Content tagged Conferences

Delivered by IFLA’s Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre hosted at the International Center for Research and Documentation on African Languages and Traditions (CERDOTOLA), this...

Event - 21 July 2021

Tags: Conference, Conferences, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Peace, Preservation

The NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee, in partnership with UNESCO, is organising the International Conference of NGOs 2020, held virtually from 16-18 December on the theme, “Envisioning a better...

News - 17 December 2020

Tags: Conferences, Cooperation, Cultural heritage, Networking, Policy

Because of COVID-19 pandemy and resulting health and economic situation, IFLA and Irish organization committee had to postpone WLIC 2020. Dublin Conference will happen in 2022. WLIC2020...

News - 20 August 2020

Tags: Conferences, Big Data

Postpone by Marco Verch under Creative Commons 2.0   Because of COVID-19 pandemy and resulting health and economic situation, IFLA and Irish organization committee...

News - 26 June 2020

Tags: Conferences, Information technology, Meetings, Information Technology

Check out the all new SET Bullentin from July 2020 for complete coverage of libraries teaching and workding during COVID-19 as well as e-learning during the new normal. 

News - 28 March 2020

Tags: bulletin, Conferences, Education and Training

IFLA’s LGBTQ Users Special Interest Group invite you to submit a proposal for its Joint Session at the 86th IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2020 in Dublin, Ireland, 15-21 August...

News - 5 March 2020

Tags: Conferences, LGBTQ library services, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

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

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

A delegation from IFLA will attend the 40th Session of the UNESCO General Conference, held 12-27 November 2019 in Paris, France. As NGO partners of UNESCO, we are committed to growing our...

Event - 14 November 2019

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Conference, Conferences, Cultural heritage, Library outreach, Peace, Policy, UNESCO

Recorded at the National Library of Technology in Prague, Czech Republic, from Wednesday, October 9, at 10:00 CET, until Friday, October 11, 2019, at noon CET. More at https://ilds2019....

Publication - 12 November 2019

Tags: Access to knowledge, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Benchmarking, Best practices, Big data, Conferences, Cooperation, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Czechia, Data management, Digital divide, Document delivery, eBooks, Electronic document delivery, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Interlibrary loans, International cooperation, Networking, Open access, Research support, Document Delivery and Resource Sharing, Videos

A delegation from IFLA will attend the 40th Session of the UNESCO General Conference, held 12-27 November 2019 in Paris, France. As NGO partners of UNESCO, we are committed to growing our...

News - 11 November 2019

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Conferences, Cultural heritage, Education, Libraries for development, Networking

Published on behalf of the IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section’s Standing Committee, this freely-accessible eBook is a testimonial reflecting the state-of-the-art in the...

Publication - 4 November 2019

Tags: Access to information, Benchmarking, Best practices, Big data, Conferences, Cooperation, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Digital divide, Document delivery, eBooks, Electronic document delivery, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Intellectual property, Interlibrary loans, International cooperation, Library collections, Open access, Publications, Research support, Scholarly communications, Statistics and evaluation, User experience, Conference proceedings, Document Delivery and Resource Sharing

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

From 18-19 October 2019, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) hosted an international conference on issues of copyright exceptions and limitations for libraries, archives and...

News - 21 October 2019

Tags: Advocacy, Conferences, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Switzerland

IFLAs Public Libraries Section has partnered with a number of other professional units to bring you a rich program in Athens this August. Pop these in your diary! Tuesday 27...

Event - 12 August 2019

Tags: Conferences, Congress, Gibraltar, Public Libraries

Dear colleagues, The IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section has a pleasure to announce the 16th IFLA ILDS Conference (October 9-11, 2019, Prague, Czech Republic) Participation...

News - 2 May 2019

Tags: Conferences, Czechia, Document delivery, Interlibrary loans, Document Delivery and Resource Sharing

Visit the WLIC 2019 LGBTQ Users Special Interest Group page for complete CFP instructions. 2019 theme: "Let’s talk about change: How libraries and LGBTIQ communities are...

News - 2 March 2019

Tags: cfp, Conferences, LGBTQ, WLIC 2019, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

IFLA LIS Education in Developing Countries Special Interest Group invites you to submit a proposal for papers to be presented at its 2-hour open session at the 85th IFLA World Library and...

News - 20 February 2019

Tags: Conferences, Education and training

The MetLib Conference is the annual gathering of metropolitan libraries, held by the IFLA Section on Metropolitan Libraries. MetLib 2019 is hosted by the Helsinki City Library and the conference...

News - 7 January 2019

Tags: Conferences, Finland, Metropolitan Libraries

The IFLA MetLib Conference is the annual gathering of metropolitan libraries, held by the IFLA Section on Metropolitan Libraries. MetLib 2019 is hosted by the Helsinki City Library and the...

Event - 7 January 2019

Tags: Conference, Conferences, Finland, Metropolitan Libraries

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)

IFLA DDRS Standing Committee would like to challenge the interlending and document supply community to consider strategies for contending with an increasingly complex global information...

Event - 7 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, Best practices, Change management, Conference, Conferences, Cooperation, Copyright, Czechia, Document delivery, Electronic document delivery, Interlibrary loans, International cooperation, Resource discovery, Document Delivery and Resource Sharing

Organized by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México through the Dirección General de Bibliotecas, the XVI International Conference on University Libraries will be...

Event - 15 October 2018

Tags: Conferences, Education, Forum, Libraries for development, Mexico

At IFLA WLIC 2018 in Kuala Lumpur (Session 151), under the theme of ‘Global Action on School Library Education and Training’, the following papers were presented...

Publication - 12 September 2018

Tags: Conferences, IFLA WLIC 2018, Conference proceedings, School Libraries

84th IFLA World Library and Information Congress, Kuala Lumpur Rare Books and Special Collections Section programme, summary of events: Business Meetings: Friday 24 August...

News - 27 August 2018

Tags: Conferences, Rare Books and Special Collections

IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2018 - Satellite Conference Singapore 23 August The Satellite Conference was organized by the Library Services to People with Special Needs and...

Informational Page - 25 August 2018

Tags: Accessibility, Children, Conferences, Library services to people with disabilities, Young adults, Library Services to People with Special Needs

Following a successful first ever live stream in 2017, IFLA’s World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) will be live streamed again in 2018. This time, you will be able to...

News - 22 August 2018

Tags: Conferences, IFLA WLIC 2018

There are only 2 days to go before the most international library conference in the world! IFLA WLIC 2018 promises to be a truly spectacular experience for library professionals...

News - 9 August 2018

Tags: Conferences, IFLA WLIC 2018

The Section's session at the 81st IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Cape Town was held on Thursday, 20th August. Session 220: Parliamentary Libraries...

Informational Page - 8 August 2018

Tags: Conferences, Library and Research Services for Parliaments

Dear Colleagues, it was nice to see so many of you at World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Colleagues from all over the world came...

Informational Page - 4 August 2018

Tags: Advocacy, Best practices, Children, Children's libraries, Conferences, Cooperation, Guidelines, Lifelong learning, Literacy, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

Just to let you know of two updates to the programme for our pre-conference on Friday, 24th August. The agenda now has the details of the presentation from our colleagues in the...

News - 30 July 2018

Tags: Conferences, Pre-conference, Library and Research Services for Parliaments

The LTR blog

News - 4 July 2018

Tags: Conferences, Global vision project, LTR program in KL, Library Theory and Research

Sunday 26 August/ Session 094/ 9.30-11.30  What is Universal Design for Libraries? Library Services to People with Special Needs Public Libraries and Library Services to Persons with...

