Content tagged Finland
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(These results include any available translations of the original English documents.)
- Public Libraries Standing Committee, Mid-Term Meeting
With manu issues to discuss the Public Libraries Standing Committee's mid-term meeting will be packed. The Public Library Manifesto; the IFLA/Systematic Public Library of the Year Awards; the...
Event - 20 February 2019
Tags: Finland, Midterm Meeting, Public Libraries
- 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)
- IFLA MetLib Conference 2019 in Helsinki – Call for proposals
The MetLib Conference is the annual gathering of metropolitan libraries, held by the IFLA Section on Metropolitan Libraries. MetLib 2019 is hosted by the Helsinki City Library and the conference...
News - 7 January 2019
Tags: Conferences, Finland, Metropolitan Libraries
- IFLA MetLib Conference 2019 in Helsinki
The IFLA MetLib Conference is the annual gathering of metropolitan libraries, held by the IFLA Section on Metropolitan Libraries. MetLib 2019 is hosted by the Helsinki City Library and the...
Event - 7 January 2019
Tags: Conference, Conferences, Finland, Metropolitan Libraries
- 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
- 45th LIBER Annual Conference
LIBER's 45th annual conference will take place in Helsinki, Finland on 29 June-1 July 2016. The conference is hosted by the National Library of Finland, Helsinki University...
Event - 11 May 2016
Tags: Advocacy, Conference, Copyright, Finland, LIBER, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- 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
- Finnish Research Library Association Collections Group Meeting
Here are some of my thoughts about the seminar. From the morning’s sessions, the first lecture of the day where Päivi Litmanen-Peitsala presented that libraries offer to people...
News - 6 January 2014
Tags: Acquisitions, Collection development, Finland, Acquisition and Collection Development
- Main Factors Behind the Good PISA Reading Results in Finland
An informative paper presented at the IFLA School Libraries Section Session during the 2012 World Library and Information Congress in Helsinki, Finland. Main factors behind the good PISA...
News - 19 September 2012
Tags: Finland, PISA Results, Reading, School Libraries
- IFLA Preconference in Mikkeli, 7-9 August 2012: presentations now on line on the conference website
The Newspaper Section preconference on "The Electronic Re-evolution - News Media in the Digital Age" was held in Mikkeli, Finland, on August 7-9. It was coorganized by the Preservation...
News - 20 August 2012
Tags: Conservation, Finland, News Media
- 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
- Actividades de la sección LAC en la 78ª Conferencia de la IFLA en Helsinki
La Sección América latina y el Caribe los invita a participar en las siguientes sesiones: Sesión 51 — Caucus: Africa, Asia &...
News - 17 July 2012
Tags: Conferences, Finland, Finlandia, Helsinki, LAC, WLIC2012, Latin America and the Caribbean
- LAC activities at WLIC 2012 in Helsinki
The Latin America and the Caribbean Section invites you to participate in the following sessions: Session 51 — Caucus: Africa, Asia & Oceania and Latin America...
News - 17 July 2012
Tags: Conferences, Finland, Helsinki, LAC, WLIC2012, Latin America and the Caribbean
- Convening Notice for the IFLA General Assembly meeting in Helsinki
The Governing Board of IFLA has pleasure in submitting this Convening Notice of the General Assembly meeting. The IFLA General Assembly meetings will take place on the 15th & 16th of...
News - 14 June 2012
Tags: Announcement, Finland, IFLA
- Conference Session IFLA 2012 - Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning (CPDWL)
IFLA Conference 2012 Wednesday August 15th, 9.30-11.30 Link to conference session page, with full text papers: http://conference.ifla.org/ifla78/session-162 Conference...
News - 7 June 2012
Tags: Finland, Professional development, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning
- Africa Section Satellite Meeting in Helsinki Finland
The Africa Section is sponsoring an IFLA Satellite meeting to be held in The Auditorium, Pasila Library, Helsinki City Main Library, Helsinki from 9-10 August, 2012. Topics to be covered...
Event - 25 May 2012
Tags: Finland, Satellite Meeting, Regional Offices
- Invitation for the Finnish Library Association Reception
This is an invitation for Library Association Chairpersons/Presidents from around the world, to attend the Finnish Library Association Reception during IFLA WLIC 2012 The reception will...
Event - 18 May 2012
Tags: Associations, Finland, Reception, Management of Library Associations
- Satellite confernece in Lappenranta, Finland - Early bird registration extended
The Early bird registration of the satellite conference on "Transcending Boundaries to Increase Cultural Understanding Between Countries" (Aug 7-9, 2012), has been extended to June 15,...
News - 14 May 2012
Tags: Finland, IFLA Satellite meeting, Multicultural populations, Library Services to Multicultural Populations
- 2012 Satellite Conference - Lappeenranta, Finland
Please join us for the conference on "Transcending Boundaries to Increase Cultural Understanding between Countries" during 7-9 August 2012 in Lappeenranta City Hall, Lappeenranta,...
