievement of the Sustainable...

News - 6 October 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Capacity building, Cooperation, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Open access, Open science, Policy, Sustainability

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)

Drawing on the library sector’s experiences, IFLA has prepared a response to the call for inputs launched by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights’ (OHCHR) Special...

Publication - 1 October 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Children, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Human rights, Privacy in libraries, Publications, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Libraries have a traditional and longstanding commitment to defending the privacy of their users. As institutions that come into contact with children and teens’ data in the course of their...

News - 1 October 2020

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

During Global Media & Information Literacy (MIL) Week, UNESCO and the Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (GAPMIL) invite global stakeholders to come...

News - 1 October 2020

Tags: Access to information, Cooperation, Information literacy, Knowledge society

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

IFLA has submitted a response to a consultation by the European Commission on guidance to Member States on how to implement the controversial new provisions on internet platforms introduced by the...

News - 16 September 2020

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, EU-DSM; European Copyright Directive, Europe, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Human rights, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

A week today, SDG Action Week begins with an ‘SDG Moment’ at the United Nations General Assembly. Leaders of countries around the world will underline their commitment to delivery and...

News - 11 September 2020

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, SDGs, sustainable development goals, UN 2030 Agenda

​ For many libraries around the world, the mission to offer equitable access to information and knowledge also means supporting digital inclusion through public internet access offers...

Event - 7 September 2020

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

IFLA has submitted a response to the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights call for inputs on women and girls’ sexual and reproductive rights. Libraries around the world...

Publication - 3 September 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Human rights, Women’s issues, Publications, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

IFLA has submitted a response to the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights' call for inputs on women and girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)....

News - 3 September 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Human rights, OHCHR, Women’s issues, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Working with the Sustainable Development Goals opens up new possibilities for libraries and library associations to demonstrate the contributions they can make to societies. They can also help...

News - 26 August 2020

Tags: Access to information, Costa Rica, Development, SDGs, Interview

​[Português] The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have provided a great framework both for libraries to think about their own services, and to engage with governments and...

News - 19 August 2020

Tags: Access to information, Brazil, Development, SDGs, Interview

IFLA has called for South Africa’s Parliament to return the country’s Copyright Amendment Bill to the President for signature, and to reject the questionable allegations of...

News - 18 August 2020

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

IFLA alongside EBLIDA, LIBER, NAPLE,  Public Libraries 2030 and SPARC Europe has signed a joint letter calling on European leaders to reconsider their choices around the EU budget for...

News - 6 August 2020

Tags: Access to information, Cultural heritage, Digital inclusion, Europe, research

E-government – the use of ICT to deliver public services and conduct government operations – aims not only to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the public sector, but also to...

News - 24 July 2020

Tags: Access to information, Digital divide, Digital inclusion, Government information, Information technology

IFLA, alongside partners from the Culture 2030 Goal Coalition, organised a successful side-event at the UN High-Level Political Forum, focusing on culture as an accelerator of development...

News - 20 July 2020

Tags: #Culture2030Goal, Access to information, culture, Development, sustainable development goals

Over the last few decades, libraries have been exploring various ways to assess and demonstrate their value and contribution to users and communities. Return on Investment is a commonly used...

News - 16 July 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Finances, Funding, Internet access, Library as place, Library collections, Library services, Lifelong learning, LDP (Library Development Programme)

IFLA, as a member of the Culture 2030 Goal Coalition, is taking part in a side event at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum. This will focus on making the case for giving culture and...

Event - 13 July 2020

Tags: Access to information, Cultural heritage, Development, SDGs, Webinar

The Development and Access to Information (DA2I) report focuses both on building the case for the role of access in development, and on assessing progress towards this at the national level...

Publication - 10 July 2020

Tags: Access to information, Argentina, Development, Ecuador, Kenya, Nigeria, SDGs, Slovenia, sustainable development goals, Publications

IFLA is continuing in its work around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), both in direct engagement, and in supporting members at the national levels. The below update...

News - 10 July 2020

Tags: Access to information, Development, sustainable development goals

Ten UN Member States have highlighted the role of libraries in delivering the Sustainable Development Goals, through reports submitted as part of their Voluntary National Reviews. Furthermore, 3...

News - 7 July 2020

Tags: Access to information, Development, HLPF, SDGs

Thanks to restrictions linked to COVID-19, the 2020 High Level Political Forum will take place online, meaning more opportunities than ever before to engage from around the world. IFLA...

News - 6 July 2020

Tags: Access to information, Development, SDGs

This week, as part of the ongoing EU Media Literacy project in which IFLA is a partner, several European libraries followed an online course on hosting dedicated events that can help their...

News - 26 June 2020

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Information literacy

​ IFLA shared concerns, and identified challenges and opportunities relating to the protection of human rights during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.  By offering our responses, we...

News - 22 June 2020

Tags: Access to information, Cultural heritage, Digital resources, Human rights, Internet access, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites

The 2020 European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) took place online on June 11-12. IFLA joined the conference to get more insights on what recent trends in European internet policy and...

News - 18 June 2020

Tags: Access to information, Digital divide, Information society

IFLA has provided input to a UNESCO consultation on Open Science, highlighting the need to ensure that Open Science brings benefits to all, and helps deliver solutions to key global challenges...

Publication - 18 June 2020

Tags: Access to information, Open access, Open science, Reports, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA is continuing in its work around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), both in direct engagement, and in supporting members at the national levels. The below update...

News - 16 June 2020

Tags: Access to information, Development, sustainable development goals

Open Government is an umbrella term that covers principles and practices of re-defining the relationship between government and wider society towards more openness, transparency and participation...

Publication - 4 June 2020

Tags: Access to information, government accountability, Government information, Transparency, Publications

The IFLA/ UNESCO Public Library Manifesto identifies the public library as being central to freedom and equity of access to knowledge and information for all people. Since it was agreed in...

News - 4 June 2020

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Libraries for development, Library as place, Library outreach, Public Libraries

IFLA is working on a Media Literacy project within the framework of the EU 'Preparatory Action on Media Literacy for All'. The goal is to help deliver on libraries’ potential to be...

News - 28 May 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Information literacy, Information society

IFLA’s Advisory Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters has developed a set of principles for use by library associations in discussions with rightholders at the national level...

Publication - 27 May 2020

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

IFLA is celebrating Africa Day 2020, highlighting the contribution that Africa's libraries make to the continent's development, as well as highlighting the ideas, resources and...

News - 25 May 2020

Tags: Access to information, Africa, African Union 2063 Agenda, Development, Library Map of the World, sustainable development goals, Africa

The long-standing mission of libraries to promote equitable access to information often leads them to get involved in digital inclusion efforts. We talked to Catharina Isberg, Library Director,...

News - 7 May 2020

Tags: Access to information, Digital divide, inclusion, Sweden, Interview, Public Libraries

Access to justice is a key pillar of the rule of law, recognised in the Sustainable Development Goals under SDG16. Information is essential to making this a reality, both for legal...

Publication - 7 May 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to Justice, access to law, Library services, SDG16, Briefings, Law Libraries

The UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights invited stakeholders, including IFLA, to provide input for a report on the threat of climate change to culture, heritage and cultural...

News - 6 May 2020

Tags: Access to information, Capacity building, Change management, Conservation, Copyright, Cultural heritage, Digital divide, Digitisation, Human rights, Peace, Policy, Preservation, Risk assessment, Risk Register, Preservation and Conservation

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) invite you to attend a live and interactive information...

Event - 4 May 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Digitisation, Information technology, Webinar, Information Literacy

With this year's World Intellectual Property Day focusing on innovation for a green future, IFLA and its partners have come together to call on governments and the World Intellectual Property...

News - 27 April 2020

Tags: Access to information, Climate change, climate heritage, Copyright, Preservation, Press Release, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

A lot has happened in the last six months around library eLending! Following a first interview last October about ongoing efforts to improve eLending conditions for libraries in the United States...

News - 22 April 2020

Tags: Access to information, eLending, eLending for Libraries, United States of America, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA has joined partners in the #Culture2030Goal campaign to produce a statement on the role of culture in the response to COVID-19. Alongside the vital work being done by healthcare...

Publication - 20 April 2020

Tags: Access to information, COVID-19, Cultural heritage, culture, sustainable development goals, Statements

One of the key parts of the response to COVID-19 has been the fight against the ‘infodemic’ – the volume of misleading information spreading around the world. With their...

News - 16 April 2020

Tags: Access to information, COVID-19, Information literacy, Media and Information Literacy, MIL, Information Literacy

With fighting misinformation around COVID-19 a key part of the overall response to the pandemic, libraries have the reputation and the skills to make an important contribution. IFLA has...

Publication - 16 April 2020

Tags: Access to information, COVID-19, Information literacy, Media and Information Literacy, MIL, Infographics, Information Literacy

UNESCO’s statement, Turning the threat of COVID-19 into an opportunity for greater support to documentary heritage, co-signed by IFLA, stresses the importance of continued support for...

News - 6 April 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Conservation, Cooperation, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Cultural heritage, Data management, Digital libraries, Digital preservation, Library and information profession, Library collections, Library services, Policy, Preservation

Faced with the urgent need to combat the COVID-19 Pandemic and its consequences, it is vital to ensure that intellectual property laws and practices do not become a blockage. IFLA, working with...

News - 3 April 2020

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

Ensuring equitable access to information and knowledge lies at the heart of the library mission. As part of this goal, many libraries offer public internet access and workstations. And yet, there...

Publication - 2 April 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Internet access, Briefings, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Ensuring equitable access to information and knowledge lies at the heart of the library mission. As part of this goal, many libraries offer public internet access and workstations. And yet, there...

News - 2 April 2020

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

New research from Australia has explored how the way eBooks are offered to libraries affect their decisions over what to offer borrowers. Led by Associate Professor Rebecca Giblin of the...

News - 1 April 2020

Tags: Access to information, Australia, Copyright, eBooks, eLending for Libraries, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA is continuing in its work around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), both in direct engagement at the global and regional levels, and in supporting members at the...

News - 27 March 2020

Tags: Access to information, Development, sustainable development goals

The IFLA/ UNESCO Public Library Manifesto has been an important achievement since it was first ratified in 1994. The Manifesto proclaims UNESCO's belief in the public library as a...

News - 23 March 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Best practices, Cooperation, Democracy, Development, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Information society, Knowledge management, Libraries for development, Library and information profession, Library and information science education, Library as place, Library collections, Library outreach, Library services, Members, Policy, Social inclusion, Society, Public Libraries

In cooperation with our partners in Australia, Georgia and Myanmar, IFLA prepared stakeholder inputs for the Universal Periodic Review in these countries. The three submissions explore libraries...

