国际图联世界图书馆与信息大会提供了一个重申《国际图联战略报告》的目标、加快实施步伐的绝佳机会。

在充满变革和不确定性的时代，我们有必要充分利用全球图书馆界的资源，为图书馆行业和机构打造强大且可持续的未来。

这正是《国际图联2019—2024战略报告》旨在实现的目标，至此该文件已经发布两周年。

图书馆界的行动指南

《战略报告》提出了一个愿景——“建立一个强大、联合的图书馆界，助力信息互通的文明参与型社会”，以及一项使命——“激励、参与、赋能并连接全球图书馆界”。该文件通过四个战略方向确定了重点行动领域，不仅可以在全球层面开展，而且值得图书馆行业的各个层面参与。

每个战略方向——强化图书馆的全球话语权、激发并提升专业实践、连接并壮大业界以及优化我们的组织——都包含四项关键倡议，其中涵盖了将《战略报告》落到实处的所有具体行动。

《战略报告》为确定路线、加强合作与实现协同提供了参照和框架。重点在于，该文件面向的不仅是国际图联各个委员会或总部的工作人员，而是整个图书馆界，为走向成功的未来描绘了一份路线图。

世界图书馆与信息大会——朝着目标前进

与往常一样，今年的世界图书馆与信息大会也提供了一个重要的契机，可以推动实现《战略报告》中的目标。

大会还在一定程度上鼓励世界各地的图书馆员为彼此提供灵感。

大会也提供了一个建立联系、推动合作的平台，这种联系和合作可以在长久的将来结出累累硕果，为图书馆及其用户造福。找到与自己面临相同的工作重点的同行，这是建立伙伴关系的关键第一步。

值得注意的是，在大会期间，我们有必要重申全球图书馆界的沟通和联结，这是一种独特而强大的资源，有助于为全球专业人士的工作提供支撑。

加快步伐

《战略报告》的进程已经近半，我们将在大会期间看到大量成功实施和参与《战略报告》及其目标的案例。

大会提供了接触世界各地专业人士、积累能量和交流互通的机会，我们可以借此机会加快步伐。通过更加充分地发挥全球图书馆界的潜力，我们可以增强灵活性，改进我们的工作。

欢迎查看国际图联的#IFLAFromHome系列活动，了解《战略报告》到目前为止的实施情况，并据此思考如何从现在开始加入我们的其他活动。

 

      

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国际图联和联合国教科文组织共同发布的《公共图书馆宣言》（IFLA/UNESCO Public Library Manifesto，以下简称《宣言》）指出，教科文组织相信公共图书馆是教育、文化和信息领域的生力军，从全人类思想层面出发，推动实现和平与福祉。

最新版本的《宣言》发布于1994年，多年来一直是公共图书馆宣传工作的基石。然而，随着技术进步和社会变革，公共图书馆履行使命的方式也发生了变化。

为此，国际图联——特别是其中的公共图书馆专业组——与联合国教科文组织一道，开始更新宣言内容，确保其最好地反映公共图书馆当今的现实和使命。

全球号召

如果没有全球图书馆界的意见和建议，我们就无法确保最新的《宣言》对于世界各地的公共图书馆具有相关性和实效性。

因此，国际图联公共图书馆专业组在2020年发起了一项调查，向世界各地的图书馆员征求想法和反馈。

我们共收到600多份反馈，从中了解到了图书馆员如何在工作中践行《宣言》内容，以及他们希望从哪些方面完善和更新《宣言》。

成果

图书馆员在反馈中分享了自己的经历，包括借助《宣言》呼吁改进图书馆，向当选官员和预算负责人表明资金的重要性，为用户开发更具影响力的活动，以及为研究人员提供参考咨询服务等。

当被问到《宣言》是否有效体现了公共图书馆当今的使命时，78%的受访者认为《宣言》有效或非常有效。

因此，我们决定不必制定新的《宣言》，可以对原有《宣言》进行更新，确保其反映公共图书馆不断变化的工作重点。

调查结束后，国际图联总部与公共图书馆专业组联合起草《宣言》更新稿。联合国教科文组织也提供了宝贵的建议，确保公共图书馆与教科文组织及其“全民信息计划”（Information for All Programme，IFAP）的目标继续保持一致。

