Content tagged Social inclusion

​The World Day of Social Justice focuses on the steps that need to be taken to ensure that globalisation and change benefits everyone. The new opportunities brought should give all who can the...

Publication - 20 February 2019

Tags: Access to information, Minorities, SDG 8, Social inclusion, Society, Sustainable development, Briefings, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG) and Management and Marketing Section is seeking proposals for papers to be presented at a two-hour session at the next IFLA General...

News - 5 February 2019

Tags: Management, Marketing, New professionals, Social inclusion, Society, Women’s issues, New Professionals

HABITAT, a platform which gathers every 20 years to shape the future of human settlements, has issued its Quito Declaration on sustainable cities and human settlements for all – the...

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Development, Digital divide, Social inclusion, Briefings, LDP (Library Development Programme)

In keeping with the thematic focus of the next World Library Information Congress, “Libraries: Dialogue for Change”, the IFLA SIG Relindial propose a session. It will be organised on...

News - 11 January 2019

Tags: Best practice, Collection development, Communication, conflict, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Democracy, Dialogue, Education, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Heritage, Minorities, Multicultural populations, Peace, Religion, RELINDIAL, resentment, Social inclusion, Society, Sustainability, Religions: Libraries and Dialogue

2015-2016 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report

Publication - 2 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Benchmarking, Best practice, Cataloguing, Censorship, Collection development, Collections, Communication, Communities of practice, Disadvantaged people, Education for librarianship , Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Guidelines, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous People, LGBTQ Users SIG, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, Library as place, Lifelong learning, Marginalized, Minorities, Multicultural populations, Net Neutrality, Peace, Performance indicators, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, user experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

2016-2017 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report

Publication - 2 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Benchmarking, Best practice, Cataloguing, Censorship, Collection development, Collections, Communication, Communities of practice, Disadvantaged people, Education for librarianship , Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous People, LGBTQ Users SIG, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, Library as place, Lifelong learning, Marginalized, Minorities, Multicultural populations, Net Neutrality, Peace, Performance indicators, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, user experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

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, Buildings and equipment, Communication, Communities of practice, Cooperation, Democracy, Development, Disadvantaged people, Education, Education and training, Education for librarianship , Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Guidelines, Human rights, LGBTQ Users SIG, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, Library as place, Marginalized, Minorities, Multicultural populations, Networking, New professionals, Outreach, Performance indicators, Privacy in libraries, Professional development, Risk assessment, Services, Social inclusion, Staffing, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

Click here for the complete 2018-2019 IFLA LGBTQ+ SIG Action Plan. Objectives of Professional Unit 2018-19: 1. Provide guidelines for LGBTQ+ library services and collections around...

Publication - 26 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, accessibility, Action plans, Advocacy, Benchmarking, Best practice, Disadvantaged people, Education for librarianship , Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Guidelines, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous People, LGBTQ Users SIG, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, Library as place, Lifelong learning, Marginalized, Minorities, Multicultural populations, Net Neutrality, Peace, Performance indicators, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, user experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

Important dates in 2018 are November 1st, the deadline for submitting abstracts, and December 1st, when the registration opens with an early bird tariff for participants. You’ll find...

Event - 7 October 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Children, Conference, Conferences, Denmark, Education, Information literacy, Literacy, Reading, Social inclusion, Young adults

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, Collections, Disadvantaged people, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, LGBTQ library outreach, LGBTQ library resources, LGBTQ library services. LGBTQ library programming, LGBTQ Users SIG, Malaysia, Marginalized, Minorities, Outreach, Reading, Reference services, Resource discovery, Services, Social inclusion, Women’s issues, Young adults, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

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, Collections, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, LGBTQ library outreach, LGBTQ library programming, LGBTQ library resources, LGBTQ library services, LGBTQ Users SIG, Library as place, Malaysia, Marginalized, Minorities, Multicultural populations, Outreach, Peace, Reference services, Services, Social inclusion, Women’s issues, Young adults, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

For around half of the world’s population, Internet connectivity is not a reality. Often, this is simply because there are no cables, or a good enough mobile signal, where they live...

News - 20 February 2018

Tags: Access to information, Internet access, Social inclusion, United States

Introduction The IFLA Section for Library Services to People with Special Needs (LSN) focuses on those persons who, because of their living conditions and/or physical, mental, or cognitive...

Publication - 27 October 2017

Tags: Guidelines, Homelessness, IFLA standards, Libraries and homelessness, Social inclusion, Guidelines, Standards, Library Services to People with Special Needs

This presentation, a link at the end, was used at the workshop on Video production. Informing, communicating and disseminating knowledge using audio-visual content during WLIC2017 in Wroclaw,...

Publication - 7 September 2017

Tags: Access to information, Audiovisual and multimedia, Communication, Communities of practice, Digital resources, Electronic resources, Freedom of information, Information technology, Open Source, Professional development, Social inclusion, Resource Guides

The Guidelines for Library Services to People Experiencing Homelessness are published an available. Minutes from meetings Cape Town 2015 (PDF) Berlin 2016 (PDF) (HTML...

