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.
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Preservation and Conservation Across Borders: 2021 Look-ahead
Despite the challenges the world faced in 2020, IFLA’s Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centres continued to carry out their mission of preserving and providing access to library and archive materials – all with an emphasis on international cooperation. Click here for highlights from the past year. Although the COVID-19 pandemic and its related hardships continue […]
Read moreLibrary Stat of the Week #15: Only 30% of countries’ copyright laws allow for digital preservation. None allow it freely across borders
Today is World Copyright Day, providing an opportunity to reflect on the influence that copyright has on the way we create, share and access information. Copyright offers extensive powers to rightholders, including over many activities that cause no harm to original creators, and indeed help new ones, or achieve public interest goals. This is why […]
Read moreLanguages Without Borders
Celebrating, protecting and sharing linguistic and cultural diversity helps nurture unity and social cohesion. It builds communities with connections – despite geographic borders. With digital technology making such connections easier than ever before, sharing a language can mean sharing cultural touchstones and works of creativity that strengthen these transnational bonds. The UN has designated “language […]
Read moreAre 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.
Read moreOnes to Watch in 2024: 6 Library Advocacy Issues to Keep an Eye on in 2024
Advocacy is about making libraries part of other people’s agendas, ensuring that those who take decisions about us (and those who influence them) see why our institutions and profession matter.
Read moreBrazil G20 – Looking ahead to opportunities for library engagement
What opportunities does Brazil’s G20 Presidency offer for libraries and the issues that matter to us? We’re happy to share an overview of the priorities already set out, and what they mean for our institutions.
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