Content tagged Open access
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- Open Educational Resources: Where ICT meets education and scholarship
WLIC2021 online session sponsored by the IT Section is about OER and library IT, don't miss it! With the increasing availability of digital assets, tools and networks, there is a...
News - 16 August 2021
Tags: Access to knowledge, Conferences, Digital resources, E-learning, Education and training, Information technology, OER, Open access, Open source, Information Technology
- Join us at #WLIC2021: How Open Access Affects Serials Assessment
The Serials & Other Continuing Resources Committee (SOCRS) is pleased to invite the IFLA community to our programme during IFLA WLIC 2021: How Open Access Affects Serials Assessment...
News - 29 July 2021
Tags: Open access, Open access, Scholarly communications, Serials, serials assessment, Serials and Other Continuing Resources
- Libraries for Human Rights: insights from Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Library Association and IFLA have prepared a joint submission for the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review of the country. Drawing on the experiences of the library...
News - 20 July 2021
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Disadvantaged persons, Human rights, Open access, Social inclusion, Universal Periodic Review, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Timely, sustainable, and more necessary than ever: Webinar on libraries, open access and infodemics
The pandemic has underlined the importance of access to information for all, but at the same time, the risks of misinformation. Libraries have a huge potential to contribute, as highlighted in a...
News - 31 May 2021
Tags: Access to information, COVID-19, Information literacy, Open access
- Open access, infodemics and libraries: exploring the global equity of science
Returning for a second year, IFLA and Goethe-Institut present the second #EmergingInternationalVoices webinar, this time organised by the young librarians who participated in our successful series...
Event - 14 May 2021
Tags: Information literacy, Open access, Webinar
- Realizing the Potential of Open for Equitable, Resilient Recovery
Open access and open science more broadly have great potential to accelerate the research necessary to deliver on the SDGs, as well as to place high quality information into the hands of citizens...
Event - 23 April 2021
Tags: Digital divide, Information literacy, Open access, Webinar
- WLIC 2021 Virtual Conference Open Programme by the Acquisition and Collection Development Section
Supported by the international scholarly community and global coalitions of stakeholders, the push toward Open Access has gained momentum in the past few years as the relationships among authors,...
Event - 16 February 2021
Tags: Collection development, Library collections, Open access, Programme, Acquisition and Collection Development
- IFLA Submits Comments on draft UNESCO Open Science Recommendation
Faced with global challenges, the need to promote cooperation and collaboration amongst those looking for solutions is vital. Open science promotes just this. With UNESCO preparing a draft...
News - 22 January 2021
Tags: Access to information, Open access, Open science, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA Comments on UNESCO draft Recommendation on Open Science
IFLA has submitted its response to a call for comments on UNESCO’s draft Recommendation on Open Science. The Recommendation is due to be agreed later this year. Our comments focus on...
Publication - 22 January 2021
Tags: Access to knowledge, Open access, Open science, Reports, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA responds to the International Science Council Survey on Science and Global Sustainability
The International Science Council (ISC) is working together with science funders to bring together insights and ideas from the scientific community to support the achievement of the Sustainable...
News - 6 October 2020
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Capacity building, Cooperation, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Open access, Open science, Policy, Sustainability
- IFLA SOCRS virtual event
The recording for the session is now available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/mG2fhsJZbzs. Increasingly, the governments and private organizations which fund research are mandating...
Event - 3 September 2020
Tags: Open access, Scholarly communications, Webinar, Serials and Other Continuing Resources
- IFLA Response to UNESCO Questionnaire on Open Science
IFLA has provided input to a UNESCO consultation on Open Science, highlighting the need to ensure that Open Science brings benefits to all, and helps deliver solutions to key global challenges...
Publication - 18 June 2020
Tags: Access to information, Open access, Open science, Reports, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Call for Papers (video or multimedia work) IFLA WLIC 2020 Dublin – The Audiovisual and Multimedia Section joint with Metropolitan Libraries Section
The IFLA Audiovisual and Multimedia Section and Metropolitan Libraries Section invites interested professionals from any library to submit a short (10 minutes or less) video or multimedia work for...