Informational Page - 17 August 2017

Tags: Disadvantaged people, Displaced persons, Marginalized, Social inclusion, Library Services to People with Special Needs

This annual report is based on the LSN 2014 – 2019 Strategic Plan and relates to activities from September 2015 to August 2016 Our action plan for 2016-2017 is available on our...

Publication - 17 August 2017

Tags: Services to people with disabilities, Services to the visually impaired, Social inclusion, Annual reports, Library Services to People with Special Needs

Summary of LSN Action Plan Progress March, 2017 The IFLA Section, Library Services to People with Special Needs (LSN), submitted an action plan to IFLA with five objectives. ...

Publication - 17 August 2017

Tags: Action plans, Services to people with disabilities, Social inclusion, Library Services to People with Special Needs

On World Refugee Day, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions wishes to highlight the richness and vibrancy of an inclusive and open society by reminding how...

News - 20 June 2017

Tags: Immigrants, Multicultural populations, refugee, Social inclusion, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Call for Papers IFLA LGBTQ Users SIG CFP 2017 Libraries. Solidarity. Society. Intersectionality For IFLA WLIC 2017 (19-25 Aug 2017) we’ve chosen...

News - 19 January 2017

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Conferences, Disadvantaged people, Immigrants, Marginalized, Minorities, Multicultural populations, Services to people with disabilities, Social inclusion, Women’s issues, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

Regional Standing Committee for Asia & Oceania Section (RSCAO) invites you to submit a proposal for a presentation at its Open Session in Wroclaw, Poland in August 2017. Theme: "...

News - 10 January 2017

Tags: A & O Section, Call for Papers, Conference, IFLA 2017, Social inclusion, Society, Asia and Oceania

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 practice, Call for Papers, civil society, Democracy, IFLA 2017, Information policy, MLAS, Outreach, Policy, Social inclusion, Society, Management of Library Associations

The LSN session this year focuses on library services to persons experiencing homelessness from different perspectives, including the users perspective. It is also part of the work on developing...

News - 12 August 2016

Tags: Children, Conferences, Disadvantaged people, Displaced persons, Social inclusion, Library Services to People with Special Needs

Nos es grato el compartir el enlace al archivo del evento en línea, “Servicios Bibliotecarios para Inmigrantes y Refugiados” el cual se presentó el 31 de marzo de 2016....

News - 19 May 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Professional development, refugees, Social inclusion, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning

​ يسرنا مشاركة الرابط للتسجيل الخاص بالندوة التعليمية الإلكترونية «الخدمات المكتبية المُوجّهة للمهاجرين واللاجئين» التي عُقدت في 31 مارس 2016م. وقد شارك قسم «الإفلا...

News - 19 May 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Professional development, refugees, Social inclusion, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning

We are pleased to share a link to an archive recording of our “Library Services to Immigrants and Refugees” webinar which took place on 31 March 2016. IFLA Continuing Professional...

News - 19 May 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Professional development, refugees, Social inclusion, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning

IFLA LGBTQ Users SIG CFP 2015 Developing Equitable Access for LGBTQ Library Users                   According to...

News - 16 December 2014

Tags: Access to information, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Best practice, Censorship, Communities of practice, Cooperation, Cultural heritage, Disadvantaged people, Freedom of information, International cooperation, Marginalized, Minorities, Multicultural populations, Social inclusion, Society, Success stories

Queer Library Alliance: Global Reflections and Imaginings Call for Papers Editors: Rae-Anne Montague and Lucas McKeever  Publisher: Library Juice Press International...

News - 16 December 2014

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Best practice, Communities of practice, Cooperation, Cultural heritage, Disadvantaged people, Freedom of information, International cooperation, Marginalized, Minorities, Multicultural populations, Social inclusion, Society, Women’s issues, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

9 – 13 June 2014, Botkyrka, Sweden All over Europe public libraries work to improve literacy. With the purpose to create a network of public libraries and librarians on the topic of...

News - 5 February 2014

Tags: Literacy, Social inclusion, Society, Sweden, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

The Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section and Education invites proposals for papers to be presented at a two-hour session in the next IFLA General Conference on August 2014 in...

News - 27 November 2013

Tags: Collection development, Cultural heritage, Digital resources, Education and training, Electronic collections, Multicultural populations, Policy, Social inclusion, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

The program will start with presentations to introduce access technology products, software and devices. Participants will then visit a "Technology Petting Zoo," where people (companies...

Event - 30 May 2013

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Acquisitions, Audiovisual and multimedia, Best practice, Digital divide, Digital resources, Disadvantaged people, Education, Education and training, Electronic delivery, Electronic resources, Programme, Services to people with disabilities, Services to the visually impaired, Singapore, Social inclusion, Library Services to People with Special Needs