Content tagged Preservation
Ordered by publication date from most to less recent.
(These results include any available translations of the original English documents.)
- 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
- Assess Your Progress on Preservation and Access to Documentary Heritage
Our documentary heritage represents humanity’s ideas, imagination, innovation and cultural expressions – it is the memory of the world. We must act to preserve this heritage, and also...
News - 19 March 2020
Tags: Advocacy, Best practices, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Digitisation, Policy, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Memory Institutions from Arab Region Trained on Collection Management and Documentation Techniques
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Qatar National Library, as the IFLA Regional Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Center for Arab countries and the...
News - 11 March 2020
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Digital humanities, Digitisation, Jordan, Library collections, Lifelong learning, Meetings, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Rapport: Consultation International sur la sauvegarde, l’accessibilité et la promotion des manuscrits anciens du Sahel
Le Bureau régional de l'UNESCO à Dakar au Sénégal, a organisé du 22 au 24 janvier 2020 une consultation internationale sur la sauvegarde, l’...
News - 10 March 2020
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Digitisation, Mali, Meetings, Networking, Preservation, Rare books and manuscripts, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA Represented at the UNESCO International Consultation on the Safeguarding, Accessibility and Promotion of Ancient Manuscripts from the Sahel
The UNESCO Regional Office in Dakar, Senegal organised this international consultation, held January 22-24, 2020 in in the Malian capital, Bamako. IFLA was represented at this sub-...
News - 10 March 2020
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Digitisation, Mali, Meetings, Networking, Preservation, Rare books and manuscripts, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Qatar National Library Presents Conservation Training Course in the Levant Region
Experts from libraries, cultural institutions and museums from across the Levant participated in a four-day training program, held from 3 to 6 February, organized by Qatar National Library in...
News - 27 February 2020
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Digitisation, Education and training, Meetings, Preservation
- 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
- IFLA PAC Centres in Qatar and Russia Continue Cooperation in the Field of Preservation of Cultural Heritage
In October 2019, the IFLA PAC Center in Russia hosted a visitor from the IFLA PAC Centre in Qatar to facilitate exchange of expertise and cooperation between specialists from the two centres....
News - 21 January 2020
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Education and training, Networking, Preservation, Russian Federation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- 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
- IFLA Joins Blue Shield International to Oppose the Targeting of Iranian Cultural Sites
IFLA joins international organisations including Blue Shield International, ICOM, ICOMOS, UNESCO and many more in concern over recent threats by the President of the United States of America...
News - 9 January 2020
Tags: Cultural heritage, Disaster management, Human rights, Preservation
- Supporting Documentary Heritage Preservation in the Arab Region
UNESCO, in partnership with the Qatar National Library (QNL) organised a regional conference on “Supporting documentary heritage preservation in the Arab region”, held in Doha, Qatar...
News - 4 December 2019
Tags: Advocacy, Capacity building, Conferences, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Policy, Preservation, Qatar, Preservation and Conservation
- 2020 IFLA International News Media Conference
Libraries and cultural heritage institutions have been leaders in preserving news media content, including newspapers, news websites, radio and television news. The 2020 IFLA International...
Event - 27 November 2019
Tags: Conference, Digital preservation, Mexico, Preservation, News Media
- 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
- Call for Papers: 2020 IFLA International News Media Conference in Mexico City, Mexico
Conference theme Capture and Preservation of Born Digital News Media / Acopio y preservación de documentos de origen digital de medios de comunicación Hosted by the...
News - 25 November 2019
Tags: Digital repositories, Digital resources, Digitisation, Newspapers, Preservation, News Media
- IFLA Joins the Discussion on Preserving and Providing Access to Digital Heritage
Representatives from IFLA participated in the 2nd Inter-regional Conference for the Memory of the World, held in the Republic of Korea on 5-8 November 2019. The aim of the...
News - 12 November 2019
Tags: Advocacy, Archives, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Meetings, Networking, Preservation, Republic of Korea
- Second Inter-regional Conference for the Memory of the World
Representatives from IFLA will attend the Second Inter-regional Conference for the Memory of the World to speak on our work towards preserving and providing access to Digital Heritage....
Event - 2 November 2019
Tags: Conference, Conferences, Conservation, Cooperation, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Digitisation, Guidelines, International cooperation, Preservation, Republic of Korea
- UNESCO – Qatar National Library Conference
UNESCO and Qatar National Library (QNL) to host a two-day regional conference on documentary heritage preservation. In 2018, QNL and UNESCO joined forces to support the...
Event - 31 October 2019
Tags: Conference, Cultural heritage, documentary heritage, Preservation, Qatar, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- European Policy Debate, European Cultural Heritage Summit
This major European Policy Debate will focus on some important challenges which cultural heritage faces in Europe and on the significance of shared cultural heritage for the future of the...
Event - 29 October 2019
Tags: Cultural heritage, Event, France, Preservation
- 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
- Training Course: Practical Methods for the Scientific Examination of Library Objects
The IFLA PAC Centre at the Qatar National Library, in cooperation with the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik and the Beit Gazo Center in Jounieh, Lebanon is organising a four-day...
Event - 8 October 2019
Tags: Conservation, Lebanon, PAC Centres, Preservation, Workshop, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Tragedy of Notre Dame Underlines the Need to Focus on Prevention and Preservation
The events of 15 April at the Cathedral of Notre Dame have shaken many, not just in Paris but around the world. For those who work in the heritage field, it is particularly heart-breaking...