News - 3 February 2020
Tags: Access to information, Accessibility, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Communications, Cultural heritage, Digital libraries, Education, Electronic resources, Freedom of information, Information technology, International cooperation, Library outreach, Library services, Open access, Metropolitan Libraries
- Call for papers for an IFLA WLIC 2020 session on Open Science, due Feb. 29
Update: IFLA 2020 has been cancelled: https://2020.ifla.org/. The Social Sciences Libraries Section and the Science & Technology Section are co-hosting a...
News - 24 January 2020
Tags: Open access, Social Science Libraries
- Call for Papers: Worldwide Open Access Mandates and Policies
The Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section (SOCRS) invites colleagues to submit proposals for its two-hour open session at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC...
News - 23 January 2020
Tags: Open access, Serials
- Another step towards Open Educational Resources thanks to UNESCO's recommendation
On 23 November 2019, UNESCO adopted a recommendation on Open Educational Resources (OER). This marks the culmination of a long effort to which IFLA has contributed from the perspective of...
News - 12 December 2019
Tags: Copyright, Education, Licensing, Open access, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Video recording of the 16th IFLA ILDS conference: Beyond the paywall - Resource sharing in a disruptive ecosystem. Held at the National Library of Technology in Prague, Czech Republic, October 9-11, 2019.
Recorded at the National Library of Technology in Prague, Czech Republic, from Wednesday, October 9, at 10:00 CET, until Friday, October 11, 2019, at noon CET. More at https://ilds2019....
Publication - 12 November 2019
Tags: Access to knowledge, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Benchmarking, Best practices, Big data, Conferences, Cooperation, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Czechia, Data management, Digital divide, Document delivery, eBooks, Electronic document delivery, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Interlibrary loans, International cooperation, Networking, Open access, Research support, Document Delivery and Resource Sharing, Videos
- Proceedings of the 16th IFLA ILDS conference: Beyond the paywall - Resource sharing in a disruptive ecosystem : held at the National Library of Technology in Prague, Czech Republic, October 9-11, 2019
Published on behalf of the IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section’s Standing Committee, this freely-accessible eBook is a testimonial reflecting the state-of-the-art in the...
Publication - 4 November 2019
Tags: Access to information, Benchmarking, Best practices, Big data, Conferences, Cooperation, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Digital divide, Document delivery, eBooks, Electronic document delivery, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Intellectual property, Interlibrary loans, International cooperation, Library collections, Open access, Publications, Research support, Scholarly communications, Statistics and evaluation, User experience, Conference proceedings, Document Delivery and Resource Sharing
- Now available: 2019 IFLA ILDS Conference Proceedings
The IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section (DDRS) proudly announces release of the 16th IFLA ILDS (Interlending and Document Supply) Conference Proceedings. ...
News - 4 November 2019
Tags: Czechia, Document delivery, eBooks, Interlibrary loans, Open access, Publications, Document Delivery and Resource Sharing
- ICDL 2019
The Sixth tri-annual International Conference on Digital Landscape (ICDL) will take place at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi, India. According to its website,...
Event - 12 September 2019
Tags: Conference, Development, Digital divide, Digital inclusion, Digital preservation, India, Open access
- XVII International Conference on University Libraries
The General Directorate for Libraries of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) is organising its XVII International Conference on University Libraries around the general theme...
Event - 24 April 2019
Tags: Conference, Copyright, data protection, Mexico, Open access, Open education, Open science
- IFLA Releases Statement on Open Access in Intergovernmental Organisations
Intergovernmental Organisations both shape the policies and priorities of governments, and inform the international debate. By going making their publications freely – and...
News - 4 April 2019
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Open access, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA Statement on Open Access in Intergovernmental Organisations (2019)
IFLA has agreed a statement calling on Intergovernmental Organisations (IGOs) to make their research and data available to the public for free, and without unnecessary limitations on use....
Publication - 4 April 2019
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Open access, Statements
- IFLA Brief on Open Educational Resources
IFLA has issued a brief on open educational resources (OER), building on the recent UNESCO recommendation. It underlines the role that librarians can play in creating, curating and ensuring...
News - 4 March 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, E-learning, Education, Open access, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- The Hague Declaration on Knowledge Discovery in the Digital Age (2015)
“Big Data can reshape the world and save lives. By analyzing it, we can find answers to challenges such as climate change and global epidemics. Economies can be stimulated....
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, data mining, Open access, text and data mining, Text mining, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- OpenCon 2018
OpenCon annual conferences seek to bring together a diverse, representative, and highly engaged group of participants in the field of open access, open data and open education. The Conference can...
Event - 2 November 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Conference, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Open access, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA celebrates open access week 2018
It’s Open Access Week! This year’s topic is “Designing Equitable Foundations for Open Knowledge”. It raises questions such as “How do we ensure sustainability...
News - 22 October 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Copyright, Open access, Open source, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- 2018 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
The 2018 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage will take place on October 27, and has the theme “Your Story is Moving”. Here is what UNESCO says about the theme...
News - 2 October 2018
Tags: Access to knowledge, Archives, Associations, Cultural heritage, Digital humanities, Digital libraries, Digital preservation, Digital repositories, Digital resources, Education, Open access, Preservation, Resource discovery, Society
- Scholarly Communication in Asia & Africa
At the 2018 World Library and Information Congress in Kuala Lumpur, SOCRS held an open program on scholarly communication. The program featured papers from across Asia and Africa. The main...
News - 4 September 2018
Tags: Africa, Asia and Oceania, Bibliometrics, Digital libraries, Digital preservation, Digital repositories, Digital resources, eBooks, Electronic resources, Open access, Professional development, Scholarly communications, Serials and Other Continuing Resources
- IFLA's Response to UNESCO Consultation on Open Educational Resources
UNESCO – the United Nations Educational, Social and Cultural Organisation – has become an important player in the field of open educational resources. At its 39th General Conference in...
Publication - 4 June 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Education, Open access, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Publications
- IFLA Responds to Consultation on Open Educational Resources
UNESCO is preparing a Draft Recommendation on Open Educational Resources (OER), as the next step forwards in its work in the area. Given the strong role of libraries in many countries in promoting...
News - 4 June 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Education, Open access, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Call for Papers: The Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section is organizing an Open Session during the 2018 WLIC in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
2018 IFLA World Library and Information Congress Open Session 84th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, 24 - 30 August 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Call for Papers: The Document...
News - 22 December 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Communications, Digital resources, Document delivery, Electronic document delivery, eLending, Interlibrary loans, International cooperation, Open access
- IFLA at Mozfest
Our participation to Mozfest was a blast. We met new people and learned a lot from them. Read about the experience and learn the new web literacy tools Mozilla made available to all. One...
News - 16 November 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Cooperation, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Internet access, Knowledge society, Open access, Open source, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Un acceso significativo a la información para no dejar a nadie atrás: Lanzamiento del Informe DA2I 2017
NUEVA YORK, 17 de julio de 2017 — La Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotecas (IFLA), en colaboración con el Grupo de Tecnología...
News - 14 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, Open access, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States of America, Press Release
- Discovering Art and Architecture: Open-Access Tools for Art History Research - Art Libraries
Art Libraries Section Off-site session - 22.08.2017, 14:00 – 17:00 Chair: Sandra Ludig Brooke, Princeton University, United States Location: Museum of Architecture in Wrocław...
News - 11 August 2017
Tags: architecture, Art history, Open access, Art Libraries
- Meaningful Access to Information To Leave No One Behind: Launch of the 2017 DA2I Report
NEW YORK, 17 July 2017 — The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), in partnership with the Technology and Social Change Group at the University of...
News - 17 July 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, Open access, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States of America, Press Release
- Open, Inclusive Access to Information: IFLA Speaks at UN High Level Political Forum
‘The world must think hard about how information is shared, in order to promote inclusive access, facilitate collaboration, and ensure real world impact’. On Friday 14...
News - 16 July 2017
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, HLPF, IAP, Libraries for development, Open access, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United States of America
- IFLA SOCRS satellite meeting 2017
Satellite conference of the IFLA Section on Serials and Other Continuing Resources, co-sponsored by the IFLA Section on Acquisition and Collection Development and the European Solidarity Center (...
