Are librarians non-playable characters?
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In IFLA’s advocacy work, two recurring phenomena point to a key challenge that we need to overcome.
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Five information disorders that could sink the SDGs, and how to prevent this
In IFLA’s work around the SDGs, our core theme is the importance of meaningful access to information as a key driver for development.
Read moreFrom the 17th to the 21st centuries: Copyright, Creativity and Access
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 moreAdvoc8: Now and Next Part 2 – What Might a Library Advocacy Agenda for the Post-Pandemic World Look Like?
In our first ‘Now and Next’ blog, we explored a number of potential trends that are likely to shape the library field as it – and the communities it serves – emerge from the restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Just as in the first blog, it is clear that we are still in the […]
Read moreMaking the Book Chain Stronger – and Unique
In many countries, the series of actors – and actions – that take a book from idea to bookshelf is known as the ‘book chain’. The metaphor is attractive because of its simplicity, with a book to be published passed from writer, to publisher, to distributor, to bookshops and libraries, and to readers. It is […]
Read more7 Days to Human Rights Day: Libraries and Freedom from Discrimination
In the first of seven daily blogs in the run up to Human Rights Day, and to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, today’s post looks at Article 7: Freedom from Discrimination. Article 7 of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights includes the statement that: ‘All are entitled to equal protection against […]
Read moreWhat’s On Online? Current Issues for Libraries in Internet Governance and Policy
The core mission of libraries is to provide people with access to information. With flows of information increasingly taking place online, our institutions have a major interest in the way the Internet works. In December of this year, the world will celebrate 50/50 – the point at which the share of the world’s population with […]
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