News - 17 April 2019
Tags: Cultural heritage, Disaster management, France, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blue Shield Statement on Mali
29 May 2012 Following the alarming situation in Mali, the Blue Shield expresses its deep concern regarding the safeguarding of the country’s invaluable cultural and...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Cultural heritage, Disaster management, Disaster relief, Mali, Preservation, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blue Shield Statement on Ukraine
Following the civil conflict that has been shaking the Ukraine, the Blue Shield wishes to express its deep concern regarding the safeguarding and protection of the country’s...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Blue Shield, Disaster management, Disaster relief, Preservation, Ukraine, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- 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)
- Blue Shield Statement on Yemen
[English] [العربية] [français] [Español] 3 June, 2015 The Blue Shield offers its unequivocal support for the United Nations Secretary General’s statements (26...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Disaster management, Disaster relief, Preservation, Yemen, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 - Briefing for Libraries
2018 has been declared the European Year of Cultural Heritage. While libraries are active in preserving our heritage every day of every year, this is a valuable opportunity to raise...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Cultural heritage, Preservation, Briefings, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- The UNESCO/PERSIST Guidelines for the Selection of Digital Heritage for Long-term Preservation
The UNESCO PERSIST Project, an initiative of UNESCO, ICA, IFLA and other partners, for enhancing the sustainability of digital heritage, has launched the UNESCO/PERSIST Guidelines for...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Conservation, Digital resources, Preservation, UNESCO PERSIST, Guidelines, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Disaster Risk Response – A brief on Libraries and the Sendai Framework
Libraries have a duty to preserve our cultural heritage and make it accessible to the public, in order to inform and inspire future generations. Though many libraries already have disaster plans...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Conservation, Disaster management, Disaster relief, Preservation, Briefings, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA Newspaper Conference, 11-13 April 2012 - Papers
Details home venue registration sponsorship accommodation Conference theme: "Newspaper Digitization...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Conservation, France, Newspapers, Preservation, Conference proceedings, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Workshop on Library and Archive Material Mitigation of Water-Damage in Sri Lanka
National Library & Documentation Services Board (NLDSB) of Sri Lanka has formed a library disaster recovery team in 2013. Ten officials serve in this team. They were trained for fire rescue,...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Disaster management, Disaster relief, Preservation, Sri Lanka, Reports, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- 3rd United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction - Cultural Heritage and Disaster Resilient Communities
In March 2015, the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction took place in Sendai, Japan. Prior to the main conference a series of expert meetings were held. The expert meeting on...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Disaster management, Disaster relief, Japan, Preservation, Conference proceedings, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Preservation and Conservation Satellite Conference, Rome, 2009: Proceedings now on line
Date: 31 August, 2009 - 2 September, 2009 Location: Istituto centrale per il restauro e la conservazione del patrimonio...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Conservation, Preservation, Conference proceedings, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- In and Out Air Strategies Conference: Speakers' presentations on line!
International Conference, Bibliothèque nationale de France, 5-6 March 2009 This event was the first of a cycle of four which will be organized by PAC Core activity in collaboration...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Conservation, France, Preservation, Conference proceedings, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- 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
- Software Source Code for Sustainable Development
With source code playing an essential role in the way our digital world works, efforts to preserve and give access to it are essential if libraries are to maintain the historical record. A UNESCO...
Event - 6 November 2018
Tags: Conference, Digital preservation, France, Preservation, software, Software technologies, source code, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Now available: presentations and papers from the National Libraries IFLA WLIC 2018 session
The papers from our successful WLIC 2018 conference session 'National Libraries and Social Media - Meeting the Challenges of Acquiring, Preserving and Proving Long-Term Access' are now...
News - 1 November 2018
Tags: Acquisitions, Archives, Digital preservation, Preservation, Social Media, National Libraries
- IFLA 2018 Kuala Lumpur. SIG Library History Session held on Sunday, 26 August 2018
SIG Library History Session on Transform Libraries, Transform Societies: Library Outreach to Marginalized Populations - Historical Perspectives. The SIG Library History’s session at...
News - 3 October 2018
Tags: Digital preservation, Disadvantaged persons, IFLA WLIC 2018, Library history, Library Outreach, Malaysia, Marginalized Populations, Preservation, WLIC 2018, Library History
- 2018 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
The 2018 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage will take place on October 27, and has the theme “Your Story is Moving”. Here is what UNESCO says about the theme...
News - 2 October 2018
Tags: Access to knowledge, Archives, Associations, Cultural heritage, Digital humanities, Digital libraries, Digital preservation, Digital repositories, Digital resources, Education, Open access, Preservation, Resource discovery, Society
- Session 160 Planning digital preservation: in for the long run - Preservation and Conservation with Information Technology
13.45 - 15.45 Presentations: PERSIST - The shared challenge of long-term preservation by Ingrid Parent, University of British Columbia, Canada Preparing to...
Event - 15 August 2018
Tags: Conference, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Infornation Technology, PAC, Preservation, Preservation and Conservation, SI, Preservation and Conservation
- WLIC 2018: events for AVMS
AVMS section meetings You are more than welcome to join the AVMS Section meetings, if you want to know more about the work or if you consider to become a member. Our first meeting...
