Content tagged Library outreach
Ordered by publication date from most to less recent.
(These results include any available translations of the original English documents.)
- Librarians Have Spoken! Over 750 Responses to the Public Library Manifesto Survey Received
The IFLA/ UNESCO Public Library Manifesto identifies the public library as being central to freedom and equity of access to knowledge and information for all people. Since it was agreed in...
News - 4 June 2020
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Libraries for development, Library as place, Library outreach, Public Libraries
- Share Your Thoughts and Ideas on the IFLA/UNESCO/ Public Library Manifesto
The IFLA/ UNESCO Public Library Manifesto has been an important achievement since it was first ratified in 1994. The Manifesto proclaims UNESCO's belief in the public library as a...
News - 23 March 2020
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Best practices, Cooperation, Democracy, Development, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Information society, Knowledge management, Libraries for development, Library and information profession, Library and information science education, Library as place, Library collections, Library outreach, Library services, Members, Policy, Social inclusion, Society, Public Libraries
- 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
- 40th Session of the UNESCO General Conference
A delegation from IFLA will attend the 40th Session of the UNESCO General Conference, held 12-27 November 2019 in Paris, France. As NGO partners of UNESCO, we are committed to growing our...
Event - 14 November 2019
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Conference, Conferences, Cultural heritage, Library outreach, Peace, Policy, UNESCO
- Newsletter on "Digital Opportunities and Challenges for Libraries for Children and Young Adults" is online
The newsletter shows how libraries are engaging youth with digital tools—whether it is from simply providing access, to harnessing technology to give voice to young people’s own...
News - 4 August 2019
Tags: book mobile, Children, Croatia, Denmark, Digital inclusion, digital skills, Education and training, Electronic collections, ICT, Internet access, Library outreach, Library services, Literacy, Nigeria, RFID, Russian Federation, Singapore, Sweden, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- 2014-2015 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report
2014-2015 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report
Publication - 2 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Best practices, Cataloguing, Censorship, Collection development, Communications, Communities of practice, Conferences, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous peoples, Information society, LGBTQ library services, Libraries for development, Library and information science education, Library as place, Library collections, Library outreach, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Net neutrality, Peace, Resource discovery, User experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)
- 2017-2018 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report
Click here for the complete 2017-2018 IFLA LGBTQ+ SIG Annual Report.
Publication - 26 December 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Advocacy, Communications, Communities of practice, Cooperation, Democracy, Development, Disadvantaged persons, Education, Education and training, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Guidelines, Human rights, LGBTQ library services, Libraries for development, Library and information science education, Library as place, Library buildings and equipment, Library outreach, Library services, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Networking, New professionals, Performance indicators, Privacy in libraries, Professional development, Risk assessment, Social inclusion, Staffing, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)
- Clare O'Hanlon's Video Now Available!
You can now view Clare O’Hanlon’s presentation, “A continuum of LGBTIQA+ community engagement in libraries: From collections and cataloguing to book displays, bathrooms and...
News - 30 August 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Australia, Bibliotherapy, Cataloguing, Collection development, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, LGBTQ library outreach, LGBTQ library resources, LGBTQ library services, LGBTQ library services. LGBTQ library programming, Library collections, Library outreach, Library services, Malaysia, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Reading, Reference services, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, Women’s issues, Young adults, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)
- NEW DATE & TIME: Join us for a video presentation at WLIC2018!
IFLA LGBTQ Users SIG is not hosting a conference session at WLIC2018 because of the human rights situation for LGBTQ+ people in Malaysia. Instead, please enjoy this video...
News - 24 August 2018
Tags: Access to information, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Australia, Collection development, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, LGBTQ library outreach, LGBTQ library programming, LGBTQ library resources, LGBTQ library services, LGBTQ library services, Library as place, Library collections, Library outreach, Library services, Malaysia, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Peace, Reference services, Social inclusion, Women’s issues, Young adults, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)
- YouTube channel
We have a YouTube channel and the first two videos published there is presentation of two of the Standing Committee members of AVMS. https://www.youtube.com/channel/...
