Content tagged Multicultural populations

In recent months, the COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges for libraries around the world in the way that they deliver services. To help share stories of best practice, innovation, and...

News - 28 April 2020

Tags: Immigrants, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations

UNESCO’s International Coalition of Inclusive and Sustainable Cities (ICCAR) hosted an international webinar on 20 April 2020 addressing racism, discrimination and exclusion in the time of...

News - 21 April 2020

Tags: Advocacy, Cooperation, Disadvantaged persons, Human rights, Immigrants, Information literacy, Library as place, Library services, Library services to people with disabilities, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Refugees, Social inclusion, Library Services to People with Special Needs

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

Call for papers In keeping with the thematic focus of the next World Library Information Congress, "Inspire, Engage, Enable and Connect", the IFLA SIG Relindial...

News - 16 January 2020

Tags: Best practices, Cooperation, Cultural heritage, Cultures, Dialogue, Human rights, Multicultural populations, Peace, Religions, Social inclusion, Religions: Libraries and Dialogue

Climate change forces all of us to face the reality that we will see major shifts in our economic models, our physical landscapes, our energy systems, and resource management more generally....

News - 10 January 2020

Tags: ATINA SIG, Best practices, Cultural heritage, Disadvantaged persons, Disaster management, Disaster relief, Displaced persons, E4GDH SIG, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous peoples, International cooperation, Multicultural populations, Peace, Refugees, Risk assessment, Women’s issues, Women, Information and Libraries

Find out what colleagues are doing in multicultural library services around the world and what the section has planned. Download the newsletter (PDF) here to read: Message from the...

News - 30 January 2019

Tags: Access to knowledge, Multicultural populations, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

2019 is the International Year of Indigenous Lanaguges. It provides a great opportunity to highlight the work that libraries are doing to support and promote languages, and the...

News - 17 January 2019

Tags: Cultural heritage, indigenous languages, Indigenous peoples, International Year of Indigenous Languages, IYIL 2019, Multicultural populations, Indigenous Matters

In keeping with the thematic focus of the next World Library Information Congress, “Libraries: Dialogue for Change”, the IFLA SIG Relindial propose a session. It will be organised on...

News - 11 January 2019

Tags: Best practices, Collection development, Communications, conflict, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Democracy, Dialogue, Education, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Heritage, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Peace, Religion, RELINDIAL, resentment, Social inclusion, Society, Sustainability, Religions: Libraries and Dialogue

2014-2015 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report

Publication - 2 January 2019

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

2015-2016 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report

Publication - 2 January 2019

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

2016-2017 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report

Publication - 2 January 2019

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

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

Publication - 26 December 2018

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

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

Publication - 26 December 2018

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

Both section members and other library professionals interested in multicultural services are welcome to join the event. Just the Business Meetings are members only; the other...

Event - 8 December 2018

Tags: Immigrants, Marginalised populations, Midterm Meeting, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Multilingualism, United States of America, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

These presentations were made at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2018 in Kaula Lumpur by the the invited speakers in IFLA MCULTP's public session. The participative session...

Publication - 3 October 2018

Tags: Bilingualism, Cultural Diversity, Diversity, Identity, immigrants, Intercultural Competence, Library Outreach, Linguistic Diversity, Malaysia, Multicultural populations, Conference proceedings, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

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)

On World Refugee Day, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions wishes to highlight the richness and vibrancy of an inclusive and open society by reminding how...

News - 20 June 2017

Tags: Immigrants, Multicultural populations, refugee, Social inclusion, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

16 AUG 2017 The role of technology in higher education is growing. During the last decade learning management systems have been widely used to simplify administrative tasks. The forms of...

Event - 19 June 2017

Tags: E-learning, Information technology, Multicultural populations, Satellite Meeting

The Relindial cartonera project This “Relindial Cartonera” project is one easy way to highlight the input of libraries in the diversity dialogue. It is supposed to be driven...

