Content tagged Associations
Ordered by publication date from most to less recent.
(These results include any available translations of the original English documents.)
- Open Session: Big dreams, real impact: creating a practical approach to the SDGs
The World Library and Information Congress in Dublin this August 2020 will be spectacular! The MLAS open session is titled "Big dreams, real impact: creating a practical approach to the SDGs...
News - 15 January 2020
Tags: Associations, Ireland, Management of Library Associations
- Promoting Cross-Border Connections between Libraries and the IFLA Strategy: An Interview on the UK Working Internationally Initiative
IFLA’s Strategy 2019-2024 is driving efforts to create an inspired, engaged, enabled and connected library field. Success will depend on libraries and library associations being ready to...
News - 8 January 2020
Tags: Associations, IFLA Strategy, International cooperation, Members, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Interview, Management of Library Associations
- 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)
- Spain’s Recent Copyright Reform: an Interview with the Chair of the Library Association’s Copyright Group
The Spanish government recently implemented two European directives: the Marrakesh Directive, and the Collective Management Directive. The bill that transposed these two pieces of legislation came...
News - 25 April 2019
Tags: Advocacy, Associations, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, eBooks, eLending, eLending for Libraries
- Press Release on the Adoption of the European Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market
By the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), the European Bureau of Library Information and Documentation Associations (EBLIDA), SPARC Europe, the...
Publication - 17 April 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Associations, Conservation, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Cultural heritage, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Publications
- Adoption of the European Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market
Following the European Parliament’s adoption of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market on 26 March 2019, the Council of Ministers of the European Union has now also voted in...
News - 17 April 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Associations, Conservation, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, eLending, eLending for Libraries, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Open Session: Library Associations in Cross-Border Actions,
World Library and Information Congress in Athens August 2019 awaits! MLAS open session is titled Library Associations in cross border actions and will take place in 26th August at 16.00-18.00...
News - 18 February 2019
Tags: Associations, Greece, Management of Library Associations
- Expert Group on Information Law (EGIL) meeting
EBLIDA's Expert Group on Information Law (EGIL) is having its bi-annual meeting at the British Library in London. IFLA participates actively in order to raise awareness of its own activities,...
Event - 7 February 2019
Tags: Advocacy, Associations, Copyright, Meeting, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- 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
- BSLA Project Report: Senegal (2018) "Building capacity for a stronger Senegalese library field"
Senegalese librarians build capacity and a stronger professional association with Building Strong Library Associations (BSLA) funded project. What were your goals...
News - 13 September 2018
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations. BSLA, Capacity building, Senegal, Africa
- BSLA Project Report: Nepal (2017) "Capacity Building Activities to strengthen the library sector in Nepal"
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)
- BSLA Project Report: Sri Lanka (2015-2018) "Establishment and Promotion of Professional Ethics Culture among Library and Information Professionals"
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)
- BSLA Project Report: Spain (2017) "Strengthening professional associations and chartered institutes in Spain through the IFLA BSLA and FESABID"
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)
- BSLA Project Report: Colombia (2017) "Strengthening Colombian Librarians"
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)
- Convocatoria para la presentación de propuestas de BSLA
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)
- IFLAcamp #5 in Wrocław
Registration is now closed. 52 professionals from 30 different countries registered! Follow the updates on our Facebook event page. Day 1 Unconference at the Library...
Event - 9 March 2017
Tags: Associations, camp, Communities of practice, Education, Education and training, IFLAcamp, iflacamp2017, Information professionals, Meetings, New professionals, Poland, Satellite Meeting, New Professionals
- BSLA Country Project: Moldova
Association Profile The Library Association of Moldova (ABRM) gathers over 1500 members representing the whole national system of information and library institutions in Moldova....
Informational Page - 21 December 2016
Tags: ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), Associations, BSLA, Building Strong Library Associations, Moldova
- Call for Papers: MLAS IFLA 2017
Theme: “Library associations in solidarity with civil society” The IFLA Management of Library Associations Section invites proposals to be presented at a two-hour session at...
