(12 December 2013) IFLA maintains that legal certainty for text and data mining (TDM) can only be achieved by (statutory) exceptions. As an organization committed to the principle of freedom of access to information, and the belief that information should be utilised without restriction in ways vital to the educational and cultural well-being of communities,…
(12 December 2013) IFLA is pleased to announce the publication of a Statement on Libraries and Text and Data Mining. The IFLA Governing Board approved the statement on 4 December 2013. There are vast amounts of information and data being generated every day through government, academic, economic and social activities. Text and data mining has emerged as…
(9 December 2013) 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 held in Paris (5-20 November 2013). Member States will now be asked to endorse both on a national level and are encouraged to apply the policies…
Asia and Oceania Convening: Jakarta, Indonesia, 4-7 March 2014 IFLA’s successful Building Strong Library Associations (BSLA) programme will be expanded through a series of convenings and projects at the regional level in Africa, Asia and Oceania, and Latin America and the Caribbean from 2014. (27 November 2013) The National Library of Indonesia will host the Asia and Oceania…
(14 November 2013) LIANZA has posted an appeal for donations. As you will be aware the recent typhoon Haiyan and a major earthquake in Bohol have had disastrous effects in the Philippines. IFLA has made contact with the National Library Director of the Philippines and a call for assistance has been posted by The Philippine Librarians…
(11 November 2013) The Statistical Survey of the Metropolitan Libraries Section of IFLA for 2011 is now available at the page: Metropolitan Libraries Annual Statistical Survey It was compiled by Helsinki City Library on behalf of the Section. There was participation from 56 libraries from all over the world including Auckland Libraries, Brisbane City Council,…
(8 November 2013) The IFLA Governing Board bestows Honours and Awards to recognise individuals contributing to IFLA and the international library and information services sector. All authorized representatives of Members and Personal Affiliates are eligible to make nominations for Honorary Fellows, the IFLA Medal, and the IFLA Scroll of Appreciation. Find out how to, here.
(24 October 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 participated as a panelist in Workshop 59, Content Creation, Access to Information and Open Internet, co-organised by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and Internet…
(IFLA, Bali, 23 October 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 Asia region are at the IGF, courtesy of Beyond Access: Libraries Powering Development. There’s a diversity of workshops of relevance…
政府部门图书馆指南 (14 October 2013) IFLA has published a Chinese translation of the Guidelines for Libraries of Government Departments. Thanks to the collaboration of Chen Ning, from the National Library of China, the Chinese version of the Guidelines can be found on the IFLA publications webpage. The announcement is here.
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