Content tagged Access to information
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(These results include any available translations of the original English documents.)
- Sustaining libraries in a digital world: Interview with Jennie Rose Halperin, Library Futures
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)
- Informed, engaged, enabled: report of the IFLA side-event at the African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
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
- 8th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development
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
- Informed Citizens, Societies and Governments for Sustainable and Resilient Recovery
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
- Championing Digital Literacy and Privacy - Toronto Public Library Experiences
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
- 7th African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development
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
- Building Back Better with Africa’s Libraries
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
- Mobilising Libraries for Cultural Diversity: Next-Steps Informed by the UNESCO 2005 Convention
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
- Safer Internet Day in Lithuanian Libraries
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
- IFLA Deeply Concerned by Reports of Restrictions on Access to Information in Myanmar
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)
- Safer Internet Day: Experiences in Latvian Libraries
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
- As UN Commission on Social Development focuses on digital inclusion, role of libraries highlighted
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
- Access to information at the heart of the right to development
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 Response to UN Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development and the 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...
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)
- XXIV Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Libraries Association (SCECSAL 2020)
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
- Libraries opening the door to cultural participation in the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development
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
- International Advocacy Programme - Training Slides
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
- Human Rights, Internet Governance and the Global Library Field in 2021: A Look Ahead
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)
- IFLA Submits Comments on draft UNESCO Open Science Recommendation
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)
- Information Sustainability: Interview with Genilson Geraldo, Brazil
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
- IFLA looking ahead on Copyright
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)
- Making the Decisions that Matter Better: IFLA Releases Statement on Open and Good Governance
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
- IFLA Statement on Libraries and Open and Good Governance
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
- A Constant Goal in a Changing Landscape: IFLA Launches Survey on Intellectual Freedom
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)
- Libraries in Digital Skills Strategies
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
- IFLA SDGs Update: December 2020
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
- Recognising Libraries as Partners for Development – A Review of Five Years of 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...
News - 2 December 2020
Tags: Access to information, Development, SDGs, VNRs, Voluntary National Reviews
- References to Libraries in UN SDG 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
- Libraries Engaged in Advocacy for Access to Health in Chile
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
- Internet Governance Forum 2020: Takeaway Messages for Libraries
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
- Securing SDG Success in Africa through Youth
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
- Looking ahead to the 40th Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights
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)
- 40th Sesssion of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights
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)
- Libraries are an Important Component of Media and Information Literacy for All
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
- IGF 2020 Update: Wrapping Up Week 1, and a Look Ahead
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)
- Africa Youth SDG Summit
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
- 15th Internet Governance Forum
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
- A Look Ahead to the 2020 Internet Governance Forum
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)
- Digital Technologies and Social Development: We Need Meaningful Inclusion Efforts
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
- Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2020
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
- IFLA SDGs Update: October 2020
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
- Libraries in Belgium Promoting and Protecting Human Rights
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)
- Documentary Heritage at Risk: Policy Gaps in Digital Preservation
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
- Library Pledge for Digital Inclusion
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)
- IFLA Statement on Libraries and Artificial Intelligence
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)
- Press Release: Every Community Connected - A Call to Action
[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)
- Every Community Connected: A Call to Action, a Pledge to Engage
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)
- IFLA at the 2020 Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum: Access to Information and Meaningful Digital Inclusion
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
- Understanding Library Tech Needs and Readiness: a new IFLA Briefing
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
- Library Tech Needs and Readiness: A Briefing
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
- IFLA responds to the International Science Council Survey on Science and Global Sustainability
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
- Global Congress on IP and the Public Interest
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)
- IFLA Submission to OHCHR Call for Inputs on Children’s Privacy
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 and Children’s Right to Privacy: IFLA Submits Comments to OHCHR Call for Inputs
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)
- Get into Global Media & Information Literacy Week 2020
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
- Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum 2020 - IFLA Session on Meaningful Access to Information and Digital Inclusion
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
- Users’ Rights Cannot be Collateral Damage: IFLA Submits Comments on European Commission Guidance on Upload Filter Provisions of Copyright Directive
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)
- WIPO Conference on the Global Digital Content Market
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)
- Five ways to show how libraries support the SDGs
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
- Public Internet Access in Libraries: Realising the Potential, Avoiding the Pitfalls
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 Response to the Call for Submissions on Women’s and Girls’ Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Situations of Crisis
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)
- Libraries and Women’s Rights to Sexual and Reproductive Health: Building Awareness, Providing Access to Information and Knowledge
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)
- Participation, Partnerships, Progress - Libraries Engaged in the SDGs in Costa Rica
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
- New Partnerships, Stronger Voice: Libraries Engage in Brazil's 2030 Agenda Work Group
[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
- Still Time to Act: IFLA Calls for Rapid Finalisation of Copyright Reforms in South Africa
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 joins European Library Associations in Calling for Effective Support for Education, Research, Culture and Digital Inclusion
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
- Libraries Supporting Digital Governance: Insights from the 2020 UN E-Government Survey
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
- UN, Government and Civil Society Underline Need to Include Culture in post-COVID-19 Planning
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
- Library Return on Investment - Review of Evidence from the Last 10 Years
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)
- Culture 2030 Goal Side Event: Culture – An Accelerator Under-Used?
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
- Development and Access to Information: Country Analyses
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
- Update on IFLA's Work on Sustainable Development - July 2020
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
- A Recognised Role: Libraries in UN Voluntary National Reviews
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
- Five Ways to Get Involved in the 2020 High Level Political Forum
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
- Media Literacy Training for Libraries: Tips and Takeaway Messages
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 Responds to UN Questionnaire on Human Rights and COVID-19
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
- IFLA at EuroDIG 2020
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 Response to UNESCO Questionnaire on Open Science
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)
- Update on IFLA's Work on Sustainable Development - June 2020
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
- Libraries Supporting Open Government: Areas for Engagement and Lessons Learned
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
- Librarians Have Spoken! Over 750 Responses to the Public Library Manifesto Survey Received
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
- Libraries and Media Literacy: IFLA to Participate in an EU Project
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 CLM Principles for Library Associations and Libraries in Approaches to Rightholders during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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)
- Celebrating Africa Day 2020
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
- A New Model for Digital Inclusion: An Interview with Helsingborg City Libraries
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
- A Necessary Pre-Condition: Libraries, Information and Access to Justice
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
- IFLA Responds to UN Consultation on Cultural Rights and Climate Change
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
- Webinar on 'Information literacy: Knowing the right news in the digital age'
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
- Leading library, archives, and museum organisations call on WIPO to help safeguard cultural heritage
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)
- Catching Up - Latest Developments on eLending Advocacy in the United States
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)
- #Culture2030Goal Statement on COVID-19
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
- How To Spot Fake News at a Time of COVID-19
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
- How to Spot Fake News – COVID-19 Edition
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 Calls for Continued Support for Preservation and Access to Documentary Heritage in Response to COVID-19
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
- IFLA Leads Open Letter on Intellectual Property and COVID-19
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)
- Community Networks: A Briefing for Libraries
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)
- Now available: Community Networks – A Briefing for Libraries
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)
- Hard Choices: Libraries Face Major Challenges in Meeting Reader eLending Demand
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)
- Update on IFLA's Work on Sustainable Development - March 2020
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
- Share Your Thoughts and Ideas on the IFLA/UNESCO/ Public Library Manifesto
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
- Libraries Help Deliver on Human Rights in Australia, Georgia and Myanmar
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)
- WIPO Nominates Daren Tang as New Director General
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)
- Beijing+25: How Libraries Help Deliver on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women
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)
- International Women’s Day 2020: How Libraries Help Deliver on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women
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)
- A Clear Contribution: Libraries Engage at African SDG Forum
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
- IFLA-ICA Statement on Privacy Legislation and Archiving
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)
- A Question of Judgement: New IFLA-ICA Statement on Archiving and Privacy
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)
- WIPO Member States Meet to Choose a New Director General
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)
- Accelerating Development, Transforming Lives in Africa: IFLA Promotes Libraries at African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
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
- Books Beyond Bars: Why Focus on Prison Libraries? An interview with Lisa Krolak, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning
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
- Into Action: UN Regional Sustainable Development Forums Start Next Week
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 Submits Comments on WIPO Artificial Intelligence Issues Paper
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)
- National Libraries in Voluntary National Reviews – a Briefing
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 2020: Advocacy Kit for Libraries
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)
- Getting ready for the 2020 International Women’s Day: an Advocacy Kit for Libraries
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)
- 13th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
As a partner NGO of UNESCO, we will attend the meeting of civil society observers with the members of the Bureau of the Committee on 11 February to advocate for the role of libraries in the...
Event - 10 February 2020
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Conference, Cultural heritage, Digital humanities, France, Marginalised populations, Multicultural populations, Preservation, Social inclusion, Society
- The New Urban Agenda – Advocacy Opportunities for Libraries
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
- 6th Stakeholder Dialogue on the Implementation of Article 17 of the Copyright Directive
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 Input to a Report on New Information Technologies and Racial Equality
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)
- Call for Papers (video or multimedia work) IFLA WLIC 2020 Dublin – The Audiovisual and Multimedia Section joint with Metropolitan Libraries Section
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
- Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action - Briefing for 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)
- Now available: Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action - Briefing for 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...
News - 21 January 2020
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Gender equality
- Joint Letter on Transparency in Preparing Guidelines on Article 17 of the EU Copyright Directive
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 Signs on to Letter Calling for Transparency over Guidelines on Upload Filter Provisions in Europe
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)
- IFLA Submission Calls on US to Reject Efforts to Use Trade Measures to Delay Much-Needed Copyright Reforms
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 Submission to US Trade Representative on the Review of South Africa’s Position under the Generalized System of Preferences
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)
- 58th Session of the UN Commission on Social Development
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
- 5th Stakeholder Dialogue on the Implementation of Article 17 of the Copyright Directive
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)
- #1Lib1Ref 2020 starts today!
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
- WLIC 2020 joint session with Preservation and Conservation Section
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
- Uncertainty, Innovation, Opportunity: IFLA Launches Trend Report Update 2019
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
- What They Said at SCCR 39
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)
- A Unique Potential, A Real Responsibility: Libraries Mark Human Rights Day 2019
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)
- IFLA Intellectual Freedom Checklist
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)
- Placing Information at the Heart of Good Governance: Government Libraries Conference
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
- World Urban Forum
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
- African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development
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)
- IFLA President Underlines Role of Libraries in Successful Local Development
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
- One Librarian, one reference #1Lib1Ref 2020
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
- Towards the Decade of Delivery: Focus of 2020 High Level Political Forum Announced
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)
- IFLA Secretary General Urges Africa’s Governments to Engage Libraries in Development Efforts
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)
- IFLA at IGF 2019
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)
- Libraries and the Paris Agreement: Connections and Contributions
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
- Palaces for the People: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Public Library Manifesto
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
- The Role of Libraries in National Broadband Plans and Policies
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
- Libraries Engaged in Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs)
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
- Partnering for Education, Science and Culture at the UNESCO General Conference
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
- Protecting Exceptions: New Survey of Legislation Safeguarding the Rights of Libraries and their Users
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)
- Celebrating the Public Library Manifesto this Friday!
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
- International Day for the Universal Access to Information Endorsed by UN General Assembly
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
- A Look Ahead to the 2019 Annual Internet Governance Forum Meeting
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)
- IFLA/UNESCO Public Library Manifesto 25th Anniversary Poster
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
- Open Session of the Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in 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
- 14th Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum
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
- 40th Session of the UNESCO General Conference
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
- Key Issues for Libraries at the UNESCO General Conference 2019
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
- IFLA Public Library Manifesto Advocacy Toolkit
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
- Workshops for Media Literacy
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
- European Copyright Directive Implementation Advances: How Can You Get Involved?
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)
- Proceedings of the 16th IFLA ILDS conference: Beyond the paywall - Resource sharing in a disruptive ecosystem : held at the National Library of Technology in Prague, Czech Republic, October 9-11, 2019
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
- IFLA Input to 2019 WSIS Review
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
- World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2019
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
- 3rd Roundtable of Ministers Responsible for Public Libraries in Africa
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)
- E-Lending, Embargoes and Equitable Access: Interview with Sari Feldman
The rules around library eLending are on the agenda again in the United States, following the decision by one publisher to impose limits on libraries' ability to give access to new books...
News - 16 October 2019
Tags: Access to information, eLending, eLending for Libraries, United States of America, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Libraries Defending and Delivering on Fundamental Rights in Croatia and the United States
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)
- Promoting Access to Knowledge and Information: WIPO Members Affirm Role in Delivering the Sustainable Development Goals
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)
- WIPO General Assembly
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)
- Libraries Act for the SDGs
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)
- Culture Essential for SDG Success: IFLA Contributes to New Report
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)
- Culture in the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda
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
- UN Climate Summit: the Heritage Dimension
IFLA attended the session at the United Nations Climate Summit focused on heritage issues. With a strong focus both on the risks that climate heritage poses to all types of culture, but also the...
News - 22 September 2019
Tags: Access to information, Climate change, Cultural heritage, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Making a Reality of Access to Legal Research to Deliver the SDGs: Interview with Latia Ward
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)
- The Human and the Algorithm: Response to Council of Europe’s Draft Recommendation on Human Right Impacts of Algorithmic Systems
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)
- General Meeting of the Global Alliance for Literacy within the Context of Life-Long Learning
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
- For Everyone, Everywhere, at Every Age: Libraries and Adult Literacy
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 Commons: A Holistic and Ecological View of Science
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)
- Get into SDG Action Week
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)
- First Version of IFLA Toolkit on National Literacy and Reading Strategies Launched
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
- حان وقت العمل: الحاجة الى اتخاذ إجراءات دولية بشأن الاستثناءات والقيود على حقوق الطبع والنشر للمكتبات
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)
- Время действовать: требуются международные усилия для регулирования исключений и ограничений в авторском праве для библиотек
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)
- 时不我待:在图书馆版权限制与例外这一问题上,需要采取国际行动
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)
- Zeit zum Handeln: Internationaler Handlungsbedarf bei Ausnahmen und Schranken des Urheberrechts für Bibliotheken
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)
- Es el Momento de Actuar: Se Necesita la Acción Internacional en las Excepciones y Limitaciones de los Derechos de Autor para las Bibliotecas
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)
- Il est temps d’agir : les exceptions et limitations au droit d’auteur en bibliothèque exigent des mesures internationales
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)
- Time to Act: International Action Needed on Exceptions and Limitations to Copyright for Libraries
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)
- 倡导公共访问
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)
- Fürsprecher für den öffentlichen Internetzugang
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)
- Un plaidoyer en faveur de l’accès public
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)
- Defensa del Acceso Público
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)
- الدعوة إلى إتاحة الوصول إلى شبكة الانترنت للجميع
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)
- Защита публичного доступа
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)
- Advocating for Public Access
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)
- 加强宣传:“图书馆地图”提供全球数据下载、更多发展故事和各个国家的信息
“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
- عزز من مُناصرتك: تحميل بيانات خارطة الإفلا لمكتبات العالم، المزيد من القصص وصفحات البلاد
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
- В помощь адвокации: загрузка данных Библиотечной карты мира, новые истории и национальные страницы
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
- Stärken Sie Ihre Interessensvertretung: Daten-Download der Library Map of the World, weitere Geschichten und Länderprofile
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
- Renforcez votre plaidoyer avec les données téléchargeables de la Carte Mondiale des Bibliothèques, les retours d’expériences et les profils par pays
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
- Impulse su defensa de las bibliotecas: descarga del Mapa de las Bibliotecas del Mundo, más historias y perfiles de países
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
- IFLA Toolkit: How to use the Development and Access to Information Report 2019
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
- Power your advocacy: Library Map of the World data download, more stories and country profiles
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
- حق الوصول – عشرون عامًا على بيان الإفلا عن المكتبات والحرية الفكرية
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)
- Доступ по праву – 20 лет Заявлению ИФЛА о библиотеках и интеллектуальной свободе
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)
- 公平获取——“国际图联图书馆与知识自由声明”发布20周年
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)
- Zugang mit Recht – 20 Jahre IFLA-Erklärung zum Thema Bibliotheken und geistige Freiheit
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)
- Acceso por Derecho – 20 Años de la Declaración de la IFLA sobre las Bibliotecas y la Libertad Intelectual
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)
- Droit d’accès – 20ème anniversaire de la Déclaration de l'IFLA sur les bibliothèques et la liberté intellectuelle
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)
- IFLA Statement on Censorship (2019)
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 Guidelines on Public Internet Access in Libraries
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)
- Access by Right – 20 Years of the IFLA Statement on Libraries and Intellectual Freedom
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)
- More Countries Join Marrakesh: Update of the Marrakesh Monitoring Report
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)
- Teaching Digital Skills in Rural Nigeria
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
- Support for Libraries as Drivers of Development Grows at United Nations
At the 2019 High Level Political Forum, governments, UN officials and civil society representatives heard about the ways in which libraries can deliver the Sustainable Development Goals. Through...
News - 23 July 2019
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, HLPF 2019, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States of America
- De Buenos Aires a Nueva York: Difundiendo el mensaje de apoyo a las bibliotecas
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)
- From Buenos Aires to New York: Spreading the Message of Support for Libraries
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)
- Knowledge Partners for Sustainable Development: IFLA Joins SDG 17 Event at United Nations
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals place a strong emphasis on partnerships, within and across countries. These, the UN argues, are essential for spreading ideas, reducing...
News - 18 July 2019
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, HLPF, IAP, Libraries for development, Partnerships, Sustainable development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States of America
- Simplify, Unify, Diversify: an Interview with Jessica Want, New York Public Library
Alongside growing concern in the United States and Canada about the conditions imposed on libraries looking to lend eBooks, there are also efforts to reduce dependency on third party distributors...
News - 16 July 2019
Tags: Access to information, Ebooks, elending, eLending for Libraries, United States of America, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Progress on Exceptions and Limitations to Copyright in Latin America and the Caribbean
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)
- Información para el desarrollo: La implementación de la Declaración de Buenos Aires
La posibilidad de encontrar, usar y producir información es una base esencial, aunque a menudo pasada por alto, del desarrollo. Cada vez que alguien busca trabajo u...
Event - 10 July 2019
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, Meeting, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States of America
- Informed, Empowered, Equal: IFLA to Underline Libraries’ Contribution to Better Societies at UN HLPF 2019
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) provide a global roadmap towards lasting and equitable growth. The annual High-Level Political Forum is the opportunity to measure...
News - 10 July 2019
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, HLPF, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States of America
- Information for Development: Delivering on the Buenos Aires Declaration
The possibility to find, use and create information is an essential, but often overlooked foundation of development. Whenever someone looks for a job or training opportunities,...
Event - 9 July 2019
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, Meeting, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States of America
- Partnering for development - From global to local: the role of knowledge and libraries
Sustainable Development Goal 17 underlines the importance of partnerships, both in terms of sharing ideas and knowledge, and through concrete collaboration between development actors....
Event - 9 July 2019
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, Libraries for development, Meeting, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States of America
- United Nations High Level Political Forum 2019
The 2019 High Level Political Forum (HLPF) under the auspices of the United Nations' Economic and Social Council is the key annual meeting on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)....
Event - 8 July 2019
Tags: Access to information, Conference, Development, SDGs, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Outcomes of the second WIPO regional seminar: #Copyright4Libraries in the African Region
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)
- IFLA at EuroDIG 2019
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)
- Conference on New Challenges Regarding Copyright in the Digital Single Market
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)
- Supporting Sustainable Development Globally: Libraries at the UN Regional Forums
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)
- European Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market: what it is about and why libraries should care
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)
- 2019 ALA Annual Conference
The 2019 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington DC, USA. ALA 2019 offers a host of professional...
Event - 11 June 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Conference, United States of America
- WIPO Action Plans on Exceptions and Limitations
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)
- Webinar de la IFLA sobre la reunión regional de la OMPI para América Latina y el Caribe
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
- IFLA webinar on the WIPO Latin America and the Caribbean regional meeting
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
- Reunión de la Presidenta de la IFLA 2019: Nuevas perspectivas, nuevas posibilidades y un llamado a la acción para las bibliotecas como motores de cambio
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
- Placing Libraries at the Heart of Connectivity Strategies
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)
- Justice, Good Governance and Libraries: IFLA Participates in United Nations Expert Meeting on SDG16
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)
- IFLA President’s Meeting 2019: New Perspectives, New Possibilities and a Call to Action for Libraries as Motors of Change
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
- Access to Information Online: Towards an Adequate Transposition of Art. 17 in Europe
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)
- Preparatory Conference on SDG16
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)
- Vote Library: Final Day of the 2019 European Elections
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)
- Tracking Progress, Underlining Potential: Launch of the 2019 Development and Access to Information Report
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
- Ministros de Cultura y representantes de América Latina y el Caribe se comprometen con las bibliotecas como motores del cambio
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
- Ministers of Culture and Representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean Commit to Libraries as Motors of Change
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
- Save the date! Live Streaming of the Forum of Ministers and Secretaries of Culture of Latin America and the Caribbean and IFLA President's Meeting 2019
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
- ¡Guarde la fecha! Transmisión en directo del Foro de Ministros y Secretarios de Cultura de América Latina y el Caribe y de la Reunión de la Presidenta de la IFLA 2019
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
- Foro de Ministros y Secretarios de Cultura de América Latina y el Caribe
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
- Forum of Ministers and Secretaries of Culture of Latin America and the Caribbean
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
- Development and Access to Information (DA2I) Report 2019
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
- Stronger Libraries for a Stronger Europe – Celebrating Europe Day 2019
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)
- Political Party Responses to the Library Manifesto for Europe
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)
- Webinaire de l'IFLA sur la réunion régionale africaine de l'OMPI
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
- IFLA webinar on the WIPO African regional meeting
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
- Creative Commons Global Summit 2019
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)
- 2019 Development and Access to Information Report to be presented at IFLA President’s Meeting
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
- A Solid Start: Asia-Pacific Government Representatives Stress Need for International Action for Libraries at Singapore Workshop
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)
- Copyright in the Asia-Pacific Region: the Right Rules for Libraries?
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)
- A Library Manifesto for Europe
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
- A Library Manifesto for Europe
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)
- Libraries: Possibilities and Potential for Achieving the SDGs
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)
- Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Becomes World Book Capital
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)
- Traditional Knowledge and Copyright: An Interview with Wend Wendland, Director of the WIPO Traditional Knowledge Division
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
- Press Release on the Adoption of the European Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market
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
- Adoption of the European Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market
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)
- Call for nominations: Chair of IFLA Advisory Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) – term of office August 2019 – August 2021
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
- Availability, License Terms and Pricing of eBooks: an Interview with Rebecca Giblin
ELending is becoming increasingly important and is already well-established in many countries. While jurisdictions approach the lending of eBooks and other digital material in many different ways...
News - 12 April 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Advocacy, Australia, Canada, Copyright, Copyright 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)
- Get Connected: Public Access Policy Toolkit
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)
- Get Connected: Public Access Policy Toolkit
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)
- Protecting Privacy in the Modern Academic Library: An Interview with Mimi Calter
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
- Global Discussions on Exceptions and Limitations to Copyright for Libraries Continue
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)
- Libraries are Good for You: Supporting the Delivery of SDG3
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)
- Libraries for Human Rights: IFLA Contributes to Italian UN Human Rights Review
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 Submission on Italian Universal Periodic Review
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)
- IFLA Releases Statement on Open Access in Intergovernmental Organisations
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 Statement on Open Access in Intergovernmental Organisations (2019)
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
- 3rd Agenda 21 for Culture Summit
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)
- A Unique Role - A Real Need: Libraries, Archives, Museums and Exceptions to Copyright
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)
- Global discussions around copyright continue next week in Geneva
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)
- EU Copyright Directive Adopted: The Fight for Libraries and Freedom of Speech Passes to the National Level
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)
- Roundtable Discussion on the 38th Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights
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)
- Access under Threat: IFLA Underlines the Risks Posed by Article 13
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)
- IFLA webinar on the WIPO Asia-Pacific regional meeting
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 Collaborates with United Nations on the SDG Book Club
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)
- IFLA Brief on Open Educational Resources
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)
- IFLA Brief on Open Educational Resources
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)
- WIPO goes to the regions: #Copyright4Libraries in Asia-Pacific, Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean
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)
- WIPO international conference on limitations and exceptions to copyright
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)
- Séminaire régional de l'OMPI pour l'Afrique
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)
- Seminario regional de la OMPI en América Latina y el Caribe
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)
- Webinar de la IFLA sobre la reunión regional de la OMPI para América Latina y el Caribe (en español)
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)
- Webinaire de l'IFLA sur la réunion régionale africaine de l'OMPI (en français)
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)
- IFLA webinar on the WIPO Latin America and the Caribbean regional meeting (in English)
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)
- IFLA webinar on the WIPO Latin America and the Caribbean regional meeting (in Spanish)
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)
- IFLA webinar on the WIPO African regional meeting (in French)
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)
- IFLA webinar on the WIPO African regional meeting (in English)
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)
- IFLA webinar on the WIPO Asia-Pacific regional meeting
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)
- WIPO Latin America and the Caribbean regional seminar
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)
- WIPO Africa regional seminar
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)
- WIPO Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar
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)
- Reunión de la Presidenta de la IFLA 2019
¡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
- IFLA President's Meeting 2019
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
- A Social Justice Mission: Libraries, Employment and Entrepreneurship
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)
- Libraries, Local Government, Human Rights and Sustainable Development: IFLA Submission to Human Rights Council
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)
- Mixed Messages – Provisional Deal on Draft EU Copyright Directive Retains Key Flaws
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)
- Ensuring Equality: IFLA Submits Comments to New Zealand Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Consultation
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
- A Happy Ending: Interview with Mikkel Christoffersen on eLending in Denmark
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)
- Publishing in the Arab World
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)
- Controlled Digital Lending: an Interview with Jonathan Band
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)
- A Stronger Field for Stronger Societies: IFLA President Visits Taiwan, China
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
- #1Lib1Ref 2019
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
- Libraries Can't Get Enough eBooks: an Interview with Sharon Day, Edmonton Public Library
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: WLIC 2019 Satellite Meeting on Grey Literature
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
- IFLA and IPA face the challenge of Libraries, Copyright and the Electronic Environment (1996)
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
- Librarians and Publishers Working to a Common Agenda (2001)
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
- Publishers and librarians promote common principles on copyright in the electronic environment (2001)
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
- IFLA Principles for Library eLending (2013)
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
- Libraries, eLending, and the Future of Public Access to Digital Content
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)
- World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2011 Report
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)
- IFLA Position on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (2010)
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
- The Hague Declaration on Knowledge Discovery in the Digital Age (2015)
“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
- Brussels Declaration on Trade and the Internet for international trading systems reform (2016)
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
- Drivers of Change – eBook Now Available
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)
- Is Malawi’s accession to the Marrakesh Treaty effectively addressing the book famine? (2017)
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
- Blue Shield Statement on Iraq
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)
- IFLA brief on the HABITAT III New Urban Agenda
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)
- How Libraries Can Connect the Next Four Billion
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
- The "Road to Dignity by 2030" includes access to information and an open Internet
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 signs Declaration for the inclusion of culture in the Post-2015 UN Sustainable Development Goals
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 joins civil society in demanding a UN post-2015 framework that makes governments more accountable
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
- Access to Information should be central to the Post-2015 Development Framework
On Monday 9th December IFLA launched a joint statement on the role access to information can play in the post-2015 development framework. The statement, prepared in association with Article 19,...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Development, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, Sustainable development, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements
- Libraries Power Development - IFLA in the Guardian
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
- International Human Rights Conventions and Declarations
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)
- Intellectual Freedom & Human Rights Organisations
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)
- International reports
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)
- Human Rights Resources on the Net
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)
- Internet censorship, filtering and rating
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)
- Finnish Research Project Censorship and Control in the Internet Age
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)
- Lex Snowden – a Finnish Citizen Initiative to support whistleblowers’ protection
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)
- IMMI – Icelandic grassroots innovation to legislation
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)
- General Data Protection Regulation: What Do the New EU Rules Mean for Libraries?
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)
- Libraries and Fake News - Paper for Zagreb Roundtable on Freedom of Access to Information
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)
- Libraries and Fake News - Paper for Zagreb Roundtable on Freedom of Access to Information
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)
- Call for papers WLIC 2019 - The IFLA Audiovisual and Multimedia Section, joined by the IFLA Preservation and Conservation Section and the Strategic Programme on Preservation and Conservation (PAC)
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
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
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
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)
- Information for Development: Why Access Matters Across the SDGs?
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
- 2017-2018 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report
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)
- 2018-2019 IFLA LGBT SIG Action Plan and Resource Request Form
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)
- This Library Supports the SDGs
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
- European copyright reform: resources
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
- Don’t Stop Half Way: IFLA Submits Input to 2018 Review of WSIS Progress
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)
- IFLA Input to 2018 WSIS Review
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, EIFL Congratulate Thailand on Copyright Reforms for People with Print Disabilities
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 Guide for Libraries
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)
- Partnerships in the Public Interest: IFLA Submits Initial Comments to UN High Level Panel on Digital Cooperation
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 Submission to the UN High Level Panel on Digital Cooperation
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)
- Making Development Disability-Inclusive: UN Report Highlights IFLA Evidence
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
- Arte, cultura e información en la perspectiva de la Agenda 2030
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
- Art, Culture and Information in the Perspective of the 2030 Agenda
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
- Partners for Literacy: IFLA Underlines Contribution of Libraries at Global Meeting
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
- Rights at the Library: IFLA Celebrates 70th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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)
- How Libraries Celebrate Human Rights Across the World
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)
- UNESCO's Internet Universality Indicators
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)
- 16th ILDS (Interlending and Document Supply) Conference
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
- Quotes from Member States at the 37th meeting of WIPO's SCCR
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)
- Human Rights Day 2018
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)
- 25th Anniversary Year of the IFLA-UNESCO Public Library Manifesto
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
- Inspire, Inform, Indicate: How the UNESCO-IFLA Public Library Manifesto Makes a Difference
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
- Help us demonstrate how the Public Library Manifesto makes a difference
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
- The 2030 Arab Librarians: Libraries and Development in the Arabic-Speaking World
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)
- Prochaine réunion sur le droit d'auteur à l'organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle : impliquez-vous !
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)
- Próxima reunión del comité de derechos de autor de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual: ¡participa!
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)
- Next Copyright meeting at the World Intellectual Property Organisation: get involved!
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)
- Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights 37 (SCCR/37)
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)
- IFLA at the Internet Governance Forum 2018: Libraries Central to Building a Trusted Internet
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)
- A Unique Role: Libraries' Contribution to Internet Connectivity
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)
- Regional Workshop on the Implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty
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)
- IFLA at Mozfest, London 2018
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)
- International Governance Forum 2018
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 2018
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)
- Deal on eLending in the Netherlands: Interview with the Dutch Public Library Association
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)
- Global Library Statistics (IFLA Journal)
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
- Great Ideas for Advocacy: Session at IFLA WLIC 2018
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
- IFLA celebrates open access week 2018
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 Policy Toolkit
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)
- Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion(s) IV – Libraries Respond
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)
- Are We Ready for Extended Collective Licensing? Initial Data from IFLA Survey of Collecting Society Coverage
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)
- Supporter, Complement, Gateway - How School Libraries Make the Difference for Teachers
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
- WIPO Broadcasting Treaty - IFLA Briefing
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)
- Implementing the Marrakesh Treaty: Monitoring Report
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
- Satellite meeting on “Inclusive Library Services for Children and Young Adults” in Singapore
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
- Declaração de Santiago
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
- La Déclaration de Santiago
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
- La Declaración de Santiago
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
- The Santiago Declaration
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
- Sustainability is Libraries' Business: Libraries and Sustainable Development
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
- Working Together for Legislative Change: IFLA Engages at Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest
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)
- World Intellectual Property Organisation General Assembly
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)
- Provide Access, Protect Rights, Promote Development – IFLA at WIPO General Assembly 2018
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)
- Understanding, Inclusion, Healing, Remembrance - Libraries and Peace
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)
- IFLA Webinar: The SDGs in 2019 — What's on the Agenda for IFLA and the Sustainable Development Goals in 2019?
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)
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
- 5th Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest
"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)
- Libraries, Access to Information and Democracy
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 de la IFLA: Los ODS en 2019
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 European Parliament Votes on Copyright Reform: Giving and Taking Away
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 de l'IFLA: Les ODD en 2019
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
- IFLA Webinar: The SDGs in 2019
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
- Better Laws, Better Practices: IFLA Active for Libraries on Copyright
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)
- Make the Right Choice, Send the Right Message: IFLA Urges MEPs to Support Libraries in Copyright Reform
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)
- Clare O'Hanlon's Video Now Available!
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)
- Ускорение доступа: ИФЛА выпускает Заявление о грамотности в области авторского права
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)
- Поделитесь своей историей! В 2019 году представится замечательная возможность для защиты интересов библиотек
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
- Creative Commons Update: IFLA WLIC
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)
- Creative Commons Update: IFLA WLIC 2018
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)
- :إسراع عملية الإتاحة: الإفلا تُصدر بيانًا بشأن محو أمية حقوق الطبع والنشر
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)
- :احك قصتك! يُتيح عام 2019 فرصة محورية لمُناصرة المكتبات
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
- Partagez vos témoignages ! 2019, une occasion exceptionnelle pour le plaidoyer en faveur des bibliothèques
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
- Erzählen Sie Ihre Geschichte! 2019 bietet eine entscheidende Möglichkeit für die bibliothekarische Lobbyarbeit
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
- Getting Started: New IFLA Guide on Making the Marrakesh Treaty Real
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)
- Accelerating Access: IFLA Releases Statement on Copyright Literacy
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)
- Aumentar el Acceso: La IFLA Publica la Declaración sobre Alfabetización en Derechos de Autor
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)
- IFLA Statement on Copyright Education and Copyright Literacy (2018)
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
- ¡Cuenta tu historia! 2019 ofrece una oportunidad crucial para la defensa de las bibliotecas
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
- 讲述你的故事!2019年为图书馆宣传提供重要机遇
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
- Accélérer l’accès : l’IFLA publie un communiqué sur la documentation concernant la culture du droit d'auteur
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)
- 加速访问: 国际图联发布关于版权素养的声明
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)
- Zugang beschleunigen: die IFLA veröffentlicht ein Statement zur Urheberrechtskompetenz
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)
- Getting Started with the Marrakesh Treaty - a Guide for Librarians
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
- Tell your story! 2019 offers a crucial opportunity for library advocacy
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
- Now available: Data, Stories and more with Country Pages from the IFLA Library Map of the World
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
- مُتاح الآن: بيانات وقصص بل وأكثر على صفحة كل بلد في خارطة الإفلا لمكتبات العالم
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
- Ya están disponibles los datos, historias y mucho más en las Páginas por Países del Mapa de la IFLA de las Bibliotecas del Mundo
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
- Теперь доступны: данные, истории и многое другое на национальных страницах Библиотечной карты мира ИФЛА
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
- 数据、报道及更多内容现已在国际图联世界图书馆地图国家页上推出
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
- Nouveau : des données, des études de cas et bien d’autres choses encore sur les pages pays de la Carte mondiale des bibliothèques de l’IFLA
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
- Jetzt verfügbar: Daten, Stories und mehr auf den Länderseiten der IFLA Library Map of the World
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
- IFLA Statement on Fake News
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)
- NEW DATE & TIME: Join us for a video presentation at WLIC2018!
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 IAP Global Convening (2018)
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
- IFLA IAP Global Convening: SDGs - Looking Ahead (2018)
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)
- Libraries and the 2030 Agenda in 2019 - A Timeline
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)
- IFLA Secretary-General Welcomes Naming of Michelle Bachelet as Human Rights Commissioner
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)
- How Libraries Provide Safe Spaces for (All) Youth
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
- CLM Business meeting 2 (WLIC)
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)
- CLM Business meeting 1 (WLIC)
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)
- Session 140, To Have and not to Hold: The End of Ownership - CLM and FAIFE Advisory Committees
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)
- Session 186, Challenges to copyright in the 21st century - CLM Advisory Committee
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)
- Session 217, What's Up with eLending? - eLending Working Party with Public Libraries
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)
- Briefing on International Year of Indigenous Languages 2019
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)
- Get into the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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)
- Background Paper on Extended Collective Licensing
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)
- Licensing as a solution to rights management? IFLA publishes extended collective licensing background paper
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)
- Asia-Pacific Internet Governance Forum 2018
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)
- Latin America and Caribbean Internet Governance Forum
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)
- Complete revision of IFLA’s International Standard Bibliographic Description to start in 2018, and your chance to get involved!
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
- Change the World in 80 Days: Momentum Builds on Marrakesh
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)
- Transformation through Information: IFLA Engages at UN High Level Political Forum
Over the ten days of this year’s High Level Political Forum, IFLA engaged intensively with governments, UN officials, experts and partners from civil society. By ensuring...
News - 19 July 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, HLPF, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- IFLA Guide to Voluntary National Reviews
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)
- International Advocacy Programme (IAP) Brochure
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
- Libraries Leading the Transformation to Sustainable, Resilient Societies: IFLA returns to the United Nations High Level Political Forum
The UN High Level Political Forum takes place on 9-18 July 2018 in New York, discussing global challenges and defining a path to sustainable development. IFLA is there, raising awareness among...
News - 11 July 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, HLPF, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Africa Can Lead: IFLA Addresses African Ministers
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
- High Level Political Forum 2018
The 2018 High Level Political Forum (HLPF) takes place on 10-18 July 2018 at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York. This event, the highlight of the global debate on sustainable...
Event - 8 July 2018
Tags: Access to information, Conference, Development, Sustainable development, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- IFLA's comments on the Australian Copyright Modernisation Review
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
- A Bright Future for Libraries in Australia’s Copyright Modernisation Review
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)
- Lifelong Learning Culture: A Partnership for Rethinking Education
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
- Libraries on the Development Agenda in Africa
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 and Its Implications for Freedom of Expression
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)
- An Open Invitation: UN, Government Officials Welcome Library Engagement in the 2030 Agenda
The IFLA International Advocacy Programme (IAP) Global Convening took place in New York on 28-29 June 2018. Nearly 40 participants, invited by IFLA, met at the Brooklyn Public Library,...
News - 3 July 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- The Limits of Licensing: A Literature Review (Infographic)
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 Toolkit
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)
- Advocating for Libraries as Partners for Development: IFLA’s International Advocacy Programme Comes to the UN
On 28-29 June, IFLA will hold the International Advocacy Programme (IAP) Global Convening in New York, USA. Nearly 40 participants from all regions have been invited by IFLA to celebrate success,...
News - 26 June 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Desarrollo Sostenible e Inclusivo a través de las Bibliotecas en América Latina y el Caribe - Convocatoria de comentarios sobre borrador de Declaración
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)
- Sustainable and Inclusive Development through Libraries in Latin America and the Caribbean – Call for Views on Draft Declaration
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)
- Get into IGF
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)
- Sunshine and Clouds: The European Parliament Takes Position on the Copyright Directive
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)
- Sanctuary, Storehouse, Gateway, Bridge: Libraries and Refugees - a Briefing
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
- Internet for People: IFLA signs onto joint letter to G20 Presidency
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)
- Getting to Grips with Information in a Digital Age: IFLA Joins Reflections at UNESCO Conference
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 International Advocacy Programme (IAP) Global Convening
IFLA will hold a Global Convening of its International Advocacy Programme (IAP) in New York on 28-29 June 2018. After six regional workshops and nearly two years of hard work in...
Event - 13 June 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Capacity building, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States of America, Workshop
- Action for Libraries at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (SCCR/36)
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)
- 6º Seminario de Información en Arte / 6th Art Information Seminar
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
- Inclusive Smart Cities: Not Without Libraries!
Digital technologies have opened up exciting new ways of making the cities and communities where we live cleaner, easier and more efficient. Smart cities have seen better organisation of traffic,...
News - 6 June 2018
Tags: Access to information, Digital divide, inclusion, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- IFLA's Response to UNESCO Consultation on Open Educational Resources
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
- IFLA Responds to Consultation on Open Educational Resources
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)
- United Nations Science, Technology and Innovation Forum
The UN STI Forum, a sub-group of the Economic and Social Committee, meets annually to discuss science, technology and innovation cooperation around thematic areas for the implementation...
Event - 4 June 2018
Tags: Access to information, Conference, Development, smart cities, Sustainable Development Agenda, United States of America, urban development, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Bibliotheekcollege Global Librarianship: the Power of the Network
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
- South Pacific Libraries Summit and Advocacy Day Workshop
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
- Delivering Information for All: #1Lib1Ref Returns for a Second Time in 2018
#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)
- Library Services to People with Disabilities - IFLA Contribution to UN Report
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
- Working Together: IFLA President-elect speaks at Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians
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
- Registration for this summer's IFLA Art Libraries Section Satellite Meeting is now open!
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
- Libraries and Good Governance
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)
- 15es Jornades Catalanes d’Informació i Documentació
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
- Declaración del Secretario General de la IFLA en la reforma mexicana de derechos de autor
En nombre de las bibliotecas y sus usuarios en México y en todo el mundo, considero preocupante el texto del proyecto de ley recientemente votado en el Senado mexicano. El texto en cuesti...
Publication - 4 May 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Censorship, Copyright, Mexico, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- IFLA Secretary General's Statement on the Mexican copyright reform (2018)
On behalf of libraries and their users in Mexico and around the world, I am concerned to hear about a reform recently voted in the Mexican Senate. The law in question would allow for articles,...
Publication - 4 May 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Censorship, Copyright, Mexico, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- Declaración del Secretario General de la IFLA en la reforma mexicana de derechos de autor
La declaración presentada a continuación fue hecha por el Secretario General de la IFLA el día 4 de Mayo de 2018. En nombre de las bibliotecas y sus usuarios en M...
News - 4 May 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Censorship, Copyright, Mexico, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA Secretary General's Statement on the Mexican copyright reform
The following statement is made by IFLA Secretary General Gerald Leitner, on 4 May 2018 On behalf of libraries and their users in Mexico and around the world, I am concerned to hear about...
News - 4 May 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Censorship, Copyright, Mexico, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Practical Solutions to Global Challenges: Libraries Speak at Arab Sustainable Development Forum
Faced with major challenges around literacy and making best use of information and knowledge, the Arab world needs its libraries as much as ever. With them, development can work for everyone....
News - 4 May 2018
Tags: Access to information, Development, Lebanon, Literacy, Sustainable Development Agenda, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- IFLA Webinar: General Data Protection Regulation: What Do the New EU Rules Mean for Libraries?
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 - 2 May 2018
Tags: Access to information, Data management, Europe, Privacy in libraries, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Webinars
- African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development
The fourth African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development is the last of a set of five regional meetings which have taken place in preparation for the UN High Level Political Forum. It provides...
Event - 1 May 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Africa, Conference, Development, Internet access, Sustainable Development Agenda, Africa
- Help Needed to Pursue Goals of 2016 Policy Statement on Government Provision of Public Legal Information
The IFLA Statement on Government Provision of Public Legal Information in the Digital Age, endorsed by the IFLA Governing Board in December 2016, is directed at the governments of countries around...
News - 23 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Public Legal Information, Library and Research Services for Parliaments
- Guardians, Partners, Promotors: Libraries at the Creative Commons Global Summit 2018
Libraries were front and centre at the Creative Commons Global Summit 2018, sharing both their commitment to openness and their skills in making this a reality. IFLA was there, engaging in...
News - 23 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Canada, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- La importancia del acceso a la información para alcanzar el desarrollo sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe
El 19 de abril, durante la Segunda Reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible realizada en Santiago, Chile, la Biblioteca Hern...
News - 21 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, Latin America and the Caribbean
- The importance of access to information to achieve sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean
On 19 April, during the Second Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development in Santiago, Chile, ECLAC’s Hernán Santa Cruz...
News - 21 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, Latin America and the Caribbean
- Creative Commons Global Summit 2018
The Creative Commons Global Summit brings together people from around the world interested in making it easier to create and share knowledge freely. IFLA will be there, talking in particular about...
Event - 14 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Canada, Conference, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Asia-Pacific Library and Information Conference (APLIC)
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) is the national professional organisation for the Australian library and information services sector. Together it...
Event - 13 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Australia, Conference, SDGs, UN Sustainable Development Goals
- ALIA Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Goals Summit
The Asia-Pacific Library and Information Conference (APLIC) provides the perfect opportunity to bring together library and information professionals from across Australia and the Region to compare...
Event - 13 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Australia, Meeting, SDGs, UN Sustainable Development Goals
- 2018 IFLA Global Vision Regional Workshop: Africa
IFLA is creating the biggest idea store for actions, a source of inspiration for all librarians and for IFLA in planning for the future. Through a series of workshops and an online...
Event - 13 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, IFLA Global Vision, Meeting, South Africa
- 2018 IFLA Global Vision Regional Workshop: Asia Oceania
IFLA is creating the biggest idea store for actions, a source of inspiration for all librarians and for IFLA in planning for the future. Through a series of workshops and an online...
Event - 13 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, IFLA Global Vision, Meeting, Viet Nam
- 2018 IFLA Global Vision Regional Workshop: Europe
IFLA is creating the biggest idea store for actions, a source of inspiration for all librarians and for IFLA in planning for the future. Through a series of workshops and an online...
Event - 13 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, France, IFLA Global Vision, Meeting
- 2018 ALA Annual Conference
The 2018 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Event - 12 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Conference, United States of America
- Sustainable Development Needs Smart Citizens: IFLA to Take Active Role at UN SDG Forum in Santiago
Libraries promote an inclusive model of development by giving all individuals the information they need to learn, find work, and live healthy lives. This requires the right policies not just...
News - 11 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, Latin America and the Caribbean
- The Importance of Access to Information to Achieve Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
The side event "The importance of access to information to achieve sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean" is part of the Second Meeting of the ...
Event - 11 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, Seminar, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development
The Forum will provide an opportunity to discuss progress towards achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals in the region, and send key messages to the global gathering of...
Event - 11 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Conference, Development, Latin America and the Caribbean, sustainable development goals, Latin America and the Caribbean
- IFLA Response to Consultation on the Right to Privacy in the Digital Age
In response to a call for evidence on the Right to Privacy in the Digital Age, from the UN Special Rapporteur on Privacy, IFLA provided an answer highlighting the importance of privacy for...
Publication - 10 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Intellectual freedom, Privacy in libraries, Reports, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA Provides Input on the Challenges to the Right of Privacy in the Digital Age
The Human Rights Council adopted resolution 34/7 on March 23rd 2017, on “the right to privacy in the digital age”. This contained two follow-up steps: organize an expert workshop on...
News - 10 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Privacy in libraries, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- 2018 IFLA Global Vision Regional Workshop: Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
IFLA is creating the biggest idea store for actions, a source of inspiration for all librarians and for IFLA in planning for the future. Through a series of workshops and an online...
Event - 9 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, IFLA Global Vision, Meeting, Tunisia
- WiFi4EU... and for Libraries
WiFi4EU is an initiative of the European Commission which promises to expand significantly access to public WiFi around the European Union, with a budget of €120 million. Libraries...
Publication - 6 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Europe, Internet access, Public Access, Briefings, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Informed and Empowered Citizens in Asia-Pacific: Making the Case for Libraries at the UN
At the heart of success in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be resilience. Regions, countries, communities and individuals all need to have the resources – and the...
News - 6 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Asia and Oceania, Development, Sustainable Development Agenda, Asia and Oceania
- Attending International Meetings: A Playbook
International meetings, for example those organised by the United Nations on the Sustainable Development Goals, can be a great opportunity to let decision-makers know about the potential of...
Publication - 5 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, Briefings, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Aiming High: IFLA Initial Submission to WIPO Consultation on Collective Management
IFLA has submitted initial comments on a draft document on best practices for collective management organisations produced by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). This initiative...
News - 4 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- General Data Protection Regulation: What Do the New EU Rules Mean for Libraries?
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...
Event - 28 March 2018
Tags: Access to information, Data management, data protection, Privacy in libraries, Webinar, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- United States Moves towards Marrakesh Ratification
There has been welcome news from the Unites States, where legislation designed to implement the Marrakesh Treaty has been introduced to Congress. Once this is voted, America will join the growing...
News - 19 March 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Marrakesh Treaty, United States of America, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- 2018 IFLA Global Vision Regional Workshop: North America
IFLA is creating the biggest idea store for actions, a source of inspiration for all librarians and for IFLA in planning for the future. Through a series of workshops and an online...
Event - 19 March 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Canada, IFLA Global Vision, Meeting
- 2018 IFLA Global Vision Regional Workshop: Latin America and the Caribbean
IFLA is creating the biggest idea store for actions, a source of inspiration for all librarians and for IFLA in planning for the future. Through a series of workshops and an online...
Event - 18 March 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Chile, IFLA Global Vision, Meeting
- Supporting Quality Information: IFLA, Publishers' Organisations Issue Joint Press Release
Production of, and access to ideas, information and knowledge are essential to scientific progress and broader wellbeing. With publishers and libraries both involved in delivering this, it is...
News - 15 March 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Preservation, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Press Release: Supporting Quality Information: Libraries and Publishers Dialogue (2018)
The Hague, Geneva, Oxford, 15th March 2018 — Libraries and publishers both play an essential role in the production of, and the provision of access to, creativity and knowledge. In their...
Publication - 15 March 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Preservation, WIPO, Press Release, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- Library Map of the World 2018 update
As we move forward with the Library Map of the World development, we would like to inform you about the upcoming activities in which we are going to need your engagement. Data...
News - 14 March 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Announcement, Development, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- Women and Libraries: Marking International Women's Day
Women are central to the well-being of any society. In turn, meaningful access to information and the defence of cultural rights is central to the empowerment of women. Meeting these...
News - 9 March 2018
Tags: Access to information, cultural rights, Gender equality, women, Women, Information and Libraries
- The Road to New York: Preparations Begin for the 2018 High Level Political Forum
In the first of five regional forums on the Sustainable Development Goals, the importance of access to information as a driver of progress was clear. Delegates from Europe and North America,...
News - 6 March 2018
Tags: Access to information, Development, Disadvantaged persons, Sustainable Development Agenda, Switzerland, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Smart Cities need Smart Citizens: IFLA Calls for Access to Information at Regional SDG Meetings
IFLA will play an active role in the first of five regional UN meetings on the Sustainable Development Goals in Geneva on 1-2 March. With representatives of governments and civil society...
News - 1 March 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDG 11, UN SDGs
- Sustainable, Resilient Communities: IFLA Submits Views for SDG 11 Position Paper
2018 will see a focus on Sustainable Development Goal 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities - at the UN. This is an opportunity to share how successful libraries can be drivers of successful...
News - 28 February 2018
Tags: Access to information, Development, Sustainable Development Agenda, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Culture, Cohesion and Connectivity: IFLA Calls on EU to Support Libraries’ Work
IFLA has joined with members from across Europe in signing the Sofia Declaration. This calls on European Union institutions and governments to recognise the importance of documentary...
News - 27 February 2018
Tags: Access to information, Bulgaria, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Seminar on Implementing the Marrakesh Treaty
There is strong and welcome progress on the implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty around the world. With formal ratification, and the associated changes to domestic laws, the world is moving...
Event - 26 February 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Marrakesh Treaty, Seminar, United Arab Emirates, Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities
- Offline Internet: Providing Access without a Connection
For around half of the world’s population, Internet connectivity is not a reality. Often, this is simply because there are no cables, or a good enough mobile signal, where they live...
News - 20 February 2018
Tags: Access to information, Internet access, Social inclusion, United States of America
- One Step Closer to Access: IFLA Welcomes Progress towards EU Ratification of Marrakesh
Last week, the Council of Ministers of the European Union, representing its Member States, voted to approve the ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty. This opens the way to the EU and its 28 Member...
News - 20 February 2018
Tags: Access to information, Europe, Marrakesh Treaty, Services to the visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Heritage, Copyright and Libraries in Europe
This is a critical time for the ongoing reforms, with votes imminent in the key European Parliament Committee, as well as the Council (whcih brings together Member States). IFLA will be...
Event - 20 February 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Europe, Seminar, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE Region
With a particular focus on SDG 11 - Sustainable Communities and Cities (read our blog here) - and on those countries undertaking voluntary national reviews in 2018, it is an opportunity to...
Event - 20 February 2018
Tags: Access to information, Community, Conference, Development, Switzerland
- Bring your ideas, your experience, and your energy to Barcelona! — Join us at the President's Meeting 2018!
IFLA President Glòria Pérez-Salmerón invites you to the IFLA President's Meeting 2018. A dedicated website, preliminary programme, and online registration are now...
News - 16 February 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Announcement, IFLA Global Vision, IFLA President, Spain
- Inform Women, Transform Lives: Carter Centre Conference
The Carter Centre conference 'Inform Women, Transform Lives' will focus on the importance of transparency and access to information for women, and the obstacles they face. Looking to take...
Event - 13 February 2018
Tags: Access to information, Conference, Gender equality, United States of America, women, Women, Information and Libraries
- Libraries Lead in the War on Information Poverty: IFLA Addresses UN Commission on Social Development
The sustainable development of our societies requires access to information for all, and libraries are essential to achieving this. Donna Scheeder (IFLA President, 2015-2017) underlined this point...
News - 31 January 2018
Tags: Access to information, Development, Sustainable Development Agenda, United Nations, United States of America
- Libraries Must Change their Mindset: IFLA President Interview with Livres Hebdo
IFLA President Glòria Pérez-Salmerón has placed realising the potential of libraries to empower their users in a digital society, and so achieve development goals, at the...
News - 29 January 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, France
- UN Commission on Social Development
The 56th session of the United Nations Commission on Social Development is the main forum for looking at the social aspects of development policies across the board. With a specific focus on the...
Event - 25 January 2018
Tags: Access to information, Conference, Development, Internet access, Sustainable Development Agenda, United States of America
- Comments by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) to the Content Regulation in the Digital Age 2018 Human Rights Council Report
The submission is available here.
Publication - 18 January 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Information society, Publications, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA at the Internet Governance Forum 2017
IFLA participated in the 2017 Internet Governance Forum (IGF), held in Geneva. The IGF is a global multi stakeholder platform that facilitates the discussion of public policy issues...
News - 16 January 2018
Tags: Access to information, Internet access, Internet governance, Switzerland, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Call for Papers — Satellite Meeting, Genealogy and Local History Section joint with the Asia and Oceania Section
Theme: "Local Histories and Genealogies in Multicultural Asia" Date: 22-23 August 2018 Venue: George Town, Penang, Malaysia Bangunan UAB, Event Hall (ground floor), No 21...
News - 15 January 2018
Tags: Access to information, IFLA WLIC 2018, Asia and Oceania
- International Forum on "Public Libraries and Change Management"
The Tunisian Ministry of Cultural Affairs, in association with the Tunisian Association of Public Libraries and the Tunisian Library and Book Librarians Association, is organizing an International...
Event - 11 January 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, Forum, IAP, Public Libraries, Tunisia, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Libraries Promote Culture, Social Cohesion, Digital Empowerment: Open Letter to the Bulgarian EU Presidency
Libraries and the Bulgarian EU Presidency share the same goals – a stronger, more cohesive Europe, built on creativity, innovation and inclusion. Every day, libraries across the continent...
News - 10 January 2018
Tags: Access to information, Cultural heritage, Digitisation, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Bringing Internet Access to All Libraries: Progress and Plans
When the World Summit on the Information Society set out principles for how the Internet should be run in 2003, the governments present fixed the target of connecting public libraries. When these...
News - 8 January 2018
Tags: Access to information, Information society, Internet access, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA Briefing: Books in Blockchains
Blockchain, highlighted in the 2016 Trend Report Update as a key emerging issue for libraries, has also increasingly grabbed popular attention. The rising value of BitCoin has been at the heart of...
Publication - 7 January 2018
Tags: Access to information, blockchain, Copyright, Exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Studies
- European Parliament Research Underlines Library Role in Media Literacy
Libraries have long helped users to develop their capacity to spot where information is needed, and then to find it and apply it. From trying to deal with a health issue or finding a job, to the...
News - 4 January 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Europe, Internet access, Media and Information Literacy (MIL), FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- No Access, No Development: IFLA Calls for an End to Internet Shutdowns in Cameroon
On 22 December 2017, the IFLA Executive Committee approved the following statement: In line with its statement of 22 August 2017, IFLA deeply regrets the ongoing shutdown of the...
News - 23 December 2017
Tags: Access to information, Cameroon, Internet access, Internet Shutdowns, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Call for Papers: The Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section is organizing an Open Session during the 2018 WLIC in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
2018 IFLA World Library and Information Congress Open Session 84th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, 24 - 30 August 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Call for Papers: The Document...
News - 22 December 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Communications, Digital resources, Document delivery, Electronic document delivery, eLending, Interlibrary loans, International cooperation, Open access
- Getting Copyright Right in Viet Nam: IFLA Speaks at WIPO Event
Like all aspects of government policy, copyright laws should serve to promote the long-term public interest. It is essential to ensure that creators receive fair compensation. But it is also...
News - 14 December 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Preservation, Viet Nam, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Human Rights Day 2017: IFLA welcomes the start of the 70th anniversary year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
IFLA Secretary General Gerald Leitner today wrote to IFLA members to mark the start of the 70th anniversary year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Dear all,...
News - 10 December 2017
Tags: Access to information, Freedom of expression, Human rights, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Emptying Libraries Weakens Democracy – IFLA Statement on the Destruction of Library Books in Turkey
The below statement was agreed by the IFLA Executive Committee on 5 December 2017: IFLA is deeply concerned by the announcement of the destruction of 140 000 books held by public-...
News - 9 December 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Censorship, Turkey, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- International Advocacy Programme (IAP) Updates
The International Advocacy Programme (IAP) Update is a compilation of awareness raising and advocacy activities carried out by the library community worldwide, in the effort to...
Publication - 7 December 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, Newsletters
- The Last Mile: IFLA Launches Work to Help All Libraries Deliver on the Marrakesh Treaty
When they signed the Marrakesh Treaty in 2013, the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organisation committed to removing legal barriers to access to books for people with print...
News - 3 December 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Call for papers WLIC 2018 - Audiovisual and Multimedia Section joint session with Information Technology Section
The IFLA Audiovisual and Multimedia Section, joined by the Information Technology Section, invite interested professionals to submit proposals for the open session to be held during IFLA WLIC in...
News - 1 December 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Acquisitions, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Cataloguing, Classification and indexing, Collection development, Communities of practice, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Digital repositories, Electronic resources, Games, Information technology, Knowledge management, Library buildings and equipment, Library collections, Library outreach, Library services, Lifelong learning, Preservation, Success stories, Young adults
- Trade Deals Should Favour, not Restrict, Access to Knowledge
The work of libraries relies on the existence of a modern and complete set of exceptions and limitations to copyright. While national legislation is usually the responsibility of national...
News - 27 November 2017
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, NAFTA, trade agreements, United States of America, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- FAIFE Spotlight
The FAIFE Spotlight focuses on urgent events and gives a fresh analysis of freedom of speech issues. Spotlights are written by FAIFE Committee Members, the Chair or other...
Publication - 20 November 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Freedom of expression, Human rights, Reports, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- International Advocacy Programme (IAP): 14 projects selected
In August 2017, IFLA launched a worldwide second call for proposals to request funding for the implementation of regional or national awareness-raising and capacity building activities for...
News - 16 November 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda; IAP, UN SDGs
- IFLA at Mozfest
Our participation to Mozfest was a blast. We met new people and learned a lot from them. Read about the experience and learn the new web literacy tools Mozilla made available to all. One...
News - 16 November 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Cooperation, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Internet access, Knowledge society, Open access, Open source, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Cuartas Jornadas Valencianas de Documentación
The "Cuartas Jornadas Valencianas de Documentación" are organized by the Official College of Librarians and Documentalists of the Valencian Community (COBDCV), and it will...
Event - 15 November 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Conference, Development, Libraries for development
- IFLA Library Map of the World – more than 2 million libraries counted!
IFLA is happy to share a quick update from the Library Map of the World. We have an incredible result from the first phase of data collection which ended on 31 October 2017....
News - 13 November 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Announcement, Development, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- International Advocacy Programme (IAP) Update – October 2017
To mark a year since the launch of the International Advocacy Programme (IAP), IFLA publishes the new IAP Update — October 2017 showing how the library community...
News - 8 November 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- Seventeenth Round Table on Free Access to Information
On 8 December 2017, the Croatian Library Association will organise a Round Table about libraries and the local community. In honor of International Day of Human Rights, the Commission for...
Event - 7 November 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Conference, Croatia, Development, UN 2030 Agenda; UN SDGs; IAP, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Placing Libraries at the Heart of Development: IFLA Speaks at World Bank
Libraries are unique partners for development. By providing access to information, in a safe and welcoming environment with tailored support, they empower individuals and communities to create,...
News - 6 November 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, United States of America, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IAP project proposals now under review
As part of the International Advocacy Programme (IAP), IFLA launched a second call for proposals on 31 August 2017 for funding to implement regional or national awareness-raising and capacity...
News - 31 October 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- Comment mettre la main dessus? La documentation de l'UE: point de vue d'une bibliothèque de recherche
Publication - 19 October 2017
Tags: Academic and Research Libraries, Access to information, Conference proceedings, Publications
- How to Find It? EU documentation: perspectives from a research library
Publication - 19 October 2017
Tags: Academic and Research Libraries, Access to information, Conference proceedings, Publications
- Reform Copyright, Drive Development: IFLA Speaks for Libraries in Geneva
IFLA attended the 49th General Assemblies of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), from 2-5 October 2017, taking the opportunity to underline the need for action to help...
News - 10 October 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA Webinar: Development and Access to Information (DA2I)
Meaningful Access to Information to Leave No One Behind To mark the second year anniversary of the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), IFLA offered a 1-...
Publication - 5 October 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, Libraries for development, Videos
- Getting It Right: At Second Marrakesh Assembly, IFLA Launches Guide to Implementing the Treaty in Europe
Following agreement in the European Union on legislation to implement the Marrakesh Treaty, Member States now have a year to comply. By 11 October 2018, all 28 countries need to give people who...
News - 5 October 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Europe, Marrakesh Treaty, Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities
- International Day for Universal Access to Information 2017: A Day to Celebrate the Essential Work of Libraries
For libraries, the contribution of access to information to building stronger, fairer and better societies is obvious. They are a place whith no barriers to getting hold of the knowledge...
News - 28 September 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, AccessToInfoDay, DA2I, Development, Information literacy, Internet access, Libraries for development
- ICSTI 2017 General Assembly
CSTI, The International Council for Scientific and Technical Information, offers a unique forum for interaction between organizations that create, disseminate and use scientific and technical...
Event - 25 September 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, Event, IAP, ICST, UN 2030 Agenda, United States of America
- Stronger, More Stable, More Inclusive: Libraries Around the World Help Build Peaceful Societies
While libraries may have a reputation as a place to come for peace and quiet, they can also be drivers of peace in the wider communities they serve. Around the world, they provide a welcoming...
News - 21 September 2017
Tags: Access to information, Development, Libraries for development, peace, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDG 16, UN SDGs
- Webinar de l’IFLA : Développement et Accès à l’Information (DA2I)
A l’occasion du deuxième anniversaire de la signature des Objectifs de développement durable (ODD), rejoignez-nous pour un webinar d’une heure afin de vous...
Event - 21 September 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, Webinar
- Webinar de la IFLA: Desarrollo y Acceso a la Información (DA2I)
Para conmemorar el segundo aniversario de la adopción de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), únase a nosotros en un webinar de 1 hora para aprender m...
Event - 21 September 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, Webinar
- IFLA Webinar: Development and Access to Information (DA2I)
To mark the second anniversary of the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), join us for a 1-hour webinar to learn more about the Development and Access to Information...
Event - 21 September 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, Webinar
- Making Marrakesh Work: IFLA Addresses WIPO Seminar in Moscow
A growing network of countries have ratified the Marrakesh Treaty, giving ever wider access to information for people with print disabilities. The Treaty, which was signed in 2013, promises to do...
News - 20 September 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Marrakesh Treaty, Russian Federation, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- 27th Brazilian Congress of Librarianship and Documentation
The purpose of the Congresso Brasileiro de Biblioteconomia e Documentação (CBBD) is to discuss the state of the art of Library and Information Science and to integrate the...
Event - 12 September 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Brazil, cbbd, Congress, Congresso Brasileiro de Biblioteconomia e Documentação, Development, IAP, UN 2030 Agenda
- IFLA responds to the OECD open government consultation
IFLA established its response to the OECD consultation calling for answers from its members and submitting a document reflecting all the different comments received. The...
News - 12 September 2017
Tags: Access to information, Democracy, Government information, Information policies, Policy
- Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania International Conference 2017
The Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania International conference addresses the professionals and experts in the areas of library services, cultural events management, cultural marketing...
Event - 11 September 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Conference, Lithuania
- Keep Open Access Open: IFLA signs on to open letter
The transition towards Open Access is gaining momentum. It promises to deliver a major step forward in giving access to the results of science and research, allowing new ideas to emerge and spread...
News - 11 September 2017
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Europe, Open access, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Segunda convocatoria para la presentación de propuestas de financiación del Programa Internacional de Promoción y Defensa de la Profesión (IAP)
El Programa Internacional de Promoción y Defensa de la Profesión (IAP) fue uno de los programas de desarrollo de capacidades impulsado por la IFLA en el último trimestre de...
News - 8 September 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- الدعوة الثانية للتقدُّم للحصول على تمويل من البرنامج الدولي لحشد الدعم ومُناصرة المكتبات
2016؛ لزيادة ودعم الدور الذي تلعبه المكتبات في تنفيذ خُطة الأمم المُتحدة 2030 وتحقيق أهداف التنمية المُستدامة. أهداف البرنامج: رفع وعي المكتبيين بأهداف...
News - 7 September 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- Второе приглашение к подаче заявок на получение финансирования проектов в рамках Международной программы по защите интересов библиотек (IAP)
Международная программа по защите интересов библиотек (IAP) – это программа ИФЛА развития и укрепления потенциала, реализация которой началась в последнем квартале 2016 года. Программа...
News - 7 September 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- Video Production Workshop
This presentation, a link at the end, was used at the workshop on Video production. Informing, communicating and disseminating knowledge using audio-visual content during WLIC2017 in Wroclaw,...
Publication - 7 September 2017
Tags: Access to information, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Communications, Communities of practice, Digital resources, Electronic resources, Freedom of information, Information technology, Open source, Professional development, Social inclusion, Resource Guides
- Second invitation to submit funding proposals for the International Advocacy Programme (IAP)
The International Advocacy Programme (IAP) is an IFLA capacity-building programme launched in the last quarter of 2016. It is designed to promote and support the role libraries can play...
News - 31 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- Putting Libraries on the Agenda: New Development and Access to Information Report
There is no doubt that access to information is essential to achieving development across the board. And it is only when it is free, safe, and open for all, with communities who know how...
News - 23 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, DA2I, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, IFLA, Libraries and Development
- Mettre les bibliothèques à l’ordre du jour : nouveau Rapport sur le développement et l’accès à l’information
Les bibliothèques, en tant que partenaires fiables, bien établis et d’un bon rapport coût/efficacité, dotés d’un personnel compétent...
News - 23 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, DA2I, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, IFLA, Libraries and Development
- Включение библиотек в повестку дня: новый Отчет о развитии и доступе к информации
Без сомнения, доступ к информации имеет решающее значение для развития по всем направлениям. Но только в том случае, если доступ бесплатен, безопасен и открыт для всех, когда члены...
News - 23 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, DA2I, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, IFLA, Libraries and Development
- 将图书馆提上议程:新版发展与信息获取报告
毫无疑问,信息获取对于实现全面发展至关重要。只有当所有人都能免费、安全、公开地获取信息,拥有知晓如何寻找、应用和重新利用信息的团体时,信息的获取才能帮助每个人改善生活。 图书馆拥有熟悉本地需求且精通业务的员工,是公认的经济实惠且值得信任的政府伙伴,能够协助政府完成实现可持续发展目标(SDGs)的承诺。...
News - 23 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, DA2I, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, IFLA, Libraries and Development
- Poner a las Bibliotecas en la Agenda: Nuevo Informe sobre Desarrollo y Acceso a la Información
No hay duda de que el acceso a la información es esencial para lograr el desarrollo para todos por igual. Este acceso puede ayudar a todas las personas a mejorar sus vidas siempre...
News - 23 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, DA2I, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, IFLA, Libraries and Development
- Bibliotheken auf die Tagesordnung setzen: Der neue „Entwicklung und Zugang zu Informationen“-Bericht
Es besteht kein Zweifel daran, dass der Zugang zu Informationen eine wesentliche Voraussetzung dafür ist, flächendeckende Entwicklungen zu gewährleisten. Und nur dann,...
News - 23 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, DA2I, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, IFLA, Libraries and Development
- Putting Libraries on the Agenda: New Development and Access to Information Report
لا شك أن إتاحة المعلومات ضرورة لتحقيق التنمية، ومن شأنها مُساعدة الجميع على تطوير حياتهم ويتحقق ذلك فقط عندما يكون الوصول إلى المعلومات آمنًا ومفتوحًا للجميع بالمجان...
News - 23 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, DA2I, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, IFLA, Libraries and Development
- :بناء مُجتمع مكتبات أقوى: بيان الإفلا حول محو الأمية الرقمية
تتزايد نسبة الوقت الذي نقضيه من حياتنا على الإنترنت في التواصل مع أهلنا ودفع الضرائب، لذلك برزت أهمية اكتساب المهارات اللازمة لتحقيق أقصى استفادة مُمكنة من التكنولوجيا الرقمية على...
News - 22 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2017, Internet access, Internet censorship, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Aufbau einer stärkeren Informationsgesellschaft von unten: IFLA-Erklärung zu digitaler Kompetenz
Unserer Leben findet immer mehr online statt. Angefangen damit, mit Ihrer Familie in Kontakt zu bleiben, bis zur Einreichung der Steuererklärung, findet alles...
News - 22 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2017, Internet access, Internet censorship, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Lasst den Zugang geöffnet: IFLA fordert das Ende der Internet-Abschaltungen
Das Internet ermöglicht das Finden, Teilen und Erzeugen von Wissen, in einer Weise, wie es eine Generation zuvor noch undenkbar erschien. Es lässt das Menschenrecht auf Zugang...
News - 22 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2017, Internet access, Internet censorship, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- :الإفلا تدعو إلى إنهاء قطع خدمات الإنترنت
يُتيح الإنترنت فرصًا للعثور على المعلومات ومُشاركتها لم يكن يتخيلها جيل واحد قبلنا، ويُمكنا من ضمان حق الإنسان في الوصول إلى المعلومات أكثر من أي وقتٍ مضى، كما أنه يُمكن العائلات...
News - 22 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2017, Internet access, Internet censorship, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Building a Stronger Information Society from the Bottom Up: IFLA Statement on Digital Literacy
More and more of our lives take place online. Everything from keeping in touch with your family to filing your tax return takes place over the Internet. The confidence to use,...
News - 22 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2017, Internet access, Internet censorship, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Keep It On: IFLA calls for an end to Internet Shutdowns
The Internet provides opportunities for finding, sharing and creating knowledge that were unimaginable a generation ago. It allows for more effective delivery of the human right of access to...
News - 22 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2017, Internet access, Internet censorship, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Bâtir une société de l’information plus forte de bas en haut : déclaration de l’IFLA sur la maîtrise de l’information numérique.
Nous passons le plus clair de notre temps à naviguer sur Internet. Rester en contact avec nos proches, déclarer nos impôts, tout se fait maintenant en ligne. L’...
News - 22 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2017, Internet access, Internet censorship, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Создание более сильного информационного общества с самого начала: заявление ИФЛА о цифровой грамотности
Все большая часть нашей жизни проходит в режиме онлайн. Сейчас при помощи Интернета происходит всё: от общения с семьей до подачи налоговой декларации. Уверенность в...
News - 22 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2017, Internet access, Internet censorship, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Давайте поддержим: ИФЛА призывает прекратить отключение Интернета
Интернет предоставляет такие возможности для поиска, обмена и создания знаний, которые нельзя было представить еще поколение назад. Он позволяет более эффективно осуществлять право...
News - 22 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2017, Internet access, Internet censorship, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- La IFLA pide el fin de los Cortes en el Acceso a Internet
Internet ofrece posibilidades para encontrar, compartir y crear conocimiento que eran inimaginables hace una generación y que permiten que la implementación del derecho...
News - 22 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2017, Internet access, Internet censorship, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Construir una Sociedad de la Información más Fuerte desde Abajo: Declaración de la IFLA sobre la Alfabetización Digital
Cada vez una mayor parte de nuestras vidas tiene lugar en línea. Todo, desde mantenerse en contacto con la familia hasta hacer la declaración de la renta se...
News - 22 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2017, Internet access, Internet censorship, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Restons connectés : l’IFLA demande la fin des coupures de l’Internet
Pour la recherche, le partage et la création de connaissance, l’Internet offre des possibilités inimaginables pour la génération préc...
News - 22 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2017, Internet access, Internet censorship, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- 继续努力:国际图联呼吁结束互联网关闭
互联网提供了查找、分享和创造知识的机会,这在一代人之前是无法想象的。它能比以往任何时候都更有效地捍卫信息获取这一人权,也使家人、朋友、同事和研究合作者联系起来。 当正确的法律和社会条件到位,而且人们具备必要的技能和自信时,互联网接入就会成为社会各级发展的动力。 因此,全世界大约一半的人口没有连接互联网这一情况是主要问题。正如公共访问原则(...
News - 22 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2017, Internet access, Internet censorship, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- 自下而上建设更加强大的信息社会:国际图联数字素养宣言
我们的生活越来越离不开网络。从和家人保持联系到提交纳税申报单,所有这一切都在互联网上进行。运用数字技术的信心,以及充分利用数字技术的技能,对自我实现和社区参与都越来越必不可少。 长久以来,图书馆致力于帮助用户学习、创造和参与。通过提升文化素养,即阅读和理解文字作品的能力,图书馆为人们提供获取文化和信息的路径。就如《发展与信息获取报告...
News - 22 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2017, Internet access, Internet censorship, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Ya está en línea el Mapa de la IFLA de las Bibliotecas del Mundo – una herramienta para todos en defensa de las bibliotecas
Los esfuerzos en defensa de las bibliotecas a nivel global, regional y nacional se ven muy obstaculizados por el hecho de que la IFLA y muchas asociaciones nacionales no tienen...
News - 21 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- 国际图联“世界图书馆地图”—为所有人服务的宣传工具—现已上线
由于缺少所在国家图书馆状况的基本信息,国际图联及许多国际组织无法在全球、地区和国家范围内开展有效的宣传工作。可靠的全球图书馆数据统计是我们共同的愿景。 今日,在波兰弗罗茨瓦夫举办的2017年国际图联世界图书馆与信息大会上,国际图联“世界图书馆地图”正式发布,解决了图书馆界想要准确收集并共享世界各国图书馆格局基本信息这一迫切需求...
News - 21 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- Die IFLA-Bibliotheksweltkarte – ein Werkzeug zur Interessenvertretung für alle – ist jetzt online
Lobbyarbeit auf globaler, regionaler und nationaler Ebene wird enorm dadurch erschwert, dass der IFLA und vielen nationalen Verbänden keine grundlegenden Informationen zum Zustand...
News - 21 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- :خريطة الإفلا لمكتبات العالم، أداة يستطيع الجميع مُناصرة المكتبات بها، الآن، عبر الإنترنت
إن عدم إلمام الإفلا وغيرها من الجمعيات الوطنية بالمعلومات الأساسية عن وضع المكتبات في بلادها، يُعيق محاولات مُناصرة المكتبات على المستوى الدولي، والإقليمي، والوطني، ,إننا نعمل...
News - 21 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- Библиотечная карта мира, инструмент для защиты интересов библиотек – теперь онлайн
Деятельность по защите интересов библиотек на глобальном, региональном и национальном уровнях сильно затрудняет тот факт, что у ИФЛА и многих национальных ассоциаций нет основной...
News - 21 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- La carte IFLA des bibliothèques du monde : un outil de plaidoyer désormais en ligne
Les entreprises de plaidoyer en faveur des bibliothèques aux niveaux global, régional et national sont sérieusement entravées par le fait que l’IFLA et...
News - 21 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- Now online: IFLA Library Map of the World – an advocacy tool for all!
Advocacy efforts at the global, regional and national level are severely hindered by the fact that IFLA and many national associations do not have basic information about the state of...
News - 21 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, From the Annual Conference, Library Data, Library Map of the World, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- :حل حقيقي لكشف الأخبار المُزيفة: ما يُمكن أن تُقدمه المكتبات
إن حرية الوصول للمعلومات والتعبير عبر الإنترنت في خطر، فانتشار المعلومات المُضللة أو "المُزيفة" تُهدد اعتبار الإنترنت مصدرًا موثوقًا به، كما تحد ردود الأفعال العنيفة...
News - 20 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, fake news, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, infographic, Information Literacy, post-truth
- Real Solutions to Fake News: How Libraries Help
Freedoms of access to information and expression online are at risk. The spread of deliberately misleading information risks undermining confidence in the Internet, while heavy-handed...
News - 20 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, fake news, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, infographic, Information Literacy, post-truth
- Реальные решения проблемы фальшивых новостей: вклад библиотек
Свобода доступа к информации и свобода выражения мнений находятся под угрозой. Распространение информации, искаженной умышленно, или «фейковых новостей» грозит...
News - 20 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, fake news, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, infographic, Information Literacy, post-truth
- Cómo las bibliotecas pueden ayudar a conseguir soluciones reales para las noticias falsas
Las libertades de acceso a la información y de expresión en línea están en peligro. El riesgo de la difusión deliberada de información err...
News - 20 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, fake news, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, infographic, Information Literacy, post-truth
- Echte Lösungen für Fake News: Wie Bibliotheken dabei helfen
Die Freiheit des Zugangs zu Informationen und der freien Meinungsäußerung online sind gefährdet. Die Verbreitung von bewusst irreführenden Informationen oder "...
News - 20 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, fake news, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, infographic, Information Literacy, post-truth
- 假新闻的真正解决方案:图书馆如何协助
在网上自由获取信息和表达是有风险的。刻意误导的信息,或者称为“假新闻”,其传播可能会削弱人们对互联网的信心,而主管部门和平台的严厉监管又会限制基本人权。 对于国际图联来说,这些结果都不可取。当人们脱离了互联网,他们就有可能会失去获取信息和思想的途径,而这些信息和思想能够促进发展、丰富生活。 为了应对这些风险,...
News - 20 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, fake news, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, infographic, Information Literacy, post-truth
- De vraies solutions aux fausses nouvelles : la contribution des bibliothèques
Les libertés d’accès à l’information et à l’expression en ligne sont menacées. La diffusion d’informations délibé...
News - 20 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, fake news, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, infographic, Information Literacy, post-truth
- Copyright and Other Legal Matters at the World Library and Information Congress (WLIC)
The Copyright and Other Legal Matters (CLM) Strategic Programme represents the voice of the international library community in copyright and other legal concerns. CLM strongly advocates at...
News - 16 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations
- Development and Access to Information (DA2I) Report 2017
Development and Access to Information (DA2I) 2017 is the first of a series of reports that monitor the progress countries are making towards fulfilling their commitment to promote meaningful...
Publication - 14 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, HLPF, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, Reports
- Un acceso significativo a la información para no dejar a nadie atrás: Lanzamiento del Informe DA2I 2017
NUEVA YORK, 17 de julio de 2017 — La Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotecas (IFLA), en colaboración con el Grupo de Tecnología...