News - 6 December 2016
Tags: Associations, Best practices, Call for Papers, civil society, Democracy, IFLA 2017, Information policies, Library outreach, MLAS, Policy, Social inclusion, Society, Management of Library Associations
- Nuevo Blog Post: "Nuevos Profesionales Presidentes de Asociaciones de Bibliotecas: Noticias de América Latina y el Caribe"
Por Loida Garcia-Febo, Miembro de la Junta de Gobierno de la IFLA, Chair del Action for Development through Libraries Programme (ALP), Co-Fundadora del Grupo de Interés Nuevos Profesionales...
News - 17 July 2016
Tags: Associations, New professionals
- New Blog Post: "New Professionals Presidents of Library Associations: News from Latin America and the Caribbean"
This is a blog post by Loida Garcia-Febo, IFLA Governing Board Member, Action for Development through Libraries Programme (ALP) Chair, New Professionals Special Interest Group Co-Founder...
News - 17 July 2016
Tags: Associations, New professionals
- 21st Century Literacies in Public Libraries
For many years, literacy has been core to the provision of public library services. As the world in which we live has changed, so has the concept of literacy. It has expanded from the...
News - 4 July 2016
Tags: Associations, United States of America, Public Libraries
- Library associations are stronger together: IFLA hosts first ever BSLA Global Meeting in Manila, Philippines
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)
- New Blog Post: "An IFLA mindmap"
This is a post by Antoine Torrens, IFLA NPSIG Information Coordinator. For the full post, please visit the NPSIG blog.
News - 10 June 2016
Tags: Associations, New professionals
- Global BSLA Meeting
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)
- MLAS Midterm Meeting in Panama City, Panama
All members of the Management of Library Associations Section (MLAS) are invited to attend the midyear meeting. Download the Agenda: MLAS Midterm Meeting Agenda Panama April...
Event - 5 February 2016
Tags: Associations, Library associations, Midterm Meeting, Panama, Management of Library Associations
- BSLA Workshop in Panama
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)
- BSLA project report: "Revitalizing ABES"
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)
- Response to the final draft outcome document of the UN Summit to adopt the Post-2015 Development Agenda
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) welcomes the final Zero Draft and the continuing presence of access to information in the draft. IFLA continues to...
News - 17 July 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Associations
- Third regional BSLA convening in Brazil finds common links between countries
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)
- IFLAcampLab 2014
registration (EN+RU) | program plus latest updates: EN / RU We are happy to invite you to IFLAcamp Library Creative Laboratory: “A Hero of Our...
Event - 14 March 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Associations, Collection development, Communications, Communities of practice, Conference, Conferences, Cooperation, Copyright, Cultural heritage, cycling, Development, Digital divide, Digital repositories, Digital resources, Digitisation, Education and training, IFLAcampLab, Information professionals, Information technology, International cooperation, Knowledge society, Library as place, Library collections, Library history, Meetings, Members, Networking, New professionals, NPSIG, Policy, Professional development, Russian Federation, unconference, New Professionals
- Asia and Oceania BSLA convening focuses on education and professional development
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)
- MLAS Midterm Meeting, Athens, Greece
All members of the Management of Library Associations Section (MLAS) are invited to attend the midyear meeting. We´ll discuss the following matters: IFLA Trend Report, Ebooks and...
