The 10-Minute International Librarian #93: Raise your ambitions
The way we think about our actions is often determined by the way we see the world.
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World Habitat Day 2018
Urbanisation – the growing share of the world’s population living in cities – is a major feature of the world today. From 55% today, over two thirds of all people are expected to live in major built-up areas by 2050. Yet urbanisation brings its challenges. Congestion, waste management, broken and re-formed social relationships, even loneliness. […]
Read moreA Natural Habitat for Libraries? Creative Commons Day 1 Blog
IFLA is attending the Creative Commons Global Summit 2018, held in Toronto, Canada. As well as bringing together representatives of the CC movement from around the world, it is an opportunity to look at cross-overs with people from other fields, not least libraries. As Alex Stinson of Wikipedia pointed out in his session on […]
Read more10 Takeaways from the UN General Assembly’s Resolution on Culture and Sustainable Development
On 19 December, the UN General Assembly approved a resolution looking at the relationship between culture and sustainable development. Such resolutions are prepared every two years, but nonetheless this represents a useful high-level reference point for work on the place of culture in delivering the 2030 Agenda.
Read moreIFLA celebrates Open Access Week 2023
International Open Access Week is upon us! The theme of 2023 is Community over Commercialization. Libraries are places of community, and – as has been meme’d online, possibly tracing back to Neil Gaiman – are one of the few public spaces people can visit without being expected to buy something. ‘The default setting of libraries […]
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A First Look at Results from IFLA’s Climate Survey – Add your input!
IFLA’s climate empowerment surveys have received several hundred responses from libraries and dozens of responses from library associations. Early results show that libraries are approaching climate communication and education in a variety of ways, the majority of which center activities which encourage community-building and learning at all ages. Take a first look a the results here.
Read moreCopyright: a driver of internet fragmentation?
It can often feel like governments are playing catch-up with the internet.
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