The UN World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (27 October) raises awareness of the urgent need to take action towards acknowledging the importance of audiovisual material and preserving it for future generations. These materials record and transmit stories, sharing the cultures, creativity, and memory of people from the past and today, from all around the world. […]
Read moreIn 2020, AfLIA welcomed Alice Kibombo of the Wikimedia Community User Group – Uganda as a Wikimedian in residence. IFLA is delighted to see this initiative coming to life and therefore invited Ms Kibombo to share project’ insights with the international library community. Could you tell us about your background and how you came to […]
Read moreAs part of the fair use and fair dealing week, IFLA is delighted to welcome Eric Chin, from the General Counsel at the National Library Board of Singapore, to share his views on the importance of making the best use of the flexibilities provided by the fair use and fair dealing provisions. Your mission […]
Read moreThis week is Fair use and Fair dealing week, organised by the Association of Research Libraries! It is a week to celebrate these doctrines implemented in many countries all around the world and the copyright provisions that allow libraries to benefit from flexibility to continue their missions. Although libraries have similar missions around the world, […]
Read moreMultilingual learning, including mother tongue instruction, is a vital element of equitable access to education and opportunity (see UNESCO Languages in Education). The IFLA/UNESCO Multicultural Library Manifesto encourages “linguistic diversity and respect for the mother tongue” as part of the mission of multicultural library services. But are we truly fostering inclusive, multilingual environments through our […]
Read moreThe New Year is traditionally a time for trying new things, or taking an imaginative approach to things you have always done in a certain way. But with the continued lockdown in many countries, it’s not always easy to come up with novel ideas. Many of us are simply trying to keep going until we […]
Read moreLibrarians are used to receiving questions from other people. As a profession focused on service, it is part of the job to be able to respond to queries, and to help people access the information they need. Yet simply having a qualification does not always mean we have all of the answers. Indeed, assuming that […]
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