Content tagged LDP (Library Development Programme)

The first of the five regional sustainable development fora that lead to the 2020 High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development takes place in Africa.  In line with the theme...

Event - 6 December 2019

Tags: Access to information, Conference, SDGs, sustainable development goals, Zimbabwe, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The United Nations has agreed on the theme for the 2020 High Level Political Forum, focusing on accelerating actions to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals with only ten years to...

News - 4 December 2019

Tags: Access to information, Development, HLPF, SDGs, sustainable development goals, LDP (Library Development Programme)

At the Third Roundtable Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Public Libraries in Africa, IFLA Secretary General Gerald Leitner underlined the scope for libraries to deliver on the goals set out in...

News - 3 December 2019

Tags: Access to information, Africa, African Union, Development, SDGs, sustainable development goals, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) can be a great way for libraries to engage in discussions around the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and to be recognised for...

Publication - 27 November 2019

Tags: Access to information, Development, SDGs, sustainable development goals, Voluntary National Reviews, LDP (Library Development Programme), Toolkits

Faced with some of the world's most acute development challenges, Africa needs to draw on all of its innovative potential.  Information - and equitable access to it - will play a...

Event - 23 October 2019

Tags: Access to information, Africa, Conference, Development, SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​The Global Week of Action for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) comes to an end today. The week falls around the time of the anniversary of the agreement of the United Nations 2030 Agenda...

News - 30 September 2019

Tags: Access to information, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, sustainable development goals, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​ In the negotiations that led to the agreement of the 2030 Agenda in September 2015, a group of global organisations including IFLA drove the #culture2015goal campaign. This made the case...

News - 24 September 2019

Tags: #Culture2030Goal, Access to information, Advocacy, Libraries for development, Sustainable development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​Four years on from the agreement of the United Nations 2030 Agenda, a new report, coordinated by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and United Cities and Local Government (...

Publication - 24 September 2019

Tags: #Culture2030Goal, Access to information, Advocacy, Libraries for development, Sustainable development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme), Reports

IFLA attended the session at the United Nations Climate Summit focused on heritage issues. With a strong focus both on the risks that climate heritage poses to all types of culture, but also the...

News - 22 September 2019

Tags: Access to information, Climate change, Cultural heritage, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​ Limited access to research not only prevents people in many countries from contributing to the latest thinking and innovations, but also means that they cannot apply this knowledge in...

News - 19 September 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Law Libraries, Interview, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The 2019 edition of SDG Action Week , held on 20-30 September, is likely to be the biggest yet. IFLA’s new guide explains how libraries and library associations can get involved, and get...

Publication - 6 September 2019

Tags: Access to information, Development, sustainable development goals, Briefings, LDP (Library Development Programme)

In Athens, Greece, librarians from around the world showed their inventiveness and persistance in advocating for libraries. Through a series of short presentations, they looked to inspire...

Publication - 28 August 2019

Tags: Advocacy, Development, sustainable development goals, Conference proceedings, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​ تستمر الإفلا بتشجيع المكتبات على العمل بخُطة الامم المتحدة2030 كوسيلة للوصول الى لُب المناقشات المتعلقة بالسياسات، فأصبح هناك وسائل داعمة جديدة لذلك، وهى وجود كل من اعلان بوينوس...

News - 26 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​ 国际图联鼓励图书馆通过《联合国2030年议程》参与核心政策讨论。《布宜诺斯艾利斯宣言》和《2019年发展和信息获取报告》是两个非常有效的新工具。 《联合国2030年议程》中包含17项可持续发展目标和169个小目标，内容非常广泛。 但实际上，它为我们提供了的机遇，展示了图书馆通过自己的馆藏、空间和员工改变人们生活的多种不同方法...

News - 26 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​ ​ ИФЛА продолжает призывать библиотеки работать с Повесткой дня Организации Объединенных Наций на период до 2030 года как к одному из способов принять активное участие в...

News - 26 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​ Die IFLA ermutigt Bibliotheken weiterhin, mit der Agenda 2030 der Vereinten Nationen zu arbeiten, um den Kern der politischen Diskussionen zu erreichen. Mit der Erklärung von Buenos...

News - 26 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

L'IFLA continue d'encourager les bibliothèques à exploiter le Programme 2030 des Nations Unies comme un moyen de s’inviter au cœur des discussions politiques....

News - 26 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​ ​ La IFLA continúa animando a las bibliotecas a trabajar con la Agenda 2030 de las Naciones Unidas como un medio de estar presentes en las discusiones sobre polí...

News - 26 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​ IFLA continues to encourage libraries to work with the United Nations 2030 Agenda as a means of getting to the heart of policy discussions. With the Buenos Aires Declaration and the 2019...

News - 26 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Development, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The Education International World Congress is an opportunity for the primary global organisation for teachers and others working in education to debate key issues, and set a direction for the...

Event - 23 July 2019

Tags: Conference, E-learning, Education, school libraries, Thailand, LDP (Library Development Programme)

En su segundo evento en el Foro Político de Alto Nivel, la IFLA, con la amable colaboración de la Misión Argentina ante las Naciones Unidas, celebró un encuentro...

News - 19 July 2019

Tags: Access to information, Buenos Aires Declaration, HLPF 2019, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​In its second event of the High Level Political Forum, IFLA, with the kind support of the Argentine Mission to the United Nations, held a discussion about how to extend the success of the Buenos...

News - 19 July 2019

Tags: Access to information, Buenos Aires Declaration, HLPF 2019, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The 2019 High Level Political Forum (HLPF) under the auspices of the United Nations' Economic and Social Council is the key annual meeting on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)....

Event - 8 July 2019

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Development, SDGs, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​ In preparation for global meetings on the SDGs in July and September, IFLA has been active at the regional level. The message: that at all levels, and across the 2030 Agenda, libraries...

News - 18 June 2019

Tags: Access to information, Africa, Asia and Oceania, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, SDGs, Sustainable development, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​UN Member States, agencies and civil society representatives met in Rome on 27-29 May to discuss progress towards building peace, justice and strong institutions (SDG16). IFLA participated,...

News - 3 June 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to Legal Information, Development, Italy, LDP (Library Development Programme)

With Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 in focus at the United Nations (UN) this year, there is a key opportunity to draw attention to the importance of access to information.  In...

Event - 26 May 2019

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Italy, Open government, Transparency, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Today, voters in most European Union Member States will choose who will represent them for the coming five years in the European Parliament. Their choices will have an impact, not least on...

News - 26 May 2019

Tags: Access to information, Elections, Europe, European Parliament, LDP (Library Development Programme)

IFLA has welcomed Europe Day 2019 as an opportunity to celebrate the importance of collaboration, and to look forward to the upcoming elections. Based on the Library Manifesto for Europe, a...

News - 9 May 2019

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Elections, Europe, European Union, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The Library Manifesto for Europe sets out six ways in which the European Union can support libraries and their values. On this basis, IFLA asked political parties at the European level - and...

Publication - 9 May 2019

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Elections, Europe, European Union, Sustainable development, Country reports, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The decisions taken in Brussels and Strasbourg have a significant impact on libraries. To prepare for the coming mandate of the European Parliament, IFLA and partners have developed a Library...

Publication - 25 April 2019

Tags: Access to information, Europe, European Parliament, European Union, LDP (Library Development Programme), Manifestos

​The decisions taken in Brussels and Strasbourg have a significant impact on libraries. To prepare for the coming mandate of the European Parliament, IFLA and partners have developed a Library...

News - 25 April 2019

Tags: Access to information, Europe, European Parliament, European Union, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​ The 4th IFLA regional conference in the Arab region will focus on the impact of new technologies, and the opportunities they present for libraries.  In line with IFLA...

Event - 24 April 2019

Tags: Conference, IFLA Global Vision, Information Technology, innovation, United Arab Emirates, LDP (Library Development Programme)

This year's International Conference of the Lithuanian Librarians Association will focus on sustainable development, and what libraries can do to deliver it. The United Nations'...

Event - 24 April 2019

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Development, Lithuania, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Sustainable Development Goal 3 calls on United Nations Member States to 'ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all, at all ages'. IFLA's new briefing underlines how libraries...

Publication - 7 April 2019

Tags: Access to information, health, Health literacy, Research support, Briefings, LDP (Library Development Programme)

After events in Bilbao, Spain in 2015 and Jeju, Korea in 2017, the 3rd Summit of the Agenda 21 for Culture programme takes place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 3-5 April. Building on the...

Event - 4 April 2019

Tags: Access to information, Argentina, Conference, local government, Sustainable development, LDP (Library Development Programme)

IFLA is participating in the SDG Book Club, an initiative launched by the United Nations alongside organisations representing publishers, booksellers and books for youth. Through this, we hope to...