新的亮点

下文展示了《宣言》中一些新的或扩展的概念。

知识社会

自1994年以来，人们获取和使用信息的方式发生了变化。新的《宣言》将体现出公共图书馆帮助社区平等地获取、生产、创造和分享知识，从而推动建设知识社会方面的作用。

包括主动寻找新的受众，确保社区知情，收集和提供当地信息，以及提供科学信息的开放获取。

远程访问

公共图书馆在新冠肺炎疫情期间认识到了虚拟访问和参与的重要性。因此，我们将重点发挥图书馆向当地社区提供服务方面的作用，将现场服务和远程服务相结合。

图书馆与可持续发展

图书馆作为信息交流、文化共享和促进公民参与的公共场所，应被视为可持续发展的重要推动者。

图书馆通过开展有关信息、素养、教育和文化的活动，为实现联合国可持续发展目标和建设更加公平、人道和可持续的社会做出了贡献。

公共图书馆针对边缘化社区、土著人民和有特殊需要的用户实现了包容、获取和文化参与，进一步印证了这一贡献。

下一步行动

国际图联及其公共图书馆专业组目前正与联合国教科文组织中的伙伴合作，确定《宣言》的最新内容。

这项工作结束后，我们将寻求与全球图书馆界合作，将《宣言》转化为行动，更有力地宣传公共图书馆作为教育、文化、包容与和平的生力军的角色。

 

19 August 2021  Online 10:00am CEST

Green libraries are not only designed to minimize negative impact on the natural environment and maximize indoor environmental quality by means of environmental sustainability, such as careful site selection, use of natural construction materials, conservation of energy and resources, recycling and etc. Rather they focus on related services, activities and projects demonstrating the social role and responsibility of libraries as examples, enablers, and educators in their community. In this session, the winner and runner-ups from the IFLA Green Library Award 2020 competition will present their outstanding exemplary projects. Also the winners for IFLA Green Library Award 2021 will be announced and presented. In 2021 the best green library and the best green library project were awarded. Moreover, a special recognition was given to a submission which made great impression to the Award committee. All contribution are in Pecha Kucha format and they will come from Thailand, Sri Lanka, Croatia, Senegal, Canada, Finland and Cuba.

Session Programme

Introduction

Petra Hauke, Harri Sahavirta

Rangsit University Library and Sustainable Environment Management Report

Malivan Praditteera

The Hangzhou Public Library's Approach to Get Involved in the Green Mission

Xiaoxi HE

Public Library “Juraj Šižgorić”, Sibenik – “Project Green Library”

Melinda Grubišić Reiter

Lambaye Learning Center – “An Ecological Learning Center”

Assane Fall

The Edmonton Public Library

Roman Szczepanik

Oulu City Library: A Responsible Library as Promoter of Environmental Awareness

Minna Männikkö

BiblioVerde, a space to share and learn in harmony with nature

Ramón Alberto Manso Rodríguez

Q&A Session

Moderator: Priscilla Pun

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IFLA WLIC provides a great opportunity to reaffirm the goals of the IFLA Strategy, and to accelerate our efforts to implement it.

In times of change and uncertainty, it is essential to draw on the full resources of the global library field in order to ensure a strong and sustainable future for our profession and institutions.

The 2021 World Library and Information Congress marks the second anniversary of the launch of IFLA’s Strategy 2019-24, a document designed to do just this.

A reference point for the field

The Strategy sets out a Vision – a strong and united library field powering literate, informed and participatory societies – and a Mission – to inspire, engage, enable and connect the field. Through four Strategic Directions, it establishes major areas of action, applicable not just at the global level, but through every part of the profession.

Each of these Directions – to strengthen the global voice of libraries, to inspire and enhance professional practice, to connect and enable the field, and to optimise our organisation – have four key initiatives, which in turn cover all of the individual actions that contribute to delivering the Strategy in concrete terms.