News - 31 July 2018
Tags: Accessibility, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Cataloguing, Digital resources, Education, Electronic collections, Information technology, Library collections, Malaysia, Open Session, Preservation, Section meeting
- Syrian experts attend workshop at the PAC Regional Centre for Asia
The PAC Regional Centre for Asia at the National Diet Library (NDL) of Japan is one of the sixteen IFLA PAC Centres that are spread all over the globe. The PAC Centres have a wide range of...
News - 20 June 2018
Tags: Japan, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Securing the Past, Shaping the Future: IFLA President Visits Moscow
Libraries today are faced with trends that can both pose a threat and promise an opportunity. Globalisation and digitisation are unstoppable and are being felt around the world. Yet this...
News - 26 April 2018
Tags: Preservation, Russian Federation, Sustainable Development Agenda, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- IFLA Congratulates New Senior Staff at UNESCO
As the leading UN institution working on education, science and culture, UNESCO is a key partner for libraries. IFLA already engages with the institution across a wide variety of issues...
News - 12 April 2018
Tags: Education, Information literacy, Preservation, UNESCO, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Two Past IFLA Presidents Participate in the 7th International Summit of the Book
The book retains its status as a symbol of the possibility to preserve and share knowledge, the foundation of our evolution and development. Libraries continue to focus on collecting and giving...
News - 11 April 2018
Tags: Azerbaijan, Information literacy, Literacy, Preservation, Asia and Oceania
- 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
- European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 - Briefing for Libraries
2018 has been declared the European Year of Cultural Heritage. While libraries are active in preserving our heritage every day of every year, this is a valuable opportunity to raise...
News - 8 February 2018
Tags: Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Europe, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- 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
- Making Digital Durable: IFLA Celebrates First International Digital Preservation Day
The Internet – and digital technologies more generally – has massively reduced the costs of producing and sharing information. It has allowed for an explosion of creativity, allowing...
News - 30 November 2017
Tags: Digital preservation, Digitisation, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2017
27th October is the UNESCO´s World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2017 This year’s theme is "Discover, remember and share" UNESCO and their World Day for...
News - 12 October 2017
Tags: Archives, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Collection development, Communications, Cultural heritage, Digital resources, Knowledge management, Preservation, Audiovisual and Multimedia
- PAC Centre Annual Reports 2016
Annual Reports covering the period July 2016 - June 2017 as submitted by the PAC Centres. PAC Centre for the US and Canada PAC Centre for the Caribbean...
Publication - 7 August 2017
Tags: Conservation, Preservation, Annual reports
- Preserving cultural heritage: an IFLA guide
Libraries have a central role in preserving and promoting cultural heritage. Without their work, our communities would be poorer and weaker. As set out in IFLA's Statement on Preserving...
Publication - 3 August 2017
Tags: Best practices, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Cultural Heritage topic, Preservation, Procedures, Guidelines, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA Palm-leaf Manuscript Preservation Workshop
IFLA hosted a two day workshop to discuss and scope the needs for metadata standards in palm leaf manuscript preservation. The workshop was held from 6-7 July 2017 at the...
News - 12 July 2017
Tags: Cultural heritage, Metadata, PAC Centre, Palmleaf preservation, Preservation, Sri Lanka, workshop
- 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
- A Survey of Born-Digital Legal Deposit Policies and Practices
That news publication has changed dramatically since the advent of the Internet and the Web is no news to anyone. There are many examples of established news organizations that have either stopped...
Informational Page - 2 July 2017
Tags: Archives, legal deposit, Newspapers, Preservation, News Media
- Palm Leaf Manuscript workshop
IFLA is hosting a workshop to discuss and scope the needs for metadata standards in palm leaf manuscript preservation. The workshop will take place at the National Library Board of Sri Lanka and...
Event - 28 June 2017
Tags: Conservation, Metadata, Preservation, Sri Lanka, Workshop
- Resources gathered by the survey on preservation standards (2016)
To identify and develop standards, guidelines and best practices for the collection and preservation of content in its diverse form (as stated in the IFLA Key Initiative 3.2.1), it was decided to...
Informational Page - 2 June 2017
Tags: Conservation, Preservation
- Libraries safeguarding cultural heritage
Documentary works in all formats, including digital, are a key part of our cultural heritage. Working with, preserving, and safeguarding them in order to provide access to future generations is at...
News - 10 May 2017
Tags: 11.4, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Disaster management, Disaster relief, Policy, Preservation, Risk Register, SDGs, UN, UNESCO, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- WLIC2017 PAC Open Session
The IFLA Strategic Programme on Preservation and Conservation invites interested professionals to submit proposals for the open session to be held in Wrocław, Poland, 19-25 August...
News - 23 January 2017
Tags: Conservation, Preservation, WLIC2017
- Resources
On this page we will highlight preservation and conservation resources. You can send us (cultural.heritage@ifla.org) relevant resources. IFLA's preservation survey results (2016...
Informational Page - 18 January 2017
Tags: Conservation, Digital preservation, Digitisation, Library collections, Preservation
- 2017 Call for Papers: P&C Satelitte Meeting in Sierre, Switzerland
The Association internationale francophone de bibliothécaires et documentalistes (aifbd) is holding its fourth congress in Sierre, Valais Switzerland on 16-17 August 2017, in cooperation...