News - 18 March 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Human rights, Universal Periodic Review, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The UN agency that manages the global intellectual property system – including copyright – has nominated a new Director General. As the current Chair of the organisation’s...

News - 10 March 2020

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, WIPO, World Intellectual Property Organization, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

2020 marks 25 years since UN member states and the international society committed to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action - an ambitious roadmap towards gender equality. As part of the...

Publication - 9 March 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Women’s issues, Reports, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

2020 marks 25 years since UN Member States and international society committed to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action - an ambitious roadmap towards gender equality. A new IFLA study...

News - 9 March 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Women’s issues, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Libraries were well represented at the African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development on 24-27 February. Through formal sessions, intense advocacy and a successful side-event, library speakers...

News - 6 March 2020

Tags: Access to information, Africa, sustainable development goals, UN 2030 Agenda

​A new IFLA-ICA statement underlines the need to consider the importance of archiving - and the skills of those managing archival collections - when passing privacy legislation. The...

Publication - 4 March 2020

Tags: Access to information, data protection, Privacy, right to be forgotten, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Recent privacy laws have reinforced the idea of a right to delete personal data held by others. This is broadly welcome but should not lead to situations where libraries and archives are obliged...

News - 4 March 2020

Tags: Access to information, data protection, Privacy in libraries, right to be forgotten, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

This week, the Coordinating Committee of the World Intellectual Property Organization meets to take a provisional decision on a new Director General. Getting the right candidate could provide...

News - 4 March 2020

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

Having access to information and the skills to use it can unlock development potential, and make the difference in achieving the SDGs. At the first of five regional fora on sustainable development...

News - 25 February 2020

Tags: Access to information, Africa, sustainable development goals

Without doubt, prisons are some of the toughest environments where libraries can be found, working with users who face complex problems. Yet by helping to develop new skills and prepare inmates...

News - 24 February 2020

Tags: Access to information, Library services, Prison libraries, special needs, Library Services to People with Special Needs

With a meeting in Victoria Falls Town, Zimbabwe, Africa will host the first of five regional meetings focused on the Sustainable Development Goals. Across these forums, IFLA will be working to...

News - 20 February 2020

Tags: Access to information, Development, sustainable development goals

IFLA has shared its comments on a draft issues paper prepared by the World Intellectual Property Organisation about artificial intelligence. These look to ensure that the case for copyright...

News - 17 February 2020

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

Voluntary National Reviews offer a great opportunity to highlight how libraries are contributing to national development goals. IFLA's latest briefing looks at the particular value of National...

Publication - 13 February 2020

Tags: Access to information, National libraries, sustainable development goals, VNRs, Voluntary National Reviews, Briefings

International Women’s Day is drawing near, and the celebrations in 2020 will hold special significance in light of the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action....

Publication - 12 February 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Women’s issues, Publications, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

International Women’s Day is drawing near, and this year’s celebrations will hold special significance in light of the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for...

News - 12 February 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Women’s issues, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

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

IFLA’s new briefing provides an overview of the New Urban Agenda, and highlights where libraries and library associations may be able to draw on it in their advocacy. The New...

Publication - 7 February 2020

Tags: Access to information, local development, local government, SDG11, Sustainable development, Briefings

A key part of the follow up to the Copyright Directive on which IFLA worked alongside partner organisations is a set of dialogues among rightholders, internet platforms and user groups in order to...

Event - 7 February 2020

Tags: Access to information, Belgium, Copyright, copyright directive, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Event, intermediary liability, Meetings, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA has submitted a response to a call from the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism concerning the impact of new technologies, sharing experience and...

News - 4 February 2020

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, non-discrimination, OHCHR, Racial equality, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The IFLA Audiovisual and Multimedia Section and Metropolitan Libraries Section invites interested professionals from any library to submit a short (10 minutes or less) video or multimedia work for...

News - 3 February 2020

Tags: Access to information, Accessibility, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Communications, Cultural heritage, Digital libraries, Education, Electronic resources, Freedom of information, Information technology, International cooperation, Library outreach, Library services, Open access, Metropolitan Libraries

The 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action set out an ambitious UN agenda to advance women’s empowerment and gender equality. 2020 marks their 25th anniversary, and a large-scale...

Publication - 21 January 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Gender equality, Publications, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action set out an ambitious UN agenda to advance women’s empowerment and gender equality. 2020 marks their 25th anniversary, and a large-scale...

News - 21 January 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Gender equality

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 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...

News - 19 January 2020

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

Efforts to use trade measures to delay or block long-overdue copyright reforms which will benefit libraries and their users are regrettable. In its comment to a review of South Africa’s...

News - 19 January 2020

Tags: Access to information, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, copyright4libraries, South Africa, United States of America, 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)

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

A key part of the follow up to the Copyright Directive on which IFLA worked alongside partner organisations is a set of dialogues among rightholders, internet platforms and user groups in order to...

Event - 16 January 2020

Tags: Access to information, Belgium, Copyright, copyright directive, Copyright exceptions and limitations, intermediary liability, Meeting, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Today is the start of the biannual 1Lib1Ref event! From 15th January to 5th February 2020, librarians around the world will contribute to the 5th campaign taking place on Wikipedia. The...

News - 15 January 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Wikipedia

Since begining of 21st century IT development have brought new forms of e-books and complex objects for renewed and enhanced user / reader experience. These innovative cultural...

News - 13 January 2020

Tags: Access to information, Accessibility, Best practices, Development, Digital divide, Digital inclusion, Digital libraries, Digital preservation, Digital repositories, Digital resources, Digitisation, Library collections, Preservation

IFLA has published the 2019 Update of its Trend Report. As the latest in a series looking at the key issues and developments that shape the world in which we operate, it offers a basis...

News - 23 December 2019

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, IFLA Trend Report, Trend Report

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)

Today is Human Rights Day, the anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. In a message sent to IFLA members today, IFLA Secretary General Gerald...

News - 10 December 2019

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

The IFLA Intellectual Freedom Statement celebrates its 20th birthday in 2019. But how well is it being implemented in countries, library associations and libraries? IFLA’s new Intellectual...

Publication - 9 December 2019

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

On 5-6 December 2019, the IFLA Government Libraries Section organised a conference on Informed Parliaments, Engaged Citizens, Effective Governments. Participants from around the world explored the...

News - 6 December 2019

Tags: Access to information, Good Governance, SDG16, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Government Libraries

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)

For many libraries, good relationships with local town halls and councils are essential. But as IFLA President Christine Mackenzie set out in interventions at the World Congress of Local and...

News - 5 December 2019

Tags: Access to information, local development, local government, right to the city, South Africa

In 2020, the Wikimedia Foundation is launching the fifth edition of One Librarian One Reference (#1Lib1Ref) which will be held from 15th of January to the 5th of February 2020! This event...

News - 4 December 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, IFLA and the information society

The United Nations has agreed on the theme for the 2020 High Level Political Forum, focusing on accelerating actions to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals with only ten years to...

News - 4 December 2019

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

At the Third Roundtable Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Public Libraries in Africa, IFLA Secretary General Gerald Leitner underlined the scope for libraries to deliver on the goals set out in...

News - 3 December 2019

Tags: Access to information, Africa, African Union, Development, SDGs, sustainable development goals, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​ Between 25 and 29 November 2019, IFLA participated in the 14th annual Internet Governance Forum meeting in Berlin. The key messages IFLA emphasised were the importance of policy support...

News - 2 December 2019

Tags: Access to information, Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries, Germany, IGF, Internet governance, Public Access, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

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

​Today we are celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the current edition of the Public Library Manifesto. This document, agreed by IFLA and the Member States of UNESCO, places public...

News - 29 November 2019

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

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

Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) can be a great way for libraries to engage in discussions around the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and to be recognised for...

Publication - 27 November 2019

Tags: Access to information, Development, SDGs, sustainable development goals, Voluntary National Reviews, LDP (Library Development Programme), Toolkits

The IFLA delegation had a successful week at the 40th Session of the UNESCO General Conference. From 18-21 November, IFLA represented the library and information profession in a series of meetings...

News - 26 November 2019

Tags: Access to information, Communications, Conferences, Cultural heritage, Development, Digital preservation, Education, France, Freedom of expression, Human rights, Networking, Policy, Preservation, Sustainability, UNESCO General Conference

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)

With only four days to go until the 25th Anniversary of the Public Library Manifesto, it’s the last moment to look at the tools and ideas IFLA has made available. With our advocacy pack, you...

News - 25 November 2019

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

Four years after its creation by UNESCO, the International Day for the Universal Access to Information has been formally added to the United Nations calendar. In a resolution passed by the General...

News - 21 November 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, UNESCO

Between 25 and 29 November, 2019, IFLA will be taking part in the 14th annual Internet Governance Forum meeting in Berlin. IFLA has participated in IGF events since 2008; and we continue our...

News - 21 November 2019

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

On 29 November 2019, the IFLA-UNESCO Public Library Manifesto celebrates its 25th Anniversary. This is a great opportunity to celebrate the missions and work of public libraries....

Publication - 20 November 2019

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

The Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries (DC-PAL) within the Internet Governance Forum brings together representatives from the library sector, NGOs and technical experts committed to...

Event - 16 November 2019

Tags: Access to information, Digital divide, Digital inclusion, Workshop

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

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...

News - 11 November 2019

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Conferences, Cultural heritage, Education, Libraries for development, Networking

In just three weeks, it will be 25 years since the last revision of the IFLA/UNESCO Public Library Manifesto. IFLA’s new advocacy toolkit sets out some key facts, ideas, and tools to help...

Publication - 8 November 2019

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Education, public library manifesto, UNESCO, Toolkits, Public Libraries

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

In June 2019, the European Union’s new Copyright Directive entered into force. Member States must implement this Directive into their national laws by 7 June 2021.  Some...

News - 6 November 2019

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

Published on behalf of the IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section’s Standing Committee, this freely-accessible eBook is a testimonial reflecting the state-of-the-art in the...

Publication - 4 November 2019

Tags: Access to information, Benchmarking, Best practices, Big data, Conferences, Cooperation, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Digital divide, Document delivery, eBooks, Electronic document delivery, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Intellectual property, Interlibrary loans, International cooperation, Library collections, Open access, Publications, Research support, Scholarly communications, Statistics and evaluation, User experience, Conference proceedings, Document Delivery and Resource Sharing

The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) is a UN-based initiative to bridge the digital divide, foster an inclusive information society and promote the use of ICT for development....