News - 15 March 2019

Tags: Access to information, Children, Development, Literacy, SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​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, Minority groups, SDG 8, Social inclusion, Society, Sustainable development, Briefings, LDP (Library Development Programme)

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)

Half of the world’s population lacks access to information online.In our knowledge society, libraries provide access and opportunity for all. Around the world, public access to...

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Development, Digital divide, LDP (Library Development Programme), Reports

IFLA's response to the Synthesis Report of the UN Secretary-General on the Post-2015 Development Agenda: "The Road to Dignity by 2030: Ending Poverty, Transforming All Lives and...

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, ICTs, Intellectual property, Lyon Declaration, post-2015, LDP (Library Development Programme), Publications

IFLA is pleased to announce that it has become a signatory to the Declaration for the inclusion of culture in the Post-2015 UN Sustainable Development Goals. The Declaration highlights the...

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Cultural heritage, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements

IFLA, together with almost 200 civil society organisations, is calling on the United Nations to put good governance, access to information and independent media at the centre of the post-2015...

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, Sustainable development, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements

On Monday 9th December IFLA launched a joint statement on the role access to information can play in the post-2015 development framework. The statement, prepared in association with Article 19,...

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Development, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, Sustainable development, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements

IFLA participated in the Guardian live chat on the role information plays in development. The live chat lasted for 2 hours and recieved a lot of questions and feedback in form of over 250...

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Development, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, Sustainable development, LDP (Library Development Programme), Reports

​ ​ ​As part of the International Advocacy Programme (IAP), IFLA has encouraged the millions-strong library field to unleash their creativity and create a powerful...

Publication - 29 November 2018

Tags: Advocacy, Development, IAP, International Advocacy Programme, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme), Leaflets

As part of our International Advocacy Programme, IFLA supported a project led by the Arab Federation for Libraries and Information (AFLI) to develop and deliver an online course on libraries and...

News - 21 November 2018

Tags: Access to information, Arab world, Development, Egypt, Sustainable development, UN Sustainable Development Goals, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​IFLA supported an International Advocacy Programme project for librarians from the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine and Hungary in 2018. After...

News - 29 October 2018

Tags: Advocacy, Capacity building, Czechia, Hungary, IAP, International Advocacy Programme, Libraries for development, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SGDs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​ An online training platform built with the support of the International Advocacy Programme (IAP) allowed to raise awareness for Arab librarians in the MENA region on the UN 2030 Agenda...

News - 2 October 2018

Tags: IAP, International Advocacy Programme, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The Marrakesh Treaty was signed in June 2013, and barely three years later entered into force. Yet ratification is only part of the story. IFLA's monitoring work shows where progress is...

Publication - 1 October 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Library services to people with disabilities, Marrakesh Treaty, Services to the visually impaired, LDP (Library Development Programme), Studies

O acesso à informação para alcançar o desenvolvimento sustentável na América Latina e no Caribe Também disponível em inglês,...

Publication - 27 September 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, LAC, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements

Aussi disponible en portugais L’Accès à l’information pour réaliser le Développement durable en Amérique latine et aux Caraïbes...

Publication - 27 September 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, LAC, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements

También disponible en portugués El acceso a la información para alcanzar el desarrollo sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe La Declaración de...

Publication - 27 September 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, LAC, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements

Also available in Portuguese Access to Information to Achieve Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean The Santiago Declaration is a statement of libraries...

Publication - 26 September 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, LAC, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements

Success in the mission of libraries relies heavily on peace. War and conflict, beyond immediate harm to people and buildings, holds back education, culture and research.  Yet...

Publication - 21 September 2018

Tags: Access to information, Interreligious relations, peace, Briefings, LDP (Library Development Programme)

2019 is going to be a big year in IFLA’s work on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With a focus on SDG 4 (quality education), ...

Publication - 21 September 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, HLPF 2019, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, VNRs, LDP (Library Development Programme), Videos

IFLA's training materials on Libraries and Agenda 2030 and SDG's, used in a workshop connecting librarians from Portuguese speaking countries in Africa What were your goals? ...

News - 19 September 2018

Tags: Advocacy, Africa, Capacity building, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, Portuguese, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

A key feature of the UN's 2030 Agenda is its data framework. This provides indicators associated with each of the 169 targets, making it possible to track progress over time. These...

Publication - 23 August 2018

Tags: Development, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, sustainable development goals, United Nations, Briefings, LDP (Library Development Programme)

During the International Advocacy Programme Global Convening, held in New York on 28-29 June 2018, IFLA offered a presentation about expected events in the coming year at the United Nations...

Publication - 23 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Development, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, sustainable development goals, United Nations, Conference proceedings, LDP (Library Development Programme)

2019 will be a big year at the UN. The regular regional and global forum and voluntary national reviews taking a specific focus on education, employment, equality and access to...

Publication - 23 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Development, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, Sustainable development, United Nations, Infographics, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​ ​ Over the ten days of this year’s High Level Political Forum, IFLA engaged intensively with governments, UN officials, experts and partners from civil society. By ensuring...

News - 19 July 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, HLPF, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)

A key pillar of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda, alongside the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals, is an ongoing review of implementation. Central to this is the process of...

Publication - 16 July 2018

Tags: Access to information, sustainable development goals, Briefings, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The IFLA International Advocacy Programme is a capacity-building programme by IFLA, designed to promote and support the role libraries can play in the implementation of the United Nations 2030...

Publication - 15 July 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme), Leaflets

The Nepal Library Association (NLA) worked in developing its organizational capacity and knowledge and skill of its members (librarians) and district library association with the support...

News - 13 July 2018

Tags: Associations, BSLA, Building Strong Library Associations, Capacity building, Nepal, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The UN High Level Political Forum takes place on 9-18 July 2018 in New York, discussing global challenges and defining a path to sustainable development. IFLA is there, raising awareness among...

News - 11 July 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, HLPF, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The 2018 High Level Political Forum (HLPF) takes place on 10-18 July 2018 at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York. This event, the highlight of the global debate on sustainable...

Event - 8 July 2018

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Development, Sustainable development, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​ The IFLA International Advocacy Programme (IAP) Global Convening took place in New York on 28-29 June 2018. Nearly 40 participants, invited by IFLA, met at the Brooklyn Public Library,...

News - 3 July 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​ULIA-BLA IFLA Train the Trainers Workshop for top officials of National Library Associations in Sub-Saharan Africa IFLA supported an International Advocacy Programme project in...

News - 2 July 2018

Tags: Advocacy, Capacity building, IAP, International Advocacy Programme, Libraries for development, Uganda, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SGDs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

On 28-29 June, IFLA will hold the International Advocacy Programme (IAP) Global Convening in New York, USA. Nearly 40 participants from all regions have been invited by IFLA to celebrate success,...

News - 26 June 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)

La IFLA invita a la comunidad bibliotecaria de la región de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) a compartir sus comentarios sobre un borrador de declaración sobre...

News - 22 June 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

IFLA is encouraging the library community across the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region to share their views on a draft declaration on libraries, access to information and development. This...

News - 22 June 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Digital technologies have opened up exciting new ways of making the cities and communities where we live cleaner, easier and more efficient. Smart cities have seen better organisation of traffic,...

News - 6 June 2018

Tags: Access to information, Digital divide, inclusion, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The UN STI Forum, a sub-group of the Economic and Social Committee, meets annually to discuss science, technology and innovation cooperation around thematic areas for the implementation...

Event - 4 June 2018

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Development, smart cities, Sustainable Development Agenda, United States of America, urban development, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The International Literacy Association (ILA) has just released the winning titles for their 2018 Choices reading lists. Each year, titles are selected by students and educators that represent...

News - 14 May 2018

Tags: IFLA, Literacy, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The Library for Foreign Literature in Moscow (LIBFL) hosted a workshop on 19-20 April 2018: "Libraries and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: How can Russian...

News - 9 May 2018

Tags: Advocacy, Capacity building, IAP, International Advocacy Programme, Libraries for development, Russian Federation, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SGDs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​Faced with major challenges around literacy and making best use of information and knowledge, the Arab world needs its libraries as much as ever. With them, development can work for everyone....

News - 4 May 2018

Tags: Access to information, Development, Lebanon, Literacy, Sustainable Development Agenda, LDP (Library Development Programme)

IFLA has partnered with EIFL-PLIP and AfLIA to support 15 participants in the second Young African Library Innovators initiative (IYALI) programme. IYALI is a peer learning and...

News - 26 April 2018

Tags: Africa, Asia and Oceania, Development, Young African Library Innovators initiative (IYALI), LDP (Library Development Programme)

​ Libraries today are faced with trends that can both pose a threat and promise an opportunity. Globalisation and digitisation are unstoppable and are being felt around the world. Yet this...