News - 23 November 2016
Tags: documentary heritage, Preservation, Switzerland, Preservation and Conservation
- Disaster Management Conference
A community thrives through its cultural heritage, it dies without it” Cultural heritage consists of tangible and intangible, natural and cultural, movable and immovable...
Event - 9 September 2016
Tags: Conference, Disaster relief, Egypt, Preservation, Risk Register, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Help shape the future of preservation standards
Your participation is key! IFLA's Key Initiative 3.2 states that we will work on Developing standards for the collection and preservation of content in its diverse forms....
News - 16 August 2016
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, Preservation, survey, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- 帮助重塑未来的保存标准
您的参与至关重要! 国际图联关键倡议3.2声明，我们将致力于“发展以各种形式收集和保存文本的标准”。为了实现这一目标，国际图联专家组成的小型委员会（来自国际图联专业组织（IFLA Professional Units）、国际图联核心活动（IFLA Core Activities）和其他机构）制定了一份调查表来收集标准、...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, Preservation, survey, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- ساعد في تشكيل مستقبل معايير الحفظ
مُشاركتك أساسية! تنص مُبادرة الإفلا الرئيسية 3،2 على العمل من أجل وضع معايير؛ لجمع وحفظ المحتوى بجميع أشكاله، لذلك قامت لجنة صغيرة من خبراء الإفلا (من لجان الإفلا...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, Preservation, survey, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Ayuda a moldear el futuro de los estándares de conservación
¡Tu participación es clave! La Iniciativa Principal 3.2 de IFLA afirma que trabajaremos en el Desarrollo de estándares para la recolección y conservaci...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, Preservation, survey, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Helfen Sie mit, zukünftige Standards für Bestandserhaltung zu gestalten
Ihre Teilnahme ist wichtig! In der IFLA-Schlüsselinitiative 3.2 heißt es, dass wir an der Entwicklung von Standards zum Bestandsaufbau und zur...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, Preservation, survey, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Contribuez à la définition des futures normes de conservation
Votre participation est décisive ! L’Initiative Clé 3.2 de l’IFLA précise que nous travaillerons au développement de normes...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, Preservation, survey, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Помогите обрисовать будущее стандартов по сохранности
Ваше участие важно! Ключевая инициатива 3.2 гласит, что мы будем работать разработкой стандартов по сбору и сохранности контента во всех его формах. Чтобы добиться этого,...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, Preservation, survey, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Take this survey to help shape the future of preservation standards
Your participation is key! IFLA's Key Initiative 3.2 states that we will work on Developing standards for the collection and preservation of content in its diverse forms....
News - 3 August 2016
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, survey, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- WLIC 2016 events for AVMS
WLIC 2016 will soon take place and there will be AVMS activities. Open Session Our open session (Session 113) will be at Monday 15 August 16:00-18:00, about "...
News - 25 July 2016
Tags: Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Preservation, Rare books and manuscripts
- Annual Reports 2015
Annual Reports covering the period July 2015 - June 2016 as submitted by the PAC Centres. PAC Centre for the US and Canada PAC Centre for the Caribbean PAC Centre in...
Informational Page - 21 July 2016
Tags: Conservation, PAC, Preservation
- Help Us to Help You: Reforms Necessary for European Libraries to Do Their Jobs
Libraries have long been key to education, research and culture policies, in Europe and around the world. To continue to deliver the public interest mission given them, they need laws that reflect...
News - 16 June 2016
Tags: Copyright, Preservation, TDM, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- New Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre for digital preservation
IFLA is pleased to announce the creation of a new Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre which will focus on digital preservation and digital sustainability. The new PAC Centre is based at the...
News - 31 May 2016
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Digitisation, PAC Centres, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blog posts on the IFLA PAC Centres
The IFLA PAC Centres together with the IFLA Rare Books and Special Collections Section are showcasing their work on the Rare Books and Special Collections Blog as of 2016 onwards. The blog...
Publication - 19 May 2016
Tags: Conservation, IFLA PAC and RBSC Blog, Preservation, Publications, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Information History: Perspectives and Prospects | CILIP Library & Information History Group Annual Conference 2016
Information History: Perspectives and Prospects | CILIP Library & Information History Group Annual Conference 2016 Date: Friday, 6 May 2016 Organized by: CILIP Library and...
News - 23 March 2016
Tags: CILIP, Library and Information History Group, Library history, LIHG, Preservation, Rare books and manuscripts, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Library History
- Launch of the PERSIST digital heritage selection Guidelines
The UNESCO PERSIST Project, an initiative of UNESCO, ICA, IFLA and other partners, for enhancing the sustainability of digital heritage, has now launched The UNESCO/PERSIST...
News - 10 March 2016
Tags: Advocacy, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Preservation
- CDNLAO Newsletter highlights Asia and Oceania PAC Centres
The 85th edition of the Conference of Directors of National Libraries in Asia and Oceania (CDNLAO) newsletter highlights several of the IFLA PAC Centres activities in the region. The...
News - 29 February 2016
Tags: Conservation, PAC Centres, Preservation
- New Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre for Francophone Africa and oral traditions
IFLA is pleased to announce the creation of a new Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre which will support Francophone speaking countries (with a focus on Francophone Africa) in preservation...