News - 1 November 2019

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Public Access

On Sunday, 27 October it is the The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2019. This years theme is ""Engage the Past Through Sound and Images". For more information...

News - 25 October 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, CCAAA, Communications, Preservation, UNESCO, Audiovisual and Multimedia

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 rules around library eLending are on the agenda again in the United States, following the decision by one publisher to impose limits on libraries' ability to give access to new books...

News - 16 October 2019

Tags: Access to information, eLending, eLending for Libraries, United States of America, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA has worked with FAIFE committee members from Croatia and the United States to prepare submissions for the Universal Periodic Reviews organised by the UN Human Rights Council....

News - 8 October 2019

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Human rights, Universal Periodic Review, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

    From 30 September to 9 October 2019, the General Assemblies of the World Intellectual Property Organization took place in Geneva, Switzerland. WIPO is the...

News - 7 October 2019

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

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)

​The Global Week of Action for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) comes to an end today. The week falls around the time of the anniversary of the agreement of the United Nations 2030 Agenda...

News - 30 September 2019

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

​ In the negotiations that led to the agreement of the 2030 Agenda in September 2015, a group of global organisations including IFLA drove the #culture2015goal campaign. This made the case...

News - 24 September 2019

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

​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

IFLA attended the session at the United Nations Climate Summit focused on heritage issues. With a strong focus both on the risks that climate heritage poses to all types of culture, but also the...

News - 22 September 2019

Tags: Access to information, Climate change, Cultural heritage, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​ Limited access to research not only prevents people in many countries from contributing to the latest thinking and innovations, but also means that they cannot apply this knowledge in...

News - 19 September 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Law Libraries, Interview, LDP (Library Development Programme)

In July 2019, the Council of Europe invited public feedback on its draft recommendation on the human rights impacts of algorithmic systems. IFLA, through its Committee on Freedom of Access to...

News - 17 September 2019

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

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

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

Open science comes on the heels of the fourth paradigm of science, which is based on data-intensive scientific discovery, and represents a new paradigm shift, affecting the entire research...

Event - 7 September 2019

Tags: Access to information, Greece, Lecture, Open access, Open science, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The 2020 edition of SDG Action Week will be held on 18-26 September, and will be entirely online. IFLA’s updated guide explains how libraries and library associations can get involved,...

Publication - 6 September 2019

Tags: Access to information, Development, sustainable development goals, Briefings, LDP (Library Development Programme)

On the occasion of the United Nations International Literacy Day (September 8), IFLA has formally published the first version of the IFLA Toolkit for National Literacy and Reading Strategies....

News - 6 September 2019

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Literacy, Reading, Literacy and Reading

بعد أعوام من مُشاركة الإفلا في المنظمة العالمية للملكية الفكرية (الويبو)، وصلت المُناقشات الى لحظة حاسمة. ففي ثلاث ندوات إقليمية، طالبت العديد من الدول باتخاذ إجراءات دوليه – وهي أولوية...

News - 29 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Copyright reform, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​ После многих лет сотрудничества ИФЛА и Всемирная организация интеллектуальной собственности (ВОИС) подошли к важнейшему этапу в обсуждении вопросов авторского права. В ходе проведения...

News - 29 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Copyright reform, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

多年来，国际图联始终参与世界知识产权组织活动，现在相关讨论已到达关键时刻。在三场地区研讨会期间，多个国家呼吁采取国际行动——这也是国际图联优先考虑的事项。2019年10月，国际图联将举办一场全球会议，以决定下一步开展的工作。 版权是图书馆开展业务工作的关键影响因素。尽管开放获取的增长意味着可用的新内容越来越多，且限制越来越少，...

News - 29 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Copyright reform, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​ Nach Jahren des IFLA-Engagements bei der Weltorganisation für geistiges Eigentum (WIPO) haben die Diskussionen einen entscheidenden Moment erreicht. In drei regionalen Seminaren...

News - 29 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Copyright reform, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​ Tras años de colaboración de la IFLA en la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI), las discusiones han llegado a un momento clave. En tres...

News - 29 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Copyright reform, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Après des années d‘engagement de l’IFLA auprès de l’Organisation Mondiale de la Propriété Intellectuelle (OMPI), les discussions ont atteint un...

News - 29 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Copyright reform, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

After years of IFLA engagement at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), discussions have reached a key moment. In three regional seminars, many countries asked for international...

News - 29 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Copyright reform, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

互联网创造了前所未有的寻找、利用和分享信息的新机遇。全球图书馆迅速提供了互联网访问，这是它们的一项重要服务。 图书馆在一切可能的地方寻找新的受众，探索帮助用户的方法，包括提供获取资源的新途径和在使用电子政务工具方面提供实际帮助。 但由于缺乏硬件连接、没有足够的预算支付订阅费用以及缺少支持大范围公共访问的法律，并非所有图书馆都具有这种能力。...

News - 28 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, Public Access, Public Libraries, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

​ Das Internet hat beispiellose neue Möglichkeiten geschaffen, Informationen zu finden, zu nutzen und zu teilen. Für Bibliotheken auf der ganzen Welt ist der Internetzugang...

News - 28 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, Public Access, Public Libraries, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

L’Internet a créé des possibilités sans précédent pour trouver, utiliser et partager l’information. Les bibliothèques du monde entier ont...

News - 28 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, Public Access, Public Libraries, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

​ Internet ha creado nuevas posibilidades sin precedentes para encontrar, utilizar y compartir la información y las bibliotecas de todo el mundo han ofrecido rápidamente...

News - 28 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, Public Access, Public Libraries, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

خلق الانترنت فرصا جديدة غير مسبوقة لإيجاد واستخدام المعلومات وتبادلها. وقد سارعت المكتبات بإتاحة الوصول إلى شبكة الانترنت كجزء أساسي من الخدمات التي تقدمها لمستخدميها. وعندما تيسر...

News - 28 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, Public Access, Public Libraries, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Интернет создал невероятные возможности для поиска, использования и обмена информацией. Библиотеки по всему миру оперативно сделали предоставление доступа к глобальной сети ключевым компонентом...

News - 28 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, Public Access, Public Libraries, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The internet has created unprecedented new opportunities to find, use and share information. Libraries around the world have been quick to offer access to it as a key part of their service to...

News - 28 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, Public Access, Public Libraries, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

​ “世界图书馆地图”上现有更多数据、故事和各个国家的信息，可以帮助你开展、加强宣传工作。 加强宣传！ 用“世界图书馆地图”的以下新内容为你的宣传工作提供支持： 来自125个国家的图书馆数据——现可以CSV格式下载。这些数据可用于宣传文稿、简报和其他文件...

News - 27 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

​ ​   ​​متح الان المزيد من البيانات والقصص وصفحات البلدان على خارطة الإفلا لمكتبات العالم (LMW)لمساعدتك في مُناصرتك للمكتبات. عزز من مُناصرتك! ادعم...

News - 27 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

​ На веб-сайте проекта Библиотечной карты мира  стало доступно еще больше статистических данных, историй и национальных страниц, что поможет вам в работе по защите интересов библиотек...

News - 27 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

​ ​Weitere Daten, Geschichten und Länderprofile zur Unterstützung Ihrer Lobbyarbeit sind jetzt über die Library Map of the World (LMW) verfügbar. Stärken...

News - 27 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

​ ​ Davantage de données, de retours d’expériences et de profils par pays sont maintenant disponibles sur le site Carte Mondiale des Bibliothèques...

News - 27 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

​ ​ ​Más datos, historias y perfiles de países Ayude a su defensa de las bibliotecas con las nuevas prestacione ya están disponibles en el Mapa de...

News - 27 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

​The 2019 Development and Access to Information (DA2I) Report, launched in May 2019, is intended as a tool to help libraries globally in their advocacy around the SDGs.  It shows how...

Publication - 27 August 2019

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

​More data, stories and country profiles are now available on the Library Map of the World (LMW) to help to support your advocacy work. Power your advocacy! Support your advocacy...

News - 27 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

في عامها العشرين، يظل بيان الإفلا عن المكتبات والحرية الفكرية مرجعًا للمكتبيين يساعدهم على تعزيز قيمهم. تعال وناقش كيفية تطبيقه في الأوقات المتغيرة في الجلسة المفتوحة للجنة حرية الوصول...

News - 25 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

​ Вот уже 20 лет Заявление ИФЛА о библиотеках и интеллектуальной свободе сохраняет свою актуальность в качестве ориентира для библиотек, стремящихся продвигать свои ценности. ...

News - 25 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

​ 在20周年来临之际，“国际图联图书馆与知识自由声明”仍然是图书馆推广自身价值的参考标准。请加入我们，在今年的世界图书馆与信息大会“言论自由和信息自由获取开放会议”期间，共同探讨在变革的时代如何应用这个声明。 过去20年里，我们创造、分享和接收信息的方式经历了巨大变化。现在出现了新的表达与获取信息的方式，...

News - 25 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

An ihrem zwanzigsten Geburtstag behält die IFLA-Erklärung zum Thema Bibliotheken und geistige Freiheit ihre Gültigkeit als Bezugspunkt für Bibliotheken, die ihre Werte...

News - 25 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

​ Como hace 20 años, la Declaración de la IFLA sobre las Bibliotecas y la Libertad Intelectual mantiene su vigencia como un punto de referencia para las bibliotecas que...

News - 25 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

​ ​ ​Vingt ans après son approbation, la déclaration de l’IFLA sur les bibliothèques et la liberté intellectuelle conserve son pouvoir de r...

News - 25 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

On the 20th anniversary of IFLA's Statement on Libraries and Intellectual Freedom, IFLA has published a new statement, offering further guidance and support to members facing censorship...

Publication - 25 August 2019

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

IFLA's Guidelines on Public Internet Access in Libraries offer both a firm reiteration of support for the value of such access, but also practical guidance in dealing with the issues that...

Publication - 25 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Information society, Internet access, Public Libraries, Standards, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

​ As it turns 20, IFLA’s Statement on Libraries and Intellectual Freedom retains its power as a reference point for libraries looking to promote their values. Come and discuss how it...

News - 25 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The Marrakesh Treaty continues to be popular: after only a few years, it already has 57 contracting parties, in other words countries that have acceded or ratified the Treaty. Most of these are...

News - 19 August 2019

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

Loving the Rural Community Children with Open Spaces for ICT in Nigeria: Prospects and Challenges The incorporation of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) to enhance children...

