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Opening of digital reproductions of collections for commercial use, an interview with José Luis Bueren Gómez-Acebo, deputy director of the national library of Spain

At the end of April 2020, the National Library of Spain announced that it will allow free commercial use of its digital images. IFLA is delighted to welcome deputy-director of this institution, José Luis Bueren Gómez-Acebo, to tell us more about this new project! Could you please tell us about your institution and its work […]

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Leaving No Child Behind: The Importance of Investing in Library Services

World Children’s Day is the anniversary of signing both the Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1959, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989. It is an opportunity to focus on ensuring that the rights and interests of children are understood, and incorporated into decision-making at all levels. This […]

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Learning, Making, Doing: Libraries as Incubators of Creativity and the Creative Economy

A vital component in realizing cultural rights, including freedom of expression and participation in cultural life, is supporting cultural actors. This includes those working in the creation, production, and distribution of, as well as access to, expressions of culture. So, with 2021 being the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development, IFLA has explored […]

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Cut, maintain or invest: three choices for library funders

While public libraries are often organised as a specific service within local or regional government, or at least linked to it, in reality they support delivery of priorities across the board. There are countless stories of library staff receiving questions related to other policy areas, such as health or access to justice.  Similarly, many of […]

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Partners in Building a Healthier, Fairer World: Recognition of Libraries in the World of Public Health

The COVID-19 pandemic has further underlined an issue that was already painfully clear around the world – that health is too often an equalities issue. Yet it has also made clear that without action to improve the health and wellbeing of all, we cannot overcome challenges. This is the case both in the shorter term […]

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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 […]

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The 10-Minute International Librarian #26: Identify something you’re not sure about, and look for an answer

Librarians 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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