Event - 4 March 2014
Tags: Associations, BSLA, Greece, Library associations, Midterm Meeting, Management of Library Associations
- Strategy, partnerships in focus at BSLA regional convening for associations in Africa
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)
- BSLA Asia and Oceania Convening in Jakarta, Indonesia
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)
- BSLA Africa Convening in Kumasi, Ghana
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)
- BSLA Latin America and Caribbean Convening in São Paulo, Brazil
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)
- Solicitud de participación en el evento regional BSLA de 2014 en América Latina y el Caribe
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)
- BSLA: Applications to participate in 2014 regional convening in Latin America and Caribbean now open
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)
- BSLA: Applications to participate in 2014 regional convening in Asia and Oceania now open
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)
- BSLA: Applications to participate in 2014 regional convening in Africa now open
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)
- A School Library Promotion Campaign
BSLA Case Study - 2 August 2013
Tags: Advocacy, Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Norway, reading education, school libraries
- Collaborative Networks Supporting Advocacy
BSLA Case Study - 2 August 2013
Tags: Advocacy, Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, campaign, Collaboration, Networks, school libraries
- A Government Mandate for School Libraries in Sweden
BSLA Case Study - 2 August 2013
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, legislation, Partnerships, research, school libraries
- BSLA: Regional Development Workshop in Moldova
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)
- Czech and Catalan Translations of IFLA Public Library Services Guidelines now available
On behalf of IFLA, the Public Libraries Section chair Suzanne Payette warmly congratulates and thanks Vít Richter of the National Library of the Czech Republic who coordinated the Czech...
News - 25 April 2013
Tags: Access to information, Associations, Best practices, Cooperation, Public Libraries
- Lebanese Library Association (LLA): Moving Forward and Remaining Sustainable
A famous quotation by Thomas J. "Tom" Peters states “If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade'. The Lebanese Library Association (LLA) was proud to be...
News - 5 April 2013
Tags: Associations, Lebanon, Asia and Oceania
- ALP News: Building Strong Library Associations (BSLA) 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,...
News - 4 April 2013
Tags: Asia and Oceania, Associations, Asia and Oceania
- BSLA: Swedish Library Association and Kenya Library Association in close cooperation
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)
- Moldova holds first workshop in new BSLA project
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)
- Project report: Regional cooperation in South East Europe: Challenge and opportunity, Croatian Library Association
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)
- Project Report: Leadership Development for Executive Board Members and Aspiring Leaders of Vietnamese Library Association, Vietnam
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)
- BSLA: Workshop in Spain reaches 12 associations from across the country
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)
- ALP Project report: Support to the promotion of information access and library professionals in Madagascar
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)
- Project report: Regional cooperation: challenge and opportunity (Croatian Library Association, Zagreb 2012)
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)
- LSN Chair, Veronica L C Stevenson-Moudamane, Speaks at Croatian Library Association's 9th LSN Annual Roundtable October 12th in Zagreb
The Croatian Library Association's 9th Round Table for library services to persons with special needs was held in Zagreb on Friday October 12th, 2012.. The topic of the Round Table with...
News - 18 October 2012
Tags: 9th LSN Roundtable, Associations, best practices, children, Croatia, Croatian Library Association, gifted, IFLA, LSN, special needs, young adults, Zagreb, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- IFLA ALP Project report: Regional Cooperation: Challenge and Opportunity
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)
- The Future of Information and Library Associations Conference
'The Future of Information and Library Associations' in International NVB/IFLA Satellite Conference was held in The Hague, 8 - 9 August 2012. It was organized by the Nederlandse...
News - 17 September 2012
Tags: Associations, Future, Management of Library Associations
- BSLA sessions in Helsinki share results, impact from the first two years of the 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)
- IFLA Building Strong Library Associations Impact Report and activities in Helsinki
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,...
News - 3 August 2012
Tags: ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), Associations, Building Strong Library Associations
- Announcement: Building Strong Library Associations Impact Report 2012
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,...
News - 3 August 2012
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Impact
- Impact Report 2012: Building Strong Library Associations 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)
- Programme International de Leadership IFLA – Appel à candidatures
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)
- دعوة لتقديم استمارة اشتراك ببرنامج الإفلا الدولي لتأهيل القيادات
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)
- IFLA Internationales Führungskräfte-Programm – Ausschreibung
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)
- Programa Internacional de Liderazgo de la IFLA - Convocatoria
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)
- Invitation for the Finnish Library Association Reception
This is an invitation for Library Association Chairpersons/Presidents from around the world, to attend the Finnish Library Association Reception during IFLA WLIC 2012 The reception will...