News - 14 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, Open access, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States of America, Press Release
- IFLA Statement: No Development Without Access to Information - We Need Alternatives to Internet Shut-Downs (2017)
The library profession is strongly committed to protecting and delivering not only access to information, but also the benefits it can bring. Multiple human rights depend on it: freedom of...
Publication - 10 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Development, Internet access, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Libraries at the Heart of Internet Governance Discussions in Latin America
The Regional Latin American and Caribbean Preparatory Meeting for the Internet Governance Forum (LACIGF) took place in Panama City, on 2-4 August. This event marked the tenth edition of a process...
News - 7 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Internet access, Latin America and the Caribbean, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Lograr un Desarrollo Inteligente e Inclusivo: Lanzamiento del Informe de Desarrollo y Acceso a la Información (DA2I) 2017
La Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotecas (IFLA), en colaboración con el Grupo de Tecnología y Cambio Social (TASCHA) de la Facultad de...
News - 3 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States of America
- Realising the Potential of Digital for Development: Not Without Libraries
As highlighted in the Development and Access to Information Report 2017, produced by IFLA in partnership with the Technology and Social Change Group at the University of Washington, for access to...
News - 1 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Education, Gender equality, innovation, Public Access, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- From Information to Development: IFLA Participates in 2017 Asia-Pacific regional Internet Governance Forum
For information to play a full role in helping people to learn, find work and live healthily, simply laying cables may not be enough. The way in which access to knowledge is provided strongly...
News - 29 July 2017
Tags: Access to information, Development, Internet governance, Internet Governance Forum, Thailand, UN 2030 sustainable development goals, Asia and Oceania
- Affirmation, Opportunity: IFLA Presents on Libraries and the Sustainable Development Goals at the CILIP Conference
IFLA attended the CILIP Annual Conference, held in Manchester, UK, on 5-6 July. At a time where libraries in the UK are facing drastic cuts, this was a welcome opportunity to share new ideas and...
News - 27 July 2017
Tags: Access to information, Development, Libraries for development, sustainable development goals, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Latin America and Caribbean Internet Governance Forum
The 10th Latin America and Caribbean Internet Governance Forum offers an opportunity to explore current trends in uses and governance of the Internet. Bringing together government, business...
Event - 25 July 2017
Tags: Access to information, Conference, Internet access, Internet Governance Forum, Panama, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA Statement on Technological Protection Measures, and the Proposed Integration of Encrypted Media Extensions into the HTML Standard (16 July 2017)
Digital channels are becoming ever more dominant as a means of sharing and accessing content. They bring a speed and simplicity of use, at near-zero marginal costs, that have brought us much...
Publication - 24 July 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- Meaningful Access to Information To Leave No One Behind: Launch of the 2017 DA2I Report
NEW YORK, 17 July 2017 — The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), in partnership with the Technology and Social Change Group at the University of...
News - 17 July 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, Open access, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States of America, Press Release
- Open, Inclusive Access to Information: IFLA Speaks at UN High Level Political Forum
‘The world must think hard about how information is shared, in order to promote inclusive access, facilitate collaboration, and ensure real world impact’. On Friday 14...
News - 16 July 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, HLPF, IAP, Libraries for development, Open access, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States of America
- No Truly Sustainable Development Without Access to Information, and No Meaningful, Inclusive Access Without Libraries
In the context of the United Nations High Level Political Forum (UN HLPF), and in preparation for the launch of the first Development and Access to Information (DA2I) Report, IFLA and the United...
News - 15 July 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States of America
- Mind the (Information) Gap: IFLA Makes the Case for Action by Governments
Just days before the official launch of the Development and Access to Information (DA2I) 2017 Report, participants at the United Nations High Level Political Forum (HLPF) had a...
News - 13 July 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States of America
- IFLA-Erklärung zur staatlichen Bereitstellung von Rechtsinformationen im digitalen Zeitalter
IFLA Statement on Government Provision of Public Legal Information in the Digital Age (2016), translated into German. Prepared by IFLA’s Law Library Section and adopted by the IFLA Governing...
News - 12 July 2017
Tags: Access to information, Digital preservation, Law, Open access, Preservation, Statements, Law Libraries
- Making Development Smart and Inclusive: Launch of the Development and Access to Information (DA2I) Report 2017
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), in partnership with the Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA) at the University of Washington Information...
News - 7 July 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States of America
- 2030 Vision: How Libraries Support the UN’s Work on Sustainable Development
The United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library (DHL) and IFLA will be holding a side event “2030 Vision: How Libraries Support the UN’s Work on Sustainable Development...
Event - 7 July 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, Event, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States of America
- Making development smart and inclusive: How access to information can deliver the SDGs
During the United Nations High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), IFLA, together with TASCHA and Article 19, will hold a side event to present and analyse the findings of the first report of the...
Event - 5 July 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, Event, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States of America
- Development and Access to Information (DA2I) Launch and Reception
Development and Access to Information (DA2I) is the first of a series of reports that will monitor the progress countries are making towards fulfilling their commitment to...
Event - 5 July 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, Reception, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States of America
- L’atelier « l’open accès à l’information juridique », Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 29 et 30 mai 2017 – Rapport et Présentations.
L’atelier pour les professionnels de la documentation juridique d’Afrique francophone (conservateurs, bibliothécaires, documentalistes, archivistes) a été organis...
News - 29 June 2017
Tags: Access to information, Côte d'Ivoire, Open access, Law Libraries
- L’Atelier « l’Open Accès à l’Information Juridique », Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 29 et 30 mai 2017
L’atelier pour les professionnels de la documentation juridique d’Afrique francophone (conservateurs, bibliothécaires, documentalistes, archivistes) a été organis...
Publication - 27 June 2017
Tags: Access to information, Côte d'Ivoire, Legal Information, Open access, Publications, Law Libraries
- Showing libraries' contribution to development: How public libraries contribute to the STEM agenda
by Sue McKerracher, CEO, Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) The STEAM into Sydney conference took place on 16 and 17 March 2017, alongside the...
News - 22 June 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, Libraries for development, Science Technology Engineering Arts and Mathematics (STEM), UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- International Advocacy Programme (IAP): Ten projects now under way
Earlier this year, IFLA launched a worldwide call for proposals to request funding for the implementation of regional or national awareness-raising and capacity building activities...
News - 22 June 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda; IAP, UN SDGs
- Open Access, Public Access, Meaningful Access: Libraries heard at WSIS Forum and Human Rights Council
Article 19 of the Universal Convention on Human Rights offers freedom of access to information for all. This freedom has long been at the heart of the work of libraries. ...
News - 19 June 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Censorship, Switzerland, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Bring the Persecution of Librarians to an End: IFLA President Donna Scheeder on the Judgement in the Case of Natalya Sharina
Ever since her arrest in October 2015, IFLA has followed closely the case of Natalya Sharina, the former librarian of the Library of Ukrainian Literature in Moscow. Natalya was accused of inciting...
News - 13 June 2017
Tags: Access to information, Censorship, Russian Federation, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Natalya Sharina Judgement: Statement by IFLA President Donna Scheeder
IFLA President Donna Scheeder made the following statement on the judgement in the case of Natalya Sharina on 12 June 2017: IFLA has been following with concern the case of Natalya Sharina...
Informational Page - 13 June 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Censorship, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Natalya Sharina Judgement: Statement by IFLA President Donna Scheeder
IFLA President Donna Scheeder made the following statement on the judgement in the case of Natalya Sharina on 12 June 2017: IFLA has been following with concern the case of Natalya Sharina...
Informational Page - 13 June 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Censorship, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- The IFLA Digital Unification working group
The working group for the IFLA digital unification key initiative (WGDU) was an ad hoc and temporary working group. It developed guidelines for setting up a digital unification project, which are...
Informational Page - 12 June 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation
- Don’t Forget the Library Voice in the Right to Be Forgotten: Libraries Engage in Chile
The Internet has made information easier to share and access than ever before. As long as links remain live, it also means that age is not a barrier to discovery, with search engines able to sort...
News - 8 June 2017
Tags: Access to information, Privacy, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA (Law Libraries Section) and IALL in the news! Workshop in Ivory Coast
The workshop on free access to legal information was opened on 29 May 2017 by the Secretary General of the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire, Mr. Latte Ahouanzi. Organized jointly by...
News - 2 June 2017
Tags: Access to information, Côte d'Ivoire, Legal Information, Open access, Law Libraries
- International Advocacy Programme (IAP) Update – May 2017
The International Advocacy Programme (IAP) continues as a worldwide advocacy campaign to get libraries into National Development Plans! Participants from more than 73...
News - 31 May 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- How Public Libraries Contribute to the STEM Agenda
In March 2017, more than 100 leaders from public libraries across Australia, Asia, Eastern and Western Europe and the Americas, gathered at the State Library of New South Wales (NSW) for ...
News - 26 May 2017
Tags: Access to information, Australia, Public Libraries
- IFLA President Donna Scheeder promotes UN SDGs during Bulgaria’s 12th National Library Week
IFLA President Donna Scheeder delivered a keynote speech on Libraries in Support of Sustainable Development at the May 9th, 2017 opening of the 12th National Library Week, organized by...
News - 23 May 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Bulgaria, Development, IAP, International Advocacy Programme, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) 2017
The 2017 edition of EuroDIG - the European Dialogue on Internet Governance - offers an opportunity both to shape the debate on Internet governance in Europe, and to feed into discussions for the...
Event - 22 May 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Conference, digital literacy, Estonia, EuroDig, Internet governance, Public Access, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) 2017
The 2017 Conference of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) will offer an opportunity to deepen the connections between Internet governance and the achievement of the Sustainable...
Event - 22 May 2017
Tags: Access to information, Conference, Digital divide, Internet access, Internet governance, Switzerland, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Human Rights Council - 35th Session
The UN Human Rights Council meets at least three times a year, and looks both at the status of human rights in individual countries (though Universal Periodic Reviews) and specific themes. IFLA...
Event - 22 May 2017
Tags: Access to information, Event, Freedom of expression, Human rights, Switzerland, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA Global Vision Regional Workshop: Asia Oceania
IFLA is launching a series of regional workshops on 28 and 29 June 2017 at the National Library of Singapore that are a part of a larger initiative, the IFLA Global Vision discussion...
Event - 19 May 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Asia and Oceania, IFLA Global Vision, Meeting, Singapore
- IFLA Global Vision Regional Workshop: Europe
IFLA is launching a series of regional workshops on 5 and 6 July 2017 in Madrid, Spain that are a part of a larger initiative, the IFLA Global Vision discussion, which will engage the...
Event - 19 May 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Europe, IFLA Global Vision, Meeting, Spain
- IFLA Global Vision Regional Workshop: Latin America and the Caribbean
IFLA is launching a series of regional workshops on 8 and 9 June 2017 at the Library of the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina that are a part of a larger initiative, the IFLA...
Event - 5 May 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Argentina, IFLA Global Vision, Latin America and the Caribbean, Meeting
- IFLA Global Vision Regional Workshop: Middle East
IFLA is launching a series of regional workshops on 21 and 22 May 2017 at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt that are a part of a larger initiative, the IFLA Global Vision...
Event - 2 May 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Africa, Egypt, IFLA Global Vision, Meeting, MENA
- IFLA Global Vision Regional Workshop: Africa
IFLA is launching a series of regional workshops on 14 and 15 May 2017 at the Djeuga Palace Hotel in Yaoundé, Cameroon that are a part of a larger initiative, the IFLA Global...
Event - 2 May 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Africa, Cameroon, IFLA Global Vision, Meeting
- Libraries and Creative Commons: Realising the Potential to Achieve Shared Goals
Human progress, innovation and creativity depends on being able to access, share and build on existing knowledge and ideas. Libraries have long been at the heart of delivering this. Yet...
News - 2 May 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Canada, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA Global Vision Regional Workshop: North America
IFLA is launching a series of regional workshops on 3 and 4 May 2017 at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. that are a part of a larger initiative, the IFLA Global Vision...
Event - 1 May 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, IFLA Global Vision, Meeting, United States of America
- Connectivity and Beyond: Libraries Help Build an Inclusive Internet
The Internet has already made a very significant contribution to providing access to information, a long-standing goal of libraries. With four billion already connected, more people can access...
News - 1 May 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Internet access, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Unanimous Support for Access for the Print Disabled: European Parliament Committee Votes on Marrakesh Treaty Ratification
The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee sent out a strong signal to the European Union’s Member States last week by voting unanimously for laws which will ensure that people...
News - 26 March 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Europe, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- 72 countries are now part of IFLA's International Advocacy Programme (IAP)
“If a country wants to achieve the United Nations 2030 Agenda, this will not be possible without libraries. We need to bring this to the attention of policy makers and the United...
News - 24 March 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- Better Laws Need Better Information: Parliamentary Libraries in Latin America to Intensify Cooperation
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals underline the necessity of access to information in order to achieve economic, social and environmental progress. This is no more than important than...
News - 23 March 2017
Tags: Access to information, Latin America and the Caribbean, Parliamentary Libraries
- Means, Don (2016): “Reaching the Rest of Us: Public Spectrum for Public Access” - Libraries lead in providing public access via TV WhiteSpace to help bring billions of new users into global digital conversation
A paper by Don Means (2016) presented at IFLA WLIC 2016 in Columbus, OH, in the session Connections. Collaboration. Community in Session 81 - Division III Programme. Don Means...
Publication - 13 March 2017
Tags: Access to information, dc-pal, Digital divide, Information society, Public Access, Congress papers
- Peace and Sustainable Development in Colombia: Reflections and Actions from the Library Sector
Libraries promote tolerance and support peace in society Libraries in general, and public libraries in particular, play an active role in times of armed conflict. Many spaces that at one...
News - 9 March 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Colombia, Development, Libraries for development, Peace, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDG 16, UN SDGs
- IFLA invites you to submit examples of how libraries contribute to the United Nations 2030 Agenda
Libraries make an important contribution to development. They help people get the information they need to access economic opportunity, gender equality, quality education, improve their...
News - 6 March 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, IAP, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- Help shape our future of change! Join us at the President's Meeting 2017!
While the shared values of libraries and the information field remain a constant, continuous change in society creates challenges for the profession. What are the major challenges to maintaining...
News - 24 February 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Announcement, Greece, IFLA Global Vision, IFLA President
- Libraries included in the recently published Finnish National Development Plan
On 2 February 2017, Finland published its National Development Plan for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals to achieve the UN Agenda 2030. The implementation of...
News - 22 February 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, Finland, IAP, Lib4Dev, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- Libraries Educate, Copyright Reform can Help
Education is central to the work of libraries. This goes from simply giving access to the books and materials that people need to teach themselves and answering ad hoc questions, to more formal...
News - 13 February 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Education, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA Calls on European Parliament to Get Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Right
There is less than a month to go before a planned vote in the European Parliament on ratifying the Marrakesh Treaty. If this is done correctly, it promises to remove key barriers to access to...
News - 7 February 2017
Tags: Access to information, Europe, Marrakesh Treaty, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- International Advocacy Programme (IAP) Update - February 2017
The International Advocacy Programme (IAP) launched by IFLA in the last quarter of 2016 is already showing extraordinary results. Participants from more than 50 countries are carrying out...
News - 6 February 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- Las sociedades abiertas son sociedades saludables
[PDF] Las bibliotecas constituyen la esencia de las sociedades saludables. Al reunir a las personas -estudiantes, investigadores, creadores, ciudadanos- las bibliotecas respaldan el...
News - 1 February 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Announcement, Development, free movement of people, Libraries for development, migration, Refugees, United States of America
- Open Societies are Healthy Societies
[PDF] Libraries are at the heart of healthy societies. By bringing people together – students, researchers, creators, citizens – they support learning, sharing, and the...
News - 1 February 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Announcement, Development, free movement of people, Libraries for development, migration, Refugees, United States of America
- How To Spot Fake News - IFLA in the post-truth society
With Wikipedia’s #1lib1ref (One Librarian, One Reference) campaign going on – the theme of last week being fake news – IFLA posted an How to Spot Fake News infographic on...
News - 1 February 2017
Tags: Access to information, fake news, IFLA and the information society, infographic, Information literacy, post-truth
- How To Spot Fake News
Critical thinking is a key skill in media and information literacy, and the mission of libraries is to educate and advocate its importance. Discussions about fake news has led to a new...
Publication - 1 February 2017
Tags: Access to information, fake news, Information literacy, Information society, post-truth, Infographics
- Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion(s) – Libraries Important Partners in Internet Governance
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has just published its reports on the outcomes of its intersessional activities – the day to day work that takes place outside of major...
News - 30 January 2017
Tags: Access to information, Development, IGF, Internet access, Internet governance, Public Access, Sustainability
- Invitation to submit funding proposals for the International Advocacy Programme (IAP)
Call for Funding Proposals As part of the International Advocacy Programme (IAP), IFLA is launching a call for proposals to request funding to implement regional or national awareness...
News - 30 January 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, IAP, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- MENA Regional Workshop of the International Advocacy Programme (IAP)
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Regional Workshop of IFLA’s International Advocacy Programme (IAP) will be held in Doha, Qatar, on 13-15 March 2017...
Event - 30 January 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, IAP, Qatar, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, Workshop
- Caribbean Regional Workshop of the International Advocacy Programme (IAP)
The Caribbean Regional Workshop of IFLA’s International Advocacy Programme (IAP) will be held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on 16-18 February 2017. Representatives...
Event - 30 January 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, IAP, Jamaica, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, Workshop
- Videos about IFLA's Engagement in the Preparation of the UN 2030 Agenda
Ensuring equitable access to information contributes significantly to achieving the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Libraries are playing an increasingly important role in...
Publication - 30 January 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, IAP, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, Videos
- Invitación para presentar propuestas de financiación para el Programa Internacional de Promoción y Defensa de la Profesión -Advocacy- (IAP)
Convocatoria para la presentación de propuestas de financiación Como parte del Programa Internacional de Promoción y Defensa de la Profesión (IAP, por sus...
News - 30 January 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, IAP, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- The International Advocacy Programme (IAP)
The IFLA International Advocacy Programme (IAP) was a capacity-building programme launched in 2016, designed to promote and support the role libraries can play in the...
Informational Page - 20 January 2017
Tags: Access to information, Development, IAP, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- IFLA LGBTQ Users SIG CFP 2017: Intersectionality
Call for Papers IFLA LGBTQ Users SIG CFP 2017 Libraries. Solidarity. Society. Intersectionality For IFLA WLIC 2017 (19-25 Aug 2017) we’ve chosen...
News - 19 January 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Conferences, Disadvantaged persons, Immigrants, Library services to people with disabilities, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Social inclusion, Women’s issues, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)
- Libraries, Copyright and Communities
Public libraries are at the heart of many communities. They welcome people from all backgrounds, providing a safe space, and often a source of pride. Throughout history, they have been...
Informational Page - 18 January 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Children, Copyright, Minority groups
- Libraries, Copyright and Innovation
Libraries are the backbone of innovation systems. From stimulating literacy and curiosity in children, to providing students with the access they need to become experts,...
Informational Page - 18 January 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Presenting the IFLA Wikipedia Opportunities Papers
Over the past year, Librarians and Wikipedians have been working together to showcase the many successful collaborations between libraries and Wikipedia. Starting with the first...
News - 17 January 2017
Tags: Access to information, Wikipedia
- Don’t Go Back on the Deal – IFLA, EIFL and EBLIDA call on EU Member States to Deliver on Marrakesh Treaty Ratification
On Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th January, representatives of European governments will discuss draft legislation to implement the Marrakesh Treaty in the European Union (EU)....
News - 13 January 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Europe, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Different Paths, Same Principles – Discussing Library Codes of Ethics
The work of libraries in providing access to knowledge is not a simple one. As well as much discussed constraints linked to levels of funding, staffing and copyright laws, librarians and library...
News - 23 December 2016
Tags: Access to information, Code of Ethics, Croatia, Freedom of expression, Ireland, Professional ethics, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- La IFLA firma acuerdos con 50 países para trabajar de manera conjunta en la inclusión de las Bibliotecas en los Planes Nacionales de Desarrollo
En este momento, el Programa Internacional de Promoción y Defensa de la Profesión -Advocacy- (IAP, por sus siglas en inglés) de la IFLA está en pleno...
News - 22 December 2016
Tags: Access to information, Development, IAP, IFLA, Libraries and Development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- IFLA LAC WLIC 2017 Satellite Meeting
The Latin American and Caribbean Section of IFLA is organizing this satellite meeting before the World Library and Information Congress, in Timişoara, ROMANIA, with the sponsorship of West...
Event - 21 December 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Romania, Satellite Meeting, UN 2030 Agenda, Latin America and the Caribbean
- IFLA signs agreements with 50 countries to work towards getting Libraries included in National Development Plans
IFLA’s capacity-building International Advocacy Programme (IAP) is now fully underway. “50 countries have joined IFLA in this journey, and are already making progress...
News - 21 December 2016
Tags: Access to information, Development, IAP, IFLA, Libraries and Development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- Internet Governance Forum 2016 Library Diary: Day 4
This was the last day of the Internet Governance Forum 2016. In the session on Networks & solutions to achieve SDGs agenda - Internet at play, the discussion focused on the impact of...
News - 16 December 2016
Tags: 2030 Agenda, Access to information, IGF, igf2016, Internet governance, Public Access, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- Internet Governance Forum 2016 Library Diary: Day 3
On the second day of the Internet Governance Forum, IFLA participated in sessions about the right to be forgotten, mass surveillance and human rights online. This gave us the opportunity to tackle...
News - 16 December 2016
Tags: Access to information, IGF, igf2016, Internet governance, Public Access, RTBF, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- Unnecessary and Disproportionate: IFLA President Donna Scheeder Calls for End to Proceedings against Natalya Sharina
In October 2015, Natalya Sharina, Director of the Library of Ukrainian literature in Moscow, was arrested and charged on suspicion of inciting hatred or animosity towards a social group....
News - 15 December 2016
Tags: Access to information, Freedom of expression, Russian Federation, Ukraine, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA Statement on Government Provision of Public Legal Information in the Digital Age (2016)
Statement [PDF] English Español Français Deutsch Русский 中文 العربية...
Publication - 14 December 2016
Tags: Access to information, Digital preservation, Law, Statements, Law Libraries
- Access to Public Legal Information at Risk without Government Action: New IFLA Statement
Article 19 of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights sets out the freedom to seek and receive information. This is particularly essential in the case of public legal...
News - 14 December 2016
Tags: Access to information, Digital preservation, Digital resources, Law, Law Libraries
- Give Access, Don’t Take it Away – Libraries Take Position on EU Marrakesh Ratification
After close engagement in the negotiation of the Marrakesh Treaty, culminating in its signature in 2013, libraries are now working to realise its promise. The Treaty...
News - 13 December 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Marrakesh Treaty, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Internet Governance Forum 2016 Library Diary: Day 2
This was the day for our main session for the Dynamic Coalition for Public Access in Libraries, co-organized by IFLA and EIFL. People from different sectors came to talk about how to...
News - 9 December 2016
Tags: Access to information, dc-pal, Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries, IGF, igf2016, Internet governance, Public Access, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- Internet Governance Forum 2016 Library Diary: Day 1
December 6 was the official first day of the Internet Governance Forum in Guadalajara. Team libraries participated in Assessing the Role of Internet Governance in the Sustainable...
News - 8 December 2016
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, IGF, igf2016, Internet governance, Public Access, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- Launch of IFLA’s International Advocacy Programme with four Regional Workshops
Libraries and access to information are key to achieving the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)....
News - 8 December 2016
Tags: Access to information, Development, IAP, IFLA, Libraries and Development, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- European Regional Workshop of the International Advocacy Programme (IAP)
The European Regional Workshop of IFLA’s International Advocacy Programme (IAP)* will be held in The Hague, Netherlands, on 14-16 December 2016. 24 representatives from...
Event - 8 December 2016
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, IAP, Meeting, Netherlands, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- Internet Governance Forum 2016 Library Diary: Day 0
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Guadalajara takes place on 6-9 December 2016. IFLA will be focusing on promoting the Principles on Public Access in Libraries, which includes...
News - 6 December 2016
Tags: Access to information, IFLA International Leaders Programme, igf2016, Internet governance, Public Access, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- Liberty in the Library – FAIFE Network Launches
Libraries are increasingly places not just for reading, but also for creating and sharing. They are guardians of free access to information and free expression – two values which are...
News - 29 November 2016
Tags: Access to information, Freedom of expression, Privacy, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA Promotes Library and User Interests at WIPO
IFLA joined a coalition of international and national NGOs at the 33rd meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (...
News - 24 November 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda
The inclusion of libraries and access to information in national and regional development plans will contribute to meeting the global United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...
Informational Page - 23 November 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, UN 2030 Agenda, UN 2030 sustainable development goals, UN SDGs
- Call for papers WLIC 2017 - Audiovisual and Multimedia Section joint with Information Literacy Section and School Libraries Section
The Audiovisual and Multimedia Section, Information Literacy Section and School Libraries Sections invite you to submit an abstract for IFLA WLIC 2017 (Wrocław, Poland, 19–25 August 2017...
News - 22 November 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Cultural heritage, Digital resources, Document delivery, Education, Education and training, Electronic collections, Electronic document delivery, Electronic resources, Information Literacy Section, Information technology, Internet access, Poland, School Libraries Section, Audiovisual and Multimedia
- Libraries Key to Defending Freedom Online
The number of people connecting to and using the Internet is expanding rapidly, but so too are concerns about freedom online. The role of libraries in giving access to information, and the...
News - 21 November 2016
Tags: Access to information, Costa Rica, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Privacy, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Continuing the Fight for Access to Knowledge – IFLA Returns to Geneva
Libraries in too many countries around the world lack the basic laws needed to do the best by their communities. And even where laws exist, they frequently fail to take account of the realities of...
News - 13 November 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Literacy and a Love of Reading Boosted by European Judges’ eBook Decision
Libraries play a crucial role in bringing people to reading. From children’s books to the latest thrillers, they are the safety value in the copyright system that prevents access to culture...
News - 10 November 2016
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, E-learning, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Jamaica’s Library and Information Week 2016 “Libraries Matter: Harnessing information for national development"
IFLA would like to wish the Library and Information Association of Jamaica (LIAJA) a successful Library and Information Week 2016. Responding to the call to action set by the United...
News - 31 October 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, IFLA, Libraries and Development, Jamaica
- Library Voices at the European Parliament - IFLA Supports Generation Code: Born at the Library
A hundred Members of the European Parliament took the opportunity last week to meet librarians from their own countries, as part of Public Libraries 2020’s successful Generation Code: Born...
