Content tagged Public Libraries
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(These results include any available translations of the original English documents.)
- From usage to impact: showing how public libraries make a difference - interview with Christian Lauersen, Roskilde Public Library
A recent report from Denmark has shone a new light on the different ways in which public libraries make a difference to people's lives, and how we can measure this. We interviewed Christian...
News - 2 June 2021
Tags: Denmark, evaluation, Impact, Public Libraries
- Reflecting Back & Looking Forward
Join us to hear about some inspiring stories of how public libraries adapted to service delivery during COVID-19; innovative approaches to literacy and reading during this time; listen to...
News - 31 March 2021
Tags: COVID 19, Library services, Public Libraries, Literacy and Reading
- IFLA Public Libraries and Literacy & Reading Sections midterm Seminar
Here's a chance to examine how public libraries worldwide responded to COVID and how the lessons learnt will impact the future. We will also explore some of the great initiatives...
Event - 31 March 2021
Tags: Public Libraries, Webinar, Literacy and Reading
- Iran Public Library Association (IPLA) Annual Conference 2020
On 15 December 2020, the Iran Public Library Association (IPLA) will be holding a national conference on the "Social functionalities of public libraries" The ...
Event - 10 December 2020
Tags: Conference, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Public Libraries
- COVID-19 in the Asia & Oceania region (Public Libraries)
An online discussion focusing on Public Libraries during the COVID-19 pandemic. This event is sponsored by the National Library Board Singapore. Details to follow. IFLA...
Event - 26 August 2020
Tags: COVID-19, Event, Public Libraries
- Public Library of the Year Award 2020 cancelled - but some good news too!
Due to the current situation, it was decided to cancel the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2020 in Dublin. We regret to inform you that cancelling this event means that...
News - 20 April 2020
Tags: Public Libraries, Public Library of the Year, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Palaces for the People: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Public Library Manifesto
Today we are celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the current edition of the Public Library Manifesto. This document, agreed by IFLA and the Member States of UNESCO, places public...
News - 29 November 2019
Tags: Access to information, Public Libraries, public library manifesto
- IFLA/UNESCO Public Library Manifesto 25th Anniversary Poster
On 29 November 2019, the IFLA-UNESCO Public Library Manifesto celebrates its 25th Anniversary. This is a great opportunity to celebrate the missions and work of public libraries....
Publication - 20 November 2019
Tags: Access to information, Public Libraries, public library manifesto, UNESCO, Posters, Public Libraries
- UN Report on Public Spaces and Human Rights Highlights Place of Libraries
As public spaces, open to all members of the community, libraries enable people to exercise and enjoy their human rights. A new report from the UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights highlights...
News - 13 November 2019
Tags: Library as place, Minority groups, Public Libraries, public library manifesto, Public Libraries
- Just released: two new IFLA Standards
Just endorsed by the IFLA Professional Committee. Guidelines on Public Internet Access in Libraries IFLA's new Guidelines on Public Internet Access in Libraries offer both a...
News - 29 August 2019
Tags: Digital access, Digital Unification Projects, From the Annual Conference, guidelines, IFLA standards, Internet access, Public Libraries, Committee on Standards
- 刚刚发布：两份新的国际图联标准
刚刚获得国际图联专业委员会通过。 图书馆公共互联网访问指南 国际图联新发布的《图书馆公共互联网访问指南》坚定地表达了对公共访问价值的认可，同时也提出了应对公共访问可能引发的问题的实际方法。它提供了一份原则和案例清单，应当为全球图书馆所参考。 对于图书馆——特别是公共图书馆——来说，...
News - 28 August 2019
Tags: Digital access, Digital Unification Projects, From the Annual Conference, guidelines, IFLA standards, Internet access, Public Libraries, Committee on Standards
- Soeben veröffentlicht: zwei neue IFLA-Standards
Soeben vom IFLA Professional Committee bestätigt Richtlinien für den öffentlichen Internetzugang in Bibliotheken Die neuen Leitlinien der IFLA für den ö...
News - 28 August 2019
Tags: Digital access, Digital Unification Projects, From the Annual Conference, guidelines, IFLA standards, Internet access, Public Libraries, Committee on Standards
- Viennent de sortir : deux nouvelles normes de l’IFLA
Fraîchement approuvées par le Comité professionnel de l’ILFA. Lignes directrices sur l’accès public à l’...