Event - 18 May 2012
Tags: Associations, Finland, Reception, Management of Library Associations
- BSLA Ukraine: Workshop in Ukrainian city Dnipropetrovs’k
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)
- BSLA Argentina workshop reports in English and Spanish
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)
- Review meetings share successes, measure the impact of BSLA
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)
- IFLA 2012 MLAS Satellite Conference in the Hague
IFLA’s Management of Library Associations Section (MLAS), its Building Strong Library Associations (BSLA) Programme and the Dutch Association of Information Professionals (NVB) are pleased to...
Event - 23 April 2012
Tags: Advocacy, Associations, Netherlands, Satellite Meeting, Management of Library Associations
- Ukraine: BSLA workshop on advocacy and partnerships
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)
- BSLA: Associations begin sharing outcomes from the 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)
- Regional Cooperation: challenge and opportunity
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)
- Module 6: Library Statistics for Advocacy
Whenever we communicate with politicians, funding bodies or library stakeholders: if we want to put our libraries on the agenda, we need numbers, statistics and evidence to prove our point and...
Informational Page - 9 March 2012
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Training
- Module 5: Libraries on the Agenda
This module focuses on the role of the library association and libraries in the broader society with particular reference to functions in advocating, educating and campaigning for the increased...
Informational Page - 9 March 2012
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Training
- Module 4: Developing Strategic Relationships: Partnerships and Fundraising
The aim of this module is to explore the need for library associations to build relationships with the wider community for both fundraising and developing and maintaining strategic partnerships....
Informational Page - 9 March 2012
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Training
- Module 3: Sustaining Your Library Association
This module is aimed at developing strategies for the long-term operation and sustainability of your library association. It offers ideas about the different functions and activities that can be...
Informational Page - 9 March 2012
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Training
- Module 2: Building Your Library Association
The aim of this module is to describe the basic components of a typical library association and discuss what needs to be put in place in order to establish and operate a successful association....
Informational Page - 9 March 2012
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Training
- Module 1: Library Associations in Society: An overview
The aim of this module is to provide the context for the role that library associations can play in society and what makes a successful library association. This module provides references to...
Informational Page - 9 March 2012
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Training
- Module 8: Train the Trainer
The principal aims of this module are: To introduce participants to the IFLA Building Strong Library Associations Programme To help participants develop the knowledge and skills to become...
Informational Page - 9 March 2012
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Training
- An IFLA first: BSLA workshop in Saudia Arabia delivered by videoconference
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)
- Library Associations share successes and experiences at first IFLA Building Strong Library Associations mini-congress in Berlin
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)
- IFLA Building Strong Library Associations mini-congress, Berlin Germany, February 23-24 2012
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)
- Ukraine: Latest cascade workshops reach 70 librarians
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)
- Cameroon: BSLA second workshop raises visibility of a young association
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)
- Call for Papers: Management of Library Associations Section & New Professionals Special Interest Group
Theme: Strategies for Library Associations: Include New Professionals now! In these days library associations are under pressure. Faced with multiple challenges, tight budgets and a lack...
News - 14 December 2011
Tags: Associations, New professionals, Management of Library Associations
- ALP Small Project Report: Transparency, Good Governance and Freedom from Corruption, Serbia
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)
- Botswana: BSLA Workshop 2 focuses on advocacy and communication
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)
- Lithuania: Third workshop in the BSLA programme to be held this December
Lithuania's third Workshop in the BSLA progamme will take place from December 15 - December 16 in Birstonas, Lithuania. This time the training, with facilitator Claudia Lux, will focus on the...