News - 29 October 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Effective Libraries Central to Sustainable Access to Information: IFLA Participates in CopyCamp 2016
Copyright, and in particular exceptions and limitations to the exclusive powers it offers writers and publishers, is crucial for libraries. A good copyright framework allows libraries to preserve...
News - 29 October 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Poland, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2016
Today is the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2016. The theme of this year's celebration is " It’s your story – don’t lose it " "UNESCO...
News - 27 October 2016
Tags: Access to information, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Cultural heritage, Knowledge society, Lifelong learning, UNESCO, Audiovisual and Multimedia
- IFLA Celebrates International Open Access Week
Five years ago IFLA released its current Statement on Open Access. With the importance of access to knowledge acknowledged by the Sustainable Developemnt Goals, its recommendations are as strong...
News - 25 October 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Open access, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA Calls for Copyright Reforms to Support Libraries in Colombia
Colombia is currently planning a major reform of its copyright laws which will impact libraries and their users. They offer an opportunity to provide the tools necessary to seize new...
News - 24 October 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Colombia, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Applying the Right to Be Forgotten: IFLA Publishes Open Letter
Freedom of expression and freedom of access to knowledge are central to the work of libraries. With rapidly increasing volumes of information available online, search engines play a vital role in...
News - 24 October 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Privacy, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA brief on the HABITAT III New Urban Agenda
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...
News - 21 October 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Habitat III
- Workshop for Law Librarians in Africa
A workshop for law librarians in Anglophone Africa organized by the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Law Libraries Section, in cooperation with the International Association...
Event - 10 October 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Open access, Uganda, Workshop, Law Libraries
- Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals - an Australian example
Colleagues in Australia – Anne-Marie Schwirtlich, Director General of the National Library of Australia, and Sue McKerracher, CEO of the Australian Library and Information Association...
News - 4 October 2016
Tags: 2030 Agenda, Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, SDGs
- Invitation to submit proposals for chapters: new book highlighting the work of health librarians
Invitation to submit proposals for chapters In 2017, the IFLA Health and Biosciences Libraries Section and De Gruyter Saur will publish a book titled: Action to impact: librarians...
News - 30 September 2016
Tags: Access to information, De Gruyter Saur, Health literacy, Health and Biosciences Libraries
- بيان مُشترك بين الإفلا الاتحاد العالمي للناشرين في اليوم العالمي الأول لضمان حصول الجميع على المعلومات، 28 سبتمبر 2016
إن إتاحة المعلومات أكثر من مُجرد مبدأ، إنها السبب وراء وجود المكتبات والناشرين. إن اليوم هو اليوم العالمي الأول لضمان حصول الجميع على المعلومات، إنه اليوم الذي طالما سعت له المكتبات والناشرون...
Publication - 29 September 2016
Tags: Access to information, IDUAI, International Day for the Universal Access to Information, IPA, Libraries and Development, UNESCO, Statements
- Universal Access to Information, Today and Every Day
World publishers and librarians issue joint pledge to strive for universal access to information. Libraries have always been about preserving and giving access to information. In...
News - 28 September 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, International Publishers Association, Libraries and Development
- Joint Statement by IFLA and the IPA on the First International Day for Universal Access to Information (2016)
Access to information is more than just a principle; it is the reason why libraries and publishers exist. While today is the first International Day for Universal Access to Information, in...
Publication - 28 September 2016
Tags: Access to information, IDUAI, International Day for the Universal Access to Information, IPA, Libraries and Development, UNESCO, Statements
- Engaging the world’s libraries with Wikipedia - what are the opportunities?
Do library patrons get the best information for the topic they are looking for? Do they have the skills needed to use Wikipedia as part of a research process that helps with learning and...
News - 20 September 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Information society, Information technology, Knowledge society
- European Copyright Proposals: Libraries and Cultural Heritage Institutions Respond
After years of promise, today saw the launch of proposals for copyright reform in Europe. Despite much talk of the need for modernisation of the rules to reflect the new possibilities and...
News - 14 September 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- The library association of El Salvador at LACIGF 9
Since 2008 Latin America and the Caribbean meet annually in preparation for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), this year to be held 6—9 December in Guadalajara, Mexico. This year saw the...
News - 2 September 2016
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Costa Rica, IGF, Internet governance
- One Step Forward, No Steps Back: National Ratification Needs to Respect the Objectives of the Treaty of Marrakesh
The signing of the Treaty of Marrakesh in 2013 was a first step towards providing access to knowledge for some of the most vulnerable in society. It offers a response to the book famine that...
News - 1 September 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA FAIFE Releases Statement on the Continued House Arrest of Natalya Sharina
Natalya Sharina, Director of the Library of Ukrainian Literature in Moscow, has been under house arrest since October 2015. Recent media reports, suggesting that her detention will continue at...
News - 1 September 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Freedom of expression, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- El viaje de un líder comienza
Desde presidentes de asociaciones de bibliotecas hasta activistas de los derechos de autor, desde bibliotecas públicas hasta bibliotecas universitarias, los nueve asociados del...
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Leaders, United States of America
- A leader’s journey begins
From presidents of library associations to copyright activists, from public and university libraries, the nine associates of IFLA’s International Leaders Programme have spent the...
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Leaders, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Décideurs internationaux : le début du voyage
Présidents d’associations de bibliothèques, militants du droit d'auteur, représentants des bibliothèques publiques et universitaires, neuf bén...
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Leaders, United States of America
- 领导人征途起航
从图书馆协会主席到版权活跃分子,从公共图书馆到大学图书馆,国际图联国际领导人计划(International Leaders Programme)的九位干事在过去一周里充分了解了国际图联的活动与工作。该项目的第一阶段就是利用世界图书馆与信息大会的氛围,让各位干事适应国际图书馆界。 参加国际图联主要委员会组织的研讨会、...
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Leaders, United States of America
- رحلة القادة تبدأ
لقد قضى المُشاركون التسعة في برنامج قادة الإفلا الدولي الأسبوع الماضي في التعمق في أنشطة الإفلا وعملها، بدءًا من مُديري المكتبات الوطنية، ونُشطاء حقوق الطبع والنشر، والمكتبات...
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Leaders, United States of America
- Die Reise einer Führungskraft beginnt
Von PräsidentInnen von Bibliotheksverbänden zu Copyright-AktivistInnen, aus öffentlichen und Universitätsbibliotheken, die neun TeilnehmerInnen des Internationalen...
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Leaders, United States of America
- Путешествие лидеров начинается
Девять участников Международной программы подготовки лидеров ИФЛА, среди которых представители публичных и университетских библиотек, от президентов библиотечных ассоциаций до активистов...
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Leaders, United States of America
- Motores del cambio – libro electrónico ya disponible
En 2015, bibliotecarios de América Latina se reunieron en Buenos Aires. En esta reunión compartieron experiencias y reflexiones, esperanzas y ambiciones sobre el futuro de las...
News - 18 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Latin America and the Caribbean, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- :النصف الآخر: المكتبات تُمكن من إدخال أربعة مليار آخرين على الإنترنت
إن المكتبات مُلتزمة فعليُا بإتاحة الإنترنت، إلى جانب المهارات والدعم اللازمين، تلعب في ذلك دورًا أساسيًا في مُحاربة الفجوة الرقمية، ولكن لتستطيع إدخال أربعة مليار آخرين على الإنترنت، ستحتاج...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, Internet access, the next 4 billion, United States of America
- Llevando el acceso de los discapacitados visuales al próximo nivel
Las bibliotecas dan la bienvenida a la entrada en vigor del Tratado de Marrakech Las bibliotecas juegan un papel fundamental en los flujos de conocimiento entre creadores y usuarios. Aun...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Principes de l’accès public dans les bibliothèques
Les principes sur l'Accès Public dans les Bibliothèques ont été définis par la Coalition Dynamique sur l'Accès Public dans les bibliothè...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, principles on Public Access in Libraries, Statement, United States of America
- La moitié restante : les bibliothèques comme levier pour atteindre les 4 prochains milliards de personnes en ligne
Les bibliothèques sont déjà engagées à fournir un accès public à l’Internet dans la mesure de leurs capacités et moyens. En cela,...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, Internet access, the next 4 billion, United States of America
- La otra mitad– Las bibliotecas permiten que los próximo 5 billones de personas estén en línea
Las bibliotecas tienen el compromiso de ofrecer acceso público a Internet, así como destrezas y apoyo. Por tanto, tienen un papel clave en luchar contra la brecha digital. Pero para...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, Internet access, the next 4 billion, United States of America
- Principios sobre el Acceso Público a las Bibliotecas
La Coalición Dinámica para el Acceso Público en las Bibliotecas publicó los Principios sobre el Acceso Público a las Bibliotecas tras ser discutidos con los...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, principles on Public Access in Libraries, Statement, United States of America
- 另外的一半——图书馆促成剩下的40亿人接触互联网
图书馆已经承担了为公众提供互联网技术和支持的责任。在这方面,图书馆是对抗数字鸿沟的关键角色。但是为了帮助剩下的40亿人连接互联网,图书馆需要来自政府、国际组织、企业和民间社会团体的支持。来2016年世界图书馆和信息大会191会议吧,来分享你对如何实现这一目标的想法。 互联网无疑是有史以来发展增长速度最快的通信媒介,不到30年,它已经将世界一半的人口连接起来...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, Internet access, the next 4 billion, United States of America
- Drivers of Change – eBook Now Available
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...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Latin America and the Caribbean, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Другая половина – библиотеки как необходимое условие того, чтобы 4 миллиарда человек пользовались Интернетом
Библиотеки уже сосредоточились на предоставлении общественного доступа к Интернету, а также необходимых для этого навыков и поддержки. В этом контексте они являются ключевыми игроками в...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, Internet access, the next 4 billion, United States of America
- Taking Access to the Next Level for the Visually Impaired
Libraries Welcome Marrakesh Treaty’s Entry into Force Libraries play a key role in the flow of knowledge from creators to users. While respecting the rights of authors, their mission...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Принципы общественного доступа в библиотеках
Принципы общественного доступа в библиотеках были разработаны Динамической коалицией по общественному доступу в библиотеках и обсуждались участниками Форума по вопросам управления Интернетом в...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, principles on Public Access in Libraries, Statement, United States of America
- Новый уровень доступа для лиц с нарушениями зрения
Библиотеки приветствуют вступление в силу Марракешского договора Библиотеки играют ключевую роль в передаче знания от его создателей к пользователям. Их миссия предоставлять каждому доступ...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- 将视障者的获取途径提升到新高度
图书馆喜迎《马拉喀什条约》生效 在知识从创作者到用户的流动过程中,图书馆发挥着关键作用。图书馆在尊重作者权利的同时,其使命是让每个人都有机会获取科学和想象之产品,无论经济或社会地位如何。弱势群体,尤其是视力障碍者,最需要这项服务。 《马拉喀什条约》将于9月30日生效,仅在2016年世界图书馆和信息大会(WLIC)闭幕六周之后。条约要求缔约方允许为盲人、...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- الانتقال بالوصول الى المعلومات للمستوى التالي من أجل ضعاف البصر
الإفلا تستقبل دخول اتفاقية مراكش حيز التنفيذ: تلعب المكتبات دورًا رئيسيًا في انسياب المعلومات من مُقدميها الى مستخدميها. إن دور المكتبات في الأساس هو توفير فرصة للجميع...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Ein Fortschritt für den Zugang zu Informationen für sehgeschädigte Menschen
Bibliotheken begrüßen das Inkrafttreten des Marrakesch-Vertrags Bibliotheken spielen eine Schlüsselrolle im Transfer von Wissen von seinen SchöpferInnen zu den...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Principles on Public Access in Libraries
The Principles on Public Access in Libraries were produced by the Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries and discussed by participants at the Internet Governance Forum in Joao Pessoa,...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, principles on Public Access in Libraries, Statement, United States of America
- Passer à la vitesse supérieure en matière d’accès pour les déficients visuels
Les bibliothèques saluent l’entrée en vigueur du Traité de Marrakech Les bibliothèques jouent un rôle déterminant pour le flux de...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- 图书馆公共访问基本准则
图书馆公共访问基本准则由图书图书馆公共访问动态联盟(Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries)制定,并于2015年11月在巴西若昂佩索阿(Joao Pessoa)召开的互联网管理论坛(Internet Governance Forum)中经与会人员进行讨论。国际图联管理委员会(IFLA Governing Board)...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, principles on Public Access in Libraries, Statement, United States of America
- مبادئ الإتاحة العامة في المكتبات:
لقد وضع الائتلاف الدينامي للإتاحة العامة في المكتبات مبادئ الإتاحة العامة في المكتبات وناقشها المُشاركون في مُنتدى إدارة الإنترنت في البرازيل في نوفمبر عام 2015، وقد تبنى مجلس إدارة الإفلا هذه...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, principles on Public Access in Libraries, Statement, United States of America
- Die andere Hälfte - Bibliotheken haben die Möglichkeit die nächsten vier Milliarden Menschen online zu bringen
Bibliotheken engagieren sich bereits, um der Öffentlichkeit Zugang zum Internet zu ermöglichen, sowie ihr die nötigen Fähigkeiten zu vermitteln und Unterstützung zu bieten...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, Internet access, the next 4 billion, United States of America
- Prinzipien für öffentlichen Internetzugang in Bibliotheken
Die Prinzipien für öffentlichen Internetzugang in Bibliotheken wurden von der Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries (Dynamische Koalition für öffentlichen Zugang in...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, principles on Public Access in Libraries, Statement, United States of America
- The Other Half – Libraries as Enablers for Getting the Next 4 Billion Online
Libraries are already committed to providing public access to the Internet, as well as skills and support. In this, they are critical players in fighting the digital divide. But in order to help...
News - 17 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, Internet access, the next 4 billion, United States of America
- 国际图联秘书长杰拉德·莱特纳开幕式致辞
环顾这个房间,看到全世界图书馆领域最优秀的人才相聚于此,真令人赞叹。房间里浓烈的氛围让我对国际图联充满信心,我相信让我们相聚于此的图联有能力处理好未来将要面对的各项挑战。 我完全相信,在快速的全球化背景下,世界比以往更需要一个强有力的国际图联。 国际图联在全球影响力和代表性上独一无二。作为新任秘书长,...
News - 16 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Secretary General, IFLA WLIC 2016, United States of America
- Discours inaugural du secrétaire général de l'IFLA Gerald Leitner
C’est extraordinaire, en regardant cette salle, d’y voir réunie la fine fleur du milieu des bibliothèques mondiales. Il y a tellement d'énergie dans...
News - 16 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Secretary General, IFLA WLIC 2016, United States of America
- Opening Session Address by IFLA Secretary General Gerald Leitner
It´s marvellous to look in this room, seeing the best of the best from the world´s library field gathered here. There is so much energy in the room and it makes me confident...
News - 16 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Secretary General, IFLA WLIC 2016, United States of America
- Discurso de la sesión de apertura del Secretario General de la IFLA Gerald Leitner
Es maravilloso contemplar esta sala viendo reunido aquí lo mejor de lo mejor de las bibliotecas de todo el mundo. Hay tanta energía en la sala y me hace estar convencido de...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Secretary General, IFLA WLIC 2016, United States of America
- Приветствие Генерального секретаря ИФЛА Джеральда Ляйтнера на церемонии открытия
У меня захватывает дух, когда я смотрю в зал и вижу лучших из лучших представителей международного библиотечного сообщества, собравшихся здесь. Зал наполняет потрясающая...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Secretary General, IFLA WLIC 2016, United States of America
- Gerald Leitner خطاب الافتتاح يُلقيه السكرتير العام
إنه لمن الرائع أن أنظر لهذه القاعة وأرى صفوة مجال المكتبات على مستوى العالم، فالقاعة تضج بالحيوية وهو ما يجعلني على ثقة بأن الإفلا –أي كلنا معًا- ستستطيع التعامل مع التحديات...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Secretary General, IFLA WLIC 2016, United States of America
- Rede des IFLA-Generalsekretärs Gerald Leitner zur Eröffnungsveranstaltung
Es ist wundervoll in diesen Raum zu blicken und die Besten der Besten der Bibliothekswelt hier versammelt zu sehen. So viel Energie ist in diesem Raum und es stimmt mich zuversichtlich,...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Secretary General, IFLA WLIC 2016, United States of America
- IFLA Trend Report Update
The IFLA Trend Report, released in 2013, identified the drivers of transformation in the global information environment. Covering access to information, education, privacy, new forms of...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Trend Report
- Don’t Get Stuck in the Slow Lane – Libraries Call for Action on Net Neutrality
Growth both in internet access and available content has revolutionised access to information and opportunities to express and share ideas. However, digital technologies bring with them the...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, Net Neutrality
- لا تظلوا في الخانة البطيئة: دعوة المكتبات للتحرك من أجل حيادية الإنترنت
لقد أحدث نمو القدرة على الحصول على المعلومات وكم المحتوى المُتاح طفرة في إتاحة المعلومات وفرص التعبير عن الأفكار ومُشاركتها، ولكن تجلب التكنولوجيا الرقمية معها القدرة على...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, Net Neutrality
- Не оставайтесь в хвосте – Библиотеки призывают к защите сетевого нейтралитета
Рост распространения Интернета и доступности контента в корне изменил доступ к информации и возможности для выражения и обмена идеями. Однако вместе с тем цифровые технологии принесли и...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, Net Neutrality
- No te estanques en el carril lento - las bibliotecas llaman a la acción por la neutralidad de la red.
El crecimiento tanto en el acceso a Internet como en el contenido disponible ha revolucionado el acceso a la información y las oportunidades para expresar y compartir ideas. Sin embargo,...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, Net Neutrality
- 不要卡在网络慢通道——图书馆呼吁网络中立行动
互联网访问的增加和可获取内容的增多彻底改变了信息获取与表达、交流思想的机会。然而,数字技术同时带来了管理人们所视内容的可能性。世界图书馆和信息大会将于8月15日13:45就网络中立问题专门举行分会,并发布国际图联就这一主题的新声明。 互联网的建立意在平等,使每一个人都能从网络获取信息而免受不公平干扰。 但是,当网络服务提供商(ISPs)...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, Net Neutrality
- Ne restez pas bloqué sur la voie lente – L’Appel à l’action des bibliothèques sur la neutralité de l’Internet
La croissance tant de l’accès à l’Internet que de la quantité de contenu disponible a révolutionné l’accès à l...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, Net Neutrality
- Bleiben Sie nicht auf der langsamen Spur stecken – Bibliotheken rufen zum Handeln für Netzneutralität auf
Das Wachstum sowohl im Zugang zum Internet als auch in den verfügbaren Inhalten hat den Zugang zu Informationen und die Möglichkeiten Ideen auszudrücken und zu teilen revolutioniert...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA and the information society, Net Neutrality
- تحديثات تقرير اتجاهات الإفلا
حدد تقرير اتجاهات الإفلا الصادر عام 2013 عوامل تحول بيئة المعلومات على مستوى العالم. يُغطي التقرير الحصول على المعلومات، التعليم، الخصوصية، الأشكال الجديدة من المُشاركة...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Trend Report
- Actualización del Informe de Tendencias
El Informe de Tendencias de IFLA, publicado en 2013, identificaba los factores que impulsan la transformación del mundo de la información global. El informe cubr...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Trend Report
- Update zum Trend Report
Der IFLA-Trend Report aus dem Jahr 2013 identifizierte die Antriebskräfte für den Wandel der globalen Informationslandschaft. Er deckte die Themen Zugang zu...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Trend Report
- La mise à jour du Rapport de tendance
Le Rapport de tendance de l’IFLA, diffusé en 2013, identifiait les facteurs de changement dans l’environnement mondial de l’information. Traitant de l...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Trend Report
- Промежуточный Отчет о тенденциях
Отчет о тенденциях ИФЛА, опубликованный в 2013 году, выявил основные двигатели изменений в глобальной информационной среде. Осветив ряд вопросов, в частности доступ к...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Trend Report
- 趋势报告新进展
国际图联趋势报告发布于2013年,指出全球信息环境中的变革因素。 报告涉及信息获取、教育、隐私、数字义务的新形势和技术变革等方面,在全世界图书馆界引发了广泛的辩论与讨论。 在经过所有大洲30个国家,超过60场讨论,并翻译成14中语言之后,趋势报告2016新进展向大家展示了这些讨论的结果。新进展以国际图联成员的经验、见识和想象为基础,...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Trend Report
- Библиотеки вносят существенный вклад в развитие
Последние публикации ИФЛА в помощь вашей работе в поддержку повестки дня ООН 2030 Действуйте сейчас, чтобы убедиться, что библиотеки включены в...
News - 14 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, Libraries and Development, UN 2030 Agenda, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Libraries make an essential contribution to development
Recent IFLA publications to support your work on the UN 2030 Agenda Act now to make sure libraries are included in your country’s national development plans for...
News - 14 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, Libraries and Development, UN 2030 Agenda, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Les bibliothèques apportent une contribution essentielle au développement
Publications récentes de l’IFLA en faveur du Programme de développement durable à l’horizon 2030 des Nations-Unies Agissez dès maintenant pour faire...
News - 14 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, Libraries and Development, UN 2030 Agenda, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- 图书馆为社会发展做出必要贡献
国际图联近期出版物支持你有关联合国2030年议程的工作 行动起来,确保将图书馆纳入本国的国家发展计划中,以实现联合国可持续发展目标! 把图书馆和信息工程列入国家和地区发展计划中将有益于实现联合国2030年可持续发展议程。 为支持这一计划,国际图联出版了宣传手册,其中列举了决策人运用图书馆领域知识为联合国可持续发展计划做出的努力。除此之外,...
News - 14 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, Libraries and Development, UN 2030 Agenda, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Bibliotheken leisten einen wesentlichen Beitrag zur Entwicklung
Aktuelle IFLA-Publikationen zur Unterstützung Ihrer Arbeit an der UN Agenda 2030 Handeln Sie jetzt, um sicherzustellen, dass Bibliotheken in den nationalen Entwicklungsplänen f...
News - 14 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, Libraries and Development, UN 2030 Agenda, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- إسهام المكتبات للتنمية ضرورة
أحدث إصدارات الإفلا لدعم عملكم على خُطة الأمم المُتحدة 2030 اعملوا الآن للتأكد من أن المكتبات على خُطة بلدانكم لأهداف التنمية المُستدامة! سيُسهم إدراج المكتبات ضمن خُطط...
News - 14 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, Libraries and Development, UN 2030 Agenda, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Las bibliotecas contribuyen de manera esencial al desarrollo
Últimas publicaciones de IFLA para apoyar vuestro trabajo en la Agenda 2030 de la ONU ¡¡Actúa ahora para asegurar que las bibliotecas se incluyan en los planes...
News - 14 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, Libraries and Development, UN 2030 Agenda, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- IFLA Statement on Net Neutrality and Zero-Rating (2016)
Introduction Network neutrality[1], or net neutrality, is the principle that all data or traffic on the Internet should be treated equally. Internet users’ freedom of...
Publication - 12 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Net neutrality, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- The Internet’s New Gatekeepers? Net Neutrality and Libraries
Net Neutrality is the term used to describe the principle by which all traffic over internet connections – films, music, documents – is treated in a non-discriminatory way. It is...
News - 11 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Internet access, Net neutrality, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Policy Options for Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion - DC-PAL Input
This document is the Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries (DC-PAL) input to IGF 2016 Community Intersessional Programme - Policy Options for Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion -...
Publication - 11 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, dc-pal, Development, IGF, Internet governance, Policy, SDGs, Sustainability, UN 2030 Agenda, Statements
- Copyright Matters! Libraries and National Copyright Reform Initiatives
Copyright matters for libraries. It is copyright, or rather exceptions and limitations to the monopoly power it offers rights-holders, that allow libraries to lend, copy, preserve, and...
News - 9 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Who's in control? Privacy, the Internet and Libraries
Day by day issues of privacy and the internet are becoming more pressing for librarians as digital services in libraries continue to grow. In some cases, libraries are in a position to act in...
News - 9 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Freedom of expression, Privacy, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Public Access in Libraries - Session in Columbus
You are invited to attend session 191, Public access in libraries, which is hosted by IFLA, in collaboration with the Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries (Internet Governance Forum...
News - 9 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, dc-pal, Freedom of information, IFLA WLIC 2016, IGF, Public Access, Sustainability
- Public Access: Supporting Digital Inclusion for All
Public Access: Supporting Digital Inclusion for All. Maximising The Impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) For Inclusive Social And Economic Development. Briefing on Public...
Publication - 22 July 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, IGF, Internet access, Internet governance, Public Access, Sustainability, Leaflets
- How Libraries Can Connect the Next Four Billion
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 - 22 July 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, Internet governance, next4billion, Sustainability, Leaflets
- Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals - an example from El Salvador
An event in El Salvador, led by civil society organisations and the United Nations, has started the process for the national implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda. The ...
News - 15 July 2016
Tags: 2030Agenda, Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, El Salvador
- Stanford Report Finds Public Internet Access in Libraries Top Rated Solution to the Digital Divide
In a new report, Stanford scholars James Fishkin and Max Senges et al. have explored how to actively involve different kinds of stakeholders in internet governance discussions. The researchers...
News - 8 July 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Democracy, Digital divide, Freedom of information, IGF, Information policies, Internet access, Internet governance, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Access to Information for the Visually Impaired – Latin American Libraries Stand Ready to Help
When countries around the world came together to discuss how to give visually impaired people easier access to books, libraries were at the heart of the drive for an ambitious, legally binding...
News - 4 July 2016
Tags: Access to information, Marrakesh Treaty, Services to the visually impaired, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Access and Opportunity for All: How Libraries contribute to the United Nations 2030 Agenda
Act now to make sure libraries are included in your country’s national development plans for the SDGs!! The inclusion of libraries and access to information in national and...
Publication - 28 June 2016
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, UN Sustainable Development Goals, LDP (Library Development Programme), Publications
- Libraries make an essential contribution to development
New IFLA publications to support your work on the UN 2030 Agenda Act now to make sure libraries are included in your country’s national development plans for the SDGs!! The...
News - 28 June 2016
Tags: 2030Agenda, Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Libraries and Development
- The Internet as a Human Right? IFLA Promotes Public Access at EuroDIG
The internet offers an invaluable tool for achieving the key objective of libraries – providing equitable access to knowledge and information. Librarians have been quick to seize...
News - 14 June 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, EuroDig, Internet access, Internet governance, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- LubutoLiteracy: Use of Digital Technology to Teach Reading in Zambia
Lubuto Library Partners (LLP) in Zambia employed digital technology to create engaging, accessible means of teaching children to read in their mother languages. LubutoLiteracy lessons are an...
Informational Page - 10 June 2016
Tags: Access to information, Children, Education, Information literacy, Information technology, Internet access, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Promoting library services in the digital era among the children and young adults
Technology has become the key focus of our lives today. Indeed so many aspects of our behaviour are governed by the need to stay connected to the world through technology. Children and young...