Event - 11 May 2012
Tags: Conference, Finland, Multicultural populations, Library Services to Multicultural Populations
- Details Now Available! 2 Helsinki Special Sessions: Marketing Collections and Cataloguing Standards
Marketing of Special Collections in the Digital Age Monday, 13 August, All-day session: 09:00-18:00 at National Library of Finland IFLA Helsinki Session 87 Detailed Program [PDF] Link...
News - 6 May 2012
Tags: Finland, Rare Books and Special Collections
- 2012 satellite conference - Call for registration
2012 Satellite Conference The conference is open for registration! Please join us for the conference on "Transcending Boundaries to Increase Cultural Understanding between Countries...
News - 30 April 2012
Tags: Conferences, Finland, Library Services to Multicultural Populations
- 2012 Knowledge Management satellite meeting
This one day satellite meeting focuses on how to plan, put into practice, refine, and assess knowledge sharing systems. It includes strategies for applying specifically in library environments...
Event - 27 March 2012
Tags: Finland, Satellite Meeting, Knowledge Management
- 2012 Satellite Session - Health and Biosciences Libraries Section
Spectacular advances in information technology, the capacity of the internet and the increasing emphasis on scientific rigour and research-based evidence have both spurred and challenged...
Event - 14 March 2012
Tags: Conference, Finland, Health and Biosciences Libraries
- Art Now! Contemporary Art Resources in a Library Context
IFLA Art Libraries Section Satellite Meeting in conjunction with the IFLA's Audiovisual and Multimedia Section and the ARLIS Norden Conference & Annual Meeting. see: conference...
Event - 6 March 2012
Tags: Finland, Satellite Meeting, Art Libraries
- 2012 Pre-conference in Klaipeda, Lithuania
Public Libraries have traditionally worked together to manage and share resources and information, and initiate cooperative projects. Developments in technology have allowed for even...
Event - 1 March 2012
Tags: Finland, Satellite Meeting, Public Libraries
- Registration open - The Road to Information Literacy: Librarians as facilitators of learning
The Road to Information Literacy: Librarians as facilitators of learning Welcome! Dates: 8-10 August 2012 Location: Tampere, Finland IFLA-satellite registration is now open...
News - 24 February 2012
Tags: Finland, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning
- Call for paper/presentation proposals - "Empowering Library Services for Indigenous People"
Call for paper/presentation proposals! Program Theme: "Empowering Library Services for Indigenous People" IFLA Special Interest Group (SIG) on Indigenous Matters' has...
News - 10 February 2012
Tags: Conferences, Finland, Indigenous Matters
- Environmental Sustainability and Libraries SIG getting ready for activities in Helsinki 2012!
The SIG has been granted slots for an Open Session (with the privilege of simultaneous interpretation) and a Business Meeting at IFLA WLIC 2012. Thanks to the generosity of the Helsinki...
News - 2 February 2012
Tags: Finland, Sustainability, Environment, Sustainability and Libraries
- Kuopio Satellite Meeting
Kuopio, Finland* Location: Kuopio Academy of Design, Savonia University of Applied Sciences Piispankatu 8, FI-70101 Kuopio, Finland Sponsors: IFLA Acquisition and Collection Development...
Event - 17 January 2012
Tags: Collection development, Finland, Satellite Meeting, Acquisition and Collection Development
- 2012 Satellite Meeting - Call for Papers
Satellite Conference 2012 Theme: Transcending Boundaries to Increase Cultural Understanding between Countries Date: 8-9 August 2012 Location: Lappeenranta City Hall,...
News - 10 January 2012
Tags: Finland, Library Services to Multicultural Populations
- 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
- Call for papers: Libraries and information services in Latin America and the Caribbean: between the tradition and the transition
World Library and Information Congress: 78th IFLA General Conference and Assembly 11-17 August 2012, Helsinki, Finland Libraries Now! - Inspiring, Surprising, Empowering The IFLA Latin...
News - 3 January 2012
Tags: Conferences, Finland, Latin America and the Caribbean
- IFLA Knowledge Management Section Satellite Pre-conference in Helsinki, Finland, August 10 2012.
This one day satellite pre-conference focuses on how to plan, put into practice, refine, and assess knowledge sharing systems. It includes strategies for applying specifically in library...
News - 2 January 2012
Tags: Finland, Knowledge management, Knowledge Management
- Call for Proposals: Libraries for Literacy: Linking generations, Empowering communities
The Literacy and Reading Section is in the process of planning for the IFLA World Library and Information Congress to be held in Helsinki, Finland from August 11-17, 2012. Theme:...
News - 23 December 2011
Tags: Finland, Literacy, Literacy and Reading
- IFLAcamp
This is how it works: think of a challenging topic; record a video and explain your idea; upload it to YouTube (preferable); tag your video with IFLAcamp; be a part of IFLAcamp...
News - 21 December 2011
Tags: Finland, New professionals, NPSIG, New Professionals
- IFLAcamp
This is how it works: think of a challenging topic; record a video and explain your idea; upload it to YouTube (preferable); tag your video with IFLAcamp; be a part of IFLAcamp...