Event - 14 July 2017
Tags: Open access, Poland, Satellite Meeting, Serials, Serials and Other Continuing Resources
- IFLA-Erklärung zur staatlichen Bereitstellung von Rechtsinformationen im digitalen Zeitalter
IFLA Statement on Government Provision of Public Legal Information in the Digital Age (2016), translated into German. Prepared by IFLA’s Law Library Section and adopted by the IFLA Governing...
News - 12 July 2017
Tags: Access to information, Digital preservation, Law, Open access, Preservation, Statements, Law Libraries
- L’atelier « l’open accès à l’information juridique », Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 29 et 30 mai 2017 – Rapport et Présentations.
L’atelier pour les professionnels de la documentation juridique d’Afrique francophone (conservateurs, bibliothécaires, documentalistes, archivistes) a été organis...
News - 29 June 2017
Tags: Access to information, Côte d'Ivoire, Open access, Law Libraries
- L’Atelier « l’Open Accès à l’Information Juridique », Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 29 et 30 mai 2017
L’atelier pour les professionnels de la documentation juridique d’Afrique francophone (conservateurs, bibliothécaires, documentalistes, archivistes) a été organis...
Publication - 27 June 2017
Tags: Access to information, Côte d'Ivoire, Legal Information, Open access, Publications, Law Libraries
- IFLA (Law Libraries Section) and IALL in the news! Workshop in Ivory Coast
The workshop on free access to legal information was opened on 29 May 2017 by the Secretary General of the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire, Mr. Latte Ahouanzi. Organized jointly by...
News - 2 June 2017
Tags: Access to information, Côte d'Ivoire, Legal Information, Open access, Law Libraries
- Access to Legal Knowledge Workshop (Kampala, Uganda)
On December 6 & 7, 2016, IFLA’s Law Library Section in cooperation with the International Association of Law Libraries (IALL) and William S. Hein & Co., organized a workshop on Open...
Publication - 27 March 2017
Tags: Africa, Open access, Publications, Law Libraries
- IFLA Celebrates International Open Access Week
Five years ago IFLA released its current Statement on Open Access. With the importance of access to knowledge acknowledged by the Sustainable Developemnt Goals, its recommendations are as strong...
News - 25 October 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Open access, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Workshop for Law Librarians in Africa
A workshop for law librarians in Anglophone Africa organized by the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Law Libraries Section, in cooperation with the International Association...
Event - 10 October 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Open access, Uganda, Workshop, Law Libraries
- Be Open to Open Science – Libraries Call on All Stakeholders to Play a Constructive Role
Libraries today urged all players to work together and apply their efforts to build an open science system. In a statement responding to the conclusions of the EU Competitiveness Council,...
News - 9 June 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Knowledge society, Open access, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Open Repositories Conference 2017
The University of Queensland (UQ), Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and Griffith University welcomed today’s announcement that Brisbane will host the international Open Repositories...
News - 16 May 2016
Tags: Australia, Conference, Open access, Asia and Oceania
- IFLA/Brill Open Access Award 2015 goes to DOAB
Leiden (NL) / Boston (MA) – Singapore (SG) – 17 June 2015 IFLA and Brill are pleased to announce that the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB), from the...
News - 17 June 2015
Tags: Awards, Brill, Open access, WLIC2015, Press Release
- UNESCO Launched Open Access (OA) Curriculum and Self-Directional Learning (SDL) Modules for Researchers, Librarians and Library Schools
by Dr. Anup Kumar Das, Documentation Officer, Centre for Studies in Science Policy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India In March 2015 UNESCO, in collaboration with the...
News - 24 April 2015
Tags: Curriculum, Open access, Open access, UNESCO, Asia and Oceania
- Two weeks remaining: Call for submissions for the 2015 IFLA/Brill Open Access award
IFLA and Brill are pleased to announce the 2015 IFLA/Brill Open Access award. The IFLA/Brill Open Access award is created to reward initiatives that facilitate and/or promote Open...
News - 14 April 2015
Tags: Announcement, Awards, Brill, Open access, WLIC2015
- Hot topics session at IFLA Congress, Lyon 2014
Slides from Hot Topics sessions, IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2014, Lyon, France. Radical collaboration - libraries working together in new ways James G Neal...