Informational Page - 10 June 2016
Tags: Access to information, Children, Communications, digital library, Digital resources, E-learning, Information literacy, information seeking behaviour, Information technology, promoting library, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Be Open to Open Science – Libraries Call on All Stakeholders to Play a Constructive Role
Libraries today urged all players to work together and apply their efforts to build an open science system. In a statement responding to the conclusions of the EU Competitiveness Council,...
News - 9 June 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Knowledge society, Open access, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Take Part - Human Perspectives on Inclusive Publishing
Take Part - Human Perspectives on Inclusive Publishing is a global conference on inclusive publishing and accessible reading, arranged by the Swedish Agency for Accessible Media together with the...
Event - 18 May 2016
Tags: Access to information, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Conference, Information literacy, Library services to people with disabilities, Publishing, Services to the visually impaired, Sweden, National Information and Library Policy
- Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs
The first annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum) will take place on 6-7 June 2016 at the United Nations Headquarters...
Event - 11 May 2016
Tags: 2030Agenda, Access to information, Development, Freedom of information, Internet access, Meeting, Sustainability, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- 2016 Swedish Library Association annual library meeting
The Swedish Library Association will hold its annual library meeting [Biblioteksdagarna – Library Days] on 11-12 May 2016. The Library Days are arranged by the Library Association...
Event - 11 May 2016
Tags: Access to information, Conference, Information literacy, Sweden
- Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals - an example from Uruguay
An event in Uruguay, led by civil society organisations and the United Nations, has started the process for the national implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda. The event had...
News - 9 May 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy
- Partners for Accessibility – IFLA and Latin American Blind Union sign Memorandum of Understanding
Equitable access to information is central to the work of libraries. Thanks to libraries, people are discovering the world’s cultural and scientific riches, regardless of their wealth,...
News - 9 May 2016
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Library services to people with disabilities, Marrakesh Treaty, Services to the visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS) 2016
The World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2016 represents the world's largest annual gathering of the ICT for development community, and is co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP...
Event - 29 April 2016
Tags: Access to information, Asia and Oceania, Conference, Development, Freedom of information, Internet access, Sustainability, Switzerland, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- Libraries’ Role in Connecting the Next 1.5 Billion Recognised
Governments, international organisations, civil society representatives, development banks and industry have underlined their support for public access to the internet in libraries as a means of...
News - 25 April 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Democracy, Development, Digital divide, Digital resources, Disadvantaged persons, Education, Education and training, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Government information, Internet access, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Libraries are fighting for public, not commercial interests - a response to comments at the International Publishers' Congress 2016
IFLA has co-signed a letter in response to comments made by Hachette Livre CEO Arnaud Nourry at this week's International Publishers' Congress. In it, we reject entirely the argument that...
News - 14 April 2016
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, contractual override, Copyright, EU, European Commission, Intellectual property, Knowledge society, Policy, Publishing, rights, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Libraries Can Help Connect the Next 4 Billion – IFLA Co-signs Letter to Finance Ministers
IFLA has co-signed a letter calling for universal, open, secure, and affordable broadband connectivity, with full protection of human rights. The letter to Finance Ministers, who are meeting today...
News - 13 April 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, broadband, connectivity, Democracy, Development, Digital divide, Information literacy, Information policies, Information technology, International cooperation, Internet access, Knowledge society, sustainable development goals, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Libraries and development on the agenda at the 6th annual German Library congress
In March, IFLA President Donna Scheeder attended the 6th annual German Library congress (Bibliothekskongress) in Leipzig, Germany. The opening plenary address was given by the president...
News - 11 April 2016
Tags: 2030Agenda, Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Libraries and Development
- Reform Copyright without Curtailing Internet Freedoms: IFLA Co-signs Open Letter to European Commission
IFLA has co-signed an open letter calling on the EU Commission to ensure that upcoming copyright reforms promote access to information and freedom of expression across Europe. IFLA and...
News - 7 April 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, EU, EU Copyright Consultation, Europe, European Commission, Freedom of expression, International cooperation, Internet access, Internet intermediary responsibilities, Knowledge society, Policy, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- The IFLA Position on Internet Governance
IFLA issued a Position on Internet Governance in 2005 in connection with the second phase of WSIS in Tunisia. As WSIS enters a review period in the run up to its assessment by the UN General...
Publication - 15 March 2016
Tags: Access to information, Freedom of expression, Internet governance, multilingualism, Statements
- Principles on Public Access in Libraries
The Principles on Public Access in Libraries were produced by the Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries and discussed by participants at the Internet Governance Forum in Joao Pessoa,...
Publication - 15 March 2016
Tags: Access to information, DC PAL, Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries, Public Access, Public Libraries, Publications
- 2016 IFLA Africa Section Satellite Meeting
The IFLA Africa Section invites Librarians, Information Scientists and other stakeholders to the Africa Section Satellite Conference in Ohio, USA. The papers at the meeting will address...
Event - 1 March 2016
Tags: Access to information, IFLA WLIC 2016, Satellite Meeting, United States of America, Africa
- Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals - a Cameroonian example
The Cameroon Association of Librarians, Archivists, Documentalists, Museographers (ABADCAM), in partnership with the United Nations Cameroon, held a press club on quality...
News - 29 February 2016
Tags: 2030Agenda, Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Cameroon
- Deadline extended! Call for Papers: Open Session Audiovisual and Multimedia, Information Technology and Classification and indexing Sections.
There's still time to submit an abstract for IFLA WLIC 2016 (Columbus, Ohio, USA, 13-19 August 2016) on the theme of Improving the discoverability of AV and Multimedia by transforming raw data...
News - 9 February 2016
Tags: Access to information, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Cataloguing, Electronic resources, Information technology, United States of America
- Chances 2016 Conference
Chances 2016: Libraries Mastering Change is a conference sponsored by the German Library Association, the Professional Association “Library and Information”, the Goethe Institute and...
Event - 25 January 2016
Tags: Access to information, Conference, Germany, IFLA Trend Report
- 8th Shanghai International Library Forum (SILF2016)
The 8th Shanghai International Library Forum (SILF2016) will be held on July 6-8, 2016 at the Shanghai Library. It is organized by the Shanghai Library (Institute of Scientific and Technical...
Event - 22 January 2016
Tags: Access to information, China, Information literacy, Meeting
- IFLA Toolkit: Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda (Revised version - August 2017)
Take action now so that libraries have a say! IFLA has launched a new toolkit which will help you to advocate to your national and regional policy makers to make sure that libraries and...
Publication - 19 January 2016
Tags: 2030Agenda, Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Development, Toolkits
- Transforming lives through Kawempe Youth Centre (KYC)’s Community Outreach program
[The aim is that...] youth that are informed, independent and self-reliant through sustainably providing services that meet their educational, informational and recreational needs...
Informational Page - 19 January 2016
Tags: Access to information, Children, Newsletter, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals - a Russian example
The International Documents Centre of the Official and Standard Publications Department of the Russian Federation and the UN Information Centre held a round table on the “...
News - 19 January 2016
Tags: 2030Agenda, Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Development, Russian Federation
- IFLA Toolkit: Libraries and the UN post-2015 development agenda (January 2015)
As the United Nations reflects on the future of global development and the post-2015 agenda, access to information must be recognised as critical to supporting governments to achieve development...
Publication - 14 January 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Development, MDGs, Post 2015, United Nations, Toolkits
- Call for Papers: Satellite Meeting - IFLA 2016
The IFLA Regional Standing Committee for Asia and Oceania invites you to submit a proposal for a presentation at its Satellite meeting in Columbus Ohio, USA (11 & 12 August 2016...
News - 12 January 2016
Tags: Access to information, Call for Papers, Satellite Meeting, United States of America, Asia and Oceania
- IFLA welcomes the Outcome Document of the WSIS+10 Review
The United Nations General Assembly approved the Outcome Document of the High Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Overall Review of the Implementation of the WSIS Outcomes on the...
News - 17 December 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Cultural heritage, Preservation, United States of America, WSIS
- IFLA Columbus, Ohio 2016: Call for Papers
Call for Papers Bringing the Law to the Library: connections, collaboration, and community in support of access to justice and the rule of law, call for papers, here...
News - 7 December 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to Justice, Government information, Public Libraries., Rule of Law, Law Libraries
- Participants Discuss Public Access in Libraries at Internet Governance Forum 2015
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015, with the theme ‘Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development,’ took place in João Pessoa, Brazil, from 10-13...
News - 3 December 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, IGF
- Registration now open: IFLA President's Meeting 2016
IFLA President Donna Scheeeder invites you to the IFLA President's Meeting 2016. Keynotes talks, presentations and discussion will focus on the four central themes of the change agenda...
News - 1 December 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Announcement, Canada, IFLA Trend Report, Lyon Declaration, Policy agenda, SDGs, UN post-2015 Development Agenda
- IFLA takes library issues to the Internet Governance Forum 2015
The 10th Internet Governance Forum takes place this week in João Pessoa at a time when Internet Governance experts continue to debate how best to shape the future of the Internet...
News - 9 November 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, IGF
- What has been going on at the World Summit for the Information Society (WSIS)?
IFLA has been involved in the World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS) since its foundation at the 2003 Geneva Summit which defined the 11 Action Lines. This year we have continued our...
News - 9 November 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, WSIS
- Call for Papers - IFLA 2016 - Audiovisual and Multimedia Section (AVMS), Information Technology and Classification and indexing Sections
The Audiovisual and Multimedia Section, Information Technology and Classification and indexing Sections invite you to submit an abstract for IFLA WLIC 2016 (Columbus, Ohio, USA, 13-19 August 2016...
News - 9 November 2015
Tags: Access to information, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Cataloguing, Digital resources, discoverability of AV and Multimedia, Electronic resources, Information technology, linked open data, transforming raw data, United States of America, Audiovisual and Multimedia
- Social Media, Children and Young Adults @ the Library - Safety, Privacy and Online Behavior
Statement on Social media concentrates on children's and young adults safety, privacy and online behavior and it was approved on IFLA WLIC at Cape Town, 2015. The statement has a message for...
Publication - 29 October 2015
Tags: Access to information, Children, Information literacy, Internet access, Young adults, Statements, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Motores para el Cambio: Primer Encuentro Iberoamericano Sobre Derecho de Autor y Tratado de Marrakech
IFLA and la Biblioteca del Congreso de la Nación in Argentina will hold a meeting to discuss copyright reform on October 28 and 29 in Buenos Aires. Motores para el Cambio: Primer Encuentro...
Event - 22 October 2015
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Copyright, Copyright reform, Digitisation, Freedom of information, IFLA LAC, Marrakesh Treaty, Meeting, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- WSIS+10 Review side event
19 October, 13:15 - 14:30 United Nations Headquarters Conference Building, Room F The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), the International Federation of Library...
Event - 16 October 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Event, Information society, United States of America, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- Responding! Public Libraries and Refugees
Members of IFLA’s Public Libraries Standing Committee and their colleagues have joined together to collect some examples and stories of the role public libraries are playing in the refugee...
Publication - 9 October 2015
Tags: Access to information, Refugees, Publications, Public Libraries
- #next4billion – IFLA’s roundup of the United Nations Summit for the 2030 Agenda
The United Nations (UN) hosted the Summit for the adoption of the 2030 Agenda at the end of September in New York. IFLA has been actively involved in the process of creating the...
News - 6 October 2015
Tags: 2030Agenda, Access to information, Advocacy, UN post-2015 Development Agenda
- United Nations to hold Summit for the adoption of the 2030 Agenda
Over the last three years, the United Nations (UN) held extensive negotiations in which governments, civil society and the public contributed to the creation of the 2030 Agenda. This revolutionary...
News - 23 September 2015
Tags: 2030Agenda, Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Cultural heritage, Development, post-2015, UN, United States of America
- United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015
The United Nations summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda is convened as a high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly. More than 150 world...
Event - 4 September 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, digital literacy, Event, UN 2030 sustainable development goals, United States of America
- Connecting the Next 4 Billion
Join IFLA, the International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX), and the New York Public Library for an evening reception to discuss why inclusive access to information and technology is...
Event - 26 August 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, digital literacy, Event, UN 2030 sustainable development goals, United States of America
- Sessions at IFLA Congress in Cape Town to focus on the post-2015 development agenda (2030 Agenda)
On 2 August 2015, just in time for the IFLA Congress in Cape Town, the United Nations completed negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda, now entitled the 2030 Agenda. At two special...
News - 5 August 2015
Tags: Access to information, ALP, Development, post2015, United Nations, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- IFLA Welcomes the UN 2030 Agenda
UN Concludes Post-2015 Negotiations in New York On 2 August 2015, after more than three years of negotiations and intense involvement from many stakeholders, including IFLA, the Member...
News - 4 August 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, post2015
- IFLA at the Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum
IFLA attended the Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) from 1 -3 July 2015 in Macau. During these meetings IFLA organized a workshop on “Access to ICTs to Further...
News - 31 July 2015
Tags: Access to information, Asia and Oceania, Development
- Sustainable Development Goals: The Impact of Access to Information on our Societies e-forum
The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR), the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United...
News - 21 July 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Development, post-2015
- United Nations Post-2015 intergovernmental negotiations
Over the next two weeks IFLA will be present and advocating for access to information in the UN post-2015 Development Agenda during the next two sessions of the post-2015 Intergovernmental...
Event - 20 July 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Congress, Development
- IFLA response to the Financing for Development “Addis Ababa Action Agenda”
[WORD] [PDF] The United Nations Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD3) was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13-16 July. 193 UN Member States attended the...
News - 20 July 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Development
- IFLA concerned by extension of copyright terms
IFLA supports balanced copyright law that promotes the advancement of society as a whole by giving strong and effective protection for the interests of rightsholders and reasonable access to...
News - 20 July 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright
- Response to the final draft outcome document of the UN Summit to adopt the Post-2015 Development Agenda
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) welcomes the final Zero Draft and the continuing presence of access to information in the draft. IFLA continues to...
News - 17 July 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Associations
- How libraries for children and young adults are supporting development by providing access to information - Section's brief on a larger statement
Section gave a brief on a statement about libraries' role on supporting development, according to the principals of Lyon declaration. Read how libraries for children and young adults are...
News - 13 July 2015
Tags: Access to information, Children, Development, Lyon Declaration, Statement, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- How libraries for children and young adults are supporting development by providing access to information
How do libraries, librarians and library services support development? Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults gave a brief on a statement based on Lyon declaration principals....
Publication - 13 July 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Children, Development, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Lyon Declaration, Statement, Young adults, Statements, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- IFLA Sets out Library Position on UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Preservation of and Access to Documentary Heritage
During the past two years, UNESCO has been working on a new Recommendation stressing the importance of preservation and access to documentary heritage (including in digital form). IFLA has...
News - 6 July 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Cultural heritage, France, Memory of the World, UNESCO
- Access to Government Information in the Post 2015 United Nations Development Agenda
Access to Government Information in the Post 2015 United Nations Development Agenda: A Statement from the Government Information and Official Publications Section (GIOPS), International...
Publication - 27 June 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Government information, International cooperation, Publications, Government Information and Official Publications
- IFLA emphasizes the role of access to information in intervention at the UN
IFLA President-elect Donna Scheeder speaking at the Intergovernmental negotiations on the UN post-2015 development agenda, 6th meeting - General Assembly, (24 June 2015) IFLA...
News - 26 June 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, post2015, SDGs, UN, United States of America
- Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF)
Event - 23 June 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Conference, Conference
- Examples of how libraries and library services contribute to development (2015)
Responses from the IFLA Sections to the Lyon Declaration on Access to Information and Development IFLA asked its Sections to look closer on how their profession furthers...
Publication - 23 June 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Lyon Declaration, post2015, Publications
- IFLA welcomes the Zero Draft to adopt the post-2015 Development Agenda in response to the United Nations
Over the past year IFLA has been working with the international library community—as well as civil society and member states—to develop its position and help ensure that crucial...
News - 22 June 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, post2015, SGDs
- What has happened with the UN post-2015 Development Agenda and how is access to information progressing?
With the negotiations over the UN post-2015 development agenda reaching their final phases in New York, it is an appropriate moment to share an overview of what is happening at the United Nations...
News - 15 June 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Development, post2015, UN
- Targeting your UN post-2015 National Development Plans – action is needed now!
Call to action IFLA has drafted a document helping everyone understand the importance of national development plans, the role libraries can play in them and how important it is to...
News - 15 June 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Development, post2015, UN
- IFLA co-signs on Manila Principles to protect freedom of expression
Internet communication is handled by intermediaries, including service providers, social networks, and search engines. These intermediaries are routinely asked to take down content, and...
News - 13 June 2015
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Copyright, Intellectual property, Internet access, Policy
- WSIS Forum 2015: Continue to prioritize ICTs for Sustainable Development
IFLA attended the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2015, held in Geneva from 25–29 May. Intergovernmental groups, stakeholders and other key players attended the High-...
News - 3 June 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, ICTs, Lyon Declaration, SDGs, Sustainable Development Agenda, Switzerland, WSIS
- IFLA Toolkit: Libraries and national development plans (January 2015)
Libraries make an important contribution to development. Take action now so that libraries are recognized as partners to support implementation of the new development agenda, and that...
Publication - 1 June 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to information, Access to knowledge, post2015, Toolkits
- Latin American Seminar on the Lyon Declaration
The IFLA Regional Office for Latin America & the Caribbean, in conjunction with the Undergraduate Program in Information Systems at Universidad de La Salle, warmly invite you to...
Event - 19 May 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Colombia, Lyon Declaration, Seminar, Latin America and the Caribbean
- IFLA co-signs Statement on the occasion of the 18th session of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development
From 4 – 8 May 2015 the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) is meeting in Geneva to comment on the assessment of the progress made in the implementation of and...
News - 7 May 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Information policies, WSIS
- Preservation and Access Challenges (PACS) for Government and Parliamentary Information—A Knowledge Café at IFLA WLIC 2015
19 August 2015, 09:30-12:45, Ballroom East Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) In the spirit of the Lyon Declaration—preserving and ensuring ongoing access to...
News - 7 May 2015
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Disaster management, Electronic collections, Government information, International cooperation, Knowledge management, Preservation
- United Nations to focus on the role of technology in sustainable development at next SDG negotiations in New York
From 21-24 April 2015 the United Nations will host a joint session of negotiations on technology facilitation mechanisms, science, and other technological innovation issues, as part of the inter-...
News - 17 April 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Development, post2015, UN
- IFLA signs Letter on Financing for Development in the Post-2015 UN Sustainable Development Goals
IFLA is pleased to announce that it has co-signed a letter on the importance of transparency, accountability and participation in the Financing for Development (FfD) process in the United Nations...
News - 17 April 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Development, post2015, UN
- United Nations Post-2015 intergovernmental negotiations
The fourth session of the intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015 UN development agenda will take place on 21-24 April 2015. This joint session is scheduled to focus on Means of...
Event - 17 April 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Lyon Declaration, Meeting, UN post-2015 Development Agenda, United Nations, United States of America
- Jornada académica “Las bibliotecas frente al desafío del acceso a la información”
En el marco de a la reunión intermedia del comité permanente de la sección América Latina y el Caribe, el 24 de abril de 10 a 14 h se realizará la...
Event - 8 April 2015
Tags: Access to information, Argentina, Conferences, Seminar, Latin America and the Caribbean
- Academic Conference "Libraries facing the challenge of information access"
As part of IFLA Latin American and Caribbean Standing Committee Midterm Meeting, on April 24, there will also be an academic Seminar under the theme: "Libraries facing the challenge...
Event - 8 April 2015
Tags: Access to information, Argentina, Conferences, Seminar, Latin America and the Caribbean
- IFLA Africa Section Satellite Meeting in Cape Town, South Africa
Africa Section invites participation to the its Satellite Meeting hosted by University of South Africa (UNISA) Parow Campus, Cape Town The UN is in a process of determining its future...
Event - 7 April 2015
Tags: Access to information, Africa, Africa, Emerging African Societies, Post-2015 Development Agenda, Satellite Meeting, sustainable development goals, Regions
- 14th Spanish Conference on Documentation (FESABID)
From 28-30 March 2015, the Federación Española de Sociedades de Archivística, Biblioteconomía, Documentación y Museística (FESABID) will hold its...
Event - 20 March 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Conference, Spain
- Culture Summit 2015 – Culture and Sustainable Cities
This week the first United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) Culture Summit took place in Bilbao, Spain. Governing Board member Glòria Pérez-Salmerón represented IFLA at the...
News - 20 March 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Cultural heritage, Development, post-2015, Spain
- Registration now open: IFLA President's Meeting 2015
IFLA President Sinikka Sipilä invites you to the IFLA President's Meeting 2015. Over the course of the 3-day meeting, there will be five mains sessions with the following themes...
News - 17 March 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Announcement, IFLA Trend Report, Lyon Declaration, Turkey
- Expert Group Meeting on the indicator framework for the post-2015 development agenda
A side-event to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) 'Expert Group Meeting on the indicator framework for the post-2015 development agenda,' this meeting...
Event - 25 February 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Conference, Lyon Declaration, UN post-2015 Development Agenda, United Nations, United States of America
- IFLA takes Lyon Declaration to the UN
IFLA President-elect Donna Scheeder speaking at the 5th meeting, Post-2015 Intergovernmental Negotiations (Declaration Session) - General Assembly, Informal meeting (19 February 2015...
News - 23 February 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Development, post2015, UN
- Ethical Dilemmas in the Information Society: How Codes of Ethics Help to Find Ethical Solutions
Papers from the IFLA/FAIFE Satellite Meeting 2014 Librarians and other information professionals are often confronted with ethical conflicts and dilemmas at their workplace. Although this...
Publication - 6 February 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Code fo Ethics, Satellite Meeting papers/presentations, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Libraries and access to information in the UN post-2015 Development Agenda - What's new?
Revised Toolkit — New Talking Points IFLA has updated our Toolkit on libraries and the United Nations (UN) post-2015 Development Agenda. The updates give a better idea of the...
News - 3 February 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Development, post2015, UN
- Talking points on libraries and the post-2015 development agenda
In order to achieve the most from meetings with Member State Representatives, IFLA has create short talking points which will help library representatives to bring across the key messages within...
Informational Page - 2 February 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, post2015
- Libraries and privacy in the digital age
The Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) Committee of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) will hold a one-day seminar at...
Event - 26 January 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, CILIP, Privacy, Seminar, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Call for Papers: IFLA Art Libraries Section
Turning the Tables: Documenting Art in a Global Context Recent years have seen growing, worldwide interest in the visual arts and material culture of Africa, Latin America, the Near East...
News - 18 January 2015
Tags: Access to information, Africa, Art Documentation, Global Visual Culture, Art Libraries
- Call for Papers by Access to Information Network-Africa (ATINA) for 2015 IFLA WLIC, Cape Town
Call for Papers by Access to Information Network-Africa (ATINA) for 2015 IFLA WLIC, Cape Town ATINA, an IFLA Special Interest Group of development information professionals concerned with...
News - 15 January 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to Information Network - Africa (ATINA)
- Statement on the Ten-year Review of Progress Made in the Implementation of the Outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society
[PDF] Geneva, Switzerland 26-28 November 2014 We the undersigned organisations from civil society welcome the CSTD Secretariat's draft report on the Ten-year...
Publication - 17 December 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Statements
- IFLA LGBTQ Users SIG CFP 2015: Access, Development and Transformation
IFLA LGBTQ Users SIG CFP 2015 Developing Equitable Access for LGBTQ Library Users According to...
News - 16 December 2014
Tags: Access to information, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Best practices, Censorship, Communities of practice, Cooperation, Cultural heritage, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of information, International cooperation, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Social inclusion, Society, Success stories
- Call for Papers for upcoming edited collection on LGBTQ themes
Queer Library Alliance: Global Reflections and Imaginings Call for Papers Editors: Rae-Anne Montague and Lucas McKeever Publisher: Library Juice Press International...
News - 16 December 2014
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Best practices, Communities of practice, Cooperation, Cultural heritage, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of information, International cooperation, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Social inclusion, Society, Women’s issues, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)
- The "Road to Dignity by 2030" includes access to information and an open Internet
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...
News - 11 December 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, ICTs, Intellectual property, Lyon Declaration, post-2015
- International support for the Lyon Declaration continues to grow
At the start of December, we are pleased to announce that to date over 450 organisations have signed the Lyon Declaration. Such a robust base of support actively helps our work to ensure...
News - 2 December 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, UN post-2015 Development Agenda
- Internet Manifesto 2014: Ensuring openness and transparency in library and information services
IFLA approved its first Internet Manifesto in 2002. This provided an early recognition of the vital role that the Internet plays in the work of library and information services, and ensuring that...
News - 25 November 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Internet access, Library as place, Privacy, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- eReolen General Conference
eReolen is a public library e-Book service in Denmark. As of 2014 all libraries in Denmark offer access to eReolen and all publishers have been welcomed to participate as suppliers....
Event - 18 November 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Conference, Denmark, elending, IFLA Trend Report
- Convegno delle Stelline
How can libraries position themselves for future success in a rapidly changing information landscape? Come join a video webchat with IFLA President-Elect Donna Scheeder on Friday,...
Event - 18 November 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Conference, Italy, Lyon Declaration, Post 2015
- IFLA's support of post-2015 initiatives
During the last year many initiatives have formed around the post-2015 Development Agenda and IFLA has actively engaged with a number of these. The Lyon Declaration on Access to...
Informational Page - 17 November 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Cultural heritage, Development
- 2014 Webinar Series for Latin America and the Caribbean
For more than three years IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning (CPDWL) and IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group have presented successful webinars on topics of...
News - 29 October 2014
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, CPDWL, IFLA Trend Report, LAC, Latin America and the Caribbean, NPSIG, Webinars, Latin America and the Caribbean
- Culture, Creativity and Sustainable Development
The third UNESCO World Forum on Culture and the Cultural Industries set out to ensure that culture is taken into account in international development policies, and notably in on-going negotiations...
News - 23 October 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Cultural heritage, Cultural Heritage topic, culture, Italy, post2015
- Informe de Tendencias de la IFLA, sesión en portugués
Las tendencias presentadas por la IFLA en el “Informe de Tendencias” en el 2013 son de naturaleza tal que continúan cambiando constantemente. Los bibliotecarios alrededor del...
Event - 21 October 2014
Tags: Access to information, IFLA Trend Report, Informe de Tendencias, LAC, Latin America and the Caribbean, Sección América Latina y el Caribe, Webinar, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning
- Informe de Tendencias de la IFLA, sesión en español
Las tendencias presentadas por la IFLA en el “Informe de Tendencias” en el 2013 son de naturaleza tal que continúan cambiando constantemente. Los bibliotecarios alrededor del...