Event - 21 December 2011
Tags: Finland, New professionals, NPSIG, Workshop, New Professionals
- Call for papers
The IFLA Cataloguing Section (IFLA CATS) invites proposals for papers to be presented at the World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in Helsinki, Finland, August 11-17-2012. In the 2012...
News - 20 December 2011
Tags: Finland, Cataloguing
- Call for papers now open for IFLA Satellite Conference "Libraries for Young People : Breaking through Boundaries", Finland 2012
The conference, organised by IFLA Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults in collaboration with Joensuu Regional Library, Finland, and the Finnish Library Association, will be held in...
News - 8 December 2011
Tags: Children, Finland, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Call for proposals - IFLA satelite meeting 2012 - The Road to Information Literacy: Librarians as Facilitators of Learning
The satellite conference will be held immediately prior to the World Library and Information Congress in Helsinki, Finland, August 2012. Theme: The Road to Information Literacy:...
News - 18 November 2011
Tags: Finland, Information Literacy
- ART Now! Contemporary Art Resources in a Library Context
Upcoming Event 9-11, Aug. 2012 (Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma & Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture) Electronic resources in contemporary art have increased...
News - 25 October 2011
Tags: Academic and Research Libraries, Academic and research libraries, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Finland, Library collections
- IFLA Women Information and Libraries Satellite Conference, Tampere Finland 2012
Call for proposals IFLA Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group (WIL) in cooperation with Women's Information Network Europe (WINE) invites colleagues to submit proposals for its...
News - 24 October 2011
Tags: Finland, IFLA 2012, IFLA Satellite meeting, Women’s issues, Women, Information and Libraries
- Helsinki 2012 Poster Sessions
Are you involved in an interesting project or in an area of work that you would like to discuss with or show to other congress attendees? Why not present your work in the IFLA Poster...
News - 19 October 2011
Tags: Finland
- Call for Papers: Statistics and Evaluation Section; Management & Marketing Section; Academic and Research Libraries Section
Main themes: Statistical analysis and qualitative methods as tools for the advocacy of libraries Evidence based management Case studies about efficiency, impact and outcomes measurement...
News - 17 October 2011
Tags: Academic and Research Libraries, Conferences, Finland
- Call for Papers - Satellite Pre Conference 2012
Joint satellie event for IFLA Statistics and Evaluation Section, IFLA Management and Marketing Section and IFLA Academic and Research Libraries Sections. Main themes: Statistical...
News - 16 October 2011
Tags: Conferences, Finland
- CALL FOR PAPERS : Library’s Efficiency, Impact and Outcomes
CALL FOR PAPERS Theme: Library’s Efficiency, Impact and Outcomes Statistical Evaluation and Other Methods as Tools for Management and Decision-making Deadline for...
News - 14 October 2011
Tags: Finland, Library marketing, Management and Marketing
- Newspapers Section 2012 preconference in Mikkeli, Finland
A three-day preconference The Digital Age has turned the world of News Media upside down. Join us for a chance to hear all about the latest developments in the field and how the...
Event - 23 September 2011
Tags: Conferences, Finland, Satellite Meeting, News Media
- Call for proposals - IFLA satelite meeting 2012 - The Road to Information Literacy: Librarians as Facilitators of Learning
The satellite conference will be held immediately prior to the World Library and Information Congress in Helsinki, Finland, August 2012. Theme: The Road to Information Literacy:...
News - 21 September 2011
Tags: Conferences, Finland, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning
- Call for papers: Library’s Efficiency, Impact and Outcomes
IFLA Satellite Pre-conference "Library's Efficiency, Impact and Outcomes: Statistical Evaluation and Other Methods as Tools for Management and Decision-making" will be arranged on August...
News - 16 September 2011
Tags: Advocacy, Conferences, Finland, Management, Performance indicators, Statistics and evaluation, Statistics and Evaluation
- Library’s Efficiency, Impact and Outcomes
The conference is organized in cooperation with the IFLA Statistics & Evaluation, Management & Marketing, and Academic & Research Libraries Sections. The radical...
Event - 15 September 2011
Tags: Advocacy, Advocacy, Finland, Impact, Management, Performance indicators, Satellite Meeting, Statistics and evaluation, Statistics and Evaluation
- Kuopio-3 presentations now on-line
The presentations and photos from IFLA sponsored Kuopio-3 conference are now on line. The theme of the conference was "The Universal Repository Library and guarantees of the sustainability of...
News - 14 November 2009
Tags: Collection development, Electronic collections, Finland, Acquisition and Collection Development
- The Universal Repository Library and guarantees for the sustainability of the digital copy
Welcome to KUOPIO-3! The Kuopio Conferences have identified a vital issue facing the Library and Cultural communities. They have successfully highlighted the problems of how to...
Event - 26 August 2009
Tags: Conference, Digital repositories, Digital resources, Finland, Library collections, Repository libraries, Sustainability, Acquisition and Collection Development