Informational Page - 15 June 2017

Tags: Children, Education, Multicultural populations, Religions, Sustainability, Religions: Libraries and Dialogue

The very difficult task of reviewing so many fine submissions has been finalised and as you can see from the Programme for IFLA Wroclaw 2017 http://2017.ifla.org/conference-programme  or http...

News - 23 May 2017

Tags: Cultural heritage, Library history, Multicultural populations

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)

The suggestion of a blog for the SIG Library History was raised during discussions at the IFLA 2016 Columbus and a need for something like this became more apparent to me as I tried to post photos...

News - 9 November 2016

Tags: Library history, Multicultural populations, Library History

What a wonderful Library History session at IFLA 2016 Columbus: "Libraries and Immigrants: Historical Perspectives"! I may be biased, but I thought the session went very well with three...

News - 29 August 2016

Tags: Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Library history, Multicultural populations, United States of America, Library History

The papers of the Colloquium "Diverse Cultural and Religious Ways of Thinking A Dialogue" organized by the Théologicum of the Catholic University of Paris in june 2016 are...

News - 13 July 2016

Tags: Dialogue, France, Multicultural populations, Religion

Libraries throughout the world have a strong history of responding to natural disasters and humanitarian crises providing a welcoming environment, a place of refuge for body and soul, and a source...

Event - 8 July 2016

Tags: Multicultural populations, Programme, Refugees, Public Libraries

The combined Library History/Multicultural Libraries session: Libraries and Immigrants: Historical Perspectives session for the IFLA 2016 conference in Columbus progresses with 3 of the 4 papers...

News - 10 June 2016

Tags: Cultural heritage, Library history, Multicultural populations, United States of America, Library History

The IFLA Library History Special Interest Group and the Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section, invited proposals for papers to be presented at their joint Session No. 192 on...

Event - 2 May 2016

Tags: Congress, Library history, Multicultural populations, United States of America, Library History

IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section (CPDWL) and the New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG) have partnered with the American Library Association (ALA)...

News - 28 February 2016

Tags: Immigrants, immigrants, Library Services, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Public Libraries, Refugees, New Professionals

IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section (CPDWL) and the New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG) have partnered with the American Library Association (ALA)...

Event - 28 February 2016

Tags: Immigrants, immigrants, Library Services, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Public Libraries, Refugees, Webinar, New Professionals

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

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)

​ ​ IFLA/UNESCO Multicultural Library Manifesto Toolkit updates This toolkit has been developed to give practical approaches on how libraries can apply the concepts in...

Page of a Book - 4 September 2014

Tags: Multicultural populations, Toolkits, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

Conference Session 81: 18 August 2014 08:00 - 09:30 | Room: Salle Tête d'Or 1 http://conference.ifla.org/ifla80/node/298 Indigenous Matters Special Interest Group

News - 28 July 2014

Tags: Multicultural populations, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

[Programme – PDF] Date: 7 March 2014 Venue Address: Pera Museum Auditorium Meşrutiyet Caddesi No:65 Tepebaşı – Beyoğlu Istanbul,...

Event - 27 February 2014

Tags: Midterm Meeting, Multicultural populations, Turkey, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

The Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section and Education invites proposals for papers to be presented at a two-hour session in the next IFLA General Conference on August 2014 in...

News - 27 November 2013

Tags: Collection development, Cultural heritage, Digital resources, Education and training, Electronic collections, Multicultural populations, Policy, Social inclusion, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

Segenat Children and Youth Library, Mekelle, Ethiopia This online book was developed with the following goals: To provide librarians around the world with a reference...

Publication - 31 May 2013

Tags: Africa, Australia, Canada, Case studies, China, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Indigenous peoples, Information professionals, Librarianship, Mexico, Multicultural populations, Pakistan, South Africa, Uganda, United States of America, Publications, Indigenous Matters

The Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section and Education and Training Section invites proposals for papers to be presented at a two-hour session in the next IFLA General Conference...