Event - 21 October 2014
Tags: Access to information, Bibliotecas, IFLA Trend Report, Informes, LAC, Latin America and the Caribbean, Sección América Latina y el Caribe, Tendencias, Webinar, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning
- IFLA Trend Report, Portuguese session
The trends presented by IFLA in the “Trend Report” in 2013 are of such nature that they are constantly changing. Librarians around the world are analyzing these trends and discussing...
Event - 20 October 2014
Tags: Access to information, IFLA Trend Report, Informe de Tendencias, LAC, Latin America and the Caribbean, Sección América Latina y el Caribe, Webinar, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning
- IFLA Trend Report, session in Spanish
The trends presented by IFLA in the “Trend Report” in 2013 are of such nature that they are constantly changing. Librarians around the world are analyzing these trends and discussing...
Event - 20 October 2014
Tags: Access to information, Bibliotecas, IFLA Trend Report, Informes, LAC, Latin America and the Caribbean, Sección América Latina y el Caribe, Tendencias, Webinar, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning
- IFLA at the World Bank Transparency and Information Management Open Discussion Forum
The World Bank invited IFLA to speak on The Role of Libraries in Access to Information Development as part of its Transparency and Information Management Open Discussion Forum on the 2nd of...
News - 7 October 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Lyon Declaration
- IFLA launches toolkit to support library institutions and associations to advocate for access to information in the UN post-2015 development agenda
As the United Nations reflects on the future of global development and the post-2015 agenda, access to information must be recognised as critical to supporting governments to achieve development...
News - 6 October 2014
Tags: Access to information, Development, Post 2015, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- The Lyon Declaration, one month on
The Lyon Declaration on Access to Information and Development was successfully launched at the World Library and Information Congress 2014 in Lyon. Since then, over 280 organisations...
News - 16 September 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Lyon Declaration, post2015
- IFLA Art Libraries Section Endorses Art Discovery Group Catalogue Project
The Art Libraries Section of IFLA is pleased to announce its enthusiastic endorsement of the Art Discovery Group Catalogue project. This endorsement reflects a unanimous vote taken by the Section...
News - 5 September 2014
Tags: Access to information, Art Discovery Group Catalogue
- Internet Governance Forum 2014: IFLA talks copyright, public access, and local content
The 9th Internet Governance Forum takes place this week in Istanbul at a time when Internet Governance experts are debating how best to shape the future of the Internet....
News - 1 September 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, IGF, Turkey
- Open session: Dyslexia? Welcome to our library!
The open session Dyslexia? Welcome to our library! Raising awareness of dyslexia and introducing the new publication "Guidelines for Library Services to Persons with Dyslexia" published...
News - 16 August 2014
Tags: Access to information, Guidelines, Library services to people with disabilities, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Open session: The UN Disability Rights Convention
The Library Services to People with Special Needs section's open session The UN Disability Rights Convention: What It Means for Persons with Disabilities and Library Services Worldwide...
News - 16 August 2014
Tags: Access to information, Library services to people with disabilities, Services to the visually impaired, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- UN Open Working Group's Final Report Recognises Access to Information
Over the last eight months, IFLA has been updating members on its participation in meetings of the UN Open Working Group (OWG) on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This process will lead...
News - 31 July 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, OWG, United States of America
- Art Discovery Group Catalogue - a portal to the World's Great Art Libraries
Art Discovery Group Catalogue is an open-access discovery tool developed by an international network of sixty art libraries and powered by OCLC’s WorldCat search engine. Users worldwide can...
Event - 30 July 2014
Tags: Access to information, Conference, Discovery tools, France, Information retrieval, Art Libraries
- 65th Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference
The 65th Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference is an opportunity to bring together the vast diversity of civil society representation, constituencies and campaigns in the lead up to the opening of the 69th...
Event - 17 July 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Event, Post 2015, United States of America
- Ninth Annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Meeting
IFLA will be attending the Ninth Annual Internet Governance Forum, in Istanbul, Turkey. More information to follow.
Event - 17 July 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Event, Turkey, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- Libraries and archives leave international copyright discussions empty handed after countries again fail to reach agreement
Discussions regarding an international copyright instrument for libraries and archives again collapsed inconclusively at the 28th meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright & Related...
News - 14 July 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright
- IFLA Continues to Engage at the UN Open Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals
IFLA attended the 12th meeting of the Open Working Group (OWG) on the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) in New York June 16-20 . IFLA’s overarching goal during the OWG meetings is to...
News - 11 July 2014
Tags: A2I, Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, post2015, United States of America
- ITU Report on ICT Indicators
The WSIS High Level Event (HLE) also saw the release of a new report from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU): ‘Final WSIS Targets Review:...
News - 17 June 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy
- WSIS+10 outcome documents recognise role of libraries
The role of libraries in providing access to information, the importance of cultural heritage, public access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and the need for media...
News - 17 June 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, HLE, WSIS+10
- IFLA at EuroDIG 2014
Last week IFLA participated in EuroDIG 2014: Digital Society at Stake – Europe and the future of the Internet held in Berlin, Germany, from 12 – 13 June. During the EuroDig IFLA...
News - 16 June 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, EuroDig, Germany
- 12th meeting of the Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The 12th meeting of the Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will take place from 16-20 June 2014 in New York. IFLA will attend to continue its engagement with the...
News - 12 June 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Development, United States of America
- Reset the Net: one year after the Snowdon revelations IFLA continues in the fight to end mass surveillance
Reset the Net Want to take steps to protect your freedom from government mass surveillance? Today is the day to get started. Find out more at Reset the Net...
News - 5 June 2014
Tags: Access to information, Announcement, Privacy
- IFLA at the World Summit for the Information Society (WSIS) High Level Event (HLE)
Next week IFLA will be participating in the World Summit for the Information Society (WSIS) High Level Event (HLE) in Geneva, Switzerland. The WSIS HLE will review the progress made in the...
News - 5 June 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Switzerland
- IFLA statement at the 8th meeting of the Open Working Group (OWG) on sustainable development goals
[PDF] “Conflict prevention, post-conflict peacebuilding and promotion of durable peace, rule of law and governance”. Thank you Mr. Co-Chair for...
Publication - 2 June 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Development, Statements
- Twelfth session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
One of the main outcomes of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), held in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012, was the agreement by Member States to launch a process to...
Event - 1 June 2014
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, United States of America, Workshop
- 2nd IFLA Statement to the United Nations President of the General Assembly (UNPGA) Event (May 2014)
[WORD] [PDF] Thank you Mr. Chair for giving the floor to the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions – or IFLA – the global voice of libraries and...
Publication - 27 May 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, United States of America, Statements
- 1st IFLA Statement to the United Nations President of the General Assembly (UNPGA) Event (May 2014)
[WORD] [PDF] Thank you Madame Chair for giving the floor to the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions – or IFLA – the global voice of libraries and...
Publication - 27 May 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, United States of America, Statements
- IFLA signs Declaration for the inclusion of culture in the Post-2015 UN Sustainable Development Goals
IFLA is pleased to announce that it has become a signatory to the Declaration for the inclusion of culture in the Post-2015 UN Sustainable Development Goals. The Declaration...
News - 22 May 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Cultural heritage
- Public Access: Supporting Digital Inclusion for All
Briefing for CSTD: [English] | [Español] | [français] Briefing for WSIS+10 HLE: [English] | [Español] | [français] IFLA, along with...
News - 20 May 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy
- Fulfill the promise of the Innovation Union (2013)
European Libraries, Archives and Research Institutions need balanced copyright laws More than 100 library, archive and research institutions from countries across the European Union and...
Publication - 16 May 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) +10 High Level Event
IFLA will be attending the High level expert meeting of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). The Event will be held in the ITU Headquarters, Geneva from 10-13 June 2014 (9...
Event - 13 May 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Event, Switzerland, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- EU rejects international solution to library and archive copyright problems; causes collapse of WIPO meeting
[Media Release] [Additional Quotes] Discussions by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright & Related Rights (SCCR) broke down in the...
News - 6 May 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Switzerland, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA engages in NETmundial discussions on behalf of libraries and their users
NETmundial outcomes: set of principles for Internet governance and a roadmap for their implementation The NETmundial meeting closed on April 24th with an outcome document adopted by...
News - 25 April 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Brazil, Development, Digital divide, NETmundial
- Libraries on the agenda at NETmundial
IFLA is this week attending the NetMundial meeting in Sao Paolo, Brazil. NetMundial is being organized by the Brazilian Government and /1Net, a forum that gathers international entities of the...
News - 24 April 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Brazil, Development, Digital divide, NETmundial
- IFLA advocates for copyright treaty for libraries and archives in Geneva
Next week discussions regarding an international framework on copyright exceptions and limitations for libraries and archives will recommence once again at the World Intellectual Property...
News - 23 April 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Switzerland, WIPO
- EBLIDA highlights “The Right to e-Read” on World Book and Copyright Day
Coinciding with today's United Nations’ World Book Day and World Copyright Day, the European Bureau of Library Information and Documentation Associations (EBLIDA) is rallying the...
News - 23 April 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, World Copyright Day
- 10th Session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals tackles ‘Peaceful, Non-violent Societies and Rule of Law’
[IFLA Statement] IFLA continues to actively promote access to information at the UN sessions dedicated to the creation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which will follow...
News - 9 April 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, post-2015, United States of America
- April Webinar: New Librarians Global Connection: best practices, models and recommendations
We are excited to announce the second installment of this year’s webinar series “New Librarians Global Connection: best...
Event - 4 April 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Archives, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Benchmarking, Best practices, Databases, design, Digital divide, Digital preservation, Digital repositories, Digital resources, Electronic resources, Information technology, International cooperation, Internet access, Knowledge management, user design, User experience, ux, Webinar, New Professionals
- Registration for Paris, France Pre-conference is NOW OPEN
The theme of the conference is: Space and collections earning their keep: transformation, technologies and re-tooling The link to the IFLA official announcement page is http://www....
News - 3 April 2014
Tags: Access to information, Best practices, collection, France, Library, Library as place, Library buildings and equipment, Preservation, Technology, Library Buildings and Equipment
- EU Parliament breakfast discusses the copyright needs of libraries
Yesterday morning, Thursday 20th March, IFLA together with the Copyright 4 Creativity coalition (C4C) organized a breakfast debate in the EU Parliament to discuss whether existing...
News - 21 March 2014
Tags: Access to information, C4C, Copyright, EU Copyright Consultation, Marrakesh Treaty, Standing Committee on Copyright & Related Rights (SCCR), WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLAcampLab 2014
registration (EN+RU) | program plus latest updates: EN / RU We are happy to invite you to IFLAcamp Library Creative Laboratory: “A Hero of Our...
Event - 14 March 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Associations, Collection development, Communications, Communities of practice, Conference, Conferences, Cooperation, Copyright, Cultural heritage, cycling, Development, Digital divide, Digital repositories, Digital resources, Digitisation, Education and training, IFLAcampLab, Information professionals, Information technology, International cooperation, Knowledge society, Library as place, Library collections, Library history, Meetings, Members, Networking, New professionals, NPSIG, Policy, Professional development, Russian Federation, unconference, New Professionals
- IFLA – Copyright 4 Creativity Brussels event
On 20 March, IFLA and Copyright 4 Creativity (C4C) will be holding a breakfast debate (08.00-09.30) to discuss whether the existing international and EU copyright framework strike the right...
Event - 13 March 2014
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Belgium, Copyright, Event, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA submission to EU Copyright Consultation now available online
Español | العربية Last week the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) submitted a response to the Public Consultation on the Review of EU...
News - 12 March 2014
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- First session of the IFLA Trend Report discussion in LAC!
Dear all, Today Thursday, March 6th was hosted the first session of the IFLA Trends Report discussion in LAC titled “The IFLA Trends Report: scholarly and professional approaches...
News - 6 March 2014
Tags: Access to information, IFLA Trend Report, Mexico, Regional Offices
- Register now: IFLA MLAS / FESABID Access to information advocacy workshop
On 13 March 2014, IFLA’s Management of Library Associations Section (MLAS) and the Federación Española de Sociedades de Archivística, Biblioteconomía, Documentaci...
News - 19 February 2014
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Spain, Management of Library Associations
- IFLA MLAS / FESABID Access to information advocacy workshop
coinciding with MLAS mid term meeting On 13 March 2014, IFLA’s Management of Library Associations Section (MLAS) and the Federación Española de Sociedades de Archiv...
Event - 14 February 2014
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Spain, Workshop, Management of Library Associations
- Governance, Access to Information on the Agenda at Open Working Group 8
Español IFLA is actively involved at the UN in sessions dedicated to the creation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which will follow the conclusion of the Millennium...
News - 12 February 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, MDGs, post-2015, SDGs, UN, UNDP, United States of America
- New FAIFE videos explore the emerging Internet surveillance environment
Increased Internet censorship and surveillance has been an emerging trend over the last decade. Since 2013’s leaks regarding online spying by various security agencies, the global dimensions...
News - 11 February 2014
Tags: Access to information, Censorship, Freedom of information, Surveillance, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Lex Snowden – a Finnish Citizen Initiative to support whistleblowers’ protection
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...
News - 11 February 2014
Tags: Access to information, Censorship, Freedom of information, Surveillance, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IMMI – Icelandic grassroots innovation to legislation
Interview with Birgitta Jónsdóttir from Kirjastokaista Increased Internet censorship and surveillance has been an emerging trend over the last decade. Since the...
News - 11 February 2014
Tags: Access to information, Censorship, Freedom of information, Surveillance, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA Statement on Open Access (2011)
Clarifying IFLA's position and strategy IFLA is committed to the principles of freedom of access to information and the belief that universal and equitable access to information is...
Publication - 1 February 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Open access, Statements
- LGBTQ Users Special Interest Group
The goal of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) special interest group is to adress the information needs of LGBTQ+ community members related to library services,...
IFLA Group or Activity - 13 January 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Capacity building, Censorship, Classification and indexing, Collection development, Communities of practice, Data management, Digital inclusion, Education and training, Freedom of expression, Guidelines, Human rights, Indexing, LGBTQ library services, Library as place, Library collections, Library marketing, Library outreach, Library services, Library theory and research, Lifelong learning, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, New professionals, Privacy in libraries, Professional development, Reading, Social inclusion, Staffing, Subject analysis, Women’s issues, Young adults, Special Interest Groups, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)
- 100 Years of Openness at the Library of the Parliament of Finland
The Library of the Parliament of Finland celebrated its 100th year openness jubilee in 2013. The Library staff organised customer events and participated in trade fairs to commemorate this...
News - 7 January 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Democracy, Finland, Library and Research Services for Parliaments
- TaC/IFLA Open Forum calls on governments to consider guidelines on better inclusion of vulnerable groups in the Information Society
[WORD] [PDF] At a time of major changes in the Internet landscape when governments, civil society and the private sector are coming together to connect the most vulnerable people (As...
News - 30 December 2013
Tags: Access to information
- Call for papers: 2014 FAIFE satellite meeting in Geneva
FAIFE invites proposals for presentations at its pre-conference programme in Geneva, Switzerland on 13 and 14 August 2014. Librarians, archivists and other information workers all over the...
News - 17 December 2013
Tags: Access to information, Switzerland, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Towards a Sustainable Information Society: Collaboration on the Vancouver Declaration
On the 5th and 6th of December a follow up meeting to the UBC/UNESCO Vancouver Declaration on Preservation and Digitisation took place in The Hague. The Vancouver Declaration pinpoints key issues...
News - 11 December 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Conservation, Digital preservation, Digital resources, International cooperation, Netherlands, Preservation, UNESCO, Vancouver Declaration
- Access to Information should be central to the Post-2015 Development Framework
On Monday 9th December IFLA launched a joint statement on the role access to information can play in the post-2015 development framework. The statement, prepared in association with Article 19,...
News - 11 December 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, Post 2015, United States of America
- Access to Information Central to the Post-2015 Development Agenda
[English] [Español] [français] [العربية] [Português] Access to information is crucial for everyone, including those living in poverty It empowers them to...
Publication - 9 December 2013
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, UN Sustainable Development Goals, Publications
- Access to Information + Post2015 – UN Side Event to the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
IFLA will host a roundtable discussion with leaders in the field to explore how to integrate access to information into the post-2015 development agenda and the presentation of a joint...
Event - 9 December 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to information, Event, Post 2015, United States of America
- UNESCO encourages Member States to implement IFLA policies on Information Literacy and Print Disabled People
The IFLA Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Recommendations and the Libraries Serving People with Print Disabilities (LPD) Manifesto were passed at the 37th UNESCO General Conference...
News - 9 December 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Disadvantaged persons, France, Information literacy, Library services to people with disabilities, Literacy, LPD, MIL, Services to the visually impaired, Information Literacy
- IFLA welcomes US Court decision on legality of Google Books digitization; cautions against growing digital information divide for libraries elsewhere
As an organization committed to the principle of freedom of access to information, and the belief that equitable access to information is vital to the educational and cultural well-being of...
News - 25 November 2013
Tags: Access to information, Digital divide, Digitisation, Google Books, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Post-2015 FAQs
What is the Post-2015 Development Framework? The United Nations is presently reviewing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) so that it can prepare a new development framework for the...
Informational Page - 7 November 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, MDG, Post 2015, UN
- IGF Bali 2013 - video and transcripts of IFLA sessions
During this years Internet Governance Forum (IGF), in Bali, Indonesia, IFLA particiapted in several workshops. The video links to these workshops can now be found online: Tuesday 22...
News - 1 November 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Indonesia, Information policies, WSIS, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- Looking back on IFLA’s participation in the 8th Internet Governance Forum, Bali
Last week IFLA was represented at the 8th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Bali, Indonesia, where the libraries’ perspective on intellectual property, free trade, access to information for...
News - 29 October 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, IGF, Indonesia, Information policies, WSIS, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- Day 2 at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2013
On Day 2 at IGF, IFLA participated in five workshops with topics spanning rights issues for disadvantaged and indigenous peoples, copyright and content creation and net neutrality. IFLA...
News - 24 October 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, IGF, Indonesia, Information policies, WSIS, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- Day 1 at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2013
Yesterday was day 1 at the Internet Governance Forum in Bali, Indonesia, and the librarians were out in force! This year, alongside representatives from IFLA over 40 librarians from the broader...
News - 23 October 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, IGF, Indonesia, Information policies, WSIS, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to start next week in Bali, Indonesia
Participate in the IGF via remote participation, see the details on remote participation. The theme of the IGF in Bali, running from 22 -25 October 2013, is ‘...
News - 18 October 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, IGF, Indonesia, Information policies, Internet access, Policy, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- Declaration for the Right to Libraries
Barbara Stripling, the president of the American Library Association, has begun a campaign. You can read about the campaign for the declaration of the right to libraries at her blog: http://www....
News - 8 October 2013
Tags: access, Access to information, Library, Library Buildings and Equipment, United States of America, Public Libraries
- Freedom of expression and access to information in Syria today
[PDF version] “All human beings by nature desire to know” Aristotle Content Introduction 1. Syrian Media before March 18th 2011 2. Alternative Syrian media...
Publication - 10 August 2013
Tags: Access to information, Publications, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Professor Dr. Michael Seadle to KEYNOTE at IFLA
Professor Dr. Michael Seadle, Director of the Berlin School for Library and Information Science, Dean of the Faculty of Arts I, & Chair of the Commission on Research Ethics at Humboldt-...
News - 31 July 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Disadvantaged persons, Information professionals, Information technology, Singapore, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Global Impact Study Final Report Release: Connecting People for Development
IFLA is pleased to announce the launch of the Global Impact Study of Public Access ICTs from the Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA) at the University of Washington Information...
News - 3 July 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge
- IFLA Welcomes WIPO Treaty for Blind and Print Disabled People
Following two weeks of negotiations in Marrakech, Morocco, Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) formally adopted a ‘Treaty to Improve Access to...
News - 27 June 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Morocco, Services to the visually impaired, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA closing statement at WIPO Diplomatic Conference
[WORD] [PDF] Thank you Mr Chair, On behalf of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, but also on behalf of millions of print-disabled and...
Informational Page - 27 June 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Services to the visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Week two at the WIPO Diplomatic Conference in Marrakesh
The WIPO Diplomatic Conference to conclude a Treaty to facilitate access to published works by visually impaired persons and persons with print disabilities has now entered its...
News - 25 June 2013
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Copyright, Morocco, Services to the visually impaired, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA at EuroDig 2013
IFLA participated in the 6th meeting of the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) held in Lisbon on the 20th and 21st June. EuroDIG is the European feeder event to the...
News - 21 June 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, EuroDig, Portugal
- IFLA attends Cycling for Libraries at the Dutch Parliament
Today, 20th of June 2013, about 100 librarians cycled through The Hague as part of the Cycling for Libraries initiative. The route this year takes them from Amsterdam to Brussels...
News - 20 June 2013
Tags: Access to information, Cycling for libraries, Netherlands
- Start of WIPO Diplomatic Conference to conclude a treaty for the visually impaired
Today the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) starts its two week (17th -28th of June) Diplomatic Conference to conclude a Treaty to facilitate access to published works by...
News - 18 June 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Morocco, Services to the visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Joint Library Statement Urges WIPO Member States to Agree an Effective Treaty for Print Disabled People
Organisations representing library associations, library consortia, and professional librarians in over 150 countries urge WIPO Member States to agree an effective treaty for print disabled people...
News - 11 June 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Services to the visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Treaty for print disabled people
Organisations representing library associations, library consortia, and professional librarians in over 150 countries urge WIPO Member States to agree an effective treaty for print disabled people...
Informational Page - 11 June 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Services to the visually impaired
- IFLA and other access to information campaigners welcome UN development report
IFLA welcomes the report by the High Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, published on the 30th of May 2013. The report calls for a ‘data and information...
News - 31 May 2013
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, ICT4D, Information policies, International cooperation, Press Release, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Library Services to People with Special Needs Annual Session: “Accessibility: High Tech for Access”
The program will start with presentations to introduce access technology products, software and devices. Participants will then visit a "Technology Petting Zoo," where people (companies...
Event - 30 May 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Acquisitions, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Best practices, Digital divide, Digital resources, Disadvantaged persons, Education, Education and training, Electronic document delivery, Electronic resources, Library services to people with disabilities, Programme, Services to the visually impaired, Singapore, Social inclusion, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- IFLA hosts workshop at World Summit on the Information Society
At the 2013 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), IFLA hosted a workshop on 'Public Access to the Internet and the role of Libraries as an agent of development...
News - 17 May 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Switzerland, WSIS, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- Open Access and Digital Libraries / Acceso Abierto y Bibliotecas Digitales
The social sciences have made fundamental contributions to the understanding of the economic, political and social life of nations in the past century. Social science libraries now have an...
Publication - 3 May 2013
Tags: Access to information, Cuba, Open access, Publications, Social Science Libraries
- New IFLA Publication: Open Access and Digital Libraries / Acceso Abierto y Bibliotecas Digitales
Just off the press as Nr 158 in the IFLA Publications Series…fully bilingual English/Español title! Read all about it: Open Access and Digital Libraries / Acceso...
News - 3 May 2013
Tags: Access to information, Open access
- New FAIFE Spotlight "Interview with Saad Eskander, Director of Iraq National Library and Archives (INLA)"
A new FAIFE Spotlight has just been released: Interview with Saad Eskander, Director of Iraq National Library and Archives (INLA). Ten years ago this April Iraq’s National Library...
News - 2 May 2013
Tags: Access to information, Cultural heritage, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Czech and Catalan Translations of IFLA Public Library Services Guidelines now available
On behalf of IFLA, the Public Libraries Section chair Suzanne Payette warmly congratulates and thanks Vít Richter of the National Library of the Czech Republic who coordinated the Czech...
News - 25 April 2013
Tags: Access to information, Associations, Best practices, Cooperation, Public Libraries
- From Presentation To Publication
Seven papers that were presented at our LSN Satellite Program on "Libraries and The Homeless" presented in Tallinn, Estonia in August 2012 will be published in a special issue by Emerald...
News - 15 April 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Disadvantaged persons, Information literacy, Information professionals, Library as place, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Internet Governance Forum 2012 - videos from IFLA workshops now available
Last November the IFLA team attended the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Baku. During our time there we were run four workshops. These workshops were very successfully received and the...
News - 8 April 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Azerbaijan, IGF, Internet access
- E-Lending review in English public libraries
The department of Culture, Media and Sport in the UK today published the Sieghart review on E-lending in English public libraries. This government commissioned review states that E-...
News - 27 March 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Libraries power development - Results from the Guardian live chat
Stuart Hamilton 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...
News - 25 March 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, Guardian
- Folding shelves - The Economist publishes article on Elending
In late March, The Economist published an article on the Elending and Public Libraries. Stuart Hamilton, Director of Policy and Advocacy, as well as members of the IFLA Network, such as...
News - 25 March 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, The Economist
- Report on the Special Event of the UNESCO Information for All Programme (IFAP)
A report on the Special Event of the UNESCO Information for All Programme (IFAP) which took place at the UNESCO's headquarters in Paris on February 27, 2013, within the framework of the First...
News - 23 March 2013
Tags: Access to information, Information Literacy
- Libraries Power Development - IFLA and Libraries in The Guardian
Photo: Dan Chung IFLA would like to draw your attention to an article we have just posted on the Guardian ‘Global Development Professionals’ blog. The...
News - 13 March 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Guardian, Libraries and Development
- Just launched: New webpages on IFLA and the Information Society
Dear Colleagues IFLA is pleased to launch a new set of resources relating to the role libraries play in the information society and the way they can contribute to Internet governance. The new...
News - 1 March 2013
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Announcement, Information society, Internet access
- IFLA and the Information Society
Libraries have been at the heart of the information society since the very early days of the information and communication technology revolution, continuously adapting to new means of...
IFLA Group or Activity - 1 March 2013
Tags: +Main IFLA topics, Access to information, Advocacy, Information society, Internet access
- WSIS +10 Review Meeting
Report from the IFLA's panel on access to digital content "What Exactly am I Buying? Ownership vs Licensing in the Digital Age"
Informational Page - 28 February 2013
Tags: Access to information, WSIS
- Closing of the WSIS+10 Review Meeting
The WSIS+10 Review concluded on Wednesday, 27 February with a lively multi-stakeholder debate across a large number of panel sessions. All sessions were asked to produce recommendations to...
News - 28 February 2013
Tags: Access to information, WSIS
- IFLA Launches Webpages on Libraries and Development
IFLA is pleased to launch a new set of resources relating to the role libraries play in supporting development. Access to information is one of the core needs of society and libraries are stepping...
News - 18 February 2013
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, Libraries for development
- Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda
The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a framework of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a total of 169 Targets spanning economic,...
