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IFLA Strategy Townhalls - Report
No full textIFLA held five townhall meetings on our Draft Strategy in May and June 2024. Here are the key results
Minutes of Meeting: Management of Library Associations Section, 09 January 2024
No full textThis is the first MLAS Standing Committee Member Meeting for the year 2024. It was a great start for the year with 16 Standing Committee from 14 countries attending the meeting. It was also for the first time the meeting was held at 13:00 (Beijing) to allow members from the Asia Region to attend during their working hours. Among the matters discussed were the Report from the IFLA Governing Board; MLAS Priorities 2023-2025; MLAS Mid-Term Meeting 2024; MLAS Action Plan 2023-2024; Advocacy Impact Evaluation Project; MLAS Communications and updates from NPSIG
Annual Report 2023-2024: Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section
No full textAnnual Report 2023-2024 of the IFLA Library Services to Multicultural Populations Sectio
The Iraqi Manuscripts: Their Reality, Institutions, and Challenges
No full textThis intervention deals with the intellectual contents of Mesopotamia libraries, which are among the most famous libraries established during human history, and exposes these contents and the sciences in which valuable books, manuscripts, and millions of volumes were collected to operations of erasure in horrific ways throughout the ages, and the grind of this cultural battle is still taking place today against Iraq's cultural infrastructure par excellence. There is no doubt that with the advent of the U.S. occupation in 2003, and the accompanying sabotage, looting, and burning of many of the collections and holdings of Iraqi libraries, what is wanted is to obliterate the landmarks of human civilization carried by Iraq in its libraries and which are often the cost of preserving them are very harsh, but despite this, these institutions rise again
IFLA Journal. March 2024
No full textThe March 2024 issue of IFLA Journal features articles derived from conference papers presented at the BOBCATSSS 2023 conference through an editorial process that strove to mentor early career researchers through the writing and peer review process. The articles cover a wide range of topics related to libraries, information science, and accessibility. Several articles focus on making libraries more accessible to people with disabilities, including those with dementia and autism. Others explore the information behavior of specific groups, such as the Terena people of Brazil and religious leaders of the Santo Daime religion. There are also articles that discuss the role of libraries in serving the LGBTQ+ community and in promoting gender equality. Additionally, some articles examine the use of technology in libraries, such as the use of the Semantic Web and the integration of user participation in the organization of digital collections. Overall, the issue provides valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities facing libraries in the 21st century
IFLA Journal. March 2024
No full textThe March 2024 issue of IFLA Journal features articles derived from conference papers presented at the BOBCATSSS 2023 conference through an editorial process that strove to mentor early career researchers through the writing and peer review process. The articles cover a wide range of topics related to libraries, information science, and accessibility. Several articles focus on making libraries more accessible to people with disabilities, including those with dementia and autism. Others explore the information behavior of specific groups, such as the Terena people of Brazil and religious leaders of the Santo Daime religion. There are also articles that discuss the role of libraries in serving the LGBTQ+ community and in promoting gender equality. Additionally, some articles examine the use of technology in libraries, such as the use of the Semantic Web and the integration of user participation in the organization of digital collections. Overall, the issue provides valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities facing libraries in the 21st century
Newsletter: Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section, February 2024
No full textIssue contents: Message from the Section Chair; Message from the outgoing Section Chair; The 38th Preconference, August 2023, The Hague; The IFLAPARL in WLIC 2023: joint session and open session short review; COMLAW project; News from the Argentinian Parliament Library; News from the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies Library; News from the Assemblée nationale du Québec, Canada; News from the European Center of Parliament Research and Documentation; News from the European Parliament Research Services; News from the Hellenic Parliament Library, Greece; News from the Camara de Diputados, Mexico; News from the United Kingdom Parliament Library; News from the Korean National Assembly Research Services, Rebublic of Korea; New from the Pakistan Institute of Parliamentary Services; WORLD DIRECTORY project; KALEIDOSCOPE section; La profesionalización en la investigación parlamentaria, Mexico; Retos en la investigación parlamentaria. Innovación frente a la Inteligencia Artificial, Mexico; HERITAGE PROJECT; NEW BOOKS, ARTICLES AND REPORT
Minutes of Meeting: Management of Library Associations and Institutions Section, 23 April 2024
No full textThis is the 3rd MLAS Standing Committee Meeting for the year 2024. Sharon Memis, IFLA Secretary General was a guest at this meeting and gave an update on IFLA activities. Among the updates were fuller minutes from the IFLA GB; IFLA General Assembly 2024; IFLA Information Futures Summit; new IFLA Strategy; New Trend Report and Survey on the IFLA WLIC Review. There were also updates from MLAS which include MLAS Standing Committee Mid-Term Meeting 2024, 13th Eurasian Academic Libraries Conference (EALC), Astana, Kazakhstan; The Libraries and the Digital Preservation of Cultural Heritage 6th Conference of the Lebanese Library Association; Building Strong Library Associations Initiatives; Co-option of MLAS SC; Updates from NPSIG and WILSIG
IFLA Trend Report Update 2023: Realising libraries' potential as partners for development
No full textThe 2023 Update in our Trend Report series focuses on trends that affect libraries' ability to support sustainable development. It ranges from issues within our own field to much wider political, economic, social and environmental trends, and was made possible through the contributions of the emerging leaders who participated at the 2023 World Library and Information Congress: Mohd Ismail Abdin, Vivian Ampsonah, Evie Cordell, Bryan Boy Cortez, Zoë Dunlop, Lyudmila Dyadyk, Xiaofang Zhan
IFLA Trend Report Update 2023: Realising libraries' potential as partners for development
No full textThe 2023 Update in our Trend Report series focuses on trends that affect libraries' ability to support sustainable development. It ranges from issues within our own field to much wider political, economic, social and environmental trends, and was made possible through the contributions of the emerging leaders who participated at the 2023 World Library and Information Congress: Mohd Ismail Abdin, Vivian Ampsonah, Evie Cordell, Bryan Boy Cortez, Zoë Dunlop, Lyudmila Dyadyk, Xiaofang Zhan