News - 28 August 2019
Tags: Digital access, Digital Unification Projects, From the Annual Conference, guidelines, IFLA standards, Internet access, Public Libraries, Committee on Standards
- Dos nuevas Normas de la IFLA recién publicadas
Recién avaladas por el Comité Profesional de la IFLA. Directrices sobre el Acceso Público a Internet en las Bibliotecas Las nuevas Directrices de la...
News - 28 August 2019
Tags: Digital access, Digital Unification Projects, From the Annual Conference, guidelines, IFLA standards, Internet access, Public Libraries, Committee on Standards
- 倡导公共访问
互联网创造了前所未有的寻找、利用和分享信息的新机遇。全球图书馆迅速提供了互联网访问，这是它们的一项重要服务。 图书馆在一切可能的地方寻找新的受众，探索帮助用户的方法，包括提供获取资源的新途径和在使用电子政务工具方面提供实际帮助。 但由于缺乏硬件连接、没有足够的预算支付订阅费用以及缺少支持大范围公共访问的法律，并非所有图书馆都具有这种能力。...
News - 28 August 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, Public Access, Public Libraries, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Fürsprecher für den öffentlichen Internetzugang
Das Internet hat beispiellose neue Möglichkeiten geschaffen, Informationen zu finden, zu nutzen und zu teilen. Für Bibliotheken auf der ganzen Welt ist der Internetzugang...
News - 28 August 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, Public Access, Public Libraries, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Un plaidoyer en faveur de l’accès public
L’Internet a créé des possibilités sans précédent pour trouver, utiliser et partager l’information. Les bibliothèques du monde entier ont...
News - 28 August 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, Public Access, Public Libraries, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Defensa del Acceso Público
Internet ha creado nuevas posibilidades sin precedentes para encontrar, utilizar y compartir la información y las bibliotecas de todo el mundo han ofrecido rápidamente...
News - 28 August 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, Public Access, Public Libraries, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- صُدر للتو: معياران جديدان للإفلا
مُعتمد من قبل لجنة الإفلا المهنية المبادئ التوجيهية للإتاحة العامة في المكتبات تقدم مبادئ الإفلا التوجيهية الجديدة بخصوص الإتاحة العامة لشبكة الانترنت في...
News - 28 August 2019
Tags: Digital access, Digital Unification Projects, From the Annual Conference, guidelines, IFLA standards, Internet access, Public Libraries, Committee on Standards
- Опубликованы два новых стандарта ИФЛА
Одобрены Профессиональным комитетом ИФЛА Руководство по обеспечению публичного доступа к Интернету в библиотеках (Guidelines on Public Internet Access in Libraries) Новое...
News - 28 August 2019
Tags: Digital access, Digital Unification Projects, From the Annual Conference, guidelines, IFLA standards, Internet access, Public Libraries, Committee on Standards
- الدعوة إلى إتاحة الوصول إلى شبكة الانترنت للجميع
خلق الانترنت فرصا جديدة غير مسبوقة لإيجاد واستخدام المعلومات وتبادلها. وقد سارعت المكتبات بإتاحة الوصول إلى شبكة الانترنت كجزء أساسي من الخدمات التي تقدمها لمستخدميها. وعندما تيسر...
News - 28 August 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, Public Access, Public Libraries, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Защита публичного доступа
Интернет создал невероятные возможности для поиска, использования и обмена информацией. Библиотеки по всему миру оперативно сделали предоставление доступа к глобальной сети ключевым компонентом...
News - 28 August 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, Public Access, Public Libraries, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Advocating for Public Access
The internet has created unprecedented new opportunities to find, use and share information. Libraries around the world have been quick to offer access to it as a key part of their service to...
News - 28 August 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, Public Access, Public Libraries, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA Guidelines on Public Internet Access in Libraries
IFLA's Guidelines on Public Internet Access in Libraries offer both a firm reiteration of support for the value of such access, but also practical guidance in dealing with the issues that...
Publication - 25 August 2019
Tags: Access to information, Information society, Internet access, Public Libraries, Standards, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- 25th Anniversary Year of the IFLA-UNESCO Public Library Manifesto
The UNESCO-IFLA Public Library Manifesto was last updated and finalised on 29 November 1994. 29 November 2018 therefore marks the start of the Manifesto’s 25th year! First created in...