News - 6 December 2012

Tags: Education, Education and training, Indigenous knowledge, library training, Multicultural populations, multiculturalism, Singapore, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

Facebook Page:  Created in 2009 by Former Chair, Tone Eli Moseid, our Facebook Page is an OPEN Group and provides an INTERNATIONAL FORUM for the discussion of ideas, sharing...

News - 23 October 2012

Tags: Current Events, Facebook Page, Information professionals, Library and information profession, Library services to people with disabilities, Lifelong learning, LSN, Multicultural populations, New professionals, Performance indicators, Professional development, Services to the visually impaired, Success stories, Women’s issues, Library Services to People with Special Needs

You can read the guidelines in Japanese, both the full version and the overview version. Please click here to go the list of the documents.

News - 23 May 2012

Tags: Japanese translation, Multicultural populations, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

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

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

photo courtesy of Martin Dee, University of British Columbia—Vancouver  Mark your calendars! Announcing the 2012 IFLA Presidential Programme IFLA Presidential...

News - 3 February 2012

Tags: Announcement, Canada, Cultural heritage, Multicultural populations, Multilingualism

 "Has as subject": bridging domains, communities and systems The IFLA Classification and Indexing Section is pleased to announce a call for papers for its session at the...

News - 30 November 2010

Tags: Classification and indexing, International cooperation, linked data, Multicultural populations, Multilingualism, Resource discovery, Semantic Web, Subject Analysis and Access

IFLA International Newspaper Conference 2011 Newspaper in multiple scripts and multiple languages: issues and challenges for national heritage 25th - 27th April 2011 National Library of...

News - 20 November 2010

Tags: Cultural heritage, Malaysia, Multicultural populations, Multilingualism, News Media

Please vist the 2011 Conference website for the most up-to-date details. Conference Papers (PDF, 3 MB)    Theme Newspaper in Multiple Scripts and Multiple Languages: Issues and...

Event - 5 November 2010

Tags: Conference, Cultural heritage, Malaysia, Multicultural populations, Multilingualism, News Media

Multicultural Communities: Guidelines for Library Services, 3rd edition is now available in German and French. 

News - 2 February 2010

Tags: Multicultural populations, Service Guidelines, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

Call for papers is now open for Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section's Satellite Meeting (Copenhagen, Denmark, 17 - 18, August 2010). Theme: "Libraries in a Multicultural...

News - 2 February 2010

Tags: Call for Papers, Denmark, Multicultural populations, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

Paris, France 5 January 2010 UNESCO The goal of the International Year consists in making the rapprochement of cultures the hallmark of all policy-making at local, national, regional...

News - 8 January 2010

Tags: Cultural heritage, International cooperation, Multicultural populations, UNESCO

Multicultural Communities: Guidelines for Library Services, 3rd edition is now available in Chinese.

News - 17 December 2009

Tags: Multicultural populations, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

The IFLA/UNESCO Multicultural Library Manifesto : The Multicultural Library is now available in Albanian.   

News - 17 December 2009

Tags: Multicultural populations, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

Call for papers is now open for the session "Promoting Reading in a Multicultural, Multilingual Society" in the IFLA World Library and Information Congress, 76th IFLA General Conference...

News - 9 December 2009

Tags: Multicultural populations, Reading, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

During a meeting in Paris last month the UNESCO General Conference endorsed the IFLA Multicultural Library Manifesto, making it the latest in a number of joint IFLA/UNESCO documents that include...

News - 12 November 2009

Tags: Cultural Diversity, Cultural heritage, Information literacy, Linguistic Diversity, Multicultural populations, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

2020: January | June 2019: Summer 2018: Summer | Winter 2017: Summer | Winter 2016: Summer | Winter 2015: Summer | Winter...

Publication - 17 April 2009

Tags: Conferences, Multicultural populations, Newsletters, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

Scope The Section's main purpose is to support the provision of culturally responsive and effective services to indigenous communities throughout the world. Its main objectives are to...

IFLA Group or Activity - 31 March 2009

Tags: aboriginal, Indian, indigenous, Multicultural populations, native, Sections, Indigenous Matters