IFLA Group or Activity - 18 February 2013
Tags: +Main IFLA topics, Access to information, Advocacy, Development, IAP, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs
- IFLA IT Newsletter Dec 2012 - Trends and Issues in Library Information Technology
The December 2012 issue of the IFLA IT Section (Trends and Issues in Library Technology) has a great range of articles covering all aspects of library and information technology....
Informational Page - 31 December 2012
Tags: Access to information, Digital repositories, Digitisation, Electronic collections, Electronic document delivery, Electronic resources, Information technology, Intellectual property
- Call for Papers - World Library and Information Congress 2013
World Library and Information Congress: 79th IFLA General Conference and Assembly Singapore, 17-23 August 2013 Classification & Indexing Section Open Session Theme: “Subject access...
News - 27 December 2012
Tags: Access to information, Cataloguing, Singapore, Subject Analysis and Access
- IFLA Code of Ethics for Librarians and other Information Workers (full version)
Contents Preamble Access to information Responsibilities towards individuals and society Privacy, secrecy and transparency...
Publication - 27 December 2012
Tags: Access to information, Code of Ethics, Intellectual property, Open access, Privacy, Transparency, Publications, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Project Report: Workshop on Health Information Literacy, Bangladesh
East West University took the initiative to conduct a project to grow leaders in the field of Health Information Literacy with support from the International Federation of Library Associations and...
News - 5 December 2012
Tags: Access to information, Bangladesh, public access to health information, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Reunión Presidencial IFLA 2013
Nuestro Futuros Digital 6 y 7 de marzo de 2013 • Auditorio Index MUAC • Ciudad Universitaria, México D.F. Las bibliotecas sirven a todos sin se...
News - 29 November 2012
Tags: Access to information, Announcement, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Cultural heritage, Mexico
- 2013 IFLA Presidential Meeting / Reunión Presidencial IFLA 2013
Our Digital Futures March 6 - 7, 2013 Auditorium Index MUAC (Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporaneo) University City, Mexico City, Mexico...
News - 28 November 2012
Tags: Access to information, Announcement, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Cultural heritage, Mexico
- Conferencia de la Dra. Ingrid Parent
La Biblioteca Nacional de Argentina y la Sección de América latina y el Caribe de la Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotecas (IFLA) lo invitan...
Event - 19 October 2012
Tags: Access to information, Argentina, Biblioteca nacional de Argentina, Buenos Aires, Lecture, ponencia, Latin America and the Caribbean
- Libraries Driving Access to Knowledge (A2K)
This book is a must for librarians with international interest in access to knowledge. It includes a collection of 15 chapters written by authors from all over the world and covers different...
Publication - 7 September 2012
Tags: A2K, Access to information, Access to knowledge, Publications
- Successful events in Helsinki! Lyon will receive WLIC 2014!
The activities of the Governmen Libraries Section have been successful. Sessions sponsored and cosponsored by us have had a big number of attendees, and there has been participation between them...
News - 20 August 2012
Tags: Access to information, Conferences, Finland, Government information, Meetings, Government Libraries
- FAIFE Speakers' Corner during WLIC 2012
NOTE: this session will be live-streamed. Please see IFLA Express just prior to session time! In an outdoor setting IFLA/FAIFE will bring the people of Helsinki closer to the...
Event - 6 August 2012
Tags: Access to information, Event, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA Statement on Visually Impaired and Print Disabled Persons
On Friday 20th July library delegation leader Winston Tabb delivered the following statement on behalf of IFLA and Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) at the 24th Meeting of the WIPO...
News - 23 July 2012
Tags: Access to information, eIFL, Print disabilities, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Deadline for early registration is Friday, June 1 for the IFLA Satellite Post-Conference: Beyond libraries
This is a reminder that the early registration (with a reduced rate) for the IFLA Satellite Post-Conference, Beyond libraries – Subject metadata in the Digital Environment and Semantic Web,...
News - 29 May 2012
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Cataloguing, Classification and indexing, Digital resources, Electronic resources, Estonia, IFLA Satellite meeting, Indexing, Metadata, Semantic Web, Subject Analysis and Access
- Report from the IFLA/EIFL/COAR/SPARC World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2012 Workshop, Geneva, Switzerland
On Thursday 17th May 2012 IFLA, along with its organising partners Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL), the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) and Scholarly Publishing and...
News - 22 May 2012
Tags: Access to information, Open access, Switzerland, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- Formation of a new Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries at the Internet Governance Forum
IFLA is pleased to report that a new Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries has been approved by the Secretariat of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). IGF Dynamic Coalitions are...
News - 13 March 2012
Tags: Access to information, Internet access, Internet Governance Forum, Public Libraries
- Slovak translation of the revised IFLA Public Library Services Guidelines now available
On behalf of IFLA, the Public Libraries Section chair Suzanne Payette warmly congratulates Silvia Stasselova and colleagues from the Slovak Librarians Association for recently completing the Slovak...
News - 1 March 2012
Tags: Access to information, Best practices, Communications, Cooperation, Information professionals, Professional development, Success stories, Public Libraries
- 2012 Classification and Indexing Section Satellite meeting
The conference will explore the role of different kinds of subject metadata in the digital environment and the semantic web, in libraries and beyond libraries. The digital environment creates...
Event - 10 February 2012
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Cataloguing, Classification and indexing, Digital resources, Electronic resources, Estonia, Indexing, Metadata, Satellite Meeting, Subject Analysis and Access
- Policing the Internet is not a Job for a Corporation
[PDF] In light of recent legislation in the US (SOPA and PIPA), and a decision last week in the Netherlands that orders Dutch ISPs to block access to the Pirate Bay website, this...
Publication - 18 January 2012
Tags: Access to information, Censorship, Publications, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- EMMILE: European Meeting on Media and Information Literacy Education in Libraries
"EMMILE in Libraries (and beyond)" is a joint three-day meeting that, through a set of joint initiatives—organized thanks to the collaboration of IFLA SLRC, IASL, AIB, AIB...
Event - 12 January 2012
Tags: Access to information, Conference, Italy, Information Literacy
- Call for Papers—Subject Access now: Inspiring, surprising, empowering
For the Classification & Indexing Section Open Session we invite presentations showing new and innovative ways of providing subject access to users from all types of libraries –...
News - 10 January 2012
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Children, Classification and indexing, Conferences, Digital resources, Electronic collections, Electronic document delivery, Electronic resources, Finland, Indexing, Information technology, Library collections, Metadata, Online public access catalogues, Resource discovery, Subject Analysis and Access
- Taller de la IFLA sobre transparencia y buen gobierno: Argentina
Por Magdalena Biota English El 28 de septiembre de 2011, en coincidencia con el “Día del acceso a la información”, se realizó en Buenos Aires el...
News - 2 January 2012
Tags: Access to information, Access to information, Argentina, Transparency, Government Libraries
- IFLA workshop on transparency and good governance: Argentina
Español On September 28, 2011, simultaneously with the “Access to information day”, the Workshop on transparency and good governance was carried out in Buenos Aires....
News - 1 January 2012
Tags: Access to information, Argentina, Government Libraries
- Call for papers: Copyright Law and Legal Deposit for Audiovisual Materials
IFLA WLIC 11-16 August 2012, Helsinki, Finland Copyright laws have been established in many countries in the print age and have not been updated to meet the new needs of the digital era....
News - 19 December 2011
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Digital repositories, Digital resources, Information policies, Intellectual property, Policy, Audiovisual and Multimedia
- UNESCO endorses the IFLA Manifesto for Digital Libraries
[العربية ] The Hague/Paris UNESCO has endorsed the IFLA Manifesto for Digital Libraries at its General Conference 2011. The Manifesto provides principles to assist libraries in...
News - 13 December 2011
Tags: Access to information, Digitisation, Preservation, Digital Libraries, Press Release
- Models of cooperation in U.S., Latin American and Caribbean libraries
"Models of Cooperation in U.S., Latin American and Caribbean Libraries" considers library cooperation in the context of "The Americas," a name given to the geographic,...
Publication - 5 December 2011
Tags: Access to information, Cooperative projects, Publications, Latin America and the Caribbean
- An attempt to understand what the proposed Internet filtering system in Turkey means
[PDF] As of March 2011, Reporters Without Borders would include Turkey on its 2011 list of 16 countries "under surveillance" (the less serious of two Internet censorship lists...
Publication - 19 November 2011
Tags: Access to information, Censorship, Publications, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Intellectual Freedom across the Globe
Registration is now open for “Intellectual Freedom across the Globe,” a series of three webinars on international issues related to free speech, censorship and access to information...
Event - 24 October 2011
Tags: Access to information, Censorship, Freedom of information, Webinar, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Registration now open for November “Intellectual Freedom across the Globe” webinar series
CHICAGO - Registration is now open for “Intellectual Freedom across the Globe,” a series of three webinars on international issues related to free speech, censorship and access to...
News - 21 October 2011
Tags: Access to information, Electronic collections, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA Open Access Taskforce established
français Following the endorsement of IFLA's Statement on Open Access by the Governing Board, April 18th 2011—and the subsequent approval from the Governing Board during the WLIC in...
News - 11 October 2011
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Open access
- Out now: the third issue of the FAIFE Newsletter
The third issue of the FAIFE Newsletter has just been released in preparation for the upcoming IFLA Annual Conference which will take place in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Please enjoy it and...
News - 30 June 2011
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Best practices, Conferences, Freedom of expression, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Venezuela's National Library as the Nucleus of a National Library System (IABNSB) in the 20th century
English | Español A Prologue of Sorts In late 2010, I prepared the following text about Venezuela's Instituto Autónomo Biblioteca Nacional y Sevicios de Bibliotecas (IABNSB). I was...
Publication - 29 June 2011
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Knowledge society, Publications, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Just Released: IFLA Statement on Open Access
Clarifying IFLA's position and strategy IFLA is committed to the principles of freedom of access to information and the belief that universal and equitable access to information is...
News - 15 April 2011
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Announcement, Open access
- Report of the Public Access to Health Information Workshop in Mozambique
[PDF] Public Access to Health Information Workshop, Maputo, Mozambique, 15th and 16th March 2011 This report deals with a workshop funded by IFLA and jointly managed by IFLA and Phi....
Publication - 4 April 2011
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Mozambique, Reports, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Only a few days left to register for the IFLA Presidential Meeting 2011!
News - 4 April 2011
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Announcement, Copyright, Netherlands, Open access
- The role of Information Technology in defeating the Arab regimes: Facebook 2-0 Arab Presidents
[PDF] In January 2011, Arab countries and the entire world followed what happened in Tunisia and Egypt. Two Arabic regimes were step down in the same month. On January 14, 2011; the Tunisian...
Publication - 29 March 2011
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Egypt, Publications, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- The Ethics of Librarianship: An International Survey
This book brings together papers on professional ethics for library and information services from 17 countries—from Argentina to Uganda—approaching professional concerns and responses...
Publication - 28 March 2011
Tags: Access to information, Code of Ethics, Transparency, Publications, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Women's Issues at IFLA: Equality, Gender and Information on Agenda
This is a compilation of approximately 30 papers given during the IFLA conferences during the 1990s. The articles have in common that they focus on the position of women in (international)...
Publication - 13 February 2011
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Women’s issues, Publications, Women, Information and Libraries
- Librarianship as a Bridge to an Information and Knowledge Society in Africa
Knowledge Management was the theme of the Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Library and Information Associations (SCECSAL XVII) in 2006. This selection of conference...
Publication - 13 February 2011
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Knowledge management, Publications
- Proceedings of the International Symposium on Enhancing the Culture of Reading and Books in the Digital Age now available!
Stuart Hamilton, IFLA Senior Policy Advisor At the end of 2010 IFLA, in association with the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO), the International...
News - 10 January 2011
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Cultural heritage, Japan, Reading, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Open Access at the WSIS Forum 2011
Dear Colleagues As you may know, the IFLA General Assembly passed a resolution at the Gothenburg Congress in 2010 that encouraged IFLA to become more involved in the promotion of open access...
News - 7 January 2011
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- International Symposium in Japan
IFLA is pleased to announce that a symposium "Enhancing the Culture of Reading and Books in the Digital Age: Copyright as a means to foster creativity and access" will take place in Tokyo...
News - 27 October 2010
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Out Now: The very first FAIFE Newsletter
Today has been released the very first issue of the FAIFE Newsletter. It contains 17 pages of news about the domain where freedom of expression and human rights intersect, especially...
News - 22 October 2010
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Freedom of expression, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- FAIFE Newsletter
August 2013 July 2012 December 2011 June 2011 February 2011 October 2010
Publication - 22 October 2010
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Newsletters, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Lecture of the Law Libraries Section in Göteborg
Conference Session 96 Law Libraries, Government Libraries and Government Information and Official Publications 12 August 2010 13:45 - 15:45 Creating an international legal...
News - 4 August 2010
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Democracy, Document delivery, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Information policies, Intellectual property, Open access, Policy, Law Libraries
- 20th Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights
Geneva, Switzerland 21-24 June 2010 WIPO Room A; image courtesy of Jim Fruchterman The World Intellectual Property Organization's 20th Session of the Standing Committee on...
News - 29 June 2010
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Policy
- Former FAIFE Chair Paul Sturges receives OBE Award
IFLA would like to extend its warmest congratulations to Professor Paul Sturges for being awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen's Birthday Honours list....
News - 15 June 2010
Tags: Access to information, Awards, Bibliography, Freedom of information, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Enhanced historic sale catalogue list available through the Wallace Collection's website
The Wallace Collection Library has just made available through its website an enhanced version of the list of its historic sales catalogues (1662-1900), specifying when its copies are annotated with...
News - 4 June 2010
Tags: Access to information, Art Libraries
- IFLA helps launch copyright for creativity declaration
français Copyright for Creativity launch video "In many countries, copyright law, through exceptions and limitations, has long supported the essential...
News - 6 May 2010
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Announcement, Copyright, Europe, Exceptions and limitations, Open access, Preservation
- Current trends in agricultural information systems for farmers
Event - 15 April 2010
Tags: Access to information, Agriculture, information systems, Programme, Sweden, Agricultural Libraries
- Digital Libraries
Vision statement: To employ the fullest potential of digital technology in partnership with users by enabling seamless and open access to all types of information without limits to...
IFLA Group or Activity - 29 March 2010
Tags: Access to information, Cross-cultural cooperation, Digital strategies, Digitisation, Users, Digital Libraries, Joint Activities
- IFLA Issues Position Statement on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)
IFLA and its members are gravely concerned by the extreme secrecy surrounding the ACTA negotiations and the complete lack of transparency related to ACTA's procedures, provisions, and...
News - 26 March 2010
Tags: Access to information, ACTA, Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA/FAIFE World Report Series
The IFLA/FAIFE World Report Series comprises of two publications, the World Report, published bi-annually, and the Theme Report, published in alternate years. Each year's publication is...
Publication - 17 March 2010
Tags: Access to information, IFLA World Report, Reports, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Now Available: Learning materials for workshops on Public Access to Health Information Through Libraries
IFLA/FAIFE Workshop facilitators (Paul Sturges, Marta Terry and Shane Godbolt) and KEN-AHILA members visit Oloishobor Dispensary, Ngong District, Kenya during the pilot workshop on ‘...
News - 9 March 2010
Tags: Access to information, Education and training, Health information, Workshops, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- FAIFE Makes Available Translations of Major Training Materials and Policy Documents
During 2009, IFLA language centres around the world have been busy with a major translation project. Using funds provided by the Swedish International Co-operation and Development Agency (Sida),...
News - 9 March 2010
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Cultural heritage, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Internet access
- Report about IT brainstorming meeting at IFLA Headquarters
In early February an exciting working meeting took place at IFLA Headquarters in The Hague. The intention of the meeting was to think about the future look and feel of IFLA’s online...
News - 6 March 2010
Tags: Access to information, brainstorming, Communications, Information Technology, Library outreach, Membership, Networking, online services, Professional development, New Professionals
- Jodi Award for Digital Access Online
The Jodi Awards for accessible cultural websites and digital media are annually granted by the Jodi Mattes Trust in Great Britain. The Jodi Mattes Trust was established to promote equal access to,...
News - 14 December 2009
Tags: Access to information, Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities
- Update on Google Books Statement
français Background In 2002, Google began digitizing approximately seven million books at its own expense through partnerships with libraries, publishers, and authors. The database Google...
News - 4 December 2009
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Google Book Settlement, Intellectual property, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA/FAIFE at the Minerva Conference
On November 11th IFLA Senior Policy Advisor Stuart Hamilton took part in the Minerva Conference in Jerusalem, Israel, alongside librarians from the Givat Haviva Peace Library, the Al-Aqsa...
News - 23 November 2009
Tags: Access to information, Digital preservation, Israel, Newspapers, State of Palestine, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA Senior Policy Advisor reports from the Internet Governance Forum, Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt
IFLA's Senior Policy Advisor will be attending the 4th Internet Governance Forum taking place November 15-18 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The theme of this year's Forum is 'Internet Governance...
News - 13 November 2009
Tags: Access to information, Capacity building, Egypt, Internet access, Internet governance, Policy
- Libraries and Information Services Towards the Attainment of the UN Millennium Development Goals
The United Nations Millennium declarations of 2002 set eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to be achieved by 2015. The high poverty levels in most African countries make many aware...
Publication - 11 November 2009
Tags: Access to information, Central and Southern Africa Library and Information Associations, Development, Libraries for development, MDGs, SCECSAL, Standing Conference of East, United Nations Millennium Develoment Goals, Publications
- IFLA Statement to the European Commission hearing on the Google Book Settlement
On Monday 7th September IFLA participated in a hearing in Brussels on the Google Book Settlement organised by the European Commission. IFLA, along with EBLIDA and LIBER, and other library...
News - 10 September 2009
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Announcement, Copyright, Digitisation, Google Book Settlement, Intellectual property, Statement, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Standing Committee Agendas for 2009
LIBRARY AND RESEARCH SERVICES FOR PARLIAMENTS STANDING COMMITTEE I AGENDA SATURDAY 22 AUGUST 2009 AT 14.30 – 17.20 TO BE HELD AT THE MAIN IFLA CONFERENCE VENUE IN MILAN 1. ...
Informational Page - 12 August 2009
Tags: Access to information, Library and Research Services for Parliaments
- Loida Garcia-Febo Elected Chair of ALA IFRT
FAIFE Committee Member Loida Garcia-Febo, has just been elected Vice Chair/ Chair Elect of the American Library Associations Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT). Below are details...
News - 5 August 2009
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Associations, Censorship, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, United States of America, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- FAIFE helps increase access to information in Haïti
In May 2009, the FOKAL / Open Society Institute Haïti organised a seven days training session in Port-au-Prince with FAIFE's support. During this session, 30 librarians from...
News - 31 July 2009
Tags: Access to information, Haiti, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Oslo satellite conference 2010
"WITH THE RIGHT TO READ" Oslo IFLA pre-conference on reading August 7th - 9th 2010 IFLA satellite conference on Reading for all -...
Informational Page - 21 July 2009
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Digital divide, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Library services to people with disabilities, Reading, Services to the visually impaired, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- IFLA Working Group on Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Records (FRSAR)
The IFLA Working Group on Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Records (FRSAR) was established in April 2005 by the Classification and Indexing Section. Its final report,...
Informational Page - 26 June 2009
Tags: Access to information, Conceptual models, Subject access, Subject Analysis and Access
- Working Groups
Current Working Groups IFLA Genre/Form Working Group Previous Working Groups Subject Access in the New Environment IFLA Namespaces Task Group...
Informational Page - 26 June 2009
Tags: Access to information, Guidelines, Indexing, Multilingualism, Subject Analysis and Access
- IFLA Internet Manifesto Train the Trainers Workshop, Lima, Peru
A Train the Trainers Workshop on Internet Manifesto Guidelines was organized and held on March 22 and 23, 2009, in Lima Perú, before the celebration of International Seminar "Public...
News - 24 June 2009
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Internet access, Peru, Public Libraries, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Call for Applications: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 2010 Access to Learning Award
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is currently accepting applications to its annual Access to Learning Award, which recognizes the innovative efforts of public libraries and similar...
News - 18 June 2009
Tags: Access to information, Announcement, Awards, Internet access, Public Libraries
- Buenos Aires to be World Book Capital 2011
At a meeting in Paris on 12 June 2009, the Jury of World Book Capital, a jury which includes IPA, IBF, IFLA and UNESCO, appointed Buenos Aires as World Book Capital 2011 for the quality and variety...
News - 16 June 2009
Tags: Access to information, Announcement, Argentina, Literacy, Reading, Society
- Annual Reports of the Information Technology Section
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2011-2013 2010-2011 2009 2007 2003-2004
Publication - 12 June 2009
Tags: Access to information, Databases, Digital repositories, Digital resources, Information technology, Annual reports, Information Technology
- Joint IFLA/IPA statement: Enhancing the Debate on Open Access
français | العربية Geneva/The Hague 20 May 2009 A joint statement released today by the International Publishers Association, the International Association of Scientific...
News - 20 May 2009
Tags: Access to information, Announcement
- Kai Ekholm named Chair of FAIFE
IFLA's Governing Board has named Kai Ekholm, Director and Chief Librarian of the National Library of Finland, as the Chair of FAIFE for the term 2009-2011. The objective of the...
News - 8 May 2009
Tags: Access to information, Announcement, Freedom of information, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- World Report Series
The IFLA/FAIFE World Report Series comprises of two publications, the World Report, published bi-annually, and the Theme Report, published in alternate years. Each year's publication is...
Informational Page - 28 April 2009
Tags: Access to information, IFLA World Report, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Gallery
Quotations Quotes on Intellectual Freedom and Censorship Images Free shareware images / GIFs related to Intellectual Freedom and Censorship IFLA / FAIFE Postcard A Postcard...
Informational Page - 17 April 2009
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Professional Codes of Ethics for Librarians
IFLA Code of Ethics for Librarians and other Information Workers National Codes of Ethics for Librarians (by countries) Background Librarians all over the world are...
Informational Page - 16 April 2009
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Library and information profession, Library and information science education, Management, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Professionelle Ethikkodizes für Bibliothekare
IFLA Ethik-Kodex für Bibliotheks- und Informationsfachleute Nationale bibliothekarische Berufstethik (nach Staaten) Hintergrund Bibliothekare auf der ganzen...
Informational Page - 16 April 2009
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Library and information profession, Library and information science education, Management, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Códigos de Ética Profesionales para Bibliotecarios
Código de Ética de la IFLA para Bibliotecarios y Otros Trabajadores de la Información Códigos de Ética Nacionales para Bibliotecarios (por pa...
Informational Page - 16 April 2009
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Library and information profession, Library and information science education, Management, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- FAIFE Mission
The objective of IFLA/FAIFE is to Raise awareness of the essential correlation between the library concept and the values of freedom of expression. Collect and...
Informational Page - 31 March 2009
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- The World Report 2007
The 2007 World Report shows that the digital divide is still a serious reality that needs to be tackled by library communities worldwide in the years to come. Significant inequalities in Internet...
Informational Page - 31 March 2009
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA/FAIFE World report 2007
Access to libraries and information: Towards a fairer world The individual sections of the World Report can be accessed by following the links in this Table of Contents....
Informational Page - 31 March 2009
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, IFLA World Report, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- World Report 2007 Articles
From censorship to freedom of access to information and freedom of expression in South Africa - Archie L Dick Corruption and transparency in Russia: the anticorruption role of libraries -...
Informational Page - 31 March 2009
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- World Report 2007 Country Reports
This year questionnaires were submitted by respondents from 116 countries and the individual country reports can be accessed by clicking on the links below. Albania...
Informational Page - 31 March 2009
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- The World Report 2005
"Libraries, National Security, Freedom of Information Laws and Social Responsibilities" The IFLA/FAIFE World Report 2005 is an extensive 406-page document that updates and expands...
Informational Page - 31 March 2009
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, IFLA World Report, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- The World Report 2005 Media release
IFLA/FAIFE are pleased to announce the launch of the IFLA/FAIFE World Report 2005 on Intellectual Freedom and Libraries titled 'Libraries, National Security, Freedom of Information Laws and Social...
Informational Page - 31 March 2009
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- The Theme Report 2004
"Libraries for Lifelong Literacy" The IFLA/FAIFE Theme Report 2004 presents visions of how libraries can promote literacy and lifelong learning. The literacy process has to be...
Informational Page - 31 March 2009
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, IFLA World Report, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- The Theme Report 2004 Media release
The IFLA/FAIFE Theme Report 2004 was launched at a press conference on 24th August in Buenos Aires. The report is the fourth volume of the IFLA/FAIFE World Report Series. Professor...
Informational Page - 31 March 2009
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- The World Report 2003
"Intellectual Freedom in the Information Society, Libraries & the Internet" The Report focuses on libraries and the Internet based on completed questionnaires from 88 countries...
Informational Page - 31 March 2009
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, IFLA World Report, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- The World Report 2003 Media release
The IFLA/FAIFE World Report 2003. Intellectual Freedom in the Information Society, Libraries and the Internet was launched at a press conference. The World Report 2003 has responses from 88...
Informational Page - 31 March 2009
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- The Summary Report 2002
"Libraries, Conflicts & the Internet" The second volume in the series, The IFLA/FAIFE Summary Report was launched in Glasgow 2002. The main topics of debate were an overview of...
Informational Page - 31 March 2009
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, IFLA World Report, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- The Summary Report 2002 Media release
The IFLA/FAIFE Summary Report 2002: Libraries, Conflicts and the Internet discusses Internet accessible information and censorship; present an overview of the global situation relating to libraries...
Informational Page - 31 March 2009
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- The World Report 2003 - Deutsche Präsentation des IFLA/FAIFE Weltberichts 2003
Der "IFLA/FAIFE Weltbericht 2003. Geistige Freiheit in der Informationsgesellschaft, Bibliotheken und das Internet" wird heute morgen im Rahmen der IFLA-Eröffnungspressekonferenz pr...
Informational Page - 31 March 2009
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- The World Report 2001
"Libraries & Intellectual Freedom" The IFLA/FAIFE World Report on Libraries and Intellectual Freedom, published in 2001, was the first attempt to systematically collect...
Informational Page - 31 March 2009
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, IFLA World Report, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- The World Report 2001 Media release
The first IFLA/FAIFE World Report on libraries and intellectual freedom was launched on Thursday 23 August at the IFLA Annual Conference in Boston. The President of IFLA, Mrs Christine Deschamps...
Informational Page - 31 March 2009
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA/IPA Steering Group
A joint steering group with the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the International Publishers' Association (IPA) Representing book and journal...
IFLA Group or Activity - 31 March 2009
Tags: Access to information, IFLA/IPA Steering Group, Joint Activities