Content tagged Sweden

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

The newsletter shows how libraries are engaging youth with digital tools—whether it is from simply providing access, to harnessing technology to give voice to  young people’s own...

News - 4 August 2019

Tags: book mobile, Children, Croatia, Denmark, Digital inclusion, digital skills, Education and training, Electronic collections, ICT, Internet access, Library outreach, Library services, Literacy, Nigeria, RFID, Russian Federation, Singapore, Sweden, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

The National Bibliographic Register profiles have recently been updated for: La Bibliografía colombiana (National Library of Colombia) The National Bibliography of...

News - 2 June 2019

Tags: Colombia, Latvia, Lithuania, national bibliographies, Sweden, Bibliography

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

Event - 30 April 2019

Tags: Conference, Sweden

The Swedish Library Association's Expert Network for Libraries and Copyright arranges a meeting where IFLA's Governing Board member Victoria Owen will hold a presentation about...

Event - 18 May 2016

Tags: Copyright, Information policies, Intellectual property, International cooperation, Meeting, Sweden, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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

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

The first of the Public Libraries Section's 'Guest Blogger' posts appears on the PLS blog today, this time by Public Libraries Standing Committee member, Torbjörn Nilsson who...

News - 8 October 2015

Tags: Literacy, Sweden, Public Libraries

The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) has just released the conference outcomes from Stockholm. The report and outcomes posted on the event page recaps the discussion from the  productive...

News - 21 May 2015

Tags: Digitisation, Newspapers, Preservation, Sweden, News Media

The 2015 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) has been given to PRAESA, the South African project for early and multilingual literacy. In early summer the laureate is...

Event - 13 May 2015

Tags: ALMA, Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, Awards, Event, Sweden, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

In cooperation with the IFLA News Media Section (formerly the IFLA Newspapers Section), the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) will convene a meeting of major actors in the newspaper...

News - 18 November 2014

Tags: Newspapers, Sweden, News Media

2015 IFLA International News Media Conference “Transformation of the online news media: implications for preservation and access” Date:14-16 April 2015...

News - 18 November 2014

Tags: news media, Newspapers, online news, Sweden, News Media

Great speakers, inspiring libraries and stimulating discussions ensured that participants in the Public Libraries Section mid term meeting held in Malmo Sweden and Taarnby Denmark left with...

News - 25 March 2014

Tags: Denmark, Malmo, Meetings, Sweden, Taarnby, Public Libraries

9 – 13 June 2014, Botkyrka, Sweden All over Europe public libraries work to improve literacy. With the purpose to create a network of public libraries and librarians on the topic of...

News - 5 February 2014

Tags: Literacy, Social inclusion, Society, Sweden, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

Congratulations and thanks to Anette Mjöberg, Pirkko Lindberg and Leikny Indergaard who have developed a comprehensive program for the Section's Mid-Term meeting in Malmö, Sweden and...

News - 8 January 2014

Tags: Digital resources, Sweden, Public Libraries

Join public library colleagues from around the world in Malmö, Sweden and Tårnby/Copenhagen, Denmark for the IFLA Public Libraries Section Mid Term Meeting. In addition to hearing about...

Event - 7 January 2014

Tags: Digital resources, Midterm Meeting, Sweden, Public Libraries

In August 2012, during the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Helsinki, the Swedish Library Association and Kenya Library Association signed a five year cooperation agreement....

News - 8 March 2013

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Kenya, Sweden, LDP (Library Development Programme)

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

Event - 6 March 2013

Tags: Conference, Sweden, Art Libraries

Magdalena Biota was one of the IFLA grantees this year. She is a certified translator and cataloger with the Documentation and Information Center of the Ministry of Economy and Public Finance in...

News - 10 November 2010

Tags: conference reports, Conferences, Grants, Sweden, Government Libraries

Patrick Ryan, current Secretary/Treasurer of the Government Libraries Section, has written a report from the last IFLA conference. It has been published in the Government Libraries Blog. You...

News - 26 October 2010

Tags: Conferences, conferences reports, IFLA 2010 report, Sweden, Government Libraries

You can read the minutes of the two meetings of the Government Libraries Section, held on the 10th and 13th of August 10th in Gothenburg. This is a picture of some of the Standing...

News - 14 September 2010

Tags: Conferences, Minutes of meetings, Sweden, Government Libraries

Breaking through the metadata world: UNIMARC and its relatives - Final Programme and presentations Progress in UNIMARC Alan Hopkinson, Chair, Permanent UNIMARC Committee The data...

News - 14 August 2010

Tags: Conferences, Sweden, UNIMARC

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

Event - 5 August 2010

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

Agenda Thursday, 12 August 9:00-11:00 (Room G1)     Saturday, 14 August 13:45-15:45 (Room F3) Possibly Friday, 13 August 8:00-10:00 (Room G4) Thursday, 12 August 9:00-11:00...

Event - 3 August 2010

Tags: Cataloguing, Meeting, Sweden, ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description)

Wednesday, 11 August – 8:00-10:00 – Room 34 Thursday, 12 August – 16:00-18:00 – Room G1 Agenda 1.    Opening of the meeting, apologies and adoption...

Event - 3 August 2010

Tags: Cataloguing, Meeting, Sweden, ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description)

76th  IFLA GENERAL CONFERENCE, GOTHENBURG, 10-15 AUGUST 2010 STANDING COMMITTEE CATALOGUING SECTION Standing Committee I    Tuesday, 10 August, 8.30 11.20 (Meeting room F5...

Event - 3 August 2010

Tags: Cataloguing, Meeting, Sweden, Cataloguing

Acquisition and Collection Development Programme in Gothenburg Session 151 on 15 August 2010 10:45 - 12:45 in Congressen Hall SI When the academic reading room and the movie...

News - 26 July 2010

Tags: access, Collection development, mobile materials, multi-sensory, multimedia, Sweden, Acquisition and Collection Development

The two programmes sponsored by the Government Libraries Section are already complete and available. You can consult them here: Creating an International Legal Information Policy...

News - 20 July 2010

Tags: Government information, Information policies, International cooperation, Sweden, Government Libraries

The Science and Technology Libraries Section is very pleased to present 5 papers at the upcoming conference.  All address our theme of " Measuring the Impact of Open Science: What counts...

News - 18 June 2010

Tags: Conferences, Impact, metrics, Open access, scholarly communication, Sweden, Science and Technology Libraries

The Government Libraries Section will be sponsoring two programs for the 2010 Gothenburg IFLA conference. See complete information at http://www.ifla.org/node/1932.

News - 21 May 2010

Tags: Conferences, Government information, Information policies, Library and information profession, Sweden, Government Libraries

We in the IFLA Public Library Section are happy to welcome you all to the beautiful city of Malmö 7-10 August 2010. Malmö and the county of Skåne is located in the south of...

Event - 11 May 2010

Tags: Satellite Meeting, Sweden, Public Libraries

The Rare Books and Manuscripts section and  the Preservation and Conservation Section will hold  a satellite meeting in conjunction to the IFLA World Library and Information Conference...

Event - 3 May 2010

Tags: manuscripts, Preservation, rare books, Satellite Meeting, Sweden, Rare Books and Special Collections

The Statistics and Evaluation section has announced a workshop on Library Statistics for Advocacy - A Capacity Building Workshop for Librarians and Library Associations to be held on August 12 as an...

News - 30 April 2010

Tags: Advocacy, Sweden, LDP (Library Development Programme)

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

Event - 30 April 2010

Tags: Conference, Information literacy, Sweden

Event - 19 April 2010

Tags: Preconference, Sweden, Library and Research Services for Parliaments

Event - 15 April 2010

Tags: Conference, Sweden, Health and Biosciences Libraries

Event - 15 April 2010

Tags: Meeting, Sweden, Science and Technology Libraries

Event - 15 April 2010

Tags: Access to information, Agriculture, information systems, Programme, Sweden, Agricultural Libraries

Event - 15 April 2010

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

Open Access has a profound effect on the role of academic libraries. Focus is shifted from being a gatekeeper for information created elsewhere towards being actively involved in supporting the...

Event - 12 April 2010

Tags: Open access, Satellite Meeting, Sweden, Science and Technology Libraries

The IFLA Environmental Sustainability and Libraries SIG will hold an Open Session during the General Conference and is inviting speakers.  The SIG hopes that this year our audience will be...

News - 2 April 2010

Tags: Papers Presentations Sessions Call-for-Papers, Sustainability, Sweden, Environment, Sustainability and Libraries

For the most up-to-date information, please see the conference website IFLA Preservation and Conservation Section and The Rare Books and Manuscripts section will hold  a satellite...

Event - 12 March 2010

Tags: Conservation, Preservation, Rare books and manuscripts, Satellite Meeting, Sweden, Preservation and Conservation

ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LIBRARIAN’S OPPORTUNITY APPLY FOR FREE REGISTRATION/BURSARY The Academic and Research Libraries Section is offering THREE (3) free  Registrations/...

News - 3 March 2010

Tags: Academic and Research Libraries, Funding, Grants, Information professionals, Sweden

Call for Papers New Professionals Special Interest Group  & Management of Library Associations Section Theme:  The Global Librarian Boras, Sweden 9...

News - 16 January 2010

Tags: Boras, cfp, New professionals, preconference, Sweden, New Professionals

Theme: Preservation and Sustainability The IFLA-PAC Core program and IFLA Preservation and Conservation Section invite speakers to present papers on the topic of Preservation and...

Event - 7 January 2010

Tags: Congress, Preservation, Sweden

World Library and Information Congress: 76th IFLA General Conference and Assembly: Pre-conference and satellite meeting in Stockholm, Sweden (August 7 and 8, 2010) Theme: Marketing Libraries in...

News - 11 December 2009

Tags: Sweden, Management and Marketing

Theme: Past publishing and future digital developments for news and newspapers For its programme at the 2010 Gothenburg Congress, IFLA's Newspaper Section invites you to submit a proposal...

News - 10 December 2009

Tags: Conferences, Sweden, News Media

World Library and Information Congress: 76th IFLA General Conference and Assembly 10-15 August 2010, Gothenburg, Sweden Theme: Opening Doors to Spectacular Collections: Access to Multi-sensory,...

News - 2 December 2009

Tags: Acquisitions, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Call for Papers, Collection development, Electronic collections, Electronic resources, Gothenburg, Library collections, Open access, Sweden, Acquisition and Collection Development

IFLA is delighted to announce that its 2010 IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) will be held in Gothenburg (Göteborg), Sweden, from 10 - 15 August 2010. We thank our...

News - 8 July 2009

Tags: Conferences, Sweden, Press Release