News - 2 February 2016
Tags: Cameroon, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Call for Papers: Preparing for disasters – methods and case studies for the safeguarding of documentary cultural heritage
The IFLA Preservation and Conservation Core Activity invites interested professionals to submit proposals for the open session to be held in Columbus, Ohio, USA from 13-19 August...
News - 20 January 2016
Tags: Conservation, Preservation, wlic2016
- 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
- New Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre for Arabic speaking countries
IFLA is pleased to announce the creation of a new Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre which will support Arabic speaking countries in preservation and conservation matters. The new PAC...
News - 4 November 2015
Tags: Conservation, PAC Centre, Preservation
- IFLA Journal Special Issue on Cultural Heritage 2015
The IFLA Journal Special Issue on Cultural Heritage.
Publication - 29 September 2015
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Disaster management, Library collections, Preservation, Newsletters, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Special issue of IFLA Journal on Cultural Heritage
We are very happy to present the newest edition of the IFLA Journal which is entirely dedicated to Cultural Heritage. The edition was edited by Douwe Drijfhout (Preservation and...
News - 29 September 2015
Tags: Cultural heritage, Preservation
- 2016 Preservation and Conservation Section satellite meeting in Washinton D.C.
The IFLA Preservation and Conservation Section together with the Preservation and Conservation Strategic Programme will hold a two-day Satellite meeting at the Library of Congress,...
Event - 28 September 2015
Tags: IFLA WLIC 2016, PAC, Preservation, Satellite Meeting, United States of America, Preservation and Conservation
- Un nouveau centre PAC pour les climats tropicaux et la gestion des facteurs biologiques nuisibles
L'IFLA est heureuse d'annoncer la création d'un nouveau centre pour le programme PAC (Preservation and Consevation, ou Préservation et Conservation) spécialis...
News - 18 August 2015
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, PAC Centre, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- New Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre for tropical climates and pest control
IFLA is pleased to announce the creation of a new Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre with expertise in tropical climates and pest management. The new PAC Centre is based at the National...
News - 6 August 2015
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, PAC Centre, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- CRL Report on Stockholm Workshop
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
- 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
- 3rd United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction - Cultural Heritage and Disaster Resilient Communities
In March 2015, the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction took place in Sendai, Japan. Prior to the main conference a series of expert meetings were held. The expert meeting on...
Informational Page - 17 March 2015
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation
- Workshop on Library and Archive Material Mitigation of Water-Damage in Sri Lanka
National Library & Documentation Services Board (NLDSB) of Sri Lanka has formed a library disaster recovery team in 2013. Ten officials serve in this team. They were trained for fire rescue,...
Informational Page - 16 March 2015
Tags: Conservation, Preservation
- Preservation and Conservation workshop in Kenya
The National Library of South Africa (Preservation Services) in partnership with the PAC Centre for English-speaking Africa of the International Federation of Library Associations and...
News - 12 March 2015
Tags: Conservation, Kenya, Preservation
- Lyon Declaration Support from P & C Section Standing Committee
Response from IFLA’s Preservation and Conservation Section to the Lyon Declaration Rationale The Preservation and Standing Committee of IFLA (DIVISION II–...
News - 28 November 2014
Tags: Africa, freedom and literacy, Preservation, Preservation and Conservation
- Call for a IFLA Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre for Western, Northern and Southern Europe
[PDF] [WORD] IFLA is pleased to invite libraries to submit a proposal for the new IFLA Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre for Western, Northern and Southern Europe. The IFLA PAC...
News - 12 May 2014
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Papers Presented at the IFLA International Newspapers Conference 2012
In April 2012, the IFLA Newspaper Section, IFLA PAC Stretegic Programme, and the Bibliothèque nationale de France held the 2012 IFLA International Newspaper Conference in Paris, France. The...
Publication - 14 March 2014
Tags: Digital preservation, Preservation, Conference proceedings, News Media
- Tension and unrest in Ukraine: statement by the Ukrainian Library Association
View of the National Parliamentary Library of Ukraine (green roof) During the months of January and February 2014, the National Parliamentary Library of Ukraine found itself at...
News - 4 March 2014
Tags: Announcement, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Ukraine
- Blue Shield Statement on Ukraine
Following the civil conflict that has been shaking the Ukraine, the Blue Shield wishes to express its deep concern regarding the safeguarding and protection of the country’s...
News - 27 February 2014
Tags: Announcement, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Ukraine
- NOW CLOSED: Call for Papers: Space and collections earning their keep: Transformation, technologies, retooling
The Library Buildings & Equipment Standing Committee and the Acquisition and Collection Development Standing Committee are looking for papers that highlight how public, academic and research...
News - 20 December 2013
Tags: Access to information, architecture, Archives, books, Library as place, Library buildings and equipment, Library collections, Preservation, Rare books and manuscripts, storage, Technology, Library Buildings and Equipment
- 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
- IFLA and UNESCO announce start of Digital Roadmap
In September 2012 UNESCO organised a major conference in Vancouver, Canada. The Memory of the World in the Digital age: Digitization and Preservation explored the key issues...
News - 4 July 2013
Tags: LAMMS, Netherlands, Preservation, UNESCO, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites
- IFLA Principles for the Care and Handling of Library Material
An entirely new version of "IFLA Principles for the Preservation and Conservation of Library Materials" by J.-M. Dureau & D.W.G. Clements, 1986 (IFLA Professional Reports no. 8...