Event - 21 June 2018

Tags: Conference, Conferences, Malaysia, Public Libraries

The Art Libraries Section of IFLA, in collaboration with the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, is organizing a one-day conference that focuses on the documentation of global...

News - 13 May 2018

Tags: Access to information, Best practices, Conferences, Cultural heritage, Library collections, Art Libraries

The Governing Board of IFLA has accepted the recommendation of the Document Delivery and Resource Sharing standing committee in which the committee has recommended Prague, Czech Republic...

News - 8 May 2018

Tags: Conferences, Czechia, ILDS, Document Delivery and Resource Sharing

The programme for the IFLA Rare Books & Special Collections section mid-term conference has now been published! You can view it here and register!

News - 27 February 2018

Tags: Collaboration, Conferences, digital heritage collections, Digitization, IIIF, Norway, Rare Books and Special Collections

Library Services to People with Special Needs Section joint with Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section invite presenters from a wide range of countries to discuss how to promote...

News - 15 February 2018

Tags: Accessibility, Children, Conferences, Singapore, Young adults, Library Services to People with Special Needs

The IFLA MetLib Conference is the annual gathering of metropolitan libraries, held by the IFLA Section on Metropolitan Libraries.  In 2018 it will take place at the Belgrade City...

News - 17 January 2018

Tags: call for submissions, Conferences, metlib conference, Serbia, Metropolitan Libraries

Twenty five Call for Papers have already been released from a host of IFLA Sections and Special Interest Group (SIGs) offering a fantastic opportunity to present to an international...

News - 12 January 2018

Tags: Call for Papers, Conferences, IFLA WLIC 2018, World Library and Information Congress

IFLA’s Metropolitan Libraries Section invites you to submit a proposal for its programme at the 84th IFLA World Library and Information Congress to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 24-30...

News - 2 January 2018

Tags: Call for Papers, Conferences, IFLA 2018, Malaysia, Metropolitan Libraries

WLIC 2017 took place in Wrocław, a beautiful city on the Oder River in western Poland, from 19-25 August. Over 3000 delegates from 122 countries took part in the event. Apart from the spectacular...

News - 1 November 2017

Tags: Conferences, Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section, Poland

Annual Report 2020 [in PDF] Annual Report 2018-2019 [in PDF] Annual Report 2017-2018 [in PDF] Annual Report 2016-2017...

Publication - 14 September 2017

Tags: Archives, Conferences, Cultural heritage, History of Librarianship, Library history, Library History, Annual reports, Library History

Action Plan 2020-2021 [in PDF] Action Plan 2019-2020 [in PDF] Action Plan 2018-2019 [in PDF] Action Plan 2017-2018...

Publication - 14 September 2017

Tags: Action plans, Archives, Conferences, Cultural heritage, History of Librarianship, Library History, Library History

  In celebration of this year's Austrian Library Day, the Association of Austrian Librarians (LBA), the Austrian Library Federation (BVÖ) and the University Library...

News - 13 September 2017

Tags: Austria, Conferences, Glòria Pérez-Salmerón, IFLA President

Welcome to our session which adresses the issue of accessibility at conferences. In addition to speakers there will be an open hearing on accessibility at IFLA and other library conferenses...

News - 17 August 2017

Tags: Conferences, Library services to people with disabilities, Meetings

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 - 15 August 2017

Tags: Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Communities of practice, Conferences, Digital resources

Dear colleagues and friends, We want to thank you for coming to the MetLib conference held in Montreal in early May. We hope that you found the workshops, the library tours, and...

News - 31 May 2017

Tags: Canada, Conferences, Metropolitan Libraries

We are pleased to share with you the preliminary version of the IFLA MetLib conference programme! The co-hosts of this event, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Qu...

News - 13 March 2017

Tags: Canada, conference programme, Conferences, Metropolitan Libraries

IFLA’s Metropolitan Libraries Section invites you to submit a proposal for its main programme at the 83rd IFLA World Library and Information Congress to be held in Wrocław, Poland, 19-25...

News - 6 February 2017

Tags: Call for Papers, Conferences, IFLA WLIC, Poland, Wrocław, Metropolitan Libraries

Date - 15-17 August 2017 Genealogy and Local History Section joint with  Asia and Oceania Section and Information Technology Section invite presenters from a wide...

News - 24 January 2017

Tags: Asia & Oceania, Conferences, IFLA Satellite meeting, Local History and Genealogy

Papers are invited to be presented in the Open session of Agricultural Libraries SIG during 83rd IFLA General Conference and Assembly, Wroclaw, Poland in August 2017. Theme: Agricultural...

News - 19 January 2017

Tags: Conferences, News, Poland, Agricultural Libraries

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)

If you are planning to travel to Montréal for the IFLA MetLib Conference, consider that on Friday May 5, in the afternoon, there will be a free optional tour, outside of Montréal...

News - 19 January 2017

Tags: Canada, Conferences, library visits, Metropolitan Libraries

Environment, Sustainability and Libraries (IFLA SIG) - Satellite - Berlin, Germany Collaborative Strategies for Successful Green Libraries: Buildings, Management, Programs and Services...

News - 4 January 2017

Tags: Conferences, Germany, Environment, Sustainability and Libraries

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

1st International Conference on Library & Information Management (ICLIM 2016) was held in Faculty of Social Science, University of Kelaniya from 21st -23rd October, 2016. The conference was...

News - 21 November 2016

Tags: Conferences, Conferences, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, University of Kelaniya

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

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

Amsterdam Public Library (OBA) Without Borders: The Integrated Library Program and schedule   Sunday, May 5 17.00 Welcome Reception 17.30...

Informational Page - 23 September 2016

Tags: Conferences, Metropolitan Libraries

The theme Innovate China: Technology, Society and Library is composed of 3 pillars of sessions, work conference and exhibition. More>>

Event - 5 September 2016

Tags: China, Conference, Conference, Conferences, Asia and Oceania

The LSN session this year focuses on library services to persons experiencing homelessness from different perspectives, including the users perspective. It is also part of the work on developing...

News - 12 August 2016

Tags: Children, Conferences, Disadvantaged persons, Displaced persons, Social inclusion, Library Services to People with Special Needs

You are cordially invited to attend the IFLA President’s Session in Columbus - Answering the Call to Action: How Might We Respond to the Challenges Presented in the IFLA Trend Report. During...

News - 9 August 2016

Tags: Advocacy, Conferences, Development, IFLA Trend Report, IFLA WLIC 2016, Sustainability

The Agricultural Libraries SIG invites you to a two-hour open session on ‘Animal Agriculture Information Systems and Services: An International Perspective’ during the IFLA World...

News - 1 August 2016

Tags: Conferences, United States of America, Agricultural Libraries

You are invited to attend Asia and Oceania Section’s Open Session in Columbus Date: Monday 15 August        Time: 9.30 – 11.30    ...

News - 28 July 2016

Tags: Conferences, Open Session, United States of America, Asia and Oceania

We are now accepting submissions for iConference 2017, our twelfth annual gathering of scholars, researchers and professionals who share an interest in the critical information issues of...

News - 22 July 2016

Tags: China, Conferences, Conferences

6-7 January 2017 - Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), Delhi, India   'Data' has been recently termed as the new oil, new soil, new world...

News - 20 July 2016

Tags: Conferences, Conferences, India, Workshops

Library association leaders, IFLA leadership, staff and trainers participated in a milestone event for the Building Strong Library Associations programme in Manila, Philippines 30 May-2 June 2016...

News - 8 July 2016

Tags: BSLA, Conferences, Philippines, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The IFLA Green Library Award was established in 2016 by Environmental Sustainability for Libraries (ENSULIB), a special interest group of IFLA. The award, generously sponsored by De Gruyter...