News - 29 November 2018
Tags: Access to information, Public Libraries, public library manifesto, UNESCO, Public Libraries
- Inspire, Inform, Indicate: How the UNESCO-IFLA Public Library Manifesto Makes a Difference
The UNESCO-IFLA Public Library Manifesto, in its most recent edition, is entering its 25th anniversary year. To start the celebrations, IFLA has produced an article looking at the ways in...
Publication - 29 November 2018
Tags: Access to information, Public Libraries, public library manifesto, UNESCO, Reports, Public Libraries
- Public Librarians’ Training in Kenya
Twenty public librarians selected to be trainers within the Kenya National Library Service (knls) network will attend a two-day workshop on community needs assessment and library service...
Event - 23 November 2018
Tags: Community needs assessment, Kenya, Outcomes evaluation, Performance Measurement, Public Libraries, Workshop
- International Forum on "Public Libraries and Change Management"
The Tunisian Ministry of Cultural Affairs, in association with the Tunisian Association of Public Libraries and the Tunisian Library and Book Librarians Association, is organizing an International...
Event - 11 January 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, Forum, IAP, Public Libraries, Tunisia, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Global Library and Information Science, 2nd Edition
This 2nd edition of the highly successful Global Library and Information Science presents an up-to-date review of international librarianship and library science through insightful and...
Publication - 3 January 2018
Tags: Academic libraries, IFLA, LIS Education, Public Libraries, school libraries, Publications
- ASCEL Conference 2017
A conference for leaders of School Library Services and Public Library Services for Children & Young People The ASCEL (Association of Senior Children's and Education...
Event - 10 November 2017
Tags: ASCEL, Conference, Public Libraries, school libraries, services to children and young adults, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- India Public Libraries Conference 2017
The Indian Public Library Movement (IPLM) is organizing the third edition of its annual conference on Public Libraries, India Public Libraries Conference (IPLC) 2017, from 03rd to 05th October,...
Event - 28 September 2017
Tags: Conference, Development, India, India Public Libraries Conference, Indian Public Library Movement, IPLC, IPLM, Public Libraries
- IFLA MetLib Conference 2017 in Montréal – Registration now open!
Registration for the 2017 MetLib Conference is now open! The event will be held from April 30, 5 pm, to May 5, noon, in Montréal, at the Grande Bibliothèque (475 De...
News - 2 December 2016
Tags: Canada, Conference registration, Conferences, Public Libraries, Metropolitan Libraries
- IFLA MetLib Conference 2017
The co-hosts are Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) and the City of Montréal. Participate in the programme! The programme will delve...
Event - 18 November 2016
Tags: Canada, Conference, Conferences, Partnerships, Public Libraries, Metropolitan Libraries
- New Australian Public Library Standards launched
The Public Libraries Section has just begun the process of reviewing the IFLA Public Library Service Guidelines. Published in 2010 this 2nd edition is a valuable tool for decision makers world...
News - 9 November 2016
Tags: Australia, Best practice, evaluation, Fundraising, guidelines, outcomes, Public Libraries, Standards, Committee on Standards
- IFLA MetLib Conference 2015 - Zurich
Pestalozzi Bibliothek Reaching limits - Crossing borders Programme Sunday, May 3 18.00 Opening Event: Reception followed by apero / walking dinner...
Informational Page - 20 October 2016
Tags: Conferences, Public Libraries, Metropolitan Libraries
- eBooks – a Step Forward
With eBooks becoming an ever more normal way of reading, it is high time that the law caught up with reality. Yet libraries frequently struggle to obtain the eBooks their users want. And...
News - 16 June 2016
Tags: Ebooks, elending, Public Libraries, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Principles on Public Access in Libraries
The Principles on Public Access in Libraries were produced by the Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries and discussed by participants at the Internet Governance Forum in Joao Pessoa,...
Publication - 15 March 2016
Tags: Access to information, DC PAL, Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries, Public Access, Public Libraries, Publications
- Free IFLA/ALA Webinar "Library Services to Immigrants and Refugees"
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
- Free IFLA/ALA Webinar "Library Services to Immigrants and Refugees"
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
- 1st International Conference of Municipal Libraries of the Aveiro (Portugal) Region
The 1st International Conference of Municipal Libraries of Aveiro Region (1ª Conferência Internacional Bibliotecas Municipais Região de Aveiro) will be held from 3-4 March 2016...