Informational Page - 4 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Best practices, Children, digital gap, digital skills, Digitisation, Education, empowerment, Internet access, Nigeria, Social inclusion, Young adults

At the 2019 High Level Political Forum, governments, UN officials and civil society representatives heard about the ways in which libraries can deliver the Sustainable Development Goals. Through...

News - 23 July 2019

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, HLPF 2019, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States of America

En su segundo evento en el Foro Político de Alto Nivel, la IFLA, con la amable colaboración de la Misión Argentina ante las Naciones Unidas, celebró un encuentro...

News - 19 July 2019

Tags: Access to information, Buenos Aires Declaration, HLPF 2019, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​In its second event of the High Level Political Forum, IFLA, with the kind support of the Argentine Mission to the United Nations, held a discussion about how to extend the success of the Buenos...

News - 19 July 2019

Tags: Access to information, Buenos Aires Declaration, HLPF 2019, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals place a strong emphasis on partnerships, within and across countries. These, the UN argues, are essential for spreading ideas, reducing...

News - 18 July 2019

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, HLPF, IAP, Libraries for development, Partnerships, Sustainable development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States of America

Alongside growing concern in the United States and Canada about the conditions imposed on libraries looking to lend eBooks, there are also efforts to reduce dependency on third party distributors...

News - 16 July 2019

Tags: Access to information, Ebooks, elending, eLending for Libraries, United States of America, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​The third and final WIPO regional seminar on exceptions and limitations took place in Santo Domingo on 4-5 July. It looked into the copyright rules that define whether libraries, archives,...

News - 15 July 2019

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

La posibilidad de encontrar, usar y producir información es una base esencial, aunque a menudo pasada por alto, del desarrollo. Cada vez que alguien busca trabajo u...

Event - 10 July 2019

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, Meeting, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States of America

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) provide a global roadmap towards lasting and equitable growth. The annual High-Level Political Forum is the opportunity to measure...

News - 10 July 2019

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, HLPF, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States of America

The possibility to find, use and create information is an essential, but often overlooked foundation of development. Whenever someone looks for a job or training opportunities,...

Event - 9 July 2019

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, Meeting, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States of America

Sustainable Development Goal 17 underlines the importance of partnerships, both in terms of sharing ideas and knowledge, and through concrete collaboration between development actors....

Event - 9 July 2019

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, Libraries for development, Meeting, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States of America

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)

By Denise Nicholson, CLM Expert Advisor African countries have very different copyright laws, all at various stages of development and/or review. Some countries have very outdated...

News - 27 June 2019

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

The 2019 edition of the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) took place in The Hague from 19-21 June. This year, IFLA was involved in organising a panel on the European...

News - 25 June 2019

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Data Literacy, Digital divide, Freedom of information, Information society, Internet governance, Netherlands, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

​ 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)

​ In preparation for global meetings on the SDGs in July and September, IFLA has been active at the regional level. The message: that at all levels, and across the 2030 Agenda, libraries...

News - 18 June 2019

Tags: Access to information, Africa, Asia and Oceania, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, SDGs, Sustainable development, LDP (Library Development Programme)

On 17 May 2019, after several years of discussion, the European Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market was published in the official journal of the European Union. It enters into...

News - 18 June 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Archives, Associations, Conservation, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Cultural heritage, Digital humanities, Digital libraries, Digital preservation, Digitisation, Europe, 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

At the 36th session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Member States agreed on an action plan on exceptions...

Publication - 8 June 2019

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

​ Una ley de derechos de autor adaptada al mundo digital y equilibrada es clave para que las bibliotecas puedan llevar a cabo su misión de interés público....

Publication - 5 June 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Latin America and the Caribbean, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Webinars

Modern, balanced copyright laws are key to the fulfilment of libraries’ public interest mission. Outdated or inadequate legislation hampers democratic access to information and the...

Publication - 5 June 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Latin America and the Caribbean, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Webinars

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

News - 4 June 2019

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

IFLA has submitted comments on two sets of plans to boost internet access in Africa, underlining the importance of including libraries. By doing this, governments not only support affordable...

News - 4 June 2019

Tags: Access to information, Africa, Digital inclusion, Internet access, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

​UN Member States, agencies and civil society representatives met in Rome on 27-29 May to discuss progress towards building peace, justice and strong institutions (SDG16). IFLA participated,...

News - 3 June 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to Legal Information, Development, Italy, LDP (Library Development Programme)

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

News - 31 May 2019

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

The European Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market was recently published in the official journal, marking its entry into force and the start of the implementation process. The very...

News - 27 May 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Europe, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Internet governance, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

Today, voters in most European Union Member States will choose who will represent them for the coming five years in the European Parliament. Their choices will have an impact, not least on...

News - 26 May 2019

Tags: Access to information, Elections, Europe, European Parliament, LDP (Library Development Programme)

IFLA today launched the 2019 edition of the Development and Access to Information report, on the occasion of the President’s Meeting in Buenos Aires.   The DA2I Report...

News - 23 May 2019

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IFLA President's Meeting 2019, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, Press Release

Los Ministros de Cultura y sus representantes de 12 países de América Latina y el Caribe reafirmaron hoy su compromiso con la Agenda 2030 de la ONU, y con el poder de las...

News - 22 May 2019

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

Today, Ministers of culture and their representatives from 12 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean affirmed their commitment to the UN 2030 Agenda, and to the power of libraries...

News - 22 May 2019

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

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

News - 15 May 2019

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

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

News - 15 May 2019

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

El Foro de Ministros de Cultura de América Latina y el Caribe reúne a los principales responsables de la toma de decisiones y a sus representantes para debatir cómo...

Event - 14 May 2019

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Argentina, DA2I, Development, IFLA President's Meeting 2019, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, Meeting, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

The Forum of Culture Ministers of Latin America and the Caribbean brings together top decision-makers and their representatives to discuss how to realise the potential of libraries to...

Event - 14 May 2019

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Argentina, DA2I, Development, IFLA President's Meeting 2019, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, Meeting, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

​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 welcomed Europe Day 2019 as an opportunity to celebrate the importance of collaboration, and to look forward to the upcoming elections. Based on the Library Manifesto for Europe, a...

News - 9 May 2019

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Elections, Europe, European Union, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The Library Manifesto for Europe sets out six ways in which the European Union can support libraries and their values. On this basis, IFLA asked political parties at the European level - and...

Publication - 9 May 2019

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Elections, Europe, European Union, Sustainable development, Country reports, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Des lois de droit d’auteur modernes et équilibrées sont essentielles à la réalisation de la mission d'intérêt public des biblioth...

Publication - 7 May 2019

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

Modern, balanced copyright laws are key to the fulfilment of libraries’ public interest mission. Outdated or inadequate legislation hampers democratic access to information and the...

Publication - 6 May 2019

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

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)

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

News - 2 May 2019

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

The first of three WIPO regional workshops focusing on the copyright needs of libraries, as well as archives, museums, education and research, took place in Singapore on 29-30 April. The...

News - 1 May 2019

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

The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is organising three regional seminars to understand how far copyright rules meet the needs of libraries around the world. The first one starts...

News - 27 April 2019

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

The decisions taken in Brussels and Strasbourg have a significant impact on libraries. To prepare for the coming mandate of the European Parliament, IFLA and partners have developed a Library...

Publication - 25 April 2019

Tags: Access to information, Europe, European Parliament, European Union, LDP (Library Development Programme), Manifestos

​The decisions taken in Brussels and Strasbourg have a significant impact on libraries. To prepare for the coming mandate of the European Parliament, IFLA and partners have developed a Library...

News - 25 April 2019

Tags: Access to information, Europe, European Parliament, European Union, LDP (Library Development Programme)

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 title of World Book Capital has passed from Athens, Greece, to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. IFLA President Glòria Pérez-Salmerón and Secretary-General Gerald...

News - 23 April 2019

Tags: Access to information, Literacy and reading, UNESCO World Book Capital, United Arab Emirates, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)

We had a chat with Wend Wendland, Director of the Traditional Knowledge Division at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), to find out more both about the division and the WIPO...

News - 23 April 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Cooperation, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Cultural heritage, Indigenous peoples, Intellectual property

By the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), the European Bureau of Library Information and Documentation Associations (EBLIDA), SPARC Europe, the...

Publication - 17 April 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Associations, Conservation, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Cultural heritage, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Publications

Following the European Parliament’s adoption of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market on 26 March 2019, the Council of Ministers of the European Union has now also voted in...

News - 17 April 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Associations, Conservation, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, eLending, eLending for Libraries, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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

News - 17 April 2019

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

ELending is becoming increasingly important and is already well-established in many countries. While jurisdictions approach the lending of eBooks and other digital material in many different ways...

News - 12 April 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Advocacy, Australia, Canada, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, eBooks, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Intellectual property, Licensing, New Zealand, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Connecting libraries offers a great way of bringing more people online, and providing a space where they can develop the skills and confidence necessary to get the most out of the Internet. The...

News - 11 April 2019

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

The Public Access Policy Toolkit looks at the different policy areas where libraries may need to advocate to ensure that all our institutions can provide internet access to their users....

Publication - 11 April 2019

Tags: Access to information, Digital libraries, Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries, Internet access, Public Access, Briefings, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

A group of unviersity libraries in the United States have signed up to a new Statement on Patron Privacy and Database Access. With library resources often now accessed through third-party servers...

News - 9 April 2019

Tags: Access to information, Privacy in libraries, Interview

​It’s time to look back at a of week global discussions on copyright at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). There were useful new reports and materials, signs of consensus...

News - 9 April 2019

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

Sustainable Development Goal 3 calls on United Nations Member States to 'ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all, at all ages'. IFLA's new briefing underlines how libraries...

Publication - 7 April 2019

Tags: Access to information, health, Health literacy, Research support, Briefings, LDP (Library Development Programme)

IFLA, working with the Italian Library Association, has provided input to the Universal Periodic Review of Italy at the Human Rights Council. The submission highlights the importance of access to...

News - 5 April 2019

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

​ 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, Universal Periodic Review, Reports, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

​ Intergovernmental Organisations both shape the policies and priorities of governments, and inform the international debate. By going making their publications freely – and...

News - 4 April 2019

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

IFLA has agreed a statement calling on Intergovernmental Organisations (IGOs) to make their research and data available to the public for free, and without unnecessary limitations on use....

Publication - 4 April 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Open access, Statements

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)

Through two events at the World Intellectual Property Organisation, IFLA helped explore the indispensable – and undisputed – role of exceptions and limitations in achieving the public...

News - 2 April 2019

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

The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) will once again be focusing on exceptions and limitations for libraries next...

