Lyon Declaration update

The Lyon Declaration in 2015 IFLA is very happy to announce that with the start of 2015, the Lyon Declaration has received support from over 500 library, ICT and development, institutions and organisations. This worldwide and cross-sector uptake underlines the importance of the Lyon Declaration and furthermore the importance of access to information for future development. Please […]

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Library of Congress Summer Institutes

The Library of Congress is now accepting applications for its week-long Summer Institutes for K-12 educators. Held at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., these professional development events provide educators with tools and resources to effectively integrate primary sources into K-12 classroom teaching, with an emphasis on student engagement, critical thinking, and construction of […]

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Book donation sites

Here are links to resources for book donations and best practices: 1. The San Juan del Sur Biblioteca Movil and the Hester J. Hodgdon Libraries for All Program have a page about book donations to their project but the mailing instructions and other recommendations are useful for other projects at: http://www.sjdsbiblioteca.org/donations/how-to-send-books/ . 2. This is […]

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IFLA response to development agenda

IFLA’s response to the Synthesis Report of the UN Secretary-General on the Post-2015 Development Agenda: “The Road to Dignity by 2030: Ending Poverty, Transforming All Lives and Protecting the Planet”   Access to information…Intellectual Property reform…access to open data…affordable access to ICTs. These are some of the important issues IFLA and those of us in […]

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NMC report

The NMC 2014 Library Edition Horizon Report examined trends, challenges and technologies for their impact on academic & research libraries worldwide.  To access the report go to http://www.nmc.org/publication/nmc-horizon-report-2014-library-edition/

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