Content tagged Archives
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- SIG Library History 2020 Annual Report, and Action Plan 2020-2021
The Library History Special Interest Group has started to work on a series of projects on oral histories of the world's librarians and as you might imagine there are many components which we...
News - 6 November 2020
Tags: Archives, Library history, Library theory and research, Multicultural populations
- المحافظة على تراث تسجيلاتنا الصوتية والمرئية: تاريخ مختصر للتسجيلات الصوتية
ينظّم مركز الإفلا الإقليمي في مكتبة قطر الوطنية هذه الجلسة لمناقشة تاريخ التسجيلات الصوتية، من الفونوغراف أو الغرامافون عام 1857 إلى الصِيَغ الرقمية في القرن الحادي والعشرين، كما...
Event - 12 June 2020
Tags: Archives, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Workshop
- Protecting Our Sound and Audiovisual Heritage: a Brief History of Audio Recording
The IFLA PAC regional center at Qatar National Library is organising this session to discuss the history of audio recording formats, from the 1857 phonautograph to 21st-century...
Event - 12 June 2020
Tags: Archives, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Workshop, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA Joins the Discussion on Preserving and Providing Access to Digital Heritage
Representatives from IFLA participated in the 2nd Inter-regional Conference for the Memory of the World, held in the Republic of Korea on 5-8 November 2019. The aim of the...
News - 12 November 2019
Tags: Advocacy, Archives, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Meetings, Networking, Preservation, Republic of Korea
- Conference ICA Adelaide 2019
Designing the Archive is an international archives conference presented by the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA), Archives and Records Association of New Zealand Te Huinga...
Event - 26 September 2019
Tags: Archives, Australia, Conference
- WLIC 2019: Events for AVMS
AVMS meetings: You are more than welcome to join the AVMS Section meetings, if you want to know more about what we do, or if you are considering becoming a member...
News - 4 August 2019
Tags: Archives
- European Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market: what it is about and why libraries should care
On 17 May 2019, after several years of discussion, the European Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market was published in the official journal of the European Union. It enters into...
News - 18 June 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Archives, Associations, Conservation, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Cultural heritage, Digital humanities, Digital libraries, Digital preservation, Digitisation, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA 2019 Athens: Library History SIG Business Meeting and Library History Papers
For those of you coming to Athens, please join us at our SIG business meeting: Sunday 25 August 2019 from 13.45 – 15.45 in Business Room 4 of the conference venue. The IFLA...
News - 17 June 2019
Tags: Archives, Library history, Library History
- Global Discussions on Exceptions and Limitations to Copyright for Libraries Continue
It’s time to look back at a of week global discussions on copyright at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). There were useful new reports and materials, signs of consensus...
News - 9 April 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Archives, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Policy, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA 2019 Athens - Call for Papers: SIG Library History and partners
The IFLA SIG Library History decided to partner with a Section for IFLA 2019 in Athens and the Section on Genealogy and Local History (Genloc) agreed. As you can see from the Call for Papers...
Event - 6 March 2019
Tags: Access to knowledge, Archives, Congress, Genealogy, Genealogy and Local History, Greece, History of Librarianship, Library history, Library History, Local History, Library History
- Call for papers WLIC 2019 - The IFLA Audiovisual and Multimedia Section, joined by the IFLA Preservation and Conservation Section and the Strategic Programme on Preservation and Conservation (PAC)
The IFLA Audiovisual and Multimedia Section, joined by the IFLA Preservation and Conservation Section and the Strategic Programme on Preservation and Conservation (PAC), invite interested...
News - 7 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Archives, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Best practices, Collection development, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Data management, Digital humanities, Digital libraries, Digital preservation, Digital resources, Electronic resources, Information technology, Library and information profession, Library collections, Open source, Preservation, Resource discovery, Risk assessment, Society, Usability
- Now available: presentations and papers from the National Libraries IFLA WLIC 2018 session
The papers from our successful WLIC 2018 conference session 'National Libraries and Social Media - Meeting the Challenges of Acquiring, Preserving and Proving Long-Term Access' are now...
News - 1 November 2018
Tags: Acquisitions, Archives, Digital preservation, Preservation, Social Media, National Libraries
- 2018 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
The 2018 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage will take place on October 27, and has the theme “Your Story is Moving”. Here is what UNESCO says about the theme...
News - 2 October 2018
Tags: Access to knowledge, Archives, Associations, Cultural heritage, Digital humanities, Digital libraries, Digital preservation, Digital repositories, Digital resources, Education, Open access, Preservation, Resource discovery, Society
- RALSA Seminar
The Rwanda Archive and Library Services Authority (RALSA) is responsible for preserving and sharing the country’s documented cultural heritage. The institution gives access to those who seek...
Event - 13 February 2018
Tags: Archives, Rwanda, Seminar, Africa
- World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2017
27th October is the UNESCO´s World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2017 This year’s theme is "Discover, remember and share" UNESCO and their World Day for...
News - 12 October 2017
Tags: Archives, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Collection development, Communications, Cultural heritage, Digital resources, Knowledge management, Preservation, Audiovisual and Multimedia
- Annual Report 2020 | Library History Special Interest Group
Annual Report 2020 [in PDF] Annual Report 2018-2019 [in PDF] Annual Report 2017-2018 [in PDF] Annual Report 2016-2017...
Publication - 14 September 2017
Tags: Archives, Conferences, Cultural heritage, History of Librarianship, Library history, Library History, Annual reports, Library History
- Action Plan 2020-2021 | Library History Special Interest Group
Action Plan 2020-2021 [in PDF] Action Plan 2019-2020 [in PDF] Action Plan 2018-2019 [in PDF] Action Plan 2017-2018...
Publication - 14 September 2017
Tags: Action plans, Archives, Conferences, Cultural heritage, History of Librarianship, Library History, Library History
- A Survey of Born-Digital Legal Deposit Policies and Practices
That news publication has changed dramatically since the advent of the Internet and the Web is no news to anyone. There are many examples of established news organizations that have either stopped...
Informational Page - 2 July 2017
Tags: Archives, legal deposit, Newspapers, Preservation, News Media
- Libraries and Archives Are Embracing Digital: It’s Time the Law Did the Same
Digital technologies offer rich opportunities to collect, preserve and make the world’s knowledge available. But to make the most of these collections, libraries and archives need the...
News - 7 June 2016
Tags: Access to knowledge, Archives, Copyright, Switzerland, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- From the Small Print to the Headlines: IFLA Engages for International Copyright Reform at WIPO
IFLA will be represented at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) next week. Talk of copyright is normally...
News - 6 May 2016
Tags: Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Archives, Copyright, Copyright reform, Cultural heritage, Development, Digital resources, Freedom of information, Information policies, International cooperation, Policy, Standing Committee on Copyright & Related Rights (SCCR), WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- April Webinar: New Librarians Global Connection: best practices, models and recommendations
We are excited to announce the second installment of this year’s webinar series “New Librarians Global Connection: best...
Event - 4 April 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Archives, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Benchmarking, Best practices, Databases, design, Digital divide, Digital preservation, Digital repositories, Digital resources, Electronic resources, Information technology, International cooperation, Internet access, Knowledge management, user design, User experience, ux, Webinar, New Professionals
- NOW CLOSED: Call for Papers: Space and collections earning their keep: Transformation, technologies, retooling
The Library Buildings & Equipment Standing Committee and the Acquisition and Collection Development Standing Committee are looking for papers that highlight how public, academic and research...
News - 20 December 2013
Tags: Access to information, architecture, Archives, books, Library as place, Library buildings and equipment, Library collections, Preservation, Rare books and manuscripts, storage, Technology, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Call For Papers: Rare Book and Manuscript and Asia & Oceania Sections Joint Session at WLIC 2013, Singapore
Theme: Rare and special collections in the Asian or Oceanian context Deadline for Proposals: 28 February 2013 The full call for papers is available on the IFLA WLIC 2013...
News - 16 January 2013
Tags: Archives, Library collections, Rare Books and Special Collections
- Call For Papers: Rare Book and Manuscript and Art Libraries Sections Joint Session at WLIC 2013, Singapore
Theme: Images Lost and Found - Innovative Approaches to the Discovery and Use of Visual Materials Found in Rare Books, Manuscripts and Special Collections Deadline for Proposals: 18 January...
News - 4 December 2012
Tags: Archives, Cultural heritage, Digital resources, Indexing, Library collections, Resource discovery, Art Libraries
- Promote International Jazz Day in your Library
Jazz is a universal language of freedom and creativity. UNESCO's International Jazz Day is intended to raise awareness in the international community of the virtues of jazz as an...
News - 27 April 2012
Tags: Archives, Cultural heritage, Audiovisual and Multimedia
- Treaty Proposal on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and Archives
In 2004, Chile recommended that the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) undertake a review of the current state of...
Publication - 14 April 2011
Tags: Archives, WIPO, Drafts, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- New IFLA publication: World Guide to Library, Archive, and Information Science Associations
News - 28 June 2010
Tags: Archives, Guides, Library associations
- About LAMMS
Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments & Sites (LAMMS) The five international organisations for cultural heritage, IFLA (libraries), ICA (archives), ICOM (museums), ICOMOS (monuments...
Informational Page - 30 November 2009
Tags: Archives, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Collaboration, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, International cooperation, International-NGOs