News - 27 March 2019

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

Today, the Plenary of the European Parliament adopted the Copyright Directive by a significantly reduced margin compared to previous votes. It will now be for libraries at the national level to...

News - 26 March 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Europe, Freedom of expression, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Representatives of the education and library communities and the South Centre will brief WIPO delegates on the coming work of the 38th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and...

Event - 25 March 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, E-learning, Education, Electronic collections, Electronic resources, Event, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Next week’s vote on the European Union’s Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market is an opportunity to advance the situation of libraries. But unless an Article which would...

News - 24 March 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Europe, Freedom of expression, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Modern, balanced copyright laws are key to the fulfilment of libraries’ public interest mission. Outdated or inadequate legislation hampers democratic access to information and the...

Publication - 19 March 2019

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

IFLA is participating in the SDG Book Club, an initiative launched by the United Nations alongside organisations representing publishers, booksellers and books for youth. Through this, we hope to...

News - 15 March 2019

Tags: Access to information, Children, Development, Literacy, SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The brief celebrates the commitment of the library sector to making OER a reality and encourages continued engagement by providing background information. It shares the definition of OER, its...

Publication - 4 March 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, E-learning, Education, Briefings, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​To celebrate Open Education Week 2019, IFLA releases a brief on open educational resources (OER). It underlines the role that librarians can play in creating, curating and ensuring access to...

News - 4 March 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, E-learning, Education, Open access, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

2019 will be a key year to show what libraries around the world need from copyright laws. A series of regional seminars organised by the World Intellectual Property Organisation will...

News - 28 February 2019

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

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)

L'Organisation Mondiale de la Propriété Intellectuelle (OMPI) organise trois séminaires régionaux en 2019 qui exploreront la situation du droit d’auteur au...

Event - 28 February 2019

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

La Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) está organizando tres seminarios regionales durante 2019 que explorarán el panorama actual de excepciones y...

Event - 28 February 2019

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

Una ley de derechos de autor adaptada al mundo digital y equilibrada es clave para que las bibliotecas puedan llevar a cabo su misión de interés público. Legislaci...

Event - 28 February 2019

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

Des lois de droit d’auteur modernes et équilibrées sont essentielles à la réalisation de la mission d'intérêt public des biblioth...

Event - 28 February 2019

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

Modern, balanced copyright laws are key to the fulfilment of libraries’ public interest mission. Outdated or inadequate legislation hampers democratic access to information and the...

Event - 28 February 2019

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

Modern, balanced copyright laws are key to the fulfilment of libraries’ public interest mission. Outdated or inadequate legislation hampers democratic access to information and the...

Event - 28 February 2019

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

Modern, balanced copyright laws are key to the fulfilment of libraries’ public interest mission. Outdated or inadequate legislation hampers democratic access to information and the...

Event - 28 February 2019

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

Modern, balanced copyright laws are key to the fulfilment of libraries’ public interest mission. Outdated or inadequate legislation hampers democratic access to information and the...

Event - 28 February 2019

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

Modern, balanced copyright laws are key to the fulfilment of libraries’ public interest mission. Outdated or inadequate legislation hampers democratic access to information and the...

Event - 28 February 2019

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

The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is organising three seminars in 2019 which will explore the current landscape of exceptions and limitations to copyright for libraries in Africa...

Event - 28 February 2019

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

The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is organising three seminars in 2019 which will explore the current landscape of exceptions and limitations to copyright for libraries in Africa...

Event - 28 February 2019

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

The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is organising three seminars in 2019 which will explore the current landscape of exceptions and limitations to copyright for libraries in Africa...

Event - 28 February 2019

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

¡Reserve la fecha! Estimados colegas, La IFLA se complace de anunciar que la Reunión de la Presidenta de la IFLA 2019 se llevará a cabo el 23 de mayo...

Event - 22 February 2019

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IFLA President's Meeting 2019, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, Meeting, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

  Save the Date! Dear colleagues, IFLA is happy to announce that the IFLA President’s Meeting 2019 will be held on 23 May, in the National Museum of...

Event - 21 February 2019

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Argentina, DA2I, Development, IFLA President's Meeting 2019, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, Meeting, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

​The World Day of Social Justice focuses on the steps that need to be taken to ensure that globalisation and change benefits everyone. The new opportunities brought should give all who can the...

Publication - 20 February 2019

Tags: Access to information, Minority groups, SDG 8, Social inclusion, Society, Sustainable development, Briefings, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​​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)

After thirty months of discussion, there was provisional agreement yesterday on the EU’s draft Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. While there have been marked steps...

News - 14 February 2019

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

Following a call for comments by the government of New Zealand Te Aotearoa on draft legislation designed to implement the Marrakesh Treaty, IFLA has made a submission. This highlights the need to...

News - 8 February 2019

Tags: Access to information, Library services to people with disabilities, Marrakesh Treaty, New Zealand, Services to the visually impaired, Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities

The story of eLending in Denmark is a particular one. Despite high levels of use of the Danish eLending platform, it attracted frequent (if unjustified) criticism from other stakeholders, who held...

News - 8 February 2019

Tags: Access to information, Denmark, eBooks, eLending, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

The concept of controlled digital lending is receiving growing attention. Originating in the United States, it is now a subject of discussion elsewhere in the world, raising both interest and...

News - 22 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, eBooks, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​ IFLA President Glòria Pérez-Salmerón visited Taiwan, China on 9-12 January 2019. In a series of speeches and meetings, she shared the message that libraries can be...

News - 16 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, China, Global Vision, IFLA Global Vision, Libraries for development

For the third year in a row, the Wikimedia Foundation is organising #1Lib1Ref. This highlights the potential for librarians to improve Wikipedia by adding citations. These in turn make...

Event - 16 January 2019

Tags: 1Lib1Ref, Access to information, Access to knowledge, Cultural heritage, Event, Wikipedia

IFLA has interviewed Sharon Day, speaking on behalf of a campaign in Canada to boost the availability - and affordability - of eBooks for libraries. The goal - to ensure that Canada's...

News - 15 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Canada, eBooks, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Call for Papers: Satellite Meeting Theme: Grey Literature Sponsored by: IFLA Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section Co-sponsored by: IFLA...

News - 15 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Acquisitions, Classification and indexing, Collection development, grey literature, Library collections, Publications, Serials, National Libraries

PRESS RELEASE: for immediate release May 28, 1996   At the invitation of IPA President Fernando Guedes, IFLA Secretary General Leo Voogt represented IFLA at the 25th...

Publication - 13 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Publishing, IFLA/IPA Steering Group, Statements

JOINT PRESS RELEASE: For immediate release 23 August 2001 IFLA General Conference Boston, MA, USA   The International Federation of Library...

Publication - 13 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Pubishing, IFLA/IPA Steering Group, Statements

12 October 2001: The joint Steering Group of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the International Publishers Association (IPA) is working to promote...

Publication - 13 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Publishing, IFLA/IPA Steering Group, Statements

Following the production of the IFLA Background Paper on eLending the IFLA Governing Board tasked the eLending Working Group with developing a set of principles that could guide library...

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright exceptions and limitations, eLending, eLending for Libraries, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

In May 2012 IFLA released a Background Paper on eLending which discussed the situation facing public libraries seeking to lend eBooks to their users. The paper discussed the challenges facing...

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright exceptions and limitations, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Briefings, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA, along with Electronic Information for Libraries (eIFL) and UNESCO, held an Interactive Facilitation Meeting on Open Access in Geneva, Switzerland on May 19th, as part of the World Summit on...

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Internet access, Internet governance, Conference proceedings, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)

English | français The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the global voice of the international library community. Libraries play...

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, trade deals, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

“Big Data can reshape the world and save lives. By analyzing it, we can find answers to challenges such as climate change and global epidemics. Economies can be stimulated....

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, data mining, Open access, text and data mining, Text mining, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

On 22 February 2016, IFLA co-signed the Brussels Declaration on Trade and the Internet in support of sustainable, transparent, accountable and democratic international trading systems. The...

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, trade agreements, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

In 2015, librarians from across Latin America met in Buenos Aires. They came to share experiences and reflections, hopes and ambitions about the future of libraries and how they could best serve...

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Argentina, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Congress papers, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled, adopted on June 27, 2013, has been ratified by 30...

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Malawi, Marrakesh Treaty, Print disabilities, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

June 17, 2014 PROTECTION OF IRAQI CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES Blue Shield is appalled by the great suffering and loss of life in the current fighting in Iraq and expresses great...

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Blue Shield, Disaster management, Disaster relief, Iraq, Preservation, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)

HABITAT, a platform which gathers every 20 years to shape the future of human settlements, has issued its Quito Declaration on sustainable cities and human settlements for all – the...

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Development, Digital divide, Social inclusion, Briefings, LDP (Library Development Programme)

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's response to the Synthesis Report of the UN Secretary-General on the Post-2015 Development Agenda: "The Road to Dignity by 2030: Ending Poverty, Transforming All Lives and...

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, ICTs, Intellectual property, Lyon Declaration, post-2015, LDP (Library Development Programme), Publications

IFLA is pleased to announce that it has become a signatory to the Declaration on the inclusion of culture in the Post-2015 UN Sustainable Development Goals. The Declaration highlights...

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Cultural heritage, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements

IFLA, together with almost 200 civil society organisations, is calling on the United Nations to put good governance, access to information and independent media at the centre of the post-2015...

Publication - 12 January 2019

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

On Monday 9th December IFLA launched a joint statement on the role access to information can play in the post-2015 development framework. The statement, prepared in association with Article 19,...

Publication - 12 January 2019

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

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

UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights Text in more than 285 different languages International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights...

Publication - 12 January 2019

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

Below, a list of international Organizations working within the areas of Access to Information, Freedom of Speech, Intellectual Freedom and related areas. We hope you find our list useful...

Publication - 12 January 2019

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

Regularly published world-wide or regional reports covering the state of the human rights, including intellectual freedom Amnesty International's Annual Report The annual...

Publication - 12 January 2019

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

Useful global Internet documentation centers on human rights Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) is an independent, non-...

Publication - 12 January 2019

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

Some links to basic reports, articles and other documents on internet content regulation in general and on filtering and rating in libraries - and the intellectual freedom implications of such...

Publication - 12 January 2019

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

In terms of freedom of expression, the last few years represent a historical transition period. This transition has left a permanent imprint on the media, communications, political history and...

Publication - 12 January 2019

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

The leaks of Edward Snowden have raised a range of different responses and reactions against ubiquitous surveillance and led to calls to strengthen users’ rights and protection on the...