News - 5 July 2016

Tags: Conferences, Environment, Sustainability and Libraries

The Governing Board of IFLA has accepted the recommendation of the Document Delivery and Resource Sharing standing committee in which the committee has recommended Paris, France to host the 2017...

News - 30 May 2016

Tags: Conferences, ILDS, Document Delivery and Resource Sharing

Registrations are now open for the 2016 ALIA National Conference which will be held from 29th August to 2 September 2016.   More information can be accessed from Conference...

News - 20 May 2016

Tags: Australia, Conferences, Library associations, Asia and Oceania

University Librarians’ Association of Sri Lanka held its international conference at the University of Jaffna, from 9 to 10 March 2016. - More >>

News - 14 May 2016

Tags: Conferences, Library Association, Sri Lanka, Asia and Oceania

IFLA’s Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters (CLM) will look, in its WLIC 2016 session, at recent, ongoing and upcoming copyright reforms around the world, under the title Copyright...

News - 6 April 2016

Tags: Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Conferences, Copyright, Digital resources, Information policies, Intellectual property, Policy, United States of America, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

[Revised Call with Deadline extended to: 21 March 2016] Theme Access to Information in Small Island Developing States Date Friday, 12 August 2016 Organiser IFLA...

News - 9 March 2016

Tags: Asia and Oceania, Conferences, Satellite Meeting, United States of America, Asia and Oceania

IFLA’s Academic and Research Libraries Section, Metropolitan Libraries Section and School Libraries Section invite you to submit a proposal for their joint programme at the 82nd IFLA World...

News - 15 February 2016

Tags: Academic and research libraries, Acquisitions, Cataloguing, Collection development, Conferences, joint-use, Reference services, school libraries, United States of America, Metropolitan Libraries

IFLA’s Metropolitan Libraries Section invites you to submit a proposal for its main programme at the 82nd IFLA World Library and Information Congress to be held in Columbus, U.S.A., 13-19...

News - 22 January 2016

Tags: Conferences, United States of America, Metropolitan Libraries

Theme: "User Experience (UX) and Social Science Libraries in the Digital Age" Deadline for Submission of proposals:  1 March 2016 The Social...

News - 21 January 2016

Tags: Conferences, United States of America, Asia and Oceania

http://2016.ifla.org/cfp-calls/environmental-sustainability-and-libraries-sig

News - 17 December 2015

Tags: Conferences

The Role of Libraries and Librarians in Scientific and Technological Data Management & Archiving Data sets are increasing in importance around the world. Funding agencies are adopting...

News - 15 December 2015

Tags: Collaboration, Conferences, Data management, Information Technology, ORCID; Data Cite, R3Data, Software technologies, Software tools, United States of America, Science and Technology Libraries

In keeping with the conference’s overall theme, ‘Connections, Collaboration, Community’, the Asia and Oceania Open Session will focus on how libraries across our region are...

News - 14 December 2015

Tags: Asia & Oceania, Asia and Oceania, Call for Papers, Conferences, Open Session, United States of America, Asia and Oceania

This is a guest post by Petar Lukačić and Maja Krulić Gačan from Public library “Fran Galović”, Koprivnica, Croatia. For the full post, please visit the NPSIG blog.

News - 13 December 2015

Tags: Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Conferences, Croatia, E-learning, ted, tedx, New Professionals

The IFLA Law Libraries Section, Public Libraries Section and Government Information and Official Publications Section is seeking proposals to be presented at their joint session on Bringing the...

News - 9 December 2015

Tags: Conferences, United States of America, Public Libraries

Are you involved in an interesting project or in an area of work that you would like to discuss with or show to other congress attendees? Why not present your work in the IFLA Poster Sessions...

News - 29 October 2015

Tags: Children, Conferences, poster session, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

Dear colleagues: We are planning our 2016 #newlibgc webinars and we need your help to identify new topics! For the fifth consecutive year, IFLA Continuing...

News - 25 October 2015

Tags: #newlibgc, ALA, Conferences, CPDWL, New professionals, NPSIG, webinar, New Professionals

Estimados colegas, Estamos muy contentos de proveer una oportunidad para nuevos bibliotecarios de afuera de Norteamérica (Estados Unidos y Canadá) para asistir al Congreso de...

News - 25 October 2015

Tags: becas, Conferences, New professionals, nuevos profesionales, United States of America, wlic2016, New Professionals

Dear colleagues, We are so happy to provide an opportunity for new librarians from outside North America (U.S. and Canada) to attend the IFLA 2016 Congress in Columbus, Ohio. I would...

News - 25 October 2015

Tags: Conferences, Grants, New professionals, New Professionals, United States of America, wlic2016, New Professionals

The IFLA Building Strong Library Associations programme (BSLA) is supporting projects in Africa, Asia and Oceania and Latin America and the Caribbean following the regional convenings...

News - 2 October 2015

Tags: ASEAN, BSLA, Conferences, Indonesia, Malaysia, Meetings, Philippines, Thailand, LDP (Library Development Programme)

How quickly does time go? It’s only just over a month since the wonderful IFLA Public Libraries satellite in Cape Town hosted by our friends and colleagues from the City of Cape Town Library...

News - 23 September 2015

Tags: Conferences, South Africa, Public Libraries

Conference update | September 2016    The ALIA National 2016 Conference program committee invites abstracts relating to the conference theme Engage, Create, Lead...

News - 21 September 2015

Tags: ALIA Conference 2016, Asia and Oceania, Australia, Conferences, Asia and Oceania

  The National Institute of Library and Information Sciences (NILIS) M.Phil/PhD. Colloquium provides students the opportunity to present, discuss and share their research...

News - 4 September 2015

Tags: Conferences, NILIS, PhD Colloquium, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, Asia and Oceania

Turning the Tables: Documenting Art in a Global Context, Open session, Thursday 20 August (13:45 - 15:45 Auditorium 2) Chair: Sandra Ludig Brooke (United States) 1...

News - 7 August 2015

Tags: Africa, Conferences, Art Libraries

Are you coming to Cape Town IFLA conference? Come visit our sessions: Sunday 16.8. 13.45-15.45: Dynamic partnerships for access, development and transformation in libraries for young...

News - 5 August 2015

Tags: Children, Conferences, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

Re-thinking Lifescape: Linking Landscape to Everyday Life 1-6 November 2015 I Haenyeo Museum & Jeju Stone Park, Jeju, Korea Call for Abstracts The International...

News - 23 July 2015

Tags: Asia and Oceania, Conferences, Conservation, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Symposium, Asia and Oceania

Dear Colleagues, A lot has happened in our Section since January. To begin with, we have prepared three sessions for the next IFLA conference (August 16-21 in Cape Town, South Africa). The...

News - 23 June 2015

Tags: Children, Conferences, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

Sister Libraries Programme Coordinator Ulla Pötsönen has been participating in two international and national conferences, presenting IFLA and Section's projects and disseminating...

Informational Page - 18 June 2015

Tags: Children, Conferences, Library and information science education, Library outreach, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

"15 to 20 year olds reading across the world: Why? Where? How?" IFLA Satellite Conference in Paris 2014 - Review of a participant Satellite Conference organised by...

News - 8 June 2015

Tags: Conferences, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

IFLA Satellite Conference in Paris 2014 - Review of a participant The Satellite Conference organised by the Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section & School Libraries Section...

Informational Page - 1 June 2015

Tags: Best practices, Conferences, Literacy, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

Registrations are now open for the Satellite to be hosted by the Public Libraries Section in partnership with the City of Cape Town Library Service and the Western Cape Provincial Library Service...