Event - 9 February 2016
Tags: Conference, Portugal, Public Libraries
- 2nd India Public Libraries Conference
India Public Libraries Conference (IPLC) 2016 is the second in the series supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to improve the lives of people by repositioning public libraries as...
Event - 2 February 2016
Tags: Conference, India, Public Libraries, Technology
- MetLib 2016 - Doha
Qatar National Library (QNL) is pleased to invite all librarians to register and participate in the upcoming Metropolitan Libraries (METLIB 2016) conference, to be held in Doha - Qatar,...
Event - 27 August 2015
Tags: Conference, Development, Public Libraries, Qatar, Metropolitan Libraries
- MetLib 2015 - Zurich
Public Libraries are places that provide us with knowledge and information. Very often, we find ourselves limited in what we would like to offer and what we are able to offer our customers...
Event - 10 November 2014
Tags: Conference, Public Libraries, Switzerland, Metropolitan Libraries
- Annual Statistical Survey
The Statistics collate information from the member libraries including population, number of libraries and staff, budgets, acquisitions, fees, collections and materials, membership, visitors,...
Informational Page - 31 October 2013
Tags: Library Statistics, Public Libraries, Statistics and evaluation, Metropolitan Libraries
- Library Services to People with Special Needs Annual Session: “Accessibility: High Tech for Access”
Theme: Accessibility: High Tech for Access” The program will start with presentations to introduce access technology products, software and devices. Participants will then...
News - 30 May 2013
Tags: equal access, Freedom of access to information, IFLA 2013, public access to health information, Public Libraries, Singapore, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Formation of a new Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries at the Internet Governance Forum
IFLA is pleased to report that a new Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries has been approved by the Secretariat of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). IGF Dynamic Coalitions are...
News - 13 March 2012
Tags: Access to information, Internet access, Internet Governance Forum, Public Libraries
- Call for Papers - 2012 - Theme: Friends or Foes – Public and School Libraries a Force for Change for Creating Smart Communities
The Sections invite case studies on the theme of collaboration between the two types of libraries that are mostly to be found in communities. Theme: Friends or Foes – Public...
News - 31 December 2011
Tags: Partnerships, Public Libraries, Young adults, School Libraries
- Environmental Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group Open Session 135
Congress track 5: Ideas, innovations, anticipating the new. Session Theme: Greening the Library in a sustainable way Programme: Going green in North American...
Event - 12 August 2010
Tags: Buildings, collections disposal, Environment, green libraries, North America, Open Session, Policy, Presentations, Programme, programmes, Public Libraries, speakers, Sustainability, Sustainability
- 135 - Open Session of the Environmental Sustainability and Libraries SIG
Saturday the 14th, 11:45-13:45, Room F1-2 Congress track 5: Ideas, innovations, anticipating the new. Session Theme: Greening the Library in a sustainable way...
News - 12 August 2010
Tags: Buildings, collection disposal, conference programme, Environment, Policy, Presentations, Program, Public Libraries, Reading, speakers, Sustainability, Sustainability, Environment, Sustainability and Libraries
- Call for Applications: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 2011 Access to Learning Award
We invite you to apply for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's annual Access to Learning Award, which recognizes the innovative efforts of public libraries and similar institutions outside...
News - 18 June 2010
Tags: Awards, Internet access, Public Libraries
- TechSoup for Libraries
TechSoup for Libraries is a project of TechSoup Global, a nonprofit organization devoted to making technology and technology education available and affordable to nonprofits and libraries all...
News - 2 November 2009
Tags: Information technology, Nonprofits, Public Libraries
- IFLA Internet Manifesto Train the Trainers Workshop, Lima, Peru
A Train the Trainers Workshop on Internet Manifesto Guidelines was organized and held on March 22 and 23, 2009, in Lima Perú, before the celebration of International Seminar "Public...
News - 24 June 2009
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Internet access, Peru, Public Libraries, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Call for Applications: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 2010 Access to Learning Award
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is currently accepting applications to its annual Access to Learning Award, which recognizes the innovative efforts of public libraries and similar...
News - 18 June 2009
Tags: Access to information, Announcement, Awards, Internet access, Public Libraries