Publication - 12 January 2019

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

Interview with Birgitta Jónsdóttir from Kirjastokaista Increased Internet censorship and surveillance has been an emerging trend over the last decade. Since the...

Publication - 12 January 2019

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

The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation enters into force on 25 May, bringing with it significant changes in the rules around how personal data is collected, managed and used...

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, data protection, Europe, Privacy, Webinars, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Martyn Wade, Chair of IFLA's Advisory Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression, delivered a speech on Fake News and Libraries in Zagreb. The occasion...

Publication - 9 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Croatia, fake news, Media and Information Literacy, Interviews, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Martyn Wade, Chair of IFLA's Advisory Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression, delivered a speech on Fake News and Libraries in Zagreb. The occasion was the...

Publication - 9 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Croatia, fake news, Media and Information Literacy, Interviews, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The IFLA Audiovisual and Multimedia Section, joined by the IFLA Preservation and Conservation Section and the Strategic Programme on Preservation and Conservation (PAC), invite interested...

News - 7 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Archives, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Best practices, Collection development, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Data management, Digital humanities, Digital libraries, Digital preservation, Digital resources, Electronic resources, Information technology, Library and information profession, Library collections, Open source, Preservation, Resource discovery, Risk assessment, Society, Usability

2014-2015 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report

Publication - 2 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Best practices, Cataloguing, Censorship, Collection development, Communications, Communities of practice, Conferences, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous peoples, Information society, LGBTQ library services, Libraries for development, Library and information science education, Library as place, Library collections, Library outreach, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Net neutrality, Peace, Resource discovery, User experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

2015-2016 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report

Publication - 2 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Benchmarking, Best practices, Cataloguing, Censorship, Collection development, Communications, Communities of practice, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Guidelines, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ library services, Libraries for development, Library and information science education, Library as place, Library collections, Lifelong learning, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Net neutrality, Peace, Performance indicators, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, User experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

2016-2017 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report

Publication - 2 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Benchmarking, Best practices, Cataloguing, Censorship, Collection development, Communications, Communities of practice, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ library services, Libraries for development, Library and information science education, Library as place, Library collections, Lifelong learning, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Net neutrality, Peace, Performance indicators, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, User experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

When the United Nations Member States agreed the 2030 Agenda, they recognised that without specific targets and a framework for measuring progress, the Sustainable Development Goals...

Publication - 27 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, Infographics

Click here for the complete 2017-2018 IFLA LGBTQ+ SIG Annual Report.

Publication - 26 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Advocacy, Communications, Communities of practice, Cooperation, Democracy, Development, Disadvantaged persons, Education, Education and training, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Guidelines, Human rights, LGBTQ library services, Libraries for development, Library and information science education, Library as place, Library buildings and equipment, Library outreach, Library services, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Networking, New professionals, Performance indicators, Privacy in libraries, Professional development, Risk assessment, Social inclusion, Staffing, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

Click here for the complete 2018-2019 IFLA LGBTQ+ SIG Action Plan. Objectives of Professional Unit 2018-19: 1. Provide guidelines for LGBTQ+ library services and collections around...

Publication - 26 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Action plans, Advocacy, Benchmarking, Best practices, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Guidelines, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ library services, Libraries for development, Library and information science education, Library as place, Lifelong learning, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Net neutrality, Peace, Performance indicators, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, User experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

​ ​ As part of IFLA's global campaign to highlight the importance of libraries as partners for development, we have prepared this poster to mark the Global Day of...

Publication - 24 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, Posters

The first major reform of Europe's copyright system in almost 20 years aims to update the law for the digital age. In addition to affecting libraries and library users across Europe, it also...

Publication - 20 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Digital humanities, Digital preservation, Digitisation, E-learning, eBooks, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Europe, Licensing, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Publications

IFLA has answered the UN’s call for contributions on progress towards WSIS Action Lines and Targets. This process makes connecting all libraries to the internet a key priority. IFLA’s...

News - 19 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, Digital divide, Public Access, World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), WSIS, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

​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 and EIFL have addressed a letter of congratulation to the Prime Minister of Thailand, following the passage of legislation that will bring the country into line with the Marrakesh...

News - 19 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Marrakesh Treaty, Thailand, Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities

Internet governance is a complex field that covers the rules, norms and standards that determine how the internet – from the physical connections to the programmes and information...

Publication - 18 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, Capacity building, Education, Information policies, Information professionals, Internet governance, Publications, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

IFLA has prepared an initial response to the consultation launched by the United Nations High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation. This highlights the importance of action for access...

News - 12 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, Digital divide, Internet governance, 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)

​​A new United Nations report underlines the need for action to ensure that people with disabilities enjoy the same opportunities and possibilities as others. It also highlights good practices,...

News - 12 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, disability, SDGs, sustainable development goals, Library Services to People with Special Needs

En los días 24 y 25 de septiembre de 2018 en Río de Janeiro, Brasil, se realizó el 6º Seminario de Información en Arte, con el lema “Arte,...

News - 11 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Art Libraries, Brazil, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

On September 24 and 25, 2018, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the 6th Art Information Seminar was held, with the theme "Art, culture and information in the perspective of the 2030 Agenda...

News - 11 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Art Libraries, Brazil, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

​ IFLA representatives played an active role in the Global Alliance for Literacy Policy Forum, a meeting of ministers and senior officials responsible for literacy organised by UNESCO on...

News - 11 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, illiteracy, Literacy, Mexico, sustainable development goals, UN 2030 Agenda, Literacy and Reading

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

News - 10 December 2018

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

​ 10 December 2018 marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is an opportunity to read, and reflect on, a document that includes many of the key values -...

Publication - 7 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Cultural heritage, Democracy, Human rights, Peace, Publications, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

​ With the internet playing an increasing role in our economic, social and cultural lives, the importance of it being inclusive grows. IFLA's new brief explains a new tool for...

Publication - 7 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, Internet access, Internet governance, internet inclusion, UNESCO, Briefings, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

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

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)

10 December 2018 marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. IFLA will be focusing on the importance of this document for libraries, and the contribution our...

Event - 4 December 2018

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

The UNESCO-IFLA Public Library Manifesto was last updated and finalised on 29 November 1994. 29 November 2018 therefore marks the start of the Manifesto’s 25th year! First created in...

News - 29 November 2018

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

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

On 29 November 2018 we will mark 24 years since the IFLA/UNESCO Public Library Manifesto was ratified in 1994. As we move towards celebrating the 25th anniversary in 2019, public libraries and...

News - 26 November 2018

Tags: Access to information, Public Libraries

As part of our International Advocacy Programme, IFLA supported a project led by the Arab Federation for Libraries and Information (AFLI) to develop and deliver an online course on libraries and...

News - 21 November 2018

Tags: Access to information, Arab world, Development, Egypt, Sustainable development, UN Sustainable Development Goals, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Le droit d'auteur est un élément central dans le travail des bibliothèques, et c’est pourquoi l’IFLA est un défenseur actif de meilleures lois du droit...

News - 15 November 2018

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

El derecho de autor es un elemento central del trabajo de las bibliotecas, y esta es la razón por la que la IFLA es un defensor activo de mejores leyes de derecho de autor. Nuestro...

News - 15 November 2018

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

Copyright is a core element of libraries’ work, and this is why IFLA is an active advocate for better copyright laws. Our engagement at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is...

News - 15 November 2018

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

At the 37th meeting of WIPO's Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), United Nations member states will discuss the topic of exceptions and limitations to copyright for...

Event - 15 November 2018

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

The need to preserve the benefits of an open internet while finding means to address concerns about the way it works was high on the agenda at the 13th Internet Governance Forum, held in Paris...

News - 15 November 2018

Tags: Access to information, Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries, France, Internet access, Internet Governance Forum, Public Access, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

​ With half the world's population still offline, the need for meaningful solutions to ensure that everyone has the possibility to connect is  as high as ever. While traditional...

News - 14 November 2018

Tags: Access to information, community networks, Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries, France, Internet governance, offline internet, Public Access, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

In terms of the number of ratifications, the Marrakesh Treaty is a major success, promising new possibilities for people with print disabilities to access information. A sub-regional workshop in...

Event - 8 November 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries serving persons with print disabilities, Marrakesh Treaty, Print disabilities, Workshop, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​ Mozfest is the annual gathering of supporters of a healthy Internet: accessible to all, decentralized, creative and safe. This year there were many interesting talks and events for...

News - 7 November 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Internet governance, Mozfest, Mozilla, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

​ The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is an important gathering for discussing how the internet works. Its multistakeholder approach allows for open discussion between civil society...

Event - 5 November 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, Event, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Information society, Internet access, Internet governance, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

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)

Following extensive discussions, libraries in the Netherlands have come to an agreement with publishers and others about eBook availability in the country. Published in the Official...

News - 31 October 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, eBooks, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Netherlands, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

When IFLA needed reliable data about libraries and their services worldwide, it became apparent that there are no such data. Therefore, the IFLA Section on Statistics and Evaluation, the UNESCO...

Publication - 29 October 2018

Tags: Access to information, Statistics and performance evaluation, Journal articles, Statistics and Evaluation

Since the beginning of IFLA’s International Advocacy Programme, librarians around the world have mobilised to raise awareness of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and to show how...

Publication - 23 October 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, IAP, IFLA WLIC 2018, International Advocacy Programme, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, Conference proceedings

It’s Open Access Week! This year’s topic is “Designing Equitable Foundations for Open Knowledge”. It raises questions such as “How do we ensure sustainability...

News - 22 October 2018

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

Public access to the internet in libraries offers a number of important benefits, both for people who have no other means of getting online, and for those in countries with high levels of...

Publication - 16 October 2018

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

​ In 2015, the Internet Governance Forum started a community-driven process to collect concrete stories showcasing successful initiatives which offer potential means of connecting the next...

Publication - 8 October 2018

Tags: Access to information, Development, Libraries for development, Publications, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Extended collective licensing is increasingly proposed as a solution to problems faced by libraries in getting permissions to digitise and use large numbers of works. But it can only work if there...

News - 8 October 2018

Tags: Access to information, collective management; extended collective management, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Teachers are at the heart of efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4 - Quality Education. Yet they cannot do it alone, with libraries providing essential support both inside and out of...

Publication - 7 October 2018

Tags: Access to information, school libraries, Teacher librarians, Briefings, School Libraries

The World Intellectual Property Organisaiton is currently negotiating a draft treaty on broadcasting. This would give greater rights to broadcasters to protect their signals, in response...