News - 13 December 2011
Tags: Associations
- ALP Small Project Report: In-country training for small library associations in the South Pacific, Samoa
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)
- Nepal: BSLA programme commences with first workshop
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)
- IFLA BSLA Program Featured at READ Nepal 20th Anniversary Celebrations
While in Kathmandu to commence the IFLA BSLA workshops with the Nepal Community Library Association, IFLA trainer Michael Robinson had the opportunity to raise awareness about the BSLA programme at a...
News - 2 December 2011
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Nepal
- Revised Library Statistics for Advocacy training module now available
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)
- Associations begin to assess the impact of the BSLA 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)
- BSLA Country Project: Nepal
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)
- Interview with Barbara M. Jones by Serbian Library Association
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)
- 2011 Building Strong Library Associations country projects announced
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)
- The strategic plan says it all
BSLA Case Study - 31 July 2011
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Jamaica
- What’s in it for me – and us?
BSLA Case Study - 31 July 2011
Tags: Associations, Australia, Building Strong Library Associations, United States of America
- Getting the message right
BSLA Case Study - 29 July 2011
Tags: Associations, Australia, Building Strong Library Associations, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Making a difference
BSLA Case Study - 29 July 2011
Tags: Associations, Australia, Building Strong Library Associations
- Moving with the times
BSLA Case Study - 29 July 2011
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Indonesia
- Listening carefully to your members
BSLA Case Study - 29 July 2011
Tags: Associations, Australia, Building Strong Library Associations
- SWOT analysis: the example of the Indian Library Association
BSLA Case Study - 29 July 2011
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, India
- Guiding the course of change
BSLA Case Study - 29 July 2011
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Canada
- Making the most of marketing plans
BSLA Case Study - 29 July 2011
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, United States of America
- The bird that feeds on knowledge, its domain will be the world
BSLA Case Study - 13 July 2011
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, New Zealand, registration
- It’s a question of standards
BSLA Case Study - 13 July 2011
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations
- Planning a successful advocacy campaign
BSLA Case Study - 13 July 2011
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations
- Footsteps to the future
BSLA Case Study - 13 July 2011
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations
- The business of information literacy
BSLA Case Study - 13 July 2011
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations
- An ethical framework for professional practice
BSLA Case Study - 13 July 2011
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations
- The importance of our professional values
BSLA Case Study - 13 July 2011
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations
- Interest and influence: identifying your stakeholders
BSLA Case Study - 13 July 2011
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations
- A leap into the unknown
BSLA Case Study - 13 July 2011
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations
- In the strictest confidence
BSLA Case Study - 13 July 2011
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations
- Inventing a new way forward
BSLA Case Study - 13 July 2011
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations
- Working towards common goals
BSLA Case Study - 13 July 2011
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations
- Community libraries to support community needs
BSLA Case Study - 12 July 2011
Tags: Asia and Oceania, Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, China
- Case studies in the BSLA 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)
- Botswana: Raising the visibility of the Botswana Library Association
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)
- Cameroon: Membership growing, strategic planning underway and General Assembly held
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)
- Ukraine: Ukrainian Library Association Presents BSLA Program at the International Crimea Conference 2011
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)
- Lithuania: Lithuanian Librarians’ Association towards more strategic partnerships
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)
- First Regional Workshop for Building Strong Library Associations 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)
- Third BSLA workshop in Ukraine held for heads of institutional members
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)
- Strength and continuity a focus for Lebanese Library Association
The first Building Strong Library Associations workshop in Lebanon was held in Beirut, Lebanon from January 27-30 2011. During the workshop, participants worked through two modules, Building Your...
News - 2 March 2011
Tags: ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Lebanon
- Les demandes de projets pour "Construire de fortes associations de bibliothécaires" sont ouvertes jusqu'au 1er avril 2011
Rappel : les demandes pour le programme "Construire de fortes associations de bibliothécaires" (BSLA) sont ouvertes jusqu'au 1er avril 2011.Les projets de "Construire de fortes...