News - 26 April 2018

Tags: Preservation, Russian Federation, Sustainable Development Agenda, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The side event "The importance of access to information to achieve sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean" is part of the Second Meeting of the ...

Event - 11 April 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, Seminar, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

International meetings, for example those organised by the United Nations on the Sustainable Development Goals, can be a great opportunity to let decision-makers know about the potential of...

Publication - 5 April 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, Briefings, LDP (Library Development Programme)

IFLA joined forces with the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) and International Literacy Association (ILA) on Wednesday 28 March 2018 in Bologna, Italy and...

News - 29 March 2018

Tags: IFLA, Literacy, LDP (Library Development Programme)

After completion of the BSLA project we had some questions for the project team and this is what they told us!  Get inspired by the path taken by the Sri Lanka Library Association (SLLA...

News - 27 March 2018

Tags: Associations, BSLA, Building Strong Library Associations, Capacity building, ethics, Professional development, Sri Lanka, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​ IFLA supported an International Advocacy Programme project in West Africa in 2017. After completion of this regional project we asked the project team some questions and this is what...

News - 27 March 2018

Tags: Advocacy, Capacity building, Ghana, IAP, International Advocacy Programme, Libraries for development, Uganda, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SGDs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

IFLA supported an International Advocacy Programme project in East Africa in 2017. After completion of this regional project we asked the project team some questions and this is what they...

News - 13 February 2018

Tags: Capacity building, IAP, International Advocacy Programme, Uganda, LDP (Library Development Programme)

IFLA supported a new Building Strong Library Associations (BSLA) project in Spain in 2017.  After completion of the project we had some questions for the project team and this is...

News - 12 February 2018

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations. BSLA, Spain, LDP (Library Development Programme)

IFLA supported an International Advocacy Programme (IAP) project in Brazil in 2017. After the project finished, we interviewed the Project Team and asked them a few key questions about...

News - 8 February 2018

Tags: Advocacy, Brazil, Development, IAP, International Advocacy Programme, LDP (Library Development Programme)

IFLA has supported a new Building Strong Library Associations (BSLA) project in Colombia in 2017. After the project finished, we interviewed the Project Team and asked them a few key...

News - 31 January 2018

Tags: Associations, BSLA, Capacity building, Colombia, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The Tunisian Ministry of Cultural Affairs, in association with the Tunisian Association of Public Libraries and the Tunisian Library and Book Librarians Association, is organizing an International...

Event - 11 January 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, Forum, IAP, Public Libraries, Tunisia, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

On 8 December 2017, the Croatian Library Association will organise a Round Table about libraries and the local community. In honor of International Day of Human Rights, the Commission for...

Event - 7 November 2017

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Conference, Croatia, Development, UN 2030 Agenda; UN SDGs; IAP, LDP (Library Development Programme)

IFLA attended the CILIP Annual Conference, held in Manchester, UK, on 5-6 July. At a time where libraries in the UK are facing drastic cuts, this was a welcome opportunity to share new ideas and...

News - 27 July 2017

Tags: Access to information, Development, Libraries for development, sustainable development goals, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Nine associates of IFLA’s International Leaders Programme were selected in April 2016 and started their programme at WLIC 2016 in Columbus, Ohio. Streams and connected projects...

News - 25 July 2017

Tags: IFLA Leaders, LDP (Library Development Programme)

In February 2017, IFLA invited library associations to submit proposals for Building Strong Library Associations (BSLA) projects commencing in 2017. 21 project proposals from all parts of...

News - 25 July 2017

Tags: Advocacy, BSLA, Building Strong Library Associations, Development, Management, Networking, Sustainability, LDP (Library Development Programme)

[PDF] Biblioteca del Congreso de la Nación Argentina Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile Dirección General de Servicios de Documentación,...

Publication - 3 April 2017

Tags: Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements

[PDF] The Library of Congress of the Argentine Nation The Library of the National Congress of Chile The General Directorate of Documentation, Information and Analysis...

Publication - 2 April 2017

Tags: Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements

La IFLA invita a las asociaciones bibliotecarias a presentar una propuesta de proyecto relacionada con el Programa de Fortalecimiento de Asociaciones Bibliotecarias a partir de 2017. La...

Informational Page - 12 March 2017

Tags: Advocacy, ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), Associations, BSLA, Building Strong Library Associations, Development, Management, Networking, Sustainability, LDP (Library Development Programme)

IFLA invites library associations to submit a proposal for Building Strong Library Associations (BSLA) projects commencing in 2017. The invitation is now open for countries worldwide...

News - 20 February 2017

Tags: Advocacy, Announcement, BSLA, Building Strong Library Associations, Development, Management, Networking, Sustainability, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The IFLA International Advocacy Programme (IAP) is a capacity-building programme launched in 2016, designed to promote and support the role libraries can play in...

Informational Page - 20 January 2017

Tags: Access to information, Development, IAP, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Two workshops have been organized by the Sri Lanka Library Association (SLLA) and sponsored by Building Strong Library Association (BSLA) Programme of International Federation of Library...

News - 21 November 2016

Tags: BSLA, Library and information profession, Professional ethics, Sri Lanka, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Unit member list - 28 September 2016

Tags: LDP (Library Development Programme)

From presidents of library associations to copyright activists, from public and university libraries, the nine associates of IFLA’s International Leaders Programme have spent the...

News - 18 August 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, IFLA Leaders, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​ ​ ​ Последние публикации ИФЛА в помощь вашей работе в поддержку повестки дня ООН 2030 Действуйте сейчас, чтобы убедиться, что библиотеки включены в...

News - 14 August 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, Libraries and Development, UN 2030 Agenda, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​ ​ Recent IFLA publications to support your work on the UN 2030 Agenda Act now to make sure libraries are included in your country’s national development plans for...

News - 14 August 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, Libraries and Development, UN 2030 Agenda, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Publications récentes de l’IFLA en faveur du Programme de développement durable à l’horizon 2030 des Nations-Unies Agissez dès maintenant pour faire...

News - 14 August 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, Libraries and Development, UN 2030 Agenda, LDP (Library Development Programme)

国际图联近期出版物支持你有关联合国2030年议程的工作 行动起来，确保将图书馆纳入本国的国家发展计划中，以实现联合国可持续发展目标！ 把图书馆和信息工程列入国家和地区发展计划中将有益于实现联合国2030年可持续发展议程。 为支持这一计划，国际图联出版了宣传手册，其中列举了决策人运用图书馆领域知识为联合国可持续发展计划做出的努力。除此之外，...

News - 14 August 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, Libraries and Development, UN 2030 Agenda, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Aktuelle IFLA-Publikationen zur Unterstützung Ihrer Arbeit an der UN Agenda 2030 Handeln Sie jetzt, um sicherzustellen, dass Bibliotheken in den nationalen Entwicklungsplänen f...

News - 14 August 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, Libraries and Development, UN 2030 Agenda, LDP (Library Development Programme)

أحدث إصدارات الإفلا لدعم عملكم على خُطة الأمم المُتحدة 2030 اعملوا الآن للتأكد من أن المكتبات على خُطة بلدانكم لأهداف التنمية المُستدامة! سيُسهم إدراج المكتبات ضمن خُطط...

News - 14 August 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, Libraries and Development, UN 2030 Agenda, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​Últimas publicaciones de IFLA para apoyar vuestro trabajo en la Agenda 2030 de la ONU ¡¡Actúa ahora para asegurar que las bibliotecas se incluyan en los planes...

News - 14 August 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, From the Annual Conference, Libraries and Development, UN 2030 Agenda, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Our latest BSLA workshop brought together library leaders from French-speaking Africa, teaching them innovative skills and practices, and enabling them to take an active part in advocacy...

News - 9 August 2016

Tags: Advocacy, BSLA, Congo, Development, Frenchspeaking Africa, Library Association, Management, Networking, Sustainability, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The International Leaders Programme is a two-year Programme designed to increase the cohort of leaders who can effectively represent the wider library sector in the international arena, and to...

Informational Page - 24 July 2016

Tags: IFLA International Leaders Programme, leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The selection committee for the IFLA International Leaders Programme is delighted to announce the Associates selected to participate from 2016-2018. The Programme is an IFLA Key...

News - 21 July 2016

Tags: Awards, International Leaders Programme, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The selection committee for the IFLA International Leaders Programme is delighted to announce the Associates selected to participate from 2016-2018. The Programme is an IFLA Key Initiative...

News - 11 July 2016

Tags: Announcement, leaders, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Library association leaders, IFLA leadership, staff and trainers participated in a milestone event for the Building Strong Library Associations programme in Manila, Philippines 30 May-2 June 2016...

News - 8 July 2016

Tags: BSLA, Conferences, Philippines, LDP (Library Development Programme)

In a new report, Stanford scholars James Fishkin and Max Senges et al. have explored how to actively involve different kinds of stakeholders in internet governance discussions. The researchers...

News - 8 July 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Democracy, Digital divide, Freedom of information, IGF, Information policies, Internet access, Internet governance, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Act now to make sure libraries are included in your country’s national development plans for the SDGs!! The inclusion of libraries and access to information in national and...

Publication - 28 June 2016

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, UN Sustainable Development Goals, LDP (Library Development Programme), Publications

The IFLA Building Strong Library Associations Programme (BSLA) supports projects in Africa, Asia and Oceania, and Latin America and the Caribbean. BSLA offers a strategic and...

News - 24 June 2016

Tags: Advocacy, Africa, BSLA, Cameroon, Cooperation, Development, Meetings, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The Global Commission on Internet Governance has just released One Internet, a wide-ranging and pragmatic vision of how all actors can contribute to a sustainable and democratic internet....

News - 22 June 2016

Tags: Advocacy, Digital divide, Freedom of information, Information literacy, Information policies, Internet access, Internet governance, Knowledge society, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Library association leaders, IFLA leadership, staff and trainers participated in a milestone event for the Building Strong Library Associations programme in Manila, Philippines 30 May-2...

News - 17 June 2016

Tags: Advocacy, Associations, BSLA, Development, International cooperation, Management, Philippines, LDP (Library Development Programme)

30 Library Associations met in Panama from 17-23 April 2016 to develop strategies for advocacy at the national level, to advance regional projects, and to network with associations from...

News - 20 May 2016

Tags: Advocacy, BSLA, IFLA LAC, IFLA MLAS, International cooperation, Meetings, Networking, Panama, LDP (Library Development Programme)

To lead, to advocate and to motivate; IFLA involves individuals around the world whose leadership and expertise are called on to represent the wider library sector in the international arena. In...

News - 20 May 2016

Tags: Announcement, IFLA International Leaders Programme, leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

From 30 May – 2 June 2016 IFLA and the Philippine Librarians Association (PLAI) will host the Global BSLA meeting in Manila, Philippines. More>>

News - 14 May 2016

Tags: Associations, BSLA, Philippines, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The Zimbabwe Library Association (ZimLA) successfully held an Advocacy and National Information Policy Formulation (NIP) Workshop at Cresta Lodge, Harare from 5 – 6 May 2016. The...

News - 12 May 2016

Tags: Advocacy, BSLA, Development, Sustainability, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Library Association, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The first annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum) will take place on 6-7 June 2016 at the United Nations Headquarters...

Event - 11 May 2016

Tags: 2030Agenda, Access to information, Development, Freedom of information, Internet access, Meeting, Sustainability, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)

IFLA's highly successful Building Strong Library Associations (BSLA) programme has been expanded through a series of workshops and projects at the regional level in Africa, Asia and Oceania,...

Event - 28 April 2016

Tags: Cooperation, Development, Meeting, Meetings, Philippines, Professional development, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Governments, international organisations, civil society representatives, development banks and industry have underlined their support for public access to the internet in libraries as a means of...

News - 25 April 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Democracy, Development, Digital divide, Digital resources, Disadvantaged persons, Education, Education and training, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Government information, Internet access, LDP (Library Development Programme)

IFLA has co-signed a letter calling for universal, open, secure, and affordable broadband connectivity, with full protection of human rights. The letter to Finance Ministers, who are meeting today...

News - 13 April 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, broadband, connectivity, Democracy, Development, Digital divide, Information literacy, Information policies, Information technology, International cooperation, Internet access, Knowledge society, sustainable development goals, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Myanmar welcomes first democratic government in 50 years IFLA implemented the Building Strong Library Associations programme with the Myanmar Library Association (MLA) from 2013-...

News - 1 March 2016

Tags: BSLA, Meetings, Myanmar, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Le Programme International de Leadership de l’IFLA est un programme de deux années conçu pour accroître la cohorte de dirigeants qui peuvent effectivement repré...

Informational Page - 11 February 2016

Tags: IFLA International Leaders Programme, leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Das Internationale Führungskräfteprogramm ist ein zweijähriges Programm, das entwickelt wurde, um die Gruppe von Führungskräften zu erweitern, die effektiv das...

Informational Page - 9 February 2016

Tags: IFLA International Leaders Programme, leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

El  Programa Internacional de Liderazgo es un Programa de dos años diseñado para incrementar el grupo de líderes que pueden representar eficazmente al sector...

Informational Page - 9 February 2016

Tags: IFLA International Leaders Programme, leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

国际领导人计划是一个为期两年的项目，旨在培养能在国际舞台上真正代表广大图书馆界的领导人，并在国际图联内部发展领导人。 该计划提供了国际图联因其享有的全球性角色和声誉，以及广泛而多元的活动与专业领域框架而独有的机遇。 项目详情 该计划将在2016、2017、2018年国际图联世界图书馆与信息大会上组织论坛，让参与者共聚一堂当面讨论。...

Informational Page - 5 February 2016

Tags: IFLA International Leaders Programme, leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Workshop purpose: To encourage the active participation of Latin American libraries associations across the BSLA programme in Spanish and English, to achieve strengthened partnerships and...

Event - 5 February 2016

Tags: Associations, BSLA, Panama, Workshop, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Applications open until 2 March 2016 The International Leaders Programme is a two-year Programme designed to increase the cohort of leaders who can effectively represent the wider...

News - 5 February 2016

Tags: leadership, Professional development, Training, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Applications open until 2 March 2016 The International Leaders Programme is a two-year Programme designed to increase the cohort of leaders who can effectively represent the wider library...

News - 4 February 2016

Tags: Announcement, leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Программа международных лидеров – двухлетняя программа, направленная на увеличение количества лидеров, способных эффективно представлять библиотечный сектор на международной арене, и...

Informational Page - 3 February 2016

Tags: IFLA International Leaders Programme, leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

إن برنامج قادة الإفلا العالمي مُصمم لزيادة مجموعة القادة الذين يُمكنهم تمثيل قطاع المكتبات دوليًا وتنمية وتطوير قدرات قادة الإفلا أنفسهم. تُتيح الإفلا من خلال هذا البرنامج وبِحُكْمِ...

Informational Page - 1 February 2016

Tags: IFLA International Leaders Programme, leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Programme details The Programme brought participants together at the 2012, 2013 and 2014 IFLA World Library and Information Congresses (WLIC) as the main face-to-face forum. In this...

Informational Page - 8 January 2016

Tags: IFLA International Leaders Programme, leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

El Salvadoran Library Association to create new image for Salvador library community On 27-29 November 2014, the Salvadoran Library Association (ABES) held its BSLA workshop...

News - 4 January 2016

Tags: Associations, BSLA training modules, El Salvador, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The IFLA Building Strong Library Associations programme (BSLA) is supporting projects in Africa, Asia and Oceania and Latin America and the Caribbean following the regional convenings...

News - 2 October 2015

Tags: ASEAN, BSLA, Conferences, Indonesia, Malaysia, Meetings, Philippines, Thailand, LDP (Library Development Programme)

On 2 August 2015, just in time for the IFLA Congress in Cape Town, the United Nations completed negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda, now entitled the 2030 Agenda. At two special...

News - 5 August 2015

Tags: Access to information, ALP, Development, post2015, United Nations, LDP (Library Development Programme)

As the United Nations reflects on the future of global development and the post-2015 agenda, access to information must be recognised as critical to supporting governments to achieve development...

News - 6 October 2014

Tags: Access to information, Development, Post 2015, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Note: this toolkit is a project of the IFLA International Leaders Programme IFLA Leaders Associate are pleased to make available a Toolkit that provides relevant materials that can inspire...

Page of a Book - 1 August 2014

Tags: Advocacy, Toolkit, LDP (Library Development Programme)

General Impact Survey The Impact survey page is an online survey tool designed especially for public libraries that want to better understand the communities and is with written and...

Page of a Book - 19 June 2014

Tags: Advocacy, Toolkit, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Heading Between 1--------- (1st party) And 2--------- (2nd party)   Aim / purpose of the agreement [...] Some guiding terms...

Page of a Book - 19 June 2014

Tags: Advocacy, Tookit, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Creating New Advocates for Libraries: Pennsylvania Forward Case Study In 2007, the U.S. economic crisis hit, and libraries across the U.S. struggled to articulate their value and maintain...

Page of a Book - 19 June 2014

Tags: Case studies, Toolkit, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Nigerian Library Association Advocacy to Establish the Librarians Registration Council of Nigeria submitted by Dr. Victoria Okojie The history of librarianship in Nigeria dates...

Page of a Book - 19 June 2014

Tags: Advocacy, Case studies, Toolkit, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The Problem or Challenge Collaboration for Advocacy in the Pacific Islands: the Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives, and Museums (PIALA) submitted by Mr. Atarino A....

Page of a Book - 19 June 2014

Tags: Advocacy, Case studies, Toolkit, LDP (Library Development Programme)

PROBLEM: Automating and Building an Institutional Repository for The University of Buea Library submitted by Rosemary Shafack The University of Buea Library had come up with its...

Page of a Book - 19 June 2014

Tags: Advocacy, Case studies, Toolkit, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Common Base of Citizen Knowledge (CBCK) — Youth Involvement in the development of projects Submitted by Jorge Ruiz Vaca (Mexico) "Who has information has power”,...

Page of a Book - 19 June 2014

Tags: Advocacy, Project development, Toolkit, Youth involvement, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Collaboration for Advocacy Best Practices In 2013, IFLA Leaders conducted a survey to understand how librarians approach and understand collaboration to support their advocacy efforts. We...

Page of a Book - 19 June 2014

Tags: Advocacy, Toolkit, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Note: this toolkit is a project of the IFLA International Leaders Programme IFLA Leaders Associates are pleased to provide you with a Toolkit that will be a good starting place for...

Page of a Book - 19 June 2014

Tags: Advocacy, Toolkit, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Description Digital lending, including the lending of eBooks and other digital materials, is a major issue for all types of libraries. Increased consumer demand for eReaders, and a growing...

Informational Page - 12 May 2014

Tags: Advocacy, ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), Ebooks, IFLA International Leaders Programme, leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Year 1 Project Report, 2013 IFLA International Leaders Programme Group 3 Project Team Members: Sarah Kaddu, Uganda Margaret Allen, Australia Counsellors: Jacinta Were,...

Informational Page - 12 May 2014

Tags: Advocacy, ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), Ebooks, IFLA International Leaders Programme, leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Year 1 Project Report, 2013 IFLA International Leaders Programme Project Team Members: Jeremy Lachal, France Irina Trushina, Russia Zola Maddison, USA Dina Youssef, Egypt...

Informational Page - 12 May 2014

Tags: Advocacy, ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), Collaboration, Development, IFLA International Leaders Programme, leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

IFLA ILP: Project 4: Libraries as Agents for Development Description Libraries make an important contribution to development. Literacy, agriculture, civic participation, and health...

Informational Page - 12 May 2014

Tags: Advocacy, ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), Collaboration, Development, IFLA International Leaders Programme, leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Project 5: Models for Regional Collaboration for Strengthening Advocacy and the Profession Description IFLA has been engaged in a number of capacity building activities to...

Informational Page - 12 May 2014

Tags: Advocacy, IFLA International Leaders Programme, leadership, regions, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Year 1 Project Report, 2013IFLA International Leaders Programme Project 5 Team Members:Atarino Helieisar, Federated States of MicronesiaZola Maddison (Coordinator), USAVictoria Okojie, NigeriaJorge...

Informational Page - 12 May 2014

Tags: Advocacy, Collaboration, IFLA International Leaders Programme, leadership, regions, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The third regional convening as part of IFLA’s expanded Building Strong Library Associations programme was held 24-27 March 2014 in São Paulo, Brazil. The Latin...

News - 7 April 2014

Tags: Associations, Brazil, Building Strong Library Associations, LDP (Library Development Programme)

信息获取是一项基本人权，可以打破贫穷的恶性循环，并支持可持续发展。  在许多社区，图书馆是唯一一个能让人们获取信息的地方，这些信息有助于改善他们的教育状况、开发新技能、寻求工作职位、建立企业、做出有关农业和健康的明 智决策或洞察环境问题。 图书馆独一无二的作用使其成为重要的发展合作伙伴，在这样一个瞬息万变、日渐复杂的社会中，既可以提供各种载体信息的获取，...

Publication - 18 March 2014

Tags: Development, Libraries and Development, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements

Доступ к информации является фундаментальным правом человека, которое может разорвать порочный круг нищеты и способствовать устойчивому развитию. Библиотека является единственным местом во многих...

Publication - 18 March 2014

Tags: Development, Libraries and Development, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements

يُعد الحصول على المعلومات حقًا من حقوق الإنسان التي  تواجه مشكلة الفقر ويدعم التنمية المستدامة،  وتُعد المكتبات المكان الوحيد الذى يوفر المعلومات لأفراد المجتمع في كثير من المجتمعات...

Publication - 18 March 2014

Tags: Development, Libraries and Development, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements

Der Zugang zu Informationen ist ein fundamentales Grundrecht, das den Kreislauf der Armut durchbrechen und eine nachhaltige Entwicklung unterstützen kann.  Die Bibliothek ist der einzige...

Publication - 18 March 2014

Tags: Development, Libraries and Development, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements

L'accès à l'information est un droit humain fondamental qui peut briser le cycle de la pauvreté et soutenir le développement durable.  La bibliothè...

Publication - 18 March 2014

Tags: Development, Libraries and Development, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements

El acceso a la información es un derecho humano básico que puede acabar con el ciclo de pobreza y apoyar el desarrollo sostenible.  La biblioteca es el único lugar en...

Publication - 18 March 2014

Tags: Development, Libraries and Development, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements

The second regional convening as part of IFLA’s expanded Building Strong Library Associations programme was held 4-7 March in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reflecting the objectives...

News - 12 March 2014

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations. BSLA, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The first regional convening as part of IFLA's expanded Building Strong Library Associations programme was held February 11-14 2014 in Kumasi, Ghana. Matilda Amissah-Arthur,...

News - 19 February 2014

Tags: Africa, Associations, Building Strong Library Associations. BSLA, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The National Library of Indonesia will host the Asia and Oceania convening from 4-7 March 2014 in Jakarta, Indonesia. IFLA invites library associations in the Asia and Oceania region to apply...

Event - 24 January 2014

Tags: Asia and Oceania, Associations, BSLA, Indonesia, Indonesia, Workshop, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The Africa Library and Information Association, Ghana Library Association and KNUST will host the Africa convening from 11-14 February 2014 in Kumasi, Ghana. IFLA invites library associations in...

Event - 24 January 2014

Tags: Associations, BSLA, Ghana, Workshop, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The Brazilian Federation of Associations of Librarians, Scientists of the Information and Institutions (FEBAB) and Universidade de São Paulo will host the Latin America and...

Event - 24 January 2014

Tags: Associations, Brazil, BSLA, Workshop, LDP (Library Development Programme)

El exitoso programa de IFLA para el Fortalecimiento de Asociaciones Bibliotecarias (BLSA) se ampliará mediante eventos y proyectos regionales en África, Asia y Oceanía, y Am...

News - 20 January 2014

Tags: Associations, Brazil, BSLA, Building Strong Library Associations, LDP (Library Development Programme)

IFLA's successful Building Strong Library Associations (BSLA) programme will be expanded through a series of convenings and projects at the regional level in Africa, Asia and Oceania...

News - 14 January 2014

Tags: Associations, Brazil, BSLA, Building Strong Library Associations, LDP (Library Development Programme)

IFLA's successful Building Strong Library Associations (BSLA) programme will be expanded through a series of convenings and projects at the regional level in Africa, Asia and Oceania...

News - 27 November 2013

Tags: Asia and Oceania, Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Indonesia, Indonesia, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Report on the African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF) 23-16 September 2013 Nairobi, Kenya  1. Introduction The AfIGF held its Second Annual face-to-face Forum at the...

News - 19 November 2013

Tags: Africa, IGF, Internet access, Internet Governance Forum, kenya, LDP (Library Development Programme)

WLIC seminar chair Nancy Gwinn Smithsonian Institution, United States Dr. Nancy E. Gwinn has been at the Smithsonian Institution since 1984 and became Director of the...

Informational Page - 19 November 2013

Tags: Capacity building, key initiatives, leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

IFLA's successful Building Strong Library Associations (BSLA) programme will be expanded through a series of convenings and projects at the regional level in Africa, Asia and Oceania, and...

News - 5 November 2013

Tags: Associations, BSLA, Ghana, Library associations, LDP (Library Development Programme)

IFLA is pleased to announce the publication of a Statement on Libraries and Development. The IFLA Governing Board approved the Statement on the 16th of August 2013. The UN is currently...