Publication - 23 June 2013
Tags: Preservation, Standards, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Cultural Heritage
Culture is a basic need. A community thrives through its cultural heritage, it dies without it. Cultural heritage consists of tangible and intangible, natural and cultural,...
IFLA Group or Activity - 23 May 2013
Tags: +Main IFLA topics, Conservation, Cooperation, Cultural heritage, Preservation
- IFLA launches cultural heritage resources
IFLA is pleased to launch a new set of resources relating to libraries and cultural heritage. The new webpages look at the work and support given by libraries to areas experiencing...
News - 23 May 2013
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation
- International Meeting of Experts on the Safeguarding of Mali’s Cultural Heritage, UNESCO Headquarters, 18 February 2013
Following the Director-General of UNESCO’s decision to assist the Government of Mali in restoring and rebuilding its cultural heritage, UNESCO has established a working group of experts from...
News - 28 February 2013
Tags: Cultural heritage, Mali, Preservation, Preservation
- Call for Papers for IFLA Satellite Meeting ~ Bangkok,Thailand [August 14-15, 2013]
Theme: Creating the future: preserving, digitizing and accessing all forms of children's and young adults’ cultural heritage Date: August 14-15, 2013, associated to the 79th Annual...
News - 11 January 2013
Tags: Preservation, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Libraries for Children & Young Adults and IFLA PAC Satellite Meeting
Children’s and young adults’ culture exists in multiple forms and media, from nursery rhymes and oral storytelling to videogames, from printed books to eBooks......
Event - 11 January 2013
Tags: PAC, Preconference, Preservation, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Care, Handling and Storage of Photographs
International Preservation Issues (IPI) 5 Photographic materials have complex physical and chemical structures that present special preservation challenges to the librarian and archivist....
Publication - 14 October 2012
Tags: Photographic materials, Preservation, Standards, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Summer issue of International Preservation News just released!
The latest issue of International Preservation News has just been released. It is dedicated to: Mass storage and Preservation Issues. Click here to download it.
News - 11 October 2012
Tags: Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- 20 years later: The National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina
1992: Vedran Smailović plays his cello in the destroyed National Library, Sarajevo. Photo: Mikhail Evstafiev 20 years have now past since the deliberate destruction of the...
News - 21 September 2012
Tags: Cultural heritage, National libraries, Preservation
- May Issue of International Preservation News just released!
The latest issue of International Preservation News has just been released. It is dedicated to: "Digitization and Preservation of Newspaper Collections" Click here to download it...
News - 2 July 2012
Tags: Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blue Shield Statement on Mali
29 May 2012 Following the alarming situation in Mali, the Blue Shield expresses its deep concern regarding the safeguarding of the country’s invaluable cultural and...
News - 6 June 2012
Tags: Announcement, Cultural heritage, Preservation
- Protection of cultural heritage: Principles of Engagement will guide IFLA in emergency situations
At its meeting in April, the IFLA Governing Board has endorsed Principles of Engagement in library-related activities in times of crisis, conflict or disaster. The Principles are part of IFLA...
News - 23 May 2012
Tags: Advocacy, Cultural heritage, Disaster management, Disaster relief, Preservation
- IFLA Principles of Engagement in library-related activities in times of conflict, crisis or disaster
At its meeting of 19th August 2011, the IFLA Governing Board set up an Advisory Group to draft Principles of Engagement to be used by IFLA and its members in library-related activities of disaster...
Publication - 22 May 2012
Tags: Advocacy, Best practices, Conservation, Cooperation, Cultural heritage, Cultural Heritage topic, Development, Disaster management, Disaster relief, International cooperation, Library and information profession, Preservation, Procedures, Publications, Risk assessment, Society, Sustainability, Publications
- Blue Shield - 2nd Statement on Syria
The recent events are great cause for apprehension for the world heritage community. Both the tragedies suffered by the people of the Syrian Arab Republic and the dangers faced by...
News - 16 April 2012
Tags: Announcement, Cultural heritage, Preservation
- Call to preserve the ancient manuscripts of Timbuktu and Mali
In recent days, fighting in and around Timbuktu has led to serious concerns about the safety of the tens of thousands of ancient manuscripts there. What is in danger is the written legacy...
News - 11 April 2012
Tags: Announcement, Cultural heritage, Preservation
- Call for papers: The Memory of the World in the Digital Age: Digitization and Preservation
26 to 28 September 2012 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme, in cooperation with the School of Library, Archival and Information...
News - 13 January 2012
Tags: Announcement, Canada, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Preservation
- 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
- Changing Roles of NGOs in the Creation, Storage, and Dissemination of Information in Developing Countries
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are growing exponentially. In 1993, the Yearbook of International Organizations listed 16,000 internationally recognized NGOs. By 2004, this number was 63,...
Publication - 8 November 2011
Tags: Development, Preservation, Publications, Social Science Libraries
- IFLA WLIC 2011: PAC session communications now on line
The PAC session communications, at the IFLA general conference in Puerto Rico (August 18, 2011), are available on line.