Publication - 3 October 2018

Tags: Access to information, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Briefings, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The Marrakesh Treaty was signed in June 2013, and barely three years later entered into force. Yet ratification is only part of the story. IFLA's monitoring work shows where progress is...

Publication - 1 October 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Library services to people with disabilities, Marrakesh Treaty, Services to the visually impaired, LDP (Library Development Programme), Studies

They held the meeting on August 23rd 2018, one day before the World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) opened in Kuala Lumpur. There was a good variety of topics, ranging from establishing...

News - 1 October 2018

Tags: Access to information, Children, Development, Digital inclusion, Disadvantaged persons, IFLA Satellite meeting, IFLA WLIC 2018, Library services to people with disabilities, Singapore, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

O acesso à informação para alcançar o desenvolvimento sustentável na América Latina e no Caribe Também disponível em inglês,...

Publication - 27 September 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, LAC, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements

Aussi disponible en portugais L’Accès à l’information pour réaliser le Développement durable en Amérique latine et aux Caraïbes...

Publication - 27 September 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, LAC, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements

También disponible en portugués El acceso a la información para alcanzar el desarrollo sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe La Declaración de...

Publication - 27 September 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, LAC, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements

Also available in Portuguese Access to Information to Achieve Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean The Santiago Declaration is a statement of libraries...

Publication - 26 September 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, LAC, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements

As institutions with a societal mission, it is natural for libraries to seek to address the major societal challenges of today - and there are fewer greater than sustainability. With...

Publication - 25 September 2018

Tags: Access to information, environmental sustainability, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, Sustainability, Briefings, Environment, Sustainability and Libraries

Copyright, together with other intellectual property rights, seeks to promote creativity and innovation by giving the creator or rightsholder a monopoly of rights, or exclusive rights over the...

News - 24 September 2018

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

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)

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 board...

News - 24 September 2018

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

Success in the mission of libraries relies heavily on peace. War and conflict, beyond immediate harm to people and buildings, holds back education, culture and research.  Yet...

Publication - 21 September 2018

Tags: Access to information, Interreligious relations, peace, Briefings, LDP (Library Development Programme)

2019 is going to be a big year in IFLA’s work on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With a focus on SDG 4 (quality education), ...

Publication - 21 September 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, HLPF 2019, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, VNRs, LDP (Library Development Programme), Videos

I Colóquio de Informação do Comitê Interinstitucional de Cooperação Informacional e Bibliotecária (CICIB) aims to discuss and discuss the topic...

Event - 20 September 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Brazil, Seminar, UN 2030 Agenda, UN Sustainable Development Goals

"The Global Congress is the main convening of a global network of over 800 researchers, activists, and practitioners who work on the intersection of intellectual property and promotion of the...

Event - 18 September 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Event, Intellectual property, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

If information is power, then democracy - the power of the people - depends on access to information for all. To celebrate International Democracy Day 2018, IFLA has put together an...

Publication - 16 September 2018

Tags: Access to information, Democracy, Transparency, Briefings, Library and Research Services for Parliaments

Webinar también disponible en inglés y francés 2019 va a ser un gran año en el trabajo de la IFLA sobre los Objetivos de Desarrollo...

Event - 13 September 2018

Tags: Access to information, DA2I, Development, HLPF 2019, IAP, Libraries for development, SDG 10, SDG 16, SDG 4, SDG 8, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, Webinar

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, 13 September 2018— In a vote on copyright today, Members of the European Parliament offered welcome support to libraries’ heritage work. However,...

News - 13 September 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright reform, European Parliament, Press Release, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Webinar également disponible en anglais et en espagnol 2019 sera une année importante pour le travail de l'IFLA en matière des Objectifs de dé...

Event - 11 September 2018

Tags: Access to information, DA2I, Development, HLPF 2019, IAP, Libraries for development, SDG 10, SDG 16, SDG 4, SDG 8, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, Webinar

Webinar also available in French and Spanish 2019 is going to be a big year in IFLA’s work on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs...

Event - 11 September 2018

Tags: Access to information, DA2I, Development, HLPF 2019, IAP, Libraries for development, SDG 10, SDG 16, SDG 4, SDG 8, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, Webinar

Following the launch of a guide to implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty and a statement on copyright literacy at the World Library and Information Congress, IFLA has continued to make the case...

News - 10 September 2018

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

​Next Wednesday, all of the European Parliament’s 751 Members will have the opportunity to amend the draft Directive on copyright. In doing so, they will send a message to Europe’s...

News - 7 September 2018

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

You can now view Clare O’Hanlon’s presentation, “A continuum of LGBTIQA+ community engagement in libraries: From collections and cataloguing to book displays, bathrooms and...

News - 30 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Australia, Bibliotherapy, Cataloguing, Collection development, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, LGBTQ library outreach, LGBTQ library resources, LGBTQ library services, LGBTQ library services. LGBTQ library programming, Library collections, Library outreach, Library services, Malaysia, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Reading, Reference services, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, Women’s issues, Young adults, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

Чтобы рассказать о концепции грамотности в области авторского права, ее значении для различных аспектов библиотечной деятельности, а также выработать рекомендации для основных заинтересованных...

News - 29 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Literacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

2019 год предоставит нам великолепные возможности для адвокации библиотек с учетом Целей устойчивого развития ООН  в области образования, занятости, равенства и доступа к информации....

News - 29 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

As part of the 2018 World Library and Information Caucus, IFLA organised a flash session on the subject of latest developments at Creative Commons, and how libraries can get involved....

Event - 29 August 2018

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

​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)

​ ​   أصدرت الإفلا بيانًا حول تعليم ومحو أمية حقوق الطبع والنشر؛ لشرح المبدأ نفسه وأهميته في عمل المكتبات ووضع توصيات للمُستفيدين. أن تكون على علم بحقوق...

News - 27 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Literacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​ يُتيح عام 2019 فرصة هامة لمُناصرة المكتبات، خاصةً مع تركيز الأمم المُتحدة على أهداف التنمية المُستدامة بشأن التعليم، والتوظيف، والمساواة، وإتاحة المعلومات، في هذه الجلسة، توضح القصص...

News - 27 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

2019 est une année favorable pour développer le plaidoyer en faveur des bibliothèques en mettant l’accent sur  les objectifs de développement durable (ODD)...

News - 27 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

​ Das Jahr 2019 bietet, mit dem Fokus auf den Zielen für nachhaltige Entwicklung (SDGs) der Vereinten Nationen für Bildung, Beschäftigung, Gleichberechtigung und Zugang zu...

News - 27 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

The Marrakesh Treaty has already had a major impact on copyright legislation, removing legal barriers to making and sharing copies of books in accessible formats. But to ensure that people with...

News - 27 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to information, Copyright, Copyright, From the Annual Conference, Libraries serving persons with print disabilities, Marrakesh Treaty, Services to people with disabilities, Services to the visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

In order to explain the concept of copyright literacy, its importance within the broader work of libraries and to make recommendations to key stakeholders, IFLA has published a statement on...

News - 27 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Literacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Para explicar el concepto de alfabetización en derechos de autor, su importancia dentro del amplio trabajo de las bibliotecas y hacer recomendaciones a las partes implicadas, la IFLA ha...

News - 27 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Literacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Copyright has a decisive role on what libraries and their users can do with works to which they have access. However, librarians' knowledge of the law can play just as important a role,...

Publication - 27 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Literacy, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

2019 ofrece una oportunidad crucial para la defensa de las bibliotecas, con un especial interés en los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de las Naciones Unidas para la educaci...

News - 27 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

​ 2019年为图书馆宣传提供重要机遇，将会重点关注联合国可持续发展目标（SDGs）有关教育、就业、平等和信息获取方面的内容。有关这些主题的的精彩故事将向国家和国际领导人展示图书馆贡献的重要性，并有助于赢得图书馆应有的认可。 国际图联世界图书馆地图（LMW）提供了一个可以分享故事的独特数字空间——展示图书馆对实现可持续发展目标的贡献，...

News - 27 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

Afin d'expliquer la notion de culture du droit d'auteur, son importance au sein de l’ensemble plus vaste des activités des bibliothèques et de faire des recommandations...

News - 27 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Literacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

为了阐释版权素养的概念及其在图书馆广泛工作中的重要性，并对利益相关者提出改进建议，国际图联发布了关于版权教育和版权素养的声明。   具备版权素养是指拥有丰富的版权知识并能够明智决定如何利用受版权保护的文献。其中包括随着法律、实践和用户期望的发展，了解版权制度的结构、功能和影响。版权教育则是发展和更新版权素养的过程。...

News - 27 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Literacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​ Um das Konzept der Urheberrechtskompetenz (Copyright Literacy) und ihre Bedeutung im erweiterten Umfeld von Bibliotheken zu erläutern und Empfehlungen an die wesentlichen...

News - 27 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Literacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​ ​ The Marrakesh Treaty entered into force in September 2016, faster than any other international copyright text in the last 40 years. It promises to remove some of the key...

Publication - 27 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Libraries serving persons with print disabilities, Library services to people with disabilities, Marrakesh Treaty, Services to the visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Toolkits

2019 offers a crucial opportunity to advocate for libraries, with a focus at the United Nations on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for education, employment, equality and access to...

News - 27 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

The IFLA Library Map of the World, launched one year ago at WLIC 2017 in Wrocław, addresses the critical need of the library field to have basic information about the state of libraries...

News - 26 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

​ تتناول خارطة الإفلا لمكتبات العالم التي صدرت العام الماضي خلال المؤتمر العالمي للمكتبات والمعلومات لعام 2017 المُنعقد في فروتسواف حاجة مجال المكتبات الماسة إلى المعلومات...

News - 26 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

El Mapa de la IFLA de las Bibliotecas del Mundo, que se hizo público hace un año en el WLIC de 2017 en Wrocław, responde a la importante necesidad del sector bibliotecario...

News - 26 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

Проект Библиотечная карта мира ИФЛА, представленный год назад на Всемирном библиотечном и информационном конгрессе 2017 во Вроцлаве, направлен на удовлетворение насущной потребности...

News - 26 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

​ 国际图联世界图书馆地图于一年前在弗罗茨瓦夫召开的2017年世界图书馆与信息大会（WLIC）上正式发布，该网站解决了图书馆界收集图书馆现状及世界各国图书馆总体前景基本信息的迫切需求。 有关图书馆 世界图书馆地图的初衷是收集图书馆基本信息并实现共享。如今该网站不仅只是提供数据，甚至已经成为获取与图书馆相关的联合国可持续性发展...

News - 26 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

La Carte mondiale des bibliothèques de l’IFLA, mise en place l’année dernière au CMBI 2017  de Wroclaw, répond au besoin essentiel pour le...

News - 26 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

​ Beim letztjährigen WLIC in Wrocław fiel der Startschuss für die IFLA Library Map of the World. Sie wendet sich an den kritischen Bedarf des Bibliotheksbereichs, ü...

News - 26 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs

The phenomenon of ‘fake news’ has risen to prominence in many countries, regularly appearing in political debate. IFLA is concerned by the risk that this can pose to access to...

Publication - 25 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, fake news, Information Literacy, Media and Information Literacy, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

IFLA LGBTQ Users SIG is not hosting a conference session at WLIC2018 because of the human rights situation for LGBTQ+ people in Malaysia.   Instead, please enjoy this video...

News - 24 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Australia, Collection development, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, LGBTQ library outreach, LGBTQ library programming, LGBTQ library resources, LGBTQ library services, LGBTQ library services, Library as place, Library collections, Library outreach, Library services, Malaysia, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Peace, Reference services, Social inclusion, Women’s issues, Young adults, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

IFLA held the International Advocacy Programme Global Convening on 28-29 June in New York, United States.  The event as a whole provided an opportunity to look back on...

Publication - 23 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, IAP, International Advocacy Programme, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, Conference proceedings

During the International Advocacy Programme Global Convening, held in New York on 28-29 June 2018, IFLA offered a presentation about expected events in the coming year at the United Nations...

Publication - 23 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Development, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, sustainable development goals, United Nations, Conference proceedings, LDP (Library Development Programme)

2019 will be a big year at the UN. The regular regional and global forum and voluntary national reviews taking a specific focus on education, employment, equality and access to...

Publication - 23 August 2018

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

​The rights of freedom of expression and access to information, privacy, education, and participation in cultural life are core to libraries’ mission. They give equitable access to the...

News - 22 August 2018

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

On International Youth Day 2018, IFLA released a paper exploring how libraries are working to provide safe spaces for youth. In doing so, they offer useful lessons on how to overcome the...

Publication - 12 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Homelessness, LGBTQ, young adults, Youth involvement, Briefings, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

13:30 - 16:00 The Copyright and Other Legal Matters Committee’s second business meeting is taking place on 29 August 2018. Discussions will focus on several areas of the committee...

Event - 9 August 2018

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

15:45 - 17:45 The Copyright and Other Legal Matters Committee’s first business meeting is taking place on 24 August 2018. Discussions will focus on several areas of the committee...

Event - 9 August 2018

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

9:30 - 11:30 Simulatenous translation The shift from buying physical library media to licensing digital content has profound impacts on the way libraries acquire and give access to...

Event - 9 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Congress, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Electronic collections, Electronic resources, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

9:30 - 11:30 The session will be divided into two with the first hour provided by three members of the IFLA International Leaders programme. The speakers will explore the many ways in...

Event - 9 August 2018

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

08:30 - 10:30 Livestreamed Simultaneous Interpretation In the 5 years since the last major session at WLIC, we have seen talk of the death of the physical books replaced by...

Event - 9 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Congress, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, eBooks, Electronic resources, eLending, eLending for Libraries, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Language is essential to culture, community and daily life. Through languages, people not only express their history, traditions and memory, but more importantly construct their future. Yet many...

Publication - 9 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Cultural heritage, Indigenous peoples, UNESCO, Briefings, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

In 10 December, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights will turn 70. This is a major opportunity both to celebrate this key document and raise awareness of its messages. In...

Publication - 8 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Education, Human rights, Privacy in libraries, Briefings, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

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)

Libraries have a mission to maximize access to their collections, for culture, education and research. In doing so, they face challenges around clearing rights – i.e. how to make these books...

News - 7 August 2018

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

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 International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD) is the only open and freely available bibliographic standard with the goal of ensuring access to information by making bibliographic...

News - 30 July 2018

Tags: Access to information, Cataloguing, ICP, ISBD, Linked data, LRM, Metadata

Five years on from its signature in 2013, the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled is proving its power...

News - 24 July 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Libraries serving persons with print disabilities, Marrakesh Treaty, Print disabilities, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​ ​ Over the ten days of this year’s High Level Political Forum, IFLA engaged intensively with governments, UN officials, experts and partners from civil society. By ensuring...

News - 19 July 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, HLPF, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)

A key pillar of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda, alongside the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals, is an ongoing review of implementation. Central to this is the process of...

Publication - 16 July 2018

Tags: Access to information, sustainable development goals, Briefings, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The IFLA International Advocacy Programme is a capacity-building programme by IFLA, designed to promote and support the role libraries can play in the implementation of the United Nations 2030...

Publication - 15 July 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme), Leaflets

The UN High Level Political Forum takes place on 9-18 July 2018 in New York, discussing global challenges and defining a path to sustainable development. IFLA is there, raising awareness among...

News - 11 July 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, HLPF, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The 2nd meeting of African ministers responsible for libraries took place on 5-6 July in Durban, South Africa. IFLA President Glòria Pérez-Salmerón and Secretary...

News - 8 July 2018

Tags: Access to information, Africa, Copyright exceptions and limitations, sustainable development goals, Africa

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)

Australia is looking at reviewing its Copyright Act of 1968 with the aim of bringing its copyright framework up to date with the digital world. The government consulted on a few specific...

Publication - 5 July 2018

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

Australia is looking at reviewing its Copyright Act of 1968 with the aim of bringing its copyright framework up to date with the digital world. After earlier reviews such as the safe...

News - 5 July 2018

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

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

​ Article 13 is a key element of the EU draft Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. As such, it needs careful analysis and consideration given the threats it poses...

Publication - 3 July 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright, Europe, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Briefings, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

​ The IFLA International Advocacy Programme (IAP) Global Convening took place in New York on 28-29 June 2018. Nearly 40 participants, invited by IFLA, met at the Brooklyn Public Library,...

News - 3 July 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)

IFLA commissed a review of the available literature on the limits of licensing as a means of giving access to knowledge, in order better to understand the feasibility of universal licensing based...

Publication - 29 June 2018

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

Net neutrality refers to the principle that all data or traffic on the Internet should be treated equally. As set out in the IFLA Statement of 2016, unjustified discrimination can lead to certain...

Publication - 28 June 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Net neutrality, Net Neutrality, Toolkits, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

On 28-29 June, IFLA will hold the International Advocacy Programme (IAP) Global Convening in New York, USA. Nearly 40 participants from all regions have been invited by IFLA to celebrate success,...

News - 26 June 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)

La IFLA invita a la comunidad bibliotecaria de la región de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) a compartir sus comentarios sobre un borrador de declaración sobre...

News - 22 June 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

IFLA is encouraging the library community across the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region to share their views on a draft declaration on libraries, access to information and development. This...

News - 22 June 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The Internet is increasingly central to the way we create, share, access and use information. For libraries to be able to achieve their mission of providing universal, equitable and meaningful...

Publication - 21 June 2018

Tags: Access to information, Internet governance, Internet Governance Forum, Briefings, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Yesterday, the Legal affairs committee at the European Parliament (EP) voted on the copyright Directive. There is welcome confirmation of the value of exceptions to copyright as a guarantee of...

News - 21 June 2018

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

Libraries have long played a role in supporting marginalised groups, with refugees and other newcomers just one example of those who benefit from the access to information they provide. On World...

Publication - 20 June 2018

Tags: Access to information, Immigrants, Refugees, Briefings, Library Services to People with Special Needs

IFLA has added its name to a letter to Mauricio Macri, President of Argentina and host of the G20 – a gathering of the governments of the world’s biggest economies. The letter sets out...

News - 17 June 2018

Tags: Access to information, Argentina, Censorship, Freedom of expression, Internet governance, Privacy, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The first UNESCO-IFAP conference on ‘Tangible and Intangible Impacts of Information and Communications in the Digital Age’ on 3-8 June 2018 brought together representatives of...

News - 13 June 2018

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Information literacy, Media and Information Literacy, Russian Federation, UNESCO, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

IFLA will hold a Global Convening of its International Advocacy Programme (IAP) in New York on 28-29 June 2018. After six regional workshops and nearly two years of hard work in...

Event - 13 June 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Capacity building, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States of America, Workshop

IFLA was in Geneva from 28 May to 1 June to advocate for better exceptions and limitations to copyright for libraries. The occasion was the 36th meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright and...

News - 7 June 2018

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

The 6th Seminar on Art Information seeks to broaden the debate on topics related to libraries and art. This edition of the seminar will be held at the Cervantes Institute in Rio de Janeiro, on 24...

Event - 6 June 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Brazil, Seminar, UN 2030 Agenda, UN Sustainable Development Goals

Digital technologies have opened up exciting new ways of making the cities and communities where we live cleaner, easier and more efficient. Smart cities have seen better organisation of traffic,...

News - 6 June 2018

Tags: Access to information, Digital divide, inclusion, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)

UNESCO – the United Nations Educational, Social and Cultural Organisation – has become an important player in the field of open educational resources. At its 39th General Conference in...

Publication - 4 June 2018

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

UNESCO is preparing a Draft Recommendation on Open Educational Resources (OER), as the next step forwards in its work in the area. Given the strong role of libraries in many countries in promoting...

News - 4 June 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Education, Open access, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

Together with IFLA, the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB) is organising a lecture on Global Librarianship. Three speakers from the international library field will share their vision in a compact...

Event - 1 June 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, IFLA Global Vision, Lecture, Netherlands

​ The stage is set for a major gathering of key library stakeholders, leaders, practitioners, innovators and supporters representing governments, NGOs, regional and international aid...

Event - 25 May 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Event, Fiji, INELI, UN Sustainable Development Goals

#1Lib1Ref – one librarian, one reference – is the Wikimedia Foundation’s initiative to engage the collective knowledge of libraries to improve the quality and...

News - 25 May 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, local content, Wikipedia, 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

​ IFLA President-elect Christine Mackenzie brought the results of the first phase of the IFLA Global Vision to Myanmar, where the 17th meeting of the Congress of Southeast Asian...

News - 14 May 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians (CONSAL), Myanmar

The Art Libraries Section of IFLA, in collaboration with the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, is organizing a one-day conference that focuses on the documentation of global...

News - 13 May 2018

Tags: Access to information, Best practices, Conferences, Cultural heritage, Library collections, Art Libraries

There is increasing awareness that sustainable development requires effective government. Libraries have a major role to play in delivering this, as part of their broader mission to provide access...

Publication - 11 May 2018

Tags: Access to information, government accountability, Government information, Transparency, Briefings, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

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