News - 1 March 2011
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations
- Library Statistics for Advocacy training module now available
A new 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's Statistics and Evaluation...
News - 1 March 2011
Tags: advocacy with statistics, Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Statistics and evaluation
- Applications for BSLA country projects in 2011 close April 1
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)
- Creating a more dynamic, representative library association in Cameroon
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)
- Membership and new professionals a key strategy for Lithuanian Librarians' Association at first BSLA workshop
The first workshop for the Lithuanian Librarians' Association in the Building Strong Library Associations programme was held January 20-21 2011 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Former...
News - 21 January 2011
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Lithuania
- Ukrainian Library Association focus on communications and partnerships in first BSLA workshop
(Left to right) Yaroslava Soshynska (Executive Director, ULA) ,Iryna Shevchenko (President ULA), Gill Hallam (BSLA Core Trainer), Valentyna Pashkova (ULA Vice-President, Co-Trainer...
News - 21 January 2011
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Ukraine
- Renewing strategy and Code of Ethics at the Russian Library Association
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)
- Russian Library Association renews its strategic plan and Code of Ethics with IFLA ALP support
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)
- Official soft launch of IFLA Online Learning Platform
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)
- Launch of IFLA Online Learning Platform
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)
- Building Strong Library Associations programme begins in Botswana
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)
- Call for Building Strong Library Associations programme applications 2011
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)
- IFLA Online Learning Platform
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)
- Plateforme d'apprentissage en ligne de l'IFLA
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)
- IFLA-Online-Lernplattform
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)
- Plataforma de Aprendizaje en Línea de la IFLA
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)
- Sobre el Programa para la Creación de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios Sólidas
English El Programa para la Creación de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios Sólidas ofrece un enfoque estratégico y coordinado para el desarrollo y la sostenibilidad de las...
Informational Page - 20 September 2010
Tags: Associations, BSLA, Policy, Training
- Paquete de material didáctico para la Creación de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios Sólidas
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)
- About the Building Strong Library Associations Programme
العربية Building Strong Library Associations is a comprehensive programme offering a strategic and coordinated approach to capacity building and sustainability of library associations....
Informational Page - 4 August 2010
Tags: Associations, BSLA, Policy, Training
- Acerca del Programa de Fortalecimiento de Asociaciones Bibliotecarias
El Fortalecimiento de Asociaciones Bibliotecarias es un programa exhaustivo que ofrece un enfoque estratégico y coordinado para crear capacidades y sustentabilidad de las asociaciones...
Informational Page - 4 August 2010
Tags: Associations, BSLA, Policy, Training
- À propos du programme "Construire de solides associations de bibliothécaires"
العربية « Construire de solides associations de bibliothécaires » constitue un programme complet proposant une approche stratégique et coordonnée pour...
Informational Page - 4 August 2010
Tags: Associations, BSLA, Policy, Training
- Über das Programm "Aufbau Starker Bibliotheksverbände"
العربية "Aufbau Starker Bibliotheksverbände" ist ein umfassendes Programm, das einen strategischen und koordinierten Ansatz für den Aufbau von Kapazitäten und...
Informational Page - 4 August 2010
Tags: Associations, BSLA, Policy, Training
- Building Strong Library Associations training package
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)
- Ensemble pédagogique “Construire de solides associations de bibliothécaires”
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)
- Schulungspaket Aufbau starker Bibliotheksverbände
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)
- Paquete de Capacitación del Fortalecimiento de Asociaciones Bibliotecarias
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)
- Loida Garcia-Febo Elected Chair of ALA IFRT
FAIFE Committee Member Loida Garcia-Febo, has just been elected Vice Chair/ Chair Elect of the American Library Associations Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT). Below are details...
News - 5 August 2009
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Associations, Censorship, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, United States of America, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)