News - 1 September 2011
Tags: Preservation, Preservation and Conservation
- Puerto Rico IFLA-PAC Open Session
The PAC Core Activity session during the last 2011 IFLA Congress was dedicated to: "Cultural heritage preservation planning against economic and environmental challenges". The...
Event - 31 August 2011
Tags: Congress, Preservation, Preservation and Conservation
- Summer edition of International Preservation News just released!
The latest issue of International Preservation News has just been released. It will be dedicated to the topic of Preservation in tropical climates. Click here to download it.
News - 9 August 2011
Tags: Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA-PAC satellite meeting in Puerto Rico: programme now online!
The IFLA-PAC Core Activity is pleased to announce that the programme of the satellite meeting it organizes in Puerto Rico on August 12 is now online. The registration is free of charge....
News - 7 July 2011
Tags: Preservation
- Blue Shield Statement on Christchurch
3 March 2011 Following the recent earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, the Blue Shield expresses its great sorrow for the loss of lives and the destructions the city's...
News - 4 March 2011
Tags: Announcement, Cultural heritage, Disaster management, Preservation
- December edition of International Preservation News just released
The latest issue of International Preservation News has just been released. It is dedicated to "Tourism and Preservation: Some Challenges." Download it here: No 52 - December...
News - 1 February 2011
Tags: Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA’s involvement in Haiti reconstruction efforts during 2010
A man retrieving documents from the rubble in Haiti Dear Colleagues As a result of last year’s devastating earthquake in Haiti, more than 220,000 Haitians were...
News - 18 January 2011
Tags: Announcement, Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Haiti, Preservation
- Good news from the National Library of Haiti
français | Español Two shipping containers loaded with shelves, mobile cabinets, textbooks and books on general culture have just arrived in Haiti. Despite the...
News - 20 December 2010
Tags: Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Haiti, Preservation
- Swiss libraries with BSF send 2 containers of equipment to Haitian libraries
A number of Swiss libraries, along with assistance from Libraries without borders (BSF), have sent two shipping containers loaded with books and shelving for Haïtian libraries At 8:30...
News - 26 October 2010
Tags: Cultural heritage, Disaster management, Disaster relief, Haiti, Preservation
- Launch of International Museum Day 2011 ‘Objects tell your story’
The worldwide community of museums will celebrate International Museum Day around May 18, 2011. Museums and Memory is the theme of International Museum Day 2011. Museums store memory and tell...
News - 18 October 2010
Tags: Cultural heritage, Preservation
- When Nations Remember
Organised by National Library Singapore and supported by the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), and Institutions & Library Association of Singapore (LAS)....
Event - 1 October 2010
Tags: Conference, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Asia and Oceania
- Preservation workshops organised in Haiti
A workshop participant busy with small repairs and gap filling 21-22 July 2010 Organised by IFLA, the International Council on Archives (ICA), International Committee of...
News - 30 August 2010
Tags: Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Haiti, Preservation
- Blue Shield rescue center to be established in Haiti
L to R: IFLA President Ellen Tise, Mme Marie Laurence Jocelyn Lassegue–Haitian Minister Of Culture and Communication, & Francoise B. Thybulle–Director of the National...
News - 25 June 2010
Tags: Announcement, Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Haiti, Preservation
- International Blue Shield's Mission to Haiti - Online Report
The Blue Shield International sent two experts to Port-au-Prince from 11th to 16th of April. Danielle Mincio (IFLA) and Christophe Jacobs (ICA and ANCBS) went there in order to work with our...
News - 4 June 2010
Tags: Cultural heritage, Disaster management, Disaster relief, Haiti, Preservation
- Official recognition of a new Blue Shield Committee in Haiti
The International Committee on the Blue Shield is very pleased to share with you the official recognition of a new Blue Shield Committee in Haiti. Our colleagues deployed huge efforts to...
News - 28 May 2010
Tags: Announcement, Cultural heritage, Disaster management, Disaster relief, Haiti, Preservation
- 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
- Blue Shield actions for safeguarding heritage in Haiti
Paris, 22 March 2010 PRESS RELEASE The international Blue Shield network has worked hard in the last weeks on defining an action plan for helping our Haitian colleagues. You...
News - 26 March 2010
Tags: Announcement, Cultural heritage, Disaster management, Disaster relief, Haiti, Preservation
- New IFLA Publication: The History and Cultural Heritage of Chinese Calligraphy, Printing, and Library Work
In China the tradition of a book society is longer than anywhere else in the world. Chinese paper making, calligraphy and woodblock printing date from very early ages, but have for a very long...
News - 24 March 2010
Tags: Announcement, Calligraphy, China, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Printing
- The History and Cultural Heritage of Chinese Calligraphy, Printing, and Library Work
In China the tradition of a book society is longer than anywhere else in the world. Chinese paper making, calligraphy and woodblock printing date from very early ages, but have for a very long time...
Publication - 24 March 2010
Tags: Calligraphy, China, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Printing, Publications, Rare Books and Special Collections
- Preservation and Conservation Section Satellite Meeting
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
- Solidarity with Chilean Librarians
Ms. Paola Roncatti President of the Colegio de Bibliotecarios de Chile, A. G. On behalf of the IFLA Latin...
News - 3 March 2010
Tags: Chile, Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Preservation, Latin America and the Caribbean
- News on the earthquake in Haïti from IFLA and the global library community
Workers painstakingly retrieve records from the ruins of the Tax Office On this page we are collecting the latest news from the library community around the world about the...