News - 17 August 2013

Tags: Announcement, Libraries and Development, LDP (Library Development Programme)

PDF: English | አማርኛ Access to information is a fundamental human right that can break the cycle of poverty and support sustainable development.  The library is the only place in many...

Publication - 16 August 2013

Tags: Development, Libraries and Development, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements

East West University took the initiative to conduct a project to grow leaders in the field of Health Information Literacy with support from the International Federation of Library Associations and...

Publication - 4 June 2013

Tags: Bangladesh, public access to health information, LDP (Library Development Programme), Reports

IFLA welcomes the report by the High Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, published on the 30th of May 2013. The report calls for a ‘data and information...

News - 31 May 2013

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, ICT4D, Information policies, International cooperation, Press Release, LDP (Library Development Programme)

A 2nd Building Strong Library Associations workshop was held in Moldova April 15-16 2013 for Board members and Library Association of Moldova (LAM) regional representatives. The BSLA programme in...

News - 30 May 2013

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Republic of Moldova, LDP (Library Development Programme)

In August 2012, during the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Helsinki, the Swedish Library Association and Kenya Library Association signed a five year cooperation agreement....

News - 8 March 2013

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Kenya, Sweden, LDP (Library Development Programme)

In partnership with Novateca, the Global Libraries programme in Moldova, and IREX, IFLA has launched a new Building Strong Library Associations programme country project in Moldova. The...

News - 24 January 2013

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Republic of Moldova, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Background An IFLA Management of Library Associations section workshop in 2011 held in Split, Croatia showed the importance of regional cooperation in South East Europe. Numerous...

News - 4 January 2013

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Croatia, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Association Profile The Vietnamese Library Association (VLA) is Vietnam’s first and official national professional organization established since 2006 to promote the mutual...

News - 4 January 2013

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Viet Nam, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Background Peru is a country that in recent years has been able to achieve economic stability in the region of South America. However there are still major differences in the level of...

News - 10 December 2012

Tags: Information literacy, Peru, LDP (Library Development Programme)

East West University took the initiative to conduct a project to grow leaders in the field of Health Information Literacy with support from the International Federation of Library Associations and...

News - 5 December 2012

Tags: Access to information, Bangladesh, public access to health information, LDP (Library Development Programme)

FESABID, the umbrella organisation for library associations in Spain, organised a Building Strong Library Associations workshop in October 2012 for 12 associations from across Spain. The workshop...

News - 26 November 2012

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Spain, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Library professionals (librarians, documentalists, archivists, documentation specialists, museologists) are information profesionals, which includes the journalists informing the public about the...

News - 16 November 2012

Tags: Associations, Good Governance, Madagascar, Transparency, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The purpose of the project was professional development of librarians, especially in the field of leadership skills and the ability to advocate libraries and library associations in the region of...

News - 31 October 2012

Tags: Associations, Croatia, LDP (Library Development Programme)

To coincide with the IFLA International Leaders Programme which commenced its first activities at the most recent IFLA Conference in Helsinki, IFLA and Sage are pleased to announce that an...

News - 30 October 2012

Tags: IFLA International Leaders Programme, leaders, LDP (Library Development Programme)

As the part of the 2012 IFLA ALP project for the Emerging and Transition region, Regional cooperation: challenges and opportunities, the first two-day workshop was held July 2-3 2012 at the...

News - 27 September 2012

Tags: Associations, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Building Strong Library Associations, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Representatives from all six of the first country projects as part of the Building Strong Library Associations (BSLA) programme presented their results and impact following the first two years of...

News - 3 September 2012

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Library associations are key institutions in the library and information sector around the world. Library associations are advocates for equitable access to information, and help to build strong,...

Informational Page - 19 July 2012

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, LDP (Library Development Programme)

  Applications open until June 11 The International Leaders Programme is a two year Programme designed to increase the cohort of leaders who can effectively represent the wider...

News - 7 June 2012

Tags: Announcement, leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Le Programme International de Leadership IFLA est un programme de deux années conçu pour accroître la cohorte de dirigeants qui peuvent effectivement représenter le...

Informational Page - 28 May 2012

Tags: Associations, leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

  تمثيل قطاع المكتبات بكفاءة على المستوى الدولي، ولتنمية القادة في الإفلا. تمثيل قطاع المكت...

Informational Page - 28 May 2012

Tags: Associations, leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Das internationale Führungskräfte-Programm ist ein zwei-jähriges Programm, das darauf ausgerichtet ist, die Gruppe der Führungskräfte zu erweitern, die das...

Informational Page - 23 May 2012

Tags: Associations, leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

El Programa Internacional de Liderazgo es un Programa de dos años diseñado para incrementar el grupo de líderes que pueden representar eficazmente al sector bibliotecario en...

Informational Page - 22 May 2012

Tags: Associations, leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

国际图联国际领导力计划--欢迎申请 国际领导力计划是一个两年期方案，旨在增强能够在国际舞台上代表更广泛图书馆领域的领导者的凝聚力，同时也为国际图联培养领导者。 该计划带来的众多机会，是国际图联身处独特的位置，借助其全球影响力和声誉、范围广泛且多种多样的活动以及丰富的专业知识才能够提供的。 计划详情...

Informational Page - 21 May 2012

Tags: Associations, leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

  On April 25, 2012, 45 Dnipropetrovs’k librarians participated in the workshop on library associations’ role in providing an ethical framework for professional practice. The...

News - 16 May 2012

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Ukraine, LDP (Library Development Programme)

International Leaders Programme project descriptions: Models for Regional Collaboration for Strengthening Advocacy and the Profession Description: IFLA has been engaged in a number of capacity...

Informational Page - 15 May 2012

Tags: leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Description: Libraries make an important contribution to development. Literacy, agriculture, civic participation, and health all benefit from equitable access to information and skilled information...

Informational Page - 15 May 2012

Tags: leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Description: Digital lending, including the lending of eBooks and other digital materials, is a major issue for all types of libraries. Increased consumer demand for eReaders, and a growing market...

Informational Page - 15 May 2012

Tags: leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Description In 2010 IFLA became a formal signatory to the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities. At the same time, an IFLA Presidential Working...

Informational Page - 15 May 2012

Tags: Advocacy, ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), Collaboration, IFLA International Leaders Programme, leadership, Open access, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Description: The Internet Governance Forum is an outcome of the World Summit on the information Society (WSIS) process. The IGF is a multistakeholder high-level discussion forum that addresses...

Informational Page - 15 May 2012

Tags: leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Description IFLA is advocating for copyright reform at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). IFLA is working with WIPO Member States to gain support for a binding...

Informational Page - 15 May 2012

Tags: Advocacy, ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), Collaboration, Copyright, IFLA International Leaders Programme, leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The International Leaders Programme is a two year Programme designed to increase the cohort of leaders who can effectively represent the wider library sector in the international arena, and to...

Informational Page - 14 May 2012

Tags: IFLA International Leaders Programme, leadership, LDP (Library Development Programme)

BSLA workshop in Argentina, April 21, 23-24 2012 ABGRA presented results from their member and non member survey. On April 23-24, the workshop continued in an atmosphere of active participation...

News - 9 May 2012

Tags: Argentina, Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, LDP (Library Development Programme)

A series of review meetings are underway in the six BSLA countries which will complete their projects this year. Since 2010, projects in Botswana, Cameroon, Lebanon, Lithuania, Peru and Ukraine...

News - 9 May 2012

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, LDP (Library Development Programme)

On February 7-9, 2012, 25 librarians from all parts of Ukraine participated in the BSLA workshop on advocacy and partnerships. This workshop was organized by the Ukrainian Library Association...

News - 13 April 2012

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Ukraine, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Each of the first six associations participating in the Building Strong Library Associations programme has been sharing stories and outcomes from the programme. These include increases in...

News - 30 March 2012

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The ALP small project on health information literacy in Bangladesh continues with the second phase of the project, a workshop for researchers, faculty and health students. The workshop was held...

News - 26 March 2012

Tags: Information literacy, LDP (Library Development Programme)

At its December meeting, the ALP committee approved four small projects to be funded in 2012, following applications from IFLA’s regions. ALP supports training and development projects...

News - 14 March 2012

Tags: LDP (Library Development Programme)

ALP Small Project 2012: Emerging and Developing “Regional Cooperation: challenge and opportunity” Hrvatsko knjižničarsko društvo – Croatian Library Association...

Informational Page - 14 March 2012

Tags: ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), Associations, LDP (Library Development Programme)

ALP Small Project 2012: Latin America and Caribbean “Train the Trainer workshop on Information Literacy for Public Librarians” Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano (ICPNA), Peru...