News - 13 May 2015

Tags: Conferences, South Africa, Public Libraries

Public library services around the world have reached the cross-roads. Collection formats and community needs continue to evolve at a rapid pace. Technology plays a major role providing people...

News - 27 April 2015

Tags: Conferences, Ebooks, eResources, Satellite, South Africa, South Africa, Public Libraries

World Library and Information Congress: 16-22 August 2014, Lyon, France.  Theme: How special are we anyway? Bringing accessible reading to mainstream libraries and markets;...

Informational Page - 22 April 2015

Tags: Conferences, Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities

En el marco de a la reunión intermedia del comité permanente de la sección América Latina y el Caribe, el 24 de abril de 10 a 14 h se realizará la...

Event - 8 April 2015

Tags: Access to information, Argentina, Conferences, Seminar, Latin America and the Caribbean

As part of IFLA Latin American and Caribbean Standing Committee Midterm Meeting, on April 24, there will also be an academic Seminar under the theme: "Libraries facing the challenge...

Event - 8 April 2015

Tags: Access to information, Argentina, Conferences, Seminar, Latin America and the Caribbean

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of National Library, the National Library and Documentation Services Board of Sri Lanka has planned an International Conference with the main objective...

News - 1 April 2015

Tags: Asia and Oceania, Call for Papers, Conferences, International conference, National Library, Asia and Oceania

The Department of Information Management, University of the Punjab (PU) is celebrating its centenary anniversary this year. The Department has planned an International Conference on Information...

News - 13 March 2015

Tags: Conferences, ICIML2015, Pakistan, Asia and Oceania

Call for Abstracts and Poster Proposals    We are witnessing fast changes in digital content and visualizing disruptive technologies in information and knowledge...

News - 13 March 2015

Tags: Conferences, Pakistan, Pakistan, SALC 2015, Asia and Oceania

 Public library services around the world have reached the cross-roads. Collection formats and community needs continue to evolve at a rapid pace. Technology plays a major role providing...

Event - 27 January 2015

Tags: Conferences, Satellite Meeting, South Africa, Public Libraries

The two day workshop Public Libraries at the Crossroads will be held at the Goodwood Community Hall on Thursday 13- Friday 14 August. The Program will have a multi-pronged approach and will...

News - 27 January 2015

Tags: Conferences, South Africa, Public Libraries

IFLA Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults opens a call for papers on an off-site session during WLIC conference 2015 in Cape Town, South Africa. Theme: Dynamic African...

News - 12 January 2015

Tags: Conferences, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

IFLA Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults has an open call for papers for a session in Cape Town WLIC 2015 conference. Theme: Dynamic partnerships for access, development...

News - 12 January 2015

Tags: Conferences, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

A selection of pre and post-conference presentations from past IFLA Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section's satellite meetings are now available: 15 to 20 year olds...

News - 19 December 2014

Tags: Children, Communities of practice, Conferences, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

  IFLA World Library and Information Congress   81st IFLA General Conference and Assembly 15-21 August 2015, Cape Town, South Africa...

News - 11 December 2014

Tags: Call for Papers, Cape Town, Ciudad del Cabo, Conferences, Congresos, LAC, ponencias, Sección América Latina y el Caribe, South Africa, WLIC 2015, Latin America and the Caribbean

Raising awareness of dyslexia and introducing the new publication "Guidelines for Library Services to Persons with Dyslexia" IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2014 Lyon...

Informational Page - 30 October 2014

Tags: Conferences, Dyslexia, Guidelines, Library services to people with disabilities, Library Services to People with Special Needs

Slides from Hot Topics sessions, IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2014, Lyon, France. Radical collaboration - libraries working together in new ways James G Neal...

Informational Page - 23 October 2014

Tags: Academic and Research Libraries, Conferences, Hot Topics, Open access, radical change

The satellite meeting "Library Linked Data: Let's make it happen!" co-organized by the Information Technology section, the Semantic Web special interest group and the Biblioth...

News - 30 September 2014

Tags: Conferences, Semantic Web

Session 47: CAUCUS Meeting for Africa, Asia, Oceania and Latin America, and the Caribbean to take place on,   16th August 2014 17:30-18:30 Room/Salle Bellecour 1....

News - 15 August 2014

Tags: Conferences, Africa

  La Section Amérique Latine et les Caraïbes de l‘IFLA vous invite à participer aux activités qui vont se dérouler dans l'IFLA WLIC Lyon...

News - 23 June 2014

Tags: activités, Conferences, France, IFLALAC, LAC, Lyon, WLIC2014, Latin America and the Caribbean

  The IFLA Latin America and the Caribbean Section invites you to participate in the following sessions at IFLA WLIC 2014 Lyon: Session 47 – Caucus: Africa, Asia &...

News - 23 June 2014

Tags: activities, Conferences, France, IFLALAC, LAC, Lyon, WLIC2014, Latin America and the Caribbean

  La Sección América Latina y el Caribe de la IFLA los invita a participar en las siguientes sesiones durante el IFLA WLIC Lyon 2014: Sesión 47...

News - 23 June 2014

Tags: actividades, activities, Conferences, France, IFLALAC, LAC, Lyon, WLIC2014, Latin America and the Caribbean

Kia ora koutou - greetings to everyone, Allison and the team thank all participants in MetLib 2014, and all those organisations which allowed staff to attend. We are grateful to Auckland...

News - 19 May 2014

Tags: Conferences, New Zealand, Metropolitan Libraries

Day 2 of MetLib 2014 in Auckland is over, but the conference will run until Friday 16! Follow it on Twitter: @MetLib14 And the official hashtag is #metlib14

News - 13 May 2014

Tags: Conferences, New Zealand, Metropolitan Libraries

The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in collaboration with the Government Information and Official Publications section of the International Federation of  Library Associations...

News - 1 May 2014

Tags: Conferences, Cultural heritage, Digital resources, Government information, India, Library and information profession, Lifelong learning, Networking, Professional development, Government Information and Official Publications

Final details are being tweaked before the program launch next week. Speakers from Finland, China, Germany, Denmark, Australia, Spain, Lithuania. Sweden, the Netherlands, USA and (our hosts) the...

News - 11 April 2014

Tags: Conferences, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Public Libraries

registration (EN+RU) | program plus latest updates: EN / RU We are happy to invite you to IFLAcamp Library Creative Laboratory: “A Hero of Our...

Event - 14 March 2014

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Associations, Collection development, Communications, Communities of practice, Conference, Conferences, Cooperation, Copyright, Cultural heritage, cycling, Development, Digital divide, Digital repositories, Digital resources, Digitisation, Education and training, IFLAcampLab, Information professionals, Information technology, International cooperation, Knowledge society, Library as place, Library collections, Library history, Meetings, Members, Networking, New professionals, NPSIG, Policy, Professional development, Russian Federation, unconference, New Professionals

The call for papers of the Section's session at the IFLA Congress in Lyon has been extended to 10 March 2014. The IFLA Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section...

News - 28 February 2014

Tags: Conferences, Library and Research Services for Parliaments

On 28 March 2014, FEBAB and the University of São Paulo (Information Science Department of the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto...

Event - 14 February 2014

Tags: Brazil, Conference, Conferences, LAC, Seminario, Latin America and the Caribbean

Congreso Mundial de Bibliotecas e Información de la IFLA 80ª. Conferencia General y Asamblea de la IFLA “Bibliotecas, ciudadanía, sociedad: confluencia...

News - 13 February 2014

Tags: 2014, América Latina y el Caribe, Call for Papers, Conferences, France, LAC, papers, WLIC2014, Latin America and the Caribbean

View French version (PDF) The IFLA Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section invites proposals for presentations at the Section’s pre-conference programme in Paris on 13...