Informational Page - 23 October 2014
Tags: Academic and Research Libraries, Conferences, Hot Topics, Open access, radical change
- IFLA/Brill Open Access Award 2014 goes to Knowledge Unlatched
Leiden (NL) / Boston (MA) – 23 June 2014 IFLA and Brill are pleased to announce that Knowledge Unlatched, from the United Kingdom, has been selected as this year’s...
News - 23 June 2014
Tags: Awards, Brill, Open access, WLIC2014, Press Release
- REMINDER: Call for submissions for the IFLA/Brill Open Access award
العربية IFLA and Brill are pleased to announce the 2014 IFLA/Brill Open Access award. The IFLA/Brill Open Access award is created to reward initiatives that facilitate and...
News - 17 April 2014
Tags: Announcement, Awards, Brill, Open access, WLIC2014
- IFLA Statement on Open Access (2011)
Clarifying IFLA's position and strategy IFLA is committed to the principles of freedom of access to information and the belief that universal and equitable access to information is...
Publication - 1 February 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Open access, Statements
- ACD 2014 WLIC Call for Papers Now Available!
Please browse the "Open Access converging on Collection Development" Call for papers on the 2014 WLIC conference website here, and share widely with your colleagues!
News - 10 December 2013
Tags: Acquisitions, Collection development, Digital resources, France, Open access, Acquisition and Collection Development
- 2013 IFLA/Brill Open Access award winner selected
[DOC] | [PDF] Open Book Publishers wins the IFLA/Brill Open Access Award Leiden (NL) / Boston (MA) – 31 May 2013...
News - 31 May 2013
Tags: Awards, Brill, Open access, WLIC2013, Press Release
- Open Access and Digital Libraries / Acceso Abierto y Bibliotecas Digitales
The social sciences have made fundamental contributions to the understanding of the economic, political and social life of nations in the past century. Social science libraries now have an...
Publication - 3 May 2013
Tags: Access to information, Cuba, Open access, Publications, Social Science Libraries
- New IFLA Publication: Open Access and Digital Libraries / Acceso Abierto y Bibliotecas Digitales
Just off the press as Nr 158 in the IFLA Publications Series…fully bilingual English/Español title! Read all about it: Open Access and Digital Libraries / Acceso...
News - 3 May 2013
Tags: Access to information, Open access
- Reminder: Call for submissions for the Brill/IFLA Open Access award
العربية Brill and IFLA are pleased to announce the new Brill/IFLA Open Access award. The IFLA/Brill Open Access award is created to reward initiatives that facilitate and...
News - 15 April 2013
Tags: Announcement, Awards, Brill, Open access, WLIC2013
- Report from the IFLA/EIFL/COAR/SPARC World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2012 Workshop, Geneva, Switzerland
On Thursday 17th May 2012 IFLA, along with its organising partners Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL), the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) and Scholarly Publishing and...
News - 22 May 2012
Tags: Access to information, Open access, Switzerland, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- The Role of Libraries in Data Curation, Access, and Preservation: an International Perspective
Session 116 — Science and Technology Libraries 14 August 2012 09:30 - 11:30 | Room: 5bc | SI Data curation, access, and preservation are integral to the advancement of research in...
News - 6 April 2012
Tags: Digital preservation, Digital repositories, Information professionals, Open access, Science and Technology Libraries
- IFLA Open Access Taskforce established
français Following the endorsement of IFLA's Statement on Open Access by the Governing Board, April 18th 2011—and the subsequent approval from the Governing Board during the WLIC in...
News - 11 October 2011
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Open access
- De Gruyter Saur and IFLA: Celebrating 40 Years of Co-operation with a new Open Access agreement
Berlin/The Hague, 9 August 2011— In a common effort to promote the work of IFLA, De Gruyter Saur is making sixteen IFLA Publications available...
News - 9 August 2011
Tags: Announcement, De Gruyter Saur, Open access, Publications
- New IFLA publication: Open Access to STM Information: Trends, Models and Strategies for Libraries
Just off the press as Nr 153 in the IFLA Publications Series Read all about it: Open Access to STM Information Trends, Models and Strategies for Libraries
News - 22 July 2011
Tags: Copyright, Open access
- Open Access to STM Information: Trends, Models and Strategies for Libraries
This book contains a plethora of different viewpoints and research results from all over the world, bringing them together to provide a global perspective on the various issues that comprise...
Publication - 22 July 2011
Tags: Copyright, Open access, Publications
- Africa Section pre-conference satellite meeting
The Main Library of The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados, in association with IFLA Africa Section, is sponsoring an IFLA satellite meeting which will be held in Barbados at the...
Event - 24 June 2011
Tags: Advocacy, Barbados, Copyright, Open access, Satellite Meeting, Africa
- Just Released: IFLA Statement on Open Access
Clarifying IFLA's position and strategy IFLA is committed to the principles of freedom of access to information and the belief that universal and equitable access to information is...
News - 15 April 2011
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Announcement, Open access
- Only a few days left to register for the IFLA Presidential Meeting 2011!
News - 4 April 2011
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Announcement, Copyright, Netherlands, Open access
- Registration for the IFLA Presidential Meeting 2011 is now open!
News - 11 February 2011
Tags: Access to knowledge, Announcement, Copyright, Open access
- IFLA Presidential Meeting 2011
Libraries Driving Access to Knowledge: Action for Europe Date 14 - 15 April 2011 Location Koninklijke Bibliotheek National Library of...
IFLA Group or Activity - 26 January 2011
Tags: Access to knowledge, Copyright, Netherlands, Open access
- Gothenburg 2010: Report of the Open Session of IFLA Agricultural Libraries SIG
The session on agricultural libraries was held on August 12, 2010 on the theme "Current trends in agricultural information services for farmers." Evincing great interest on the theme,...
News - 30 December 2010
Tags: Open access, Agricultural Libraries
- Lecture of the Law Libraries Section in Göteborg
Conference Session 96 Law Libraries, Government Libraries and Government Information and Official Publications 12 August 2010 13:45 - 15:45 Creating an international legal...
News - 4 August 2010
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Democracy, Document delivery, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Information policies, Intellectual property, Open access, Policy, Law Libraries
- IFLA helps launch copyright for creativity declaration
français Copyright for Creativity launch video "In many countries, copyright law, through exceptions and limitations, has long supported the essential...
News - 6 May 2010
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Announcement, Copyright, Europe, Exceptions and limitations, Open access, Preservation
- Open Access and the Changing Role of Libraries
Open Access has a profound effect on the role of academic libraries. Focus is shifted from being a gatekeeper for information created elsewhere towards being actively involved in supporting the...
Event - 12 April 2010
Tags: Open access, Satellite Meeting, Sweden, Science and Technology Libraries
- IFLA IT Section Newsletter Dec 2009
The IT Section is pleased to announce the latest issue of the Newsletter - December 2009. The latest issue of the IFLA ITS Newsletter features the following articles: IT Section...
News - 22 December 2009
Tags: Information technology, Intellectual property, Internet access, Knowledge management, Open access, Open source, Preservation, Information Technology
- National Libraries Section and the Committee on Copyright and Other Legal Matters: Call for Papers
Following an earlier call for papers, the National Libraries Section and the Committee on Copyright and Other Legal Matters have agreed to collaborate on the theme National libraries promoting open...
News - 18 December 2009
Tags: Open access, National Libraries
- Call for papers for Gothenburg 2010
World Library and Information Congress: 76th IFLA General Conference and Assembly 10-15 August 2010, Gothenburg, Sweden Theme: Opening Doors to Spectacular Collections: Access to Multi-sensory,...
News - 2 December 2009
Tags: Acquisitions, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Call for Papers, Collection development, Electronic collections, Electronic resources, Gothenburg, Library collections, Open access, Sweden, Acquisition and Collection Development
- IFLA International Newspaper Conference 2010
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) in collaboration with IFLA Newspaper Section is organizing the IFLA International Newspaper Conference 2010 at IGNCA, New Delhi in India....
Event - 16 November 2009
Tags: Conference, Digital preservation, India, Open access, News Media