The Laboratoire de botanique et Ecologie Végétale, based at the University of Lomé in Togo, has initiated a project that will strengthen the editorial and technical capacity of the Revue Ecosystèmes et Paysages by adopting an easy-to-use publication platform, acquiring equipment suitable for editing and publishing, adjusting procedures and workflows, training the journal's staff and editorial board and developing a sustainability strategy.

The Laboratoire de botanique et Ecologie Végétale, based at the University of Lomé in Togo, has initiated a project that will strengthen the editorial and technical capacity of the Revue Ecosystèmes et Paysages by adopting an easy-to-use publication platform, acquiring equipment suitable for editing and publishing, adjusting procedures and workflows, training the journal's staff and editorial board and developing a sustainability strategy.

The Kenya Library and Information Services Consortium (KLISC) has initiated a project to improve technical, editorial and management capacity of its official publication, the KLISC Journal of Information Science & Knowledge Management. KLISC is EIFL’s partner library consortium in Kenya. 

The Kenya Library and Information Services Consortium (KLISC) has initiated a project to improve technical, editorial and management capacity of its official publication, the KLISC Journal of Information Science & Knowledge Management. KLISC is EIFL’s partner library consortium in Kenya. 

The Kenya Library and Information Services Consortium (KLISC) has initiated a project to improve technical, editorial and management capacity of its official publication, the KLISC Journal of Information Science & Knowledge Management. KLISC is EIFL’s partner library consortium in Kenya. 

The Institute of Accountancy Arusha in Tanzania has initiated a project to significantly improve the quality, operational resilience and long-term sustainability of the Journal of Informatics through a strategic mix of capacity building, technical enhancement, and financial stabilization.

The Institute of Accountancy Arusha in Tanzania has initiated a project to significantly improve the quality, operational resilience and long-term sustainability of the Journal of Informatics through a strategic mix of capacity building, technical enhancement, and financial stabilization.

The Institute of Accountancy Arusha in Tanzania has initiated a project to significantly improve the quality, operational resilience and long-term sustainability of the Journal of Informatics through a strategic mix of capacity building, technical enhancement, and financial stabilization.

The Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) library in Kenya has initiated a project to boost the operational and financial sustainability of the Multidisciplinary Journal of Technical University of Mombasa (MJTUM) by upgrading the management platform of the journal and building the capacity of the journal’s management and editorial teams. 

The Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) library in Kenya has initiated a project to boost the operational and financial sustainability of the Multidisciplinary Journal of Technical University of Mombasa (MJTUM) by upgrading the management platform of the journal and building the capacity of the journal’s management and editorial teams. 

The Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) library in Kenya has initiated a project to boost the operational and financial sustainability of the Multidisciplinary Journal of Technical University of Mombasa (MJTUM) by upgrading the management platform of the journal and building the capacity of the journal’s management and editorial teams. 

Gabès Higher Institute of Management / Institut Supérieur de Gestion de Gabès in Tunisia has initiated a project that will help to secure a long term future for the bilingual (English / French) peer-reviewed Diamond open access Journal of Academic Finance by ensuring its sustainability, while continuing to improve its quality, impact and visibility. 

Gabès Higher Institute of Management / Institut Supérieur de Gestion de Gabès in Tunisia has initiated a project that will help to secure a long term future for the bilingual (English / French) peer-reviewed Diamond open access Journal of Academic Finance by ensuring its sustainability, while continuing to improve its quality, impact and visibility. 

In this article, Tetiana Yaroshenko, EIFL Country Coordinator in Ukraine, traces the history and growth of open access and open science in the country over the years. She shines a light on how the international scientific community, including publishers, continued to support Ukraine after Russia’s invasion in 2022, significantly expanding access to knowledge and enabling Ukrainian scholars to continue to research and publish. 

In this article, Tetiana Yaroshenko, EIFL Country Coordinator in Ukraine, traces the history and growth of open access and open science in the country over the years. She shines a light on how the international scientific community, including publishers, continued to support Ukraine after Russia’s invasion in 2022, significantly expanding access to knowledge and enabling Ukrainian scholars to continue to research and publish. 

In this article, Tetiana Yaroshenko, EIFL Country Coordinator in Ukraine, traces the history and growth of open access and open science in the country over the years. She shines a light on how the international scientific community, including publishers, continued to support Ukraine after Russia’s invasion in 2022, significantly expanding access to knowledge and enabling Ukrainian scholars to continue to research and publish. 

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The following statement was issued by Secretary General Gerald Leitner, on behalf of IFLA on 25 August 2021.

IFLA has followed closely recent legislative developments in Hungary, and in particular the provisions passed in June which prohibit the portrayal of homosexuality or gender reassignment in children’s books.

As has been noted by commentators, the breadth of the law creates the possibility that libraries, in providing access to books for young users, are covered by these provisions. As such, this raises significant questions about the ability and responsibility of libraries to fulfil their mission to provide access to information for all.

IFLA stands by its Statement on Intellectual Freedom (1999), which underlines that library collections shall reflect the plurality and diversity of society, and that selection and availability of materials should be governed by professional considerations and not by political, moral and religious views. 

In parallel, IFLA also underlines the message of the IFLA-UNESCO Public Library Manifesto (1994), which stresses the need to provide information to all, reflecting their needs, and evolutions in society. It also emphasises that ‘collections and services should not be subject to any form of ideological, political or religious censorship, nor commercial pressures’.

The IFLA-UNESCO School Library Manifesto underlines these same points, in connection with the development of children.

In the light of this, IFLA stresses that libraries should not face rules that prevent or hinder them from giving access to works which reflect the experience of any part of the communities they serve – including LGBTQ+ users and their families – or pressure to do so. This includes measures that make it harder for readers – in particular young readers – to find works, or the use of marks or other signs that stigmatise their use of such works.

Such steps limit the ability of library and information professionals to make their own judgements, based on professionalism and an understanding of the needs of users, in order to support the development of all members of their communities.

In parallel, IFLA also voices its support for publishers, authors and booksellers who have fallen foul of these new provisions, and calls for an end to similar restrictions elsewhere.

Gerald Leitner
​IFLA Secretary General 25 August 2021

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Dear Friends,    

We are pleased to share with you the August 2021 issue of the IFLA Asia & Oceania Regional Newsletter.  

On behalf of my team, I would like to express our deepest appreciation to all our article contributors and supporters.  

Click on the PDF below to access the amazing articles we have curated for you this time!  

Happy reading and stay safe!  

Best regards,

Ms Lin Li SOH

Manager | IFLA Regional Office 
Asia & Oceania
c/o National Library Board, Singapore

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