News - 21 August 2018
Tags: Library outreach
- Call for papers WLIC 2018 - Audiovisual and Multimedia Section joint session with Information Technology Section
The IFLA Audiovisual and Multimedia Section, joined by the Information Technology Section, invite interested professionals to submit proposals for the open session to be held during IFLA WLIC in...
News - 1 December 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Acquisitions, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Cataloguing, Classification and indexing, Collection development, Communities of practice, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Digital repositories, Electronic resources, Games, Information technology, Knowledge management, Library buildings and equipment, Library collections, Library outreach, Library services, Lifelong learning, Preservation, Success stories, Young adults
- IFLA 2017 Satellite Meeting: Reference and Information Services & Information Technology, University of Warsaw Library, Warsaw, Poland
This two-days pre-conference will attempt to explore the current work in the creation, implementation and use of discovery tools from the perspective of information technology experts and the...
Event - 19 June 2017
Tags: Information professionals, Information technology, Library marketing, Library outreach, Library services, Poland, Reference services, Resource discovery, Satellite Meeting, Information Technology
- Report on IFLA 2016 in Columbus, Ohio, USA
Several thousand members of the world library community came together in Columbus, Ohio, in mid-August when the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) held its...
Publication - 15 March 2017
Tags: Access to Justice, Digital age, Internet Policy, Library outreach, Open access, Privacy Law, Rule of Law, Annual reports, Law Libraries
- Free IFLA/ALA Webinar: The Sharing Economy and libraries
Join us for the webinar on 8 March at 11:00 am EST (5:00 pm CET) with Loida Garcia-Febo and George Needham! People around the world have been transforming the unused capacity of things...
Event - 8 February 2017
Tags: #newlibgc, career development, Library outreach, Partnerships, sharing economy, skills, Webinar, webinar, New Professionals
- Call for Papers: MLAS IFLA 2017
Theme: “Library associations in solidarity with civil society” The IFLA Management of Library Associations Section invites proposals to be presented at a two-hour session at...
News - 6 December 2016
Tags: Associations, Best practices, Call for Papers, civil society, Democracy, IFLA 2017, Information policies, Library outreach, MLAS, Policy, Social inclusion, Society, Management of Library Associations
- Free IFLA/ALA Webinar: “Utilizing Partnerships to Expand Professional Development Opportunities Worldwide” October 10th 2016
While partnerships have been an instrumental part of the library’s success in serving the needs of their communities, they now offer librarians profound opportunities for developing new...
Event - 2 October 2016
Tags: #newlibgc, career development, Library outreach, Partnerships, skills, Webinar, webinar, New Professionals
- Good ideas for better libraries – share your experience!
How do I reach out to teens? How can I improve the story telling hour at my library? I want to engage parents in reading aloud to their children, but how? Librarians working with children...
Informational Page - 28 April 2016
Tags: Advocacy, Benchmarking, Best practices, Children, Communications, Events, Library marketing, Library outreach, Reading, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Sister Libraries Programme: Information and dissemination of results
Sister Libraries Programme Coordinator Ulla Pötsönen has been participating in two international and national conferences, presenting IFLA and Section's projects and disseminating...
Informational Page - 18 June 2015
Tags: Children, Conferences, Library and information science education, Library outreach, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- LGBTQ Users Special Interest Group
The goal of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) special interest group is to adress the information needs of LGBTQ+ community members related to library services,...
IFLA Group or Activity - 13 January 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Capacity building, Censorship, Classification and indexing, Collection development, Communities of practice, Data management, Digital inclusion, Education and training, Freedom of expression, Guidelines, Human rights, Indexing, LGBTQ library services, Library as place, Library collections, Library marketing, Library outreach, Library services, Library theory and research, Lifelong learning, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, New professionals, Privacy in libraries, Professional development, Reading, Social inclusion, Staffing, Subject analysis, Women’s issues, Young adults, Special Interest Groups, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)
- Report about IT brainstorming meeting at IFLA Headquarters
In early February an exciting working meeting took place at IFLA Headquarters in The Hague. The intention of the meeting was to think about the future look and feel of IFLA’s online...
News - 6 March 2010
Tags: Access to information, brainstorming, Communications, Information Technology, Library outreach, Membership, Networking, online services, Professional development, New Professionals