16-22 August 2014, Lyon, France
Reports, interviews and other big stories.
Declaration signed supporting the need for an international copyright framework on exceptions and limitations for libraries and archives
Hailed as the next big thing or derided as an overblown trend, much has been said about Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
2015 Fellows are from Pakistan, Philippines, Serbia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe
New grant will help build capacity within the profession to advocate for positive policy change to support public access to digital information in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Global Libraries Initiative.
Yesterday’s President’s Session was full of strong opinions about the importance of the libraries in the support of the freedom of knowledge and expression.
19 August 2014 08:30 - 09:15 | Amphithéâtre
Come hear the internationaly renowned journalist, war correspondent and author.
19 August 2014 13:45 - 15:45 | Room: Salle Rhône 3
How often do you stop to think about who is making the important decisions about the Internet in your country? Have you ever wondered how you can influence the Internet governance environment in a positive way for libraries?
Join the discussion at the FAIFE open session!
Keynote Speaker Bernard Stiegler: Libraries will never die!Government-run development initiative will use $1 million Access to Learning Award to improve technology centers that serve the rural poor
Through our dancing, we try to deliver a message of hope to aimless young people...
Find out how the Lyon Declaration fits into the context of future global developments and the post-2015 agenda. It is essential that libraries play a contributing role!
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Declaration launched at the World Library and Information Congress in Lyon, France signed by more than 125 organisations aims to positively influence the United Nations post-2015 development agenda
The Newcomers' session, as its title suggests, is a welcome for delegates having their first IFLA congress, and it was indeed a very friendly, smiling one.
Princess Laurentien, Founder and Honorary Chair of Stichting Lezen & Schrijven (Reading & Writing Foundation), works on issues concerning the development of individuals and their impact on society.
Operating in increasingly heterogeneous societies, libraries need to address cultural and linguistic diversity
Full text of IFLA President's address given at the Opening Session this morning.
François-Noël Gilly, president of Université de Lyon1
Greater cooperation needed between the library science profession, documentation and library associations in France.