Informational Page - 14 March 2012

Tags: ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), Information Literacy, Peru, LDP (Library Development Programme)

ALP Small Project 2012: Asia and Oceania “Leadership Development for Executive Board Members and Aspiring Leaders of Vietnamese Library Association” Vietnamese Library Association...

Informational Page - 14 March 2012

Tags: ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), Asia and Oceania, LDP (Library Development Programme)

ALP Small Project 2012: Africa “Support for the promotion of access to information, and the library profession in Madagascar” Comite pour la Sauvegarde de L’integrite (CSI) in...

Informational Page - 14 March 2012

Tags: Africa, ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), LDP (Library Development Programme)

  Following the first regional train-the-trainers workshop for Arab-Speaking countries in March 2011, a number of cascade activities have taken place. Two highlights of these activities...

News - 29 February 2012

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, LDP (Library Development Programme)

At the first-ever IFLA BSLA mini-congress in Berlin Germany February 23-24 2012, representatives of IFLA BSLA country projects from Botswana, Cameroon, Lebanon, Lithuania, Nepal, Peru and Ukraine...

News - 27 February 2012

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Library associations, Sustainability, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Representatives from BSLA country projects will meet in Berlin, Germany on February 23-24 for the first ever BSLA mini-congress. The IFLA Management of Library Associations Section (MLAS) midterm...

News - 15 February 2012

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, LDP (Library Development Programme)

In late 2011, the Ukraine Library Association organised a number of cascade workshops as part of the Building Strong Library Associations programme. The workshops, in Kyiv, followed a series of...

News - 5 January 2012

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Ukraine, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The IFLA BSLA Programme, launched in 2010, is taking shape and making an impact on the information profession in Cameroon. The first training, successfully organized in January 2011, focused on...

News - 16 December 2011

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Cameroon, LDP (Library Development Programme)

  In Serbia, rampant corruption is present and almost all spheres of social life are affected by it. In the process of fighting against corruption it is very important to act preventively...

News - 14 December 2011

Tags: Associations, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Access to Information), Freedom from Corruption, Good Governance, Serbia, Transparency, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Following the stakeholder summit in November 2010 and workshop in May 2011, the second workshop in the Building Strong Library Associations Programme in Botswana was held November 9-11 at Boipuso...

News - 14 December 2011

Tags: Associations, Botswana, Building Strong Library Associations, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Project Summary During 2011 the Library Association of Samoa undertook two projects funded by the IFLA ALP programme. These were a workshop and training session for the librarians of Samoa...

News - 12 December 2011

Tags: Associations, Samoa, LDP (Library Development Programme)

  The IFLA Building Strong Library Associations programme has commenced in Nepal, with the first of three scheduled workshops being held between the 7th and 9th of November 2011. In...

News - 2 December 2011

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Nepal, LDP (Library Development Programme)

A revised and expanded version of the training module, Library Statistics for Advocacy, is now available from the IFLA Online Learning Platform. This module was designed by a working group of IFLA...

News - 29 November 2011

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, LDP (Library Development Programme)

All six countries that commenced projects as part of the IFLA Building Strong Library Association programme (BSLA) have begun to assess the impact of the programme, ahead of a mini-congress to be...

News - 16 November 2011

Tags: Associations, LDP (Library Development Programme)

About the Association The project is a collaboration between the Nepal Community Library Association (NCLA), and the Nepal Library Association (NLA). The NLA will participate in activities and...

Informational Page - 16 November 2011

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, LDP (Library Development Programme)

During the 2011 IFLA ALP small project in Serbia, FAIFE Expert Resource Person Barbara Jones, delivered workshops on the topic of transparency and freedom from corruption. This interview has also...

News - 4 October 2011

Tags: Associations, Freedom from Corruption, Good Governance, Serbia, Transparency, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The IFLA Action for Development through Libraries Programme (IFLA ALP) has announced the call for project applications for 2012. Reminder: closing date for applications is September 15. IFLA ALP...

News - 31 August 2011

Tags: LDP (Library Development Programme)

Since launching in 2010, the Building Strong Library Associations programme has been successfully rolled out in six countries, with a number of workshops and outreach activities taking place. The...

News - 25 August 2011

Tags: Announcement, Argentina, Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Nepal, LDP (Library Development Programme)

A typical case study presents an example of a specific aspect of library association practice. The case studies build on the BSLA learning materials. It is a detailed account, or story, of what...

Informational Page - 12 July 2011

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The first workshop in Botswana as part of the Building Strong Library Associations programme was held in Gaborone from May 4-6 2011, following the Stakeholder Summit held in November 2010...

News - 7 July 2011

Tags: Associations, Botswana, Building Strong Library Associations, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Since the first workshop in the BSLA programme in Cameroon, The Association of Librarians, Archivists, Documentalists and Museum Curators (ABADCAM) has undertaken several outreach and planning...

News - 5 July 2011

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Cameroon, LDP (Library Development Programme)

  On June 7-10, 2011, under IFLA Building Strong Library Association (BSLA) Programme, the Ukrainian Library Association (ULA) together with the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, and the Ministry...

News - 5 July 2011

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Ukraine, LDP (Library Development Programme)

  The Lithuanian Librarians‘ Association second workshop in the Building Strong Library Associations programme was held May 19-20, 2011 in Klaipeda, Lithuania. The group of 15...

News - 5 July 2011

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The IFLA Action for Development through Libraries Programme (IFLA ALP) has announced the call for project applications for 2012. IFLA ALP offers financial or other assistance for projects within...

News - 22 May 2011

Tags: Announcement, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Year: 2010 Region: Africa Country: Lesotho, Botswana, Swaziland Organisation: National University of Lesotho The project will: Organise a workshop designed to build the capacity...

Informational Page - 11 May 2011

Tags: LDP (Library Development Programme)

Year: 2010 Region: Emerging and Developing Countries Country: Serbia Organisation: Serbian Library Association The project will: Carry out workshops to raise the awareness to the...

Informational Page - 11 May 2011

Tags: LDP (Library Development Programme)

Year: 2010 Region: Asia and Oceania Country: Samoa Organisation: Library Association of Samoa Read the project report Project Goals The project will:...

Informational Page - 11 May 2011

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Year: 2010 Region: Asia and Oceania Country: Kazakhstan Organisation: The Library Association of the Republic of Kazakhstan Project outcomes The project will:...

Informational Page - 11 May 2011

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Training of 12 trainers who will deliver a cascade training throughout the country Year: 2011 Region: Emerging and Developing Countries Country: Bulgaria Organisation: Bulgarian...

Informational Page - 10 May 2011

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Year: 2011 Region: Africa Country: Cameroon, Francophone Africa Organisation: IFLA Regional Office For Africa, Pretoria, South Africa The project will: Conduct a third Follow Up...

Informational Page - 10 May 2011

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Year: 2011 Region: Latin America and Caribbean Country: Uruguay Organisation: Association of Librarians of Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay The project will: Provide Internet training...

Informational Page - 10 May 2011

Tags: LDP (Library Development Programme)

Year: 2011 Region: Asia and Oceania Country: Bangladesh Organisation: East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh The final project report is now available The project will...

Informational Page - 10 May 2011

Tags: LDP (Library Development Programme)

The first regional trainers workshop for the Building Strong Library Associations (BSLA) programme was held at IFLA Headquarters from March 22-24. Organised in cooperation with the IFLA-...

News - 30 April 2011

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The Ukrainian Library Association’s (ULA) third workshop in the Building Strong Library Associations programme was held April 11-13, 2011 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Led by national trainer...

News - 29 April 2011

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Ukraine, LDP (Library Development Programme)

IFLA together with the Direction Nationale des Bibliothèques et de la Documentation Bibliothèque nationale du Mali are carrying out a project to develop and hold a 5 day workshop on the...

Informational Page - 25 February 2011

Tags: ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), Bibliography, Bibliography, LDP (Library Development Programme)

A reminder: applications for the Building Strong Library Associations (BSLA) programme are open until April 1 2011. Building Strong Library Associations country projects are single-country...

News - 22 February 2011

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The Serbian Library Association will carry out workshops to raise the awareness to the problem of corruption by promoting and providing free access to information and freedom of expression amongst...

Informational Page - 31 January 2011

Tags: ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Access to Information), Good Governance, Transparency, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The Center for Applied Research in Education, Occupied Palestinian Territories (CARE Palestine) is carrying out a project to provide library skills to school principals, who will cascade skills to...

Informational Page - 31 January 2011

Tags: LDP (Library Development Programme)

The Association of Librarians, Archivists, Documentalists and Museum Curators (ABADCAM) first workshop in the Building Strong Library Associations programme was carried out January 10-13 in...

News - 31 January 2011

Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Cameroon, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Doris Ivon Samanez Alvamora (second from right) receives the award for El Casero del Libro at the award ceremony on December 7, 2010 El Casero del Libro of the Library of the...