Informational Page - 19 February 2010
Tags: Cultural heritage, Disaster reconstruction, Disaster relief, Haiti, Preservation
- News and Developments Regarding Libraries in Haïti
Bibliothèque haïtienne des Pères du Saint-Esprit (also known as San Martial) Courtesy of Dominique Franck Simon, director of the Alumni Association for San Martial...
News - 1 February 2010
Tags: Announcement, Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Haiti, Preservation
- News about Haitian libraries
Dear Colleagues, The Bibliothèque Nationale d'Haïti has sustained heavy damage from the earthquake, but has not collapsed. Historic preservation architects will...
News - 22 January 2010
Tags: Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Haiti, Preservation
- We are ALL in solidarity with Haiti / Todos estamos en Accion Solidaria con Haiti
UNIVERSIDAD DE PUERTO RICO, RECINTO DE RIO PIEDRAS ESCUELA GRADUADA DE CIENCIAS Y TECNOLOGIAS DE LA INFORMACION y ACURIL (ASSOCIATION OF CARIBBEAN UNIVERSITY, RESEARCH AND INSTITUTIONAL...
News - 19 January 2010
Tags: Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Haiti, Preservation
- A message from the Director-General of the National Library of Haïti
Saturday, 16 January 2010 By way of CDNL, IFLA has received the following message from the Director-General of the National Library of Haïti: The building of the National library is...
News - 18 January 2010
Tags: Announcement, Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Haiti, Preservation
- IFLA supports Haitian colleagues in their struggle to recover from the earthquake
français | Deutsch | Español | Русский | 中文 | العربية Dear colleagues On behalf of all IFLA members and staff I extend our deepest sympathy and sorrow to our Haitian...
News - 15 January 2010
Tags: Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Haiti, Preservation
- Le Comité Français IFLA (CFI), solidaire avec Haïti
Le Comité Français IFLA (CFI), solidaire avec Haïti blog Au nom du Comité Français IFLA (CFI), le Président et les membres du Conseil d'...
News - 15 January 2010
Tags: Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Haiti, Preservation
- IFLA Gothenburg 2010: Preservation and Conservation Core Activity and Section Open Session Call for Papers
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
- IFLA IT Section Newsletter Dec 2009
The IT Section is pleased to announce the latest issue of the Newsletter - December 2009. The latest issue of the IFLA ITS Newsletter features the following articles: IT Section...
News - 22 December 2009
Tags: Information technology, Intellectual property, Internet access, Knowledge management, Open access, Open source, Preservation, Information Technology
- Gothenburg program
The Government Libraries Section will be sponsoring two programs for the 2010 Gothenburg IFLA conference. Our first program will be: Creating an International Legal Information Policy...
Informational Page - 1 December 2009
Tags: Argentinian Commision, Chilean Commission, Conservation, Government information, Human rights, Information policies, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Knowledge management, Preservation, South Africa Truth Commission, U.S. 9/11 Commission, Yugoslavia, Government Libraries
- Digital Library Futures Conference – and the future of digital libraries within IFLA
Summary and follow up On Tuesday 25 August, IFLA’s Professional Committee, together with the Italian Government organized a one day conference on Digital Library Futures...
News - 15 September 2009
Tags: Digital preservation, Digitisation, Preservation, Users, Digital Libraries
- ENSULIB mailing lists
1) Contact ENSULIB team: ensulib123@gmail.com 2) Direct access to the page of the general "Environment, Sustainability and Libraries" SIG's mailing list...
Informational Page - 26 May 2009
Tags: Awareness, Best practices, Climate change, Collection development, Conservation, Ecology, Energy savings, Environment, Green, Green living, Library buildings and equipment, Management, Preservation, Sustainability, Environment, Sustainability and Libraries
- Mailing List
ENSULIB, the mailing-list of the "Environmental Sustainability and Libraries" SIG is a moderated list. All interested information professionals may apply, but registration (subscription)...
Informational Page - 21 May 2009
Tags: Awareness, Best practice, Buildings, Collections, Conservation and preservation, Environment, Libraries, Mailing lists, Preservation, Sustainable development, Environment, Sustainability and Libraries
- Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group
Scope The consideration of the role of humanity in climate change and the notion of sustainable development are core concerns of society, and consequently of libraries.
IFLA Group or Activity - 11 May 2009
Tags: Conservation, Preservation, Special Interest Groups, Environment, Sustainability and Libraries
- In and Out Air Strategies Conference: Speakers' presentations on line!
In and Out Air Strategies. From Climate Change to Microclimate. Library, Archives and Museum Preservation Issues International Conference, Bibliothèque nationale de France, 5-6...
News - 7 May 2009
Tags: France, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Safeguarding our documentary heritage / Conservation préventive du Patrimoine documentaire (CD-ROM)
An IFLA/UNESCO/Ministère de la culture project. All throughout history, libraries and archives have been the guardians of the...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Preservation, Publications, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Preparing for the Worst, Planning for the Best: Protecting our Cultural Heritage from Disaster
Throughout history libraries, museums and archives have been struck by disasters, both natural and manmade. Earthquakes and floods, storms and fires have caused huge losses of precious...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: Cultural heritage, Disaster management, Preservation, Publications, Preservation and Conservation