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."
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!
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.
IFLA Special Interest Group (SIG) on Library Publishing
2019 Midterm Meeting Thursday February 28th – Friday March 1st 2019
Dublin Business School, Dublin, Ireland
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
" In 2020, the Wikimedia Foundation is launching the fifth edition of One Librarian One Reference (#1Lib1Ref) which will be held from 15th of January to the 5th of February 2020!
This event invites librarians from all over the world to add a reference to the article of their choice on the online encyclopedia. Indeed, the Wikimedia Foundation estimates that if each librarian spent 15 minutes to add a source to an article with a " reference needed" banner, it would be possible to improve the reliability of 350,000 articles. "