News - 6 January 2011

Tags: IFLA Publications Series, Peru, Reading, LDP (Library Development Programme)

A 5 day workshop on the Development and Implementation of Online National Bibliographies in French-Speaking West African Countries was held in Bamako, Mali, 22-26 November 2010. Participants...

News - 30 December 2010

Tags: ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), Bibliography, Mali, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The Russian Library Association held a workshop to renew their strategy and Code their Ethics in St Petersburg, November 29-30 2010. 15 librarians and officers of the association from across...

News - 14 December 2010

Tags: ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Russian Federation, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Association Profile The Russian Library Association (RLA), together with the  LTD Center for the Book, are carrying out a project to create a new version of the RLA strategic plan and...

Informational Page - 14 December 2010

Tags: ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), Associations, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The IFLA Online Learning Platform was officially soft launched by IFLA President Ellen Tise on December 8 2010. The launch was held during the Governing Board meeting held at IFLA Headquarters in...

News - 13 December 2010

Tags: Associations, BSLA, Building Strong Library Associations, E-learning, Education and training, LDP (Library Development Programme)

français IFLA is pleased to announce the launch of the first stage of the Online Learning Platform, a new section of its website that makes available training materials in a...

News - 26 November 2010

Tags: Associations, BSLA, Building Strong Library Associations, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Committee members of the Botswana Library Association will meet with a broad range of stakeholders over the next two days to discuss two key actions in Botswana: the development of a national...

News - 18 November 2010

Tags: Associations, Botswana, BSLA, Seminar, Training, Workshops, LDP (Library Development Programme)

BSLA country projects are capacity building activities designed to support library associations and the development of the sector in a country. The programme consists of training on library...

News - 17 November 2010

Tags: Associations, BSLA, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The Online Learning Platform allows IFLA members to: Download high-quality training materials and case studies Participate in online learning activities and discussions...

Informational Page - 17 November 2010

Tags: Associations, BSLA, LDP (Library Development Programme)

La plateforme d'apprentissage en ligne permet aux membres de l'IFLA de : télécharger des matériels d'apprentissage de haute qualité ainsi que...

Informational Page - 17 November 2010

Tags: Associations, BSLA, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Die Online-Lernplattform erlaubt den IFLA-Mitgliedern: hochwertige Schulungsunterlagen und Fallstudien herunterzuladen an Online-Learning-Aktivitäten und Diskussionen...

Informational Page - 17 November 2010

Tags: Associations, BSLA, LDP (Library Development Programme)

La Plataforma de Aprendizaje en Línea permite a los miembros de la IFLA: Descargar materiales de capacitación y estudios de caso de alta calidad Participar en...

Informational Page - 17 November 2010

Tags: Associations, BSLA, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Project Application information [العربية] ALP project application form [العربية] ALP BSLA project application form 2011 [العربية]

Informational Page - 21 September 2010

Tags: Africa, ALP, Asia and Oceania, Development, Latin America and the Caribbean, projects, regions, LDP (Library Development Programme)

English Estructura de los módulos La intención de los módulos es abarcar una amplia variedad de temas que van desde cómo crear una asociación de bibliotecarios, a la...

Informational Page - 20 September 2010

Tags: Associations, BSLA, LDP (Library Development Programme)

English Se pueden presentar solicitudes de proyectos al Programa ALP de la IFLA en apoyo de las asociaciones de bibliotecarios, grupos de bibliotecas y todos aquellos que quieren desarrollar...

Informational Page - 13 September 2010

Tags: Africa, ALP, Asia and Oceania, Development, Latin America and the Caribbean, projects, regions, LDP (Library Development Programme)

At its April meeting, the ALP committee approved the following projects for 2010: Africa International Workshop on the Development and Implementation of Online National Bibliographies in...

News - 6 September 2010

Tags: ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), funding, projects, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The IFLA Action for Development through Libraries Programme (ALP) is pleased to announce the call for project applications for 2011. 25,000 Euro is provided for small projects in 2011, with a total...

News - 13 July 2010

Tags: LDP (Library Development Programme)

English Este programa ofrece un enfoque estratégico y coordinado para el desarrollo y la sostenibilidad de las asociaciones de bibliotecarios en beneficio de las asociaciones, las...

Informational Page - 21 May 2010

Tags: LDP (Library Development Programme)

English El Programa de acción para el Desarrollo a Través de las Bibliotecas (ALP) se encuentra en las Oficinas Centrales de la IFLA. ALP destaca la formación y la...

Informational Page - 21 May 2010

Tags: LDP (Library Development Programme)

(Este texto está desactualizado) English El Programa de Acción para el Desarrollo a Través de las Bibliotecas (ALP) se encuentra en las Oficinas Centrales de...

Informational Page - 21 May 2010

Tags: LDP (Library Development Programme)

The Statistics and Evaluation section has announced a workshop on Library Statistics for Advocacy - A Capacity Building Workshop for Librarians and Library Associations to be held on August 12 as an...

News - 30 April 2010

Tags: Advocacy, Sweden, LDP (Library Development Programme)

From 2010 the IFLA Action for Development through Libraries Programme (ALP) will be the primary vehicle for delivering the Professional Development strand of IFLA’s Advocacy Framework through...

News - 1 February 2010

Tags: LDP (Library Development Programme)

ALP project application form [doc] Please complete the project application form as indicated. Project applications can be made to the IFLA ALP Programme for support to library...

Informational Page - 29 January 2010

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Overview IFLA is seeking core trainers to deliver training and other activities as part of the Building Strong Library Associations (BSLA) programme. Background and context The...

News - 29 January 2010

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IFLA is pleased to announce the Building Strong Library Associations (BSLA) programme, a new IFLA programme to be delivered under the Action for Development through Libraries programme (ALP). The...

News - 29 January 2010

Tags: LDP (Library Development Programme)

The first pilot workshop for IFLA's Building Strong Library Associations programme was held in Gaborone, Botswana from October 12-16 2009. The workshop was hosted at the University of Botswana by...

News - 29 January 2010

Tags: LDP (Library Development Programme)

A successful pilot workshop for IFLA's Building Strong Library Associations programme was held in Singapore at the National Library from 9-13 November 2009. The workshop followed the first pilot...

News - 29 January 2010

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Each module in the training package contains: Comprehensive trainers manual, slides and templates Learning objectives Structured discussions and group activities...

Informational Page - 29 January 2010

Tags: Associations, BSLA, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Chaque module de l’ensemble contient: Un manuel du formateur, des diapositives et des modèles Des objectifs de formation Des discussions structuré...

Informational Page - 29 January 2010

Tags: Associations, BSLA, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Jedes Modul in dem Ausbildungspaket enthält: Ein umfassendes Trainerhandbuch, Dias und Vorlagen Lernziele Strukturierte Diskussionen und Gruppenaktivitäten...

Informational Page - 29 January 2010

Tags: Associations, BSLA, LDP (Library Development Programme)

En el paquete de capacitación, cada modulo contiene: Manual exhaustivo del capacitador, diapositivas y plantillas Objetivos de aprendizaje Discusiones...

Informational Page - 29 January 2010

Tags: Associations, BSLA, LDP (Library Development Programme)

This comprehensive programme offers a strategic and coordinated approach to capacity building and sustainability of library associations for the benefit of associations, libraries, and their...

Informational Page - 18 January 2010

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The Library Development Advisory Committee is the result of merging the former Action for Development through Libraries Programme (ALP) committee and the former International Advocacy Programme (...

Informational Page - 11 January 2010

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Project applications can be made to IFLA ALP for support to library associations, groups of libraries, or others who want to develop co-operation, knowledge and services within the special...

Informational Page - 11 January 2010

Tags: Africa, ALP, Asia and Oceania, Development, Latin America and the Caribbean, projects, regions, LDP (Library Development Programme)

ICIKM 08 (International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management) March 24-29, 2008, Kathmandu, Nepal Call for Papers World Library and Information Congress: 10-14 August...

Informational Page - 18 August 2009

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Since 2010, LDP has supported a number of country and small projects as part of the Building Strong Library Associations programme. LDP supports other small projects on themes including community...

Informational Page - 18 August 2009

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Wellington, New Zealand 16 November - 11 December 2009 This four-week course organised on behalf of IFLA ALP is now in its seventh year in New Zealand. The overall theme is information...

News - 18 April 2009

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The IFLA Library Development Programme (IFLA LDP) works in collaboration with libraries, library associations, partner organisations and library professionals worldwide.  Our work helps all...

IFLA Group or Activity - 31 March 2009

Tags: Development, Strategic Programmes, LDP (Library Development Programme)