News - 29 January 2014

Tags: Conferences, France, Library and Research Services for Parliaments

In this age of trans-disciplinary research, traditional scientific and humanistic discourses are undergoing a transformation. New modes of inquiry are capitalizing on the strengths that each set...

News - 23 January 2014

Tags: Art Libraries, Collaboration, Conferences, Creativity, Design Libraries, France, Interdisciplinary Research, Science and Technology Libraries

Registration for MetLib 2014 has now opened. Auckland Libraries is hosting the Metropolitan Libraries Conference 2014. It will run from 11-16 May 2014 in Auckland, New Zealand. Join us for...

News - 20 January 2014

Tags: Conferences, New Zealand, Metropolitan Libraries

In a rapidly changing environment it is timely to examine the future of public libraries. The conference theme Public Library Futures in a global digital world?  will focus on the themes of...

News - 13 January 2014

Tags: Conferences, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Public Libraries

Public Library Futures in a global digital world is the theme for the 2014 IFLA Public Libraries Satellite Conference. Organised by the Public Libraries Section of IFLA, in collaboration...

News - 9 January 2014

Tags: Conferences, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Public Libraries

World Library and Information Congress: 80th IFLA General Conference and Assembly “Strong Libraries, Strong Societies”. 16-22 August 2014, Lyon, France...

News - 16 December 2013

Tags: Call for Papers, Conferences, Conferences, France, Social Sciences Section, using and managing data for social change, Social Science Libraries

Read the full report here.  In early 2013, the Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section received funds for a project to evaluate the benefits of attending IFLA...

News - 13 December 2013

Tags: Conferences, Library and Research Services for Parliaments

The IFLA Library History Special Interest Group invites papers to be presented at its open session during IFLA WLIC 2014 in Lyon, France. Theme: Building a global network:...

News - 10 December 2013

Tags: Conferences, Education and training, International cooperation, Library theory and research, Library History

16-22 August 2013, Lyon, France This session focuses on how library services in Asia and Oceania are transcending many different types of borders to meet the highly varied needs of their...

News - 6 December 2013

Tags: Conferences, Asia and Oceania

Theme: Special Spaces for Special Collections The Library Buildings & Equipment and the Rare Books and Manuscripts Standing Committees together with the Preservation and...

News - 29 November 2013

Tags: Collection development, Conferences, Copyright, Democracy, Digital repositories, Digital resources, Document delivery, Electronic collections, Electronic document delivery, Electronic resources, Guidelines, Information policies, Information technology, Intellectual property, Library Buildings and Equipment

See more detail from the IFLA main page.

News - 29 November 2013

Tags: Conferences, Document Delivery and Resource Sharing

Los invitamos a presentar un proyecto interesante o un área de trabajo que le gustaría discutir o mostrar a otros asistentes del congreso. Toda la información puede...

News - 14 November 2013

Tags: Conferences, convocatorias, español, LAC, Lyon, pósteres, WLIC2014, Latin America and the Caribbean

The papers by Peter Burnhill, Tamar Sadeh, Joyce Chao-chen Chen and Mariellen Calter are now available.  Andrew Well's paper will be published in 2014.  Thank you to our authors/...

News - 1 November 2013

Tags: Academic and Research Libraries, Conferences

IFLA 2013 SATELLITE MEETING ON NEWSPAPER & GENLOC SECTIONS Papers Presented Day 1 - 14 August 2013 Digital collections: if you build them, will they visit – or...

Informational Page - 29 October 2013

Tags: Conferences, News Media

During the 2014 IFLA World Library and Information Congress(Lyon, France), the Inist-CNRS and Document Delivery and Resource Sharing section organize a satellite meeting in Nancy,...

News - 9 October 2013

Tags: Conferences, France, Inist-CNRS, Nancy, Satellite Meeting, Document Delivery and Resource Sharing

6-8 February 2014 Salt Lake City, Utah See here for more information.

News - 20 September 2013

Tags: Conferences, United States of America, News Media

The Knowledge Management Section's most recent annual report and minutes from the Helsinki WLIC are now available.

News - 5 September 2013

Tags: Conferences, Knowledge management, Knowledge Management

  La Sección América Latina y el Caribe los invita a participar en las siguientes sesiones: Sesión 52 – Caucus: Africa, Asia & Oceania...

News - 10 August 2013

Tags: actividades, Conferences, Conferencias, LAC, Sección América Latina y el Caribe, Singapore, WLIC2013, Latin America and the Caribbean

  The Latin America and the Caribbean Section invites you to participate in the following sessions: Session 52 – Caucus: Africa, Asia & Oceania and...

News - 10 August 2013

Tags: activities, Conferences, LAC, Singapore, WLIC2013, Latin America and the Caribbean

The Visual Resources Association's 32nd Annual Conference will be held in Milwaukee, Wisconson, 12-15 March 2014 in the Pfister Hotel.  Proposals are now being solicited for program...

News - 14 June 2013

Tags: Conferences, United States of America, Art Libraries

The capital of Kazakhstan Astana city hosted a forum of librarians on "Commonwealth Libraries: Integration, Innovation and Access for All" from 26 to 28 September 2012. The city which...

News - 4 April 2013

Tags: Conferences, Kazakhstan, Asia and Oceania

Celebrating 100 Years: the University of Hong Kong Libraries’ Centenary Anniversary Conference In 1911, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) was founded. In 1912, the University...

News - 3 April 2013

Tags: China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Conferences, Asia and Oceania

The Conference on Library and Information Science Across the Taiwan Strait was initiated twenty years ago by a group of Library and Information Science Departments in Mainland China and the...

News - 2 April 2013

Tags: China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Conferences, Asia and Oceania

Session theme: Agile management: strategies for achieving success in rapidly changing times We will explore the ways that libraries around the globe have displayed ‘agile’ approaches...

News - 18 March 2013

Tags: Academic and Research Libraries, Conferences, Singapore

IFLA parliamentary Section colleagues will be pleased to hear that Moira Fraser has been successful in her bid to carry out our evaluation project. Moira will be making a start on this...

News - 7 March 2013

Tags: Conferences, Library and Research Services for Parliaments

Dear colleagues, MetLib 2013 is coming up! The Amsterdam Public Library has the pleasure of inviting you to IFLA's 2013 MetLib Conference which will take place from Sunday, May...

Event - 27 February 2013

Tags: Conference, Conferences, Cooperation, Library services, Netherlands, Metropolitan Libraries

The Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section has been successful in bidding for funds for a project to evaluate the benefits of attending IFLA conferences. The suggestion for this...

News - 1 February 2013

Tags: Conferences, Library and Research Services for Parliaments

Papers are invited to be presented at 79th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, Singapore, in August 2013 on the theme: Education and Training for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine...

News - 3 January 2013

Tags: Conferences, Singapore, Science and Technology Libraries

IFLA World Library and Information Congress 79th IFLA General Conference and Assembly 17-23 August 2013, Singapore The IFLA Latin America and the Caribbean Section...

News - 21 December 2012

Tags: América Latina y el Caribe, Call for Papers, Conferences, Conferencias, Congresos, LAC, Singapore, Singapur, WLIC2013, Latin America and the Caribbean

The IFLA School Libraries and Information Literacy Sections are seeking proposals for a joint programme to be held at the IFLA Conference in Singapore in August 2013. Theme: School...

News - 24 November 2012

Tags: Call for Papers, civil literacies, Conferences, Information literacy, School Libraries

The IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section is pleased to announce that the China Academic Library and Information System (CALIS) has been selected to host the 13th IFLA Interlending...

News - 22 November 2012

Tags: Announcement, China, Conferences, ILDS, Document Delivery and Resource Sharing

The activities of the Governmen Libraries Section have been successful. Sessions sponsored and cosponsored by us have had a big number of attendees, and there has been participation between them...

News - 20 August 2012

Tags: Access to information, Conferences, Finland, Government information, Meetings, Government Libraries

Session 118 - Friends or Foes — public and school libraries a force for change for creating smart communities - School Libraries and Resource Centers with Public Libraries 14 August 2012 09:...

News - 25 July 2012

Tags: Conferences, School Libraries

La Sección América latina y el Caribe los invita a participar en las siguientes sesiones:   Sesión 51 — Caucus: Africa, Asia &...

News - 17 July 2012

Tags: Conferences, Finland, Finlandia, Helsinki, LAC, WLIC2012, Latin America and the Caribbean

The Latin America and the Caribbean Section invites you to participate in the following sessions:   Session 51 — Caucus: Africa, Asia & Oceania and Latin America...

News - 17 July 2012

Tags: Conferences, Finland, Helsinki, LAC, WLIC2012, Latin America and the Caribbean

The blog of the MetLib 2012 Conference in Barcelona has been updated with a final report, a selection of beautiful photographs and other materials. See the section "new-MATERIALS"...

News - 19 June 2012

Tags: Conferences, Metropolitan Libraries

2012 Satellite Conference The conference is open for registration! Please join us for the conference on "Transcending Boundaries to Increase Cultural Understanding between Countries...

News - 30 April 2012

Tags: Conferences, Finland, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

The satellite conference will be held immediately prior to the World Library and Information Congress in Helsinki, Finland, August 2012. See: pre-conference website Venue Klaipeda,...

News - 1 March 2012

Tags: Communities of practice, Conferences, Cooperation, Education and training, Information professionals, Public Libraries

The Academic and Research Libraries Section is offering THREE (3) Registration Grants equivalent in the amount of € 435 each to an information professional from: Africa Latin America...

News - 23 February 2012

Tags: Academic and Research Libraries, Conferences

Call for paper/presentation proposals! Program Theme: "Empowering Library Services for Indigenous People" IFLA Special Interest Group (SIG) on Indigenous Matters' has...

News - 10 February 2012

Tags: Conferences, Finland, Indigenous Matters

For the Classification & Indexing Section Open Session we invite presentations showing new and innovative ways of providing subject access to users from all types of libraries –...

News - 10 January 2012

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Children, Classification and indexing, Conferences, Digital resources, Electronic collections, Electronic document delivery, Electronic resources, Finland, Indexing, Information technology, Library collections, Metadata, Online public access catalogues, Resource discovery, Subject Analysis and Access

Colleagues from around the world are invited to submit an abstract for consideration for a paper to be presented at the LTR-SET Open Session, in collaboration with the LIS Education in Developing...

News - 4 January 2012

Tags: Call for Papers, Conferences

World Library and Information Congress: 78th IFLA General Conference and Assembly 11-17 August 2012, Helsinki, Finland Libraries Now! - Inspiring, Surprising, Empowering The IFLA Latin...

News - 3 January 2012

Tags: Conferences, Finland, Latin America and the Caribbean

Theme:  “Using Assessment to Drive Change:  Demonstrating the Value of Health Information”  Papers may cover some of the following topics: Measuring the...

News - 16 December 2011

Tags: Conferences

The Government Libraries Section (GLS) must prepare this month its corresponding session program for next IFLA annual conference in Helsinki (2012). For that, we would like to open the...

News - 18 October 2011

Tags: Conferences, Government Libraries

Main themes: Statistical analysis and qualitative methods as tools for the advocacy of libraries Evidence based management Case studies about efficiency, impact and outcomes measurement...

News - 17 October 2011

Tags: Academic and Research Libraries, Conferences, Finland

Joint satellie event for IFLA Statistics and Evaluation Section, IFLA Management and Marketing Section and IFLA Academic and Research Libraries Sections.  Main themes: Statistical...

News - 16 October 2011

Tags: Conferences, Finland

IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) is having its 2012 conference on August 23-26 2012 in London, on the theme "Crossing Boundaries: Translations and Migrations...

News - 4 October 2011

Tags: Conferences, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

A three-day preconference The Digital Age has turned the world of News Media upside down. Join us for a chance to hear all about the latest developments in the field and how the...

Event - 23 September 2011

Tags: Conferences, Finland, Satellite Meeting, News Media

The minutes of the two meetings of the Section  in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as part of the last IFLA’s Congress, have been published online: 1st Meeting...

News - 22 September 2011

Tags: Conferences, Government Libraries

The satellite conference will be held immediately prior to the World Library and Information Congress in Helsinki, Finland, August 2012. Theme: The Road to Information Literacy:...

News - 21 September 2011

Tags: Conferences, Finland, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning

IFLA Satellite Pre-conference "Library's Efficiency, Impact and Outcomes: Statistical Evaluation and Other Methods as Tools for Management and Decision-making" will be arranged on August...

News - 16 September 2011

Tags: Advocacy, Conferences, Finland, Management, Performance indicators, Statistics and evaluation, Statistics and Evaluation

It’s official! Singapore is scheduled to host the 2013 World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. You can...

News - 29 August 2011

Tags: Conferences, Singapore, Government Libraries

The Government Libraries Section is going to participate actively in the next World Library and Information Congress (13-18 August 2011, San Juan, Puerto Rico). These are the...

News - 10 August 2011

Tags: Conferences, Government information, Puerto Rico, Government Libraries

The Science and Technology Libraries Section is pleased to present six papers discussing our challenges and changing roles. The session is on Monday August 15 from 14:00-16:00....

News - 5 August 2011

Tags: Conferences, Science and Technology Libraries

Dear colleagues, Due to unexpectedly low registration, the 2011 FAIFE Satellite Meeting (Intellectual Freedom in a Changing World) scheduled for 10-12 August 2011 in Miami Beach, Florida has...

News - 8 July 2011

Tags: Announcement, Conferences, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Knowledge society, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The third issue of the FAIFE Newsletter has just been released in preparation for the upcoming IFLA Annual Conference which will take place in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Please enjoy it and...

News - 30 June 2011

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Best practices, Conferences, Freedom of expression, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

  Complete information is available in the flyer: Asian Festival of Children's Content [PDF]

Event - 5 May 2011

Tags: Conference, Conferences, Asia and Oceania

The website has been updated for “Maximising collection development of electronic and print media in the digital environment: Opportunities for collaboration, strategic partnerships...

News - 15 April 2011

Tags: Acquisitions, Conferences, Library collections, Sattelite Meeting, United States Virgin Islands, Acquisition and Collection Development

Open for Registration Opening Keynote Speech by Mrs Avril Crawford, CEO e-Learning Jamaica Co. Ltd.IFLA SLRC/IASL in collaboration with LIAJAPre-Conference Meeting, August 5, 2011Mona Visitors...

News - 13 April 2011

Tags: Conferences, School Libraries

The Government Libraries Section is going to participate actively in the next World Library and Information Congress (13-18 August 2011, San Juan, Puerto Rico). These are its activities, open...

News - 5 March 2011

Tags: Conferences, Government information, Puerto Rico, Government Libraries

The Academic and Research Libraries Section is offering THREE (3) free  Registrations/Bursaries equivalent in the amount of € 425 each to an  information professional from Africa,...

News - 3 March 2011

Tags: Academic and Research Libraries, Announcement, Conferences

Presentations on the IFLA SIG on Indigenous Matters will be delivered at the following upcoming conferences in 2011: 4-8 April: International Indigenous Librarians Forum, Karaskjok, Norway...

News - 24 February 2011

Tags: Conferences, Conferences, Indigenous Matters, Presentations, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

77th World Library and Information Congress San Juan, Puerto Rico 13-18 August 2011 Theme: Libraries Providing Integration, Innovation and Information for Women All proposals...

News - 16 February 2011

Tags: Conferences, Women, Information and Libraries

Theme Education for digital curation   The IFLA Section for Education and Training seeks papers for its Open Session, co-sponsored by the International Council on Archives...

News - 8 February 2011

Tags: Conferences, Education and Training

DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL FEBRUARY 4, 2011.   World Library and Information Congress 77th IFLA General Conference and Assembly "Libraries beyond...

News - 20 January 2011

Tags: Conferences, Government information, Library and information profession, Puerto Rico, Government Libraries

The chair of the Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults will be presenting a paper on the experiences in the Netherlands regarding the project: 50+ reading aloud. It is a project that...

News - 12 January 2011

Tags: Conferences, Tunisia, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

Theme The Importance of Information Literacy for Multicultural Populations: Needs, Strategies, Programs, and the Role of Libraries The Library Services to Multicultural...

News - 9 December 2010

Tags: Conferences, Information Literacy

IFLA Satellite Meeting in Copenhagen -- "Libraries in a Multicultural Society – Possibilities for the future" Papers and photographs now available at http://iflacopenhagen....

News - 27 November 2010

Tags: Conference papers, Conferences, Copenhagen, IFLA Satellite meeting, photographs, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

World Library and Information Congress: 77th IFLA General Conference and Assembly "Libraries beyond libraries. Integration, Innovation and Information for all" 13-18 August 2011. San...

News - 23 November 2010

Tags: Conferences, Mexico, Satellite Meeting, Latin America and the Caribbean

The 2011 joint VRA and ARLIS-NA conference will take place Minneapolis , Minnesota, March 24-28.  Details of travel awards are attached and the deadline is November 30, 09.00 Central Time,...

News - 11 November 2010

Tags: Conferences, Art Libraries

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

News - 10 November 2010

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

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

News - 26 October 2010

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

Fundamental to democracy: parliamentary research and library services. Canberra, Australia, 1-4 March 2011 Message from Roxanne Missingham, Librarian of the Parliament of Australia...

Event - 21 September 2010

Tags: Australia, Conference, Conferences, Library and Research Services for Parliaments

The Asia-Pacific Forum for Parliamentary Research Services (APFPRS)  Seoul, Korea, 24-27 November 2010 Invitation message from the Korean National Assembly Research Service...

Event - 21 September 2010

Tags: Conference, Conferences, Republic of Korea, Library and Research Services for Parliaments

International conference for promoting legal information service to the parliament Seoul, Korea, 6-10 September, 2010 Invitation message from the Korean National Assembly Library The...

Event - 21 September 2010

Tags: Conference, Conferences, Republic of Korea, Library and Research Services for Parliaments

The World e-Parliament Conference 2010, Midrand, South Africa, 21-22 October 2010  The Global Centre for ICT in Parliament announce the 2010 edition of the World e-Parliament...

Event - 21 September 2010

Tags: Conference, Conferences, South Africa, Library and Research Services for Parliaments

FAIFE is pleased to present the first in a series of editorials by its Chair, Kai Ekholm. The editorial aims first to share with those who were not able to attend the 76th World Library and...

News - 14 September 2010

Tags: Conferences, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

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

News - 14 September 2010

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

On August 13, we had a session with the section of Libraries for Children and Young Adults. Here, you can find a link to the record of our session, which number is 108 The official pre-...

News - 10 September 2010

Tags: Conferences, School Libraries

WLIC 2016 Columbus, Ohio, USA Session 97 Theme: How do international relations add value? Innovation throughinternationalisation NOIR SIG aims to be a forum for those who work in...

Informational Page - 30 August 2010

Tags: Conferences, National Organizations and International Relations (NOIR)

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

News - 14 August 2010

Tags: Conferences, Sweden, UNIMARC

As the new chair of the FAIFE Committee I am delighted to send you a reminder of our annual appointment. I hope this email finds you all well, ready, and motivated to enjoy this year's conference...

News - 22 July 2010

Tags: Communications, Conferences, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The videos from the Mid-Term Conference "Case Studies in Government Libraries", celebrated in Barcelona on 22nd April are already available online. You can watch them here. The...

News - 28 June 2010

Tags: Barcelona, Catalonia, Conferences, Spain, Government Libraries

Up to 10 students can attend the Satellite Conference of "Libraries in a Multicultural Society - Possibilities for the Future" free of charge. Please apply to Susy Tastesen at susyta@kff....

News - 21 June 2010

Tags: Conference, Conferences, Denmark, registration fee, sponsorship, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

The Satellite Conference of "Libraries in a Multicultural Society - Possibilities for the Future" is accepting "Early Bird" registration by July 1, 2010. Early Bird fee is 150...

News - 21 June 2010

Tags: Conference registration, Conferences, Denmark, Multicultural, possibilities for the future, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

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

News - 18 June 2010

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

Conference Session 133 — Literacy and Reading Section with Library Services to Multicultural Populations. The papers for this session and from previous conferences are available here.

Event - 9 June 2010

Tags: Conferences, Event, Literacy and Reading

Reading for all – a question of equal access, active inclusion and advocacy for a global library, securing the right for all to access knowledge and information and to active participation....

Event - 9 June 2010

Tags: Conferences, Norway, Preconference, Literacy and Reading

The IFLA Government Libraries Mid-Term Conference in Barcelona 2010 has been reviewed in the last issue of Document, the official bulletin of the Col·legi Oficial de Bibliotecaris-...

News - 27 May 2010

Tags: Barcelona, Catalonia, Conferences, Spain, Government Libraries

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

News - 21 May 2010

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

You can now find the registration, detailed program, transport and accommodation information for Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section's Satellite Conference in Copenhagen at the...

News - 20 May 2010

Tags: Conference, Conferences, Copenhagen, Denmark, Multicultural, possibilities for the future, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

Among other libraries, the attendees of the Mid-Term Congress in Barcelona visited the Catalan Women's Institute on the 23rd April 2010. The electronic bulletin of the Institute has...

News - 13 May 2010

Tags: Catalonia, Conferences, Institut Català de les Dones (Women's Catalan Institute), Spain, Women’s issues, Government Libraries

Satellite Conference in Copenhagen will take place from August 16th to 18th, 2010. It will start one day earlier than the previous schedule. A detailed program, papers and tour information are now...

News - 7 May 2010

Tags: Conferences, Copenhagen, Denmark, Multicultural, Satellite Conference, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

The full text papers and presentations are already available at the conference website. There are English and Spanish versions.

News - 3 May 2010

Tags: Best practices, Conferences, Spain, Government Libraries

The Mid-Term Conference in Barcelona, Case Studies in Government Libraries, will be live online broadcasted at http://biblioteques.gencat.cat/ on Thursday April 22, from 9:30 to 13:30h (local...

News - 21 April 2010

Tags: Barcelona, Conferences, Spain, Government Libraries

Women, Information and Libraries Discussion Group Libraries creating futures for the women of the world Chair: Maria Cotera, Convener, Women, Information and Libraries Discussion...

Informational Page - 16 April 2010

Tags: Conferences, Women, Information and Libraries

<This meeting has been canceled>    SATELLITE MEETING in the public library of Amsterdam in conjunction with the World Library and Information Congress 2010,...

News - 15 April 2010

Tags: Conferences, Netherlands, School Libraries

Registration is now open for the Section's Satellite Meeting : Libraries in a Multicultural Society – Possibilities for the future, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 17 - 19, 2010. Please visit the...

News - 13 April 2010

Tags: Conference program, Conferences, Denmark, paper submission, registration, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

13 April 2010 Chicago The International Relations Committee (IRC) of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) will host well known scholars from Egypt, Mexico, South Africa...

News - 13 April 2010

Tags: Announcement, Association of College and Research Libraries, Conferences, International Relations Committee

Dear colleagues,  BUILDING BRIDGES IN AMSTERDAM! This is an opportunity for you, right after IFLA in Gothenburg, to join the SATELLITE MEETING in the public library in Amsterdam on...

Informational Page - 13 April 2010

Tags: Conferences, School Libraries

There have been some changes and updatings. Please have a look at http://www.ifla.org/en/node/2026. Looking forward to meet you in Barcelona!

News - 7 April 2010

Tags: Conferences, Spain, Government Libraries

Following the meetings in Lisbon (2006) and Florence (2008), the UNIMARC Core Activity organized the 3rd UNIMARC Users Group Meeting in France, at ENSSIB, on March 31 2010. See the Programme flyer...

News - 20 March 2010

Tags: Conferences, France, UNIMARC

The Government Libraries Section has launched GOVLIB. The purpose of this list is to facilitate discussion about government libraries and to encourage idea and information exchange on issues facing...

News - 15 February 2010

Tags: Conferences, Government Libraries

The Government Libraries Section in conjunction with the Biblioteca de Catalunya (Library of Catalonia) will hold a two-day mid-term conference in Barcelona on April 22-23, 2010. The program...

News - 22 December 2009

Tags: Conferences, Spain, Government Libraries

Mid-Term Conference Case Studies in Government Libraries  Museu d'Història de Catalunya 3 Plaça Pau Vila (Palau de Mar building) Auditorium (4th floor) 08003 Barcelona,...

Informational Page - 16 December 2009

Tags: Barcelona, Best practices, Catalonia, Conferences, Conferences, Government libraries, Spain, Success stories, Government Libraries

Although in Swedish the city's name is "Göteborg", the international community is used to the English version "Gothenburg". Actually, the Gothenburg city council has...

Informational Page - 14 December 2009

Tags: Conferences, Gothenburg, IFLA76

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

News - 10 December 2009

Tags: Conferences, Sweden, News Media

2019 IFLA World Library and Information Congress 85th IFLA General Conference and Assembly Session 144 - Ethics, Perspective, and Voice: Building Best Practices to Serve Women and...

Informational Page - 7 December 2009

Tags: Conferences, Women, Information and Libraries

IFLA International Newspaper Conference, Mozhaisk (Russian Federation) 13-16 April 2009 Theme: Legal deposit of newspapers for libraries: challenges of the digital environment....

Event - 19 November 2009

Tags: Conference, Conferences, Russian Federation, News Media

The IFLA Community looking back at Milan

News - 20 August 2009

Tags: Conferences, Italy

Proceedings of MetLib09: Embracing the Future. 10 - 15 May 2009, Brisbane, Australia   Host organisation overviews Sharan Harvey.  Brisbane City Council Library...

Informational Page - 28 July 2009

Tags: Conferences, Metropolitan Libraries

2020 NEWS UPDATE: The 36th Satellite Conference for Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section has been cancelled.  The World Library and Information Congress (WLIC...

Informational Page - 21 July 2009

Tags: Conferences, Professional development, Library and Research Services for Parliaments

Current conference 2021 TBA Past conferences 2020 World Library and Information Congress: 86th General Conference and Assembly 15-21 August 2020,...

Informational Page - 20 July 2009

Tags: Conferences, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning

The Evolving Concept of School Library and Its Profession Website of the Virtual International Seminal Meeting on "The Evolving Concept of 'School Library' and Its Profession...

Informational Page - 10 July 2009

Tags: Conferences, School Libraries

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

News - 8 July 2009

Tags: Conferences, Sweden, Press Release

Fall 2020-Spring 2021 2020 Virtual Lecture Series, joint with News Media, Digital Humanities, FAIFE, and Copyright/Legal Matters Organizer: Ana Krahmer Organizing Committee:...

Informational Page - 17 June 2009

Tags: Conferences, News Media

2021 The 2021 World Library and Information Congress will be held online. See IFLA annoucement. 2020 World Library and Information Congress has been cancelled because of...

Informational Page - 12 June 2009

Tags: Big data, Conferences, Information technology, Information Technology

2019 Satellite meeting: Cataloguing joint with Information Technology and Subject Analysis and Access and Bibliography. 22 August, Thessaloniki, Greece Theme: Metadata...

Informational Page - 12 June 2009

Tags: Bibliography, Conferences, Bibliography

For librarians and information professionals leading and developing the measurement and monitoring of performance of libraries and information services and for lecturers and researchers teaching...

Event - 10 June 2009

Tags: Conference, Conferences, Italy, Statistics and Evaluation

2018 WLIC 2018, Session 194 Hot topics Session 153b  - Reports from IFLA ARL Grant winners Session 126 Social Networks -  Blogging & Social Media...

Informational Page - 3 June 2009

Tags: Academic and Research Libraries, Conferences

Date:  31 August, 2009 - 2 September, 2009 Location:  Istituto centrale per il restauro e la conservazione del patrimonio archivistico e librario, Via Milano,76...

News - 1 May 2009

Tags: Conferences, Italy, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)

The broad focus of this satellite meeting is the creation of a positive work environment for a multi-generational workforce.  We are interested in this issue as it cuts across a variety of...

Event - 28 April 2009

Tags: Conference, Conferences, CPDWL, Information professional, Moving up, Strategies, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning

2018 World Library and Information Congress: 84th IFLA General Conference and Assembly August 24-30, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Theme: Transform Libraries, Transform...

Informational Page - 25 April 2009

Tags: Annual conference, Conferences, Asia and Oceania

2017 Convocatoria de presentación de comunicaciones - Congreso Mundial de Bibliotecas y de la Información: 83° Congreso y Asamblea General de IFLA. 19-25 de agosto....

Informational Page - 25 April 2009

Tags: Conferences, Latin America and the Caribbean

2019 World Library and Information Congress: 85th IFLA General Conference and Assembly August 24-30, Athens, Greece Themes: Developing the Dialogue, Addressing the...

Informational Page - 25 April 2009

Tags: Conferences, Health and Biosciences Libraries

Programme The National library of the Czech Republic, the National Archives of the Czech Republic in cooperation with IFLA-PAC are issuing the call for papers for forthcoming conference on water...

Event - 24 April 2009

Tags: Conference, Conferences

IFLA Meetings of Experts on an International Cataloguing Code  Goal number 1 of the 2007-2009 Strategic Plan of the Cataloguing Section is "to promote the development of an...

Informational Page - 8 April 2009

Tags: Cataloguing, Conferences, ICP, IME ICC, Cataloguing

Call for Papers Theme: "Convergence in Preservation Research between Libraries, Archives and Museums"     Programme...

Event - 31 March 2009

Tags: Conferences, Event, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)

Creativity and the Arts: Libraries Building on Multicultural Heritage    • Join us for a journey through Islamic Art KIRSTEN LETH NIELSEN (Oslo Public Library,...

Event - 31 March 2009

Tags: Conference, Conferences, Italy, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

The Section on Metropolitan Libraries is a platform for public libraries of cities with 400,000 or more inhabitants. The Section was formerly the International Association of Metropolitan...

IFLA Group or Activity - 31 March 2009

Tags: 2021 Annual Conference, 24-25 May 2021, Conferences, Regina Saskatchewan Canada, Sections, Metropolitan Libraries