1 January of each year is Public Domain Day, the day that a new set of historical works enter the public domain, opening up wide new possibilities for access and use. The reason for this all happening on 1 January is because many copyright laws provide protection for a set […]
Read full post…Monthly Archive for December, 2021
Librarianship is a learning profession. This is why we have associations and other groups, nationally and internationally, which provide opportunities to share and listen to others. IFLA itself is all about helping library and information workers to discover insights and ways of doing things that they can then incorporate into […]
Read full post…Who should pay for creativity and how? And who should be able to access creative works and how? This blog looks both at how copyright is portrayed as a force for democratisation, but also at how the need to guarantee access and use of copyrighted works requires an approach that doesn’t just depend on the market.
Read full post…For the last fifteen years, the United Nations has marked International Human Solidary Day on 20 December. The goal of the day is to celebrate the place of solidary as a fundamental and universal value that should underlie relations between peoples. As this blog argues, libraries are vectors of solidarity […]
Read full post…It’s normal, whenever you do something, to want it to go well. As a result, it can be disappointing when this isn’t the case. Sometimes, the fear of failing can even prevent us from trying new things. This is a problem though! Because when we don’t innovate – either by […]
Read full post…The end of a year is a time for reflection and stock-taking, but also a moment to look ahead at what can be built on the year’s achievements. As 2021 was the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development, IFLA engaged with our global network to explore the role […]
Read full post…In advocating for libraries, it is always powerful to have data or stories to hand. As mentioned in previous posts, these can make your message stronger and more credible, both in terms of making your arguments real for others, and adding hard facts for the more statistically-minded. Crucially, it means […]
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