Previously called: "IFLA-CDNL Alliance for Bibliographic Standards (ICABS)"
ICADS is a joint alliance of IFLA and the Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL). The alliance was established in August 2008 as a successor to ICABS (IFLA-CDNL Alliance for Bibliographic Standards) which was established as a national libraries initiative in 2003.
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records FAQ: "If FRBR is not a data model, what is it then? Rather a conceptual reference model. One of the primary objectives in developing it was "to provide a (...) framework for relating the data that are recorded in bibliographic records to the needs of users of those records" (FRBR Final Report, sec. 2.1) and for assessing their actual relevance."
Marrakesh-avtalen innebærer et helt nytt skifte i opphavspolitikk. I hundre år har vi fått nye lover og avtaler som har begrenset tilgangen til opphavsrettslig materiale. Marrakesh-avtalen er den første avtalen som fokuserer på unntak fra opphavsretten og som åpner for full tilgang til alle mennesker med syns-, hørsel- eller andre lese-hemninger. Det neste må være en avtale som tar for seg unntakene som må gjelde for bibliotekene og deres brukere," sa Tobias Schonwetter fra Instituttet for kommersiell rett ved Cape Town Universitet på IFLA-sesjonen om opphavsrett i dag (18.8.2015).
det nye er uansett at hvis et dokument er gjort tilgjengelig for folk med lesehemninger i et annet land – som punktskrift, lydbok eller ebok – skal den kunne importeres uten opphavsrettslige problemer. Det har til nå vært umulig.
Marrakesh-avtalen omfatter en spesiell målgruppe som altså får retten til å få informasjon i et format som passer dem best. Men skal det være sånn at de som er definert som lesehemmede skal få informasjonen i best mulig format, mens de som ikke har en slik diagnose må nøye seg med et format som man ikke ville foretrekke? Det høres urimelig ut! Retten til å kunne få lese i et digitalt format som kan tilpasses storskrift osv – må kunne gjelde alle.
Discussions by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright & Related Rights (SCCR) broke down in the early hours of Saturday morning 3 May, after the European Union (EU) attempted to block future discussion of copyright laws to aid libraries and archives fulfill their missions in the digital environment.
With 230,000 libraries in developing countries, these institutions can be the difference between users simply accessing information or being able to use it Stuart Hamilton Guardian Professional, Tuesday 12 March 2013
IFLA's worldwide membership represents the large and growing number of library and information professionals, now estimated to be between 500.000 and 1.000.000!
Full text of statement below. From the International Federation of Library Associations: IFLA's President Christine Mackenzie and Secretary General Gerald Leitner have issued the below statement concerning the situation in Afghanistan.
Includes links to virtual lectures series 2020 :
1. Phillip Russell, “‘Stop, Think, Check’: Ireland’s Be Media Smart Campaign”
2. Giuseppe Vitiello, “Assessing the Promotion of Freedom of Expression and Free Access to Information in Libraries: Implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goal 16.10 through the EBLIDA-NewsGuard partnership”
3. Katharina Beckh & Vishwani Gupta, “Supporting Verification of News Articles with Machine Learning Methods: Automated Search for Semantically Similar Articles”
4. Katherine E. Boss, April Hines, Jeffrey Knapp, et. al., “‘It would be horrible if I printed something that wasn’t true’: Examining the Research Behaviors of Journalism Students”
CHICAGO – Today the Executive Board of the American Library Association (ALA) released the following endorsement for ALA Past-President Loida Garcia-Febo to serve as International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) President-Elect (2021-2023). IFLA is the leading international body representing library and information services and their users'
Internet governance is a complex field that covers the rules, norms and standards that determine how the internet – from the physical connections to the programmes and information that pass over it – works. Given the growing centrality of the internet in the work of libraries, libraries are key stakeholders.
„Suche Wissen vom Tag deiner Geburt bis zum Tag deines Todes!“ Diese Aufforderung stammt der Überlieferung zufolge von Muhammad, dem Propheten des Islam. Lebenslanges Lernen als gesellschaftliches Motto, das Streben nach Wissen und Erkenntnis als Idealvorstellung kennzeichnete die muslimische Gemeinschaft seit ihrer Geburtsstunde. Ob im Bagdad der Abbasiden oder im fatimidischen Kairo, in den Zentren der islamischen Welt gediehen Jahrhunderte lang Kultur und Wissenschaft.
Svensk Biblioteksförening 4 november, 2013 IFLA arbetar aktivt med frågor som rör användarnas integritet på biblioteken. Kommittéarbetet inom FAIFE kommer under 2014 bland annat att fokusera på internetmanifestet. Tillsammans med bland andra de amerikanska och brittiska biblioteksföreningarna, American Library Association och CILIP, ska manifestet revideras. Under konferensen Internet Governance Forum på Bali diskuterades de senaste avslöjanden om regeringars övervakningar och hur detta skapar en ny kontext för bibliotekens verksamheter. IFLA menar att biblioteksgemenskapen måste vara förberedd på utvecklingen och fortsätta värna grundläggande värderingar när de tillhandahåller internet till sina användare.
September 5th , 2009. "IFLA hopes that the proposed settlement under discussion in New York will serve as the beginning of a fruitful cooperation that will benefit the millions of users whom libraries serve throughout the world, bringing us closer to the
Peter Axelsson: "I IFLAs val av ledamöter till Governing Board fick Svensk Biblioteksförenings ordförande Inga Lundén flest röster av alla kandidater. Inga Lundén fick 1107 röster och därefter kom Paul Whitney från Canada med 976 röster. Här presenterar I
Chair of The Elders and former president of Ireland Mary Robinson delivered an inspiring keynote speech to kickstart edie's Sustainability Leaders Forum, which is available to watch in-full.
IFLA Special Interest Group (SIG) on Library Publishing
2019 Midterm Meeting Thursday February 28th – Friday March 1st 2019
Dublin Business School, Dublin, Ireland
For the first time an Ifla representative directly involved in last years turbulence has agreed to answer Biblioteksbladet’s questions. Hans Ulrich ”Halo” Locher apologizes for the lack of transparency and promises to make secret compensations and golden parachutes public – should he be elected as president of Ifla.