The Strategy provides both a reference point and a framework for identifying alignments, reinforcing collaboration and exploiting synergies. Crucially, it is not just a document for those who work within IFLA’s committees or Headquarters, but also for the library field as a whole, providing a roadmap for the journey to a successful future.

WLIC – advancing towards our goals

IFLA’s World Library and Information Congress this year, like every year, provides an important opportunity to advance towards the goals set out in the Strategy.

In part, it is the opportunity that WLIC provides to inspire and be inspired by the work of colleagues around the world.

It is also a chance to establish contacts and collaborations which can bear fruit well into the future, for the benefit for libraries and their users alike. Finding colleagues addressing the same priorities set out in the Strategy is a key first step towards creating partnerships. 

Significantly, it is a time to reaffirm the connectedness and the unity of the global library field, as a unique and powerful resource supporting the work of professionals wherever they are in the world.

Accelerating our efforts

As we head towards the halfway point in the delivery of IFLA’s Strategy, the Congress will see many examples of successful implementation of, and engagement with, the Strategy and its goals.

Through the opportunity that WLIC provides to reach professionals around the world, building energy and connections, there is an opportunity to move up a gear. By making more of the potential of our global field, we can in turn build greater resilience and enhance performance for all.

We encourage everyone to look at examples of implementation of the IFLA Strategy to date, through our #IFLAFromHome series, and to reflect on them so you can join the many others on the journey.

 

      

IFLA’s General Assembly is only a week away. Following this meeting, IFLA's new Statutes and revised structure will be implemented. A new era for the Federation will begin.

Key Information

The General Assembly will be live from the Koninklijke Bibliotheek in The Hague, Netherlands at 13:30 CEST on Wednesday 25 August 2021. Please check your time zone. Follow the meeting and the live-stream via IFLA’s YouTube channel. We’ll send out a reminder a day before so you don’t forget.

Social distancing and other Coronavirus restrictions are still in place in the Netherlands. Due to very limited seating and spaces in the venues, and if you will attend in person, we ask you to register with us by sending an email to generalassembly@ifla.org so we can make the necessary preparations in advance.

Each General Assembly provides the opportunity for IFLA’s members and community to be updated on the activities of the Federation and hear about our directions. Be part of the change. Thank you for your involvement and attention to our work.

Gerald Leitner
Secretary General
The Hague, Netherlands
17 August 2021

You will hear the following presentations:

OR, open licensing, and the role of librarians as the vanguard of the open movement

(Neil Butcher, OER Africa, OER Strategist. South Africa)

Drawing on work that OER Africa has been doing with the African Library and Information Association (AfLIA), this presentation will explore the concepts of OER and open access and their relevance to librarians in the context of the knowledge economy, including discussion on how this has become even more important given the effects of the coronavirus pandemic globally. The presentation will explore how open licensing is changing the role of librarians, while making their function more important than ever before. We will also explore what we have learned about the key skills and knowledge that librarians need to take on these new roles and strategies we have deployed to help to develop those skills amongst AfLIA members – and outline what lessons this might hold for libraries globally.

The burgeoning field of open education librarianship

(Nicole Allen, SPARC, Director of Open Education. United States)

Over the last decade, academic libraries have emerged as drivers of OER policy, practice, and publishing of OER in the U.S. and Canada. Prompted by student concerns over the rapidly rising price of postsecondary textbooks, libraries have launched programs to support the use, creation, and pedagogy associated with OER, cultivating a new and growing field of open education librarianship. This presentation will explore the past, present, and future of why open education matters to libraries, focusing on a North American context.

Supporting educational resource discovery through distributed faceted discovery of open access resources across multiple systems

(Edmund Balnaves, Prosentient Systems Pty Ltd. Australia)

Digital services supporting educational delivery increasingly need to draw on disparate data sources to bring together the research assets supporting content delivery.
This presentation discusses our experiments with very large discovery frameworks and to consolidate asset discovery across multiple sources in an opensource framework supported by analytics feeding into Artificial Intelligence for smart discovery of content in a very large asset store.
The use of this in the context of asset discovery for University of New England, Australia will be discussed.

Tuesday 17 August, 0730 GMT

Our session follows the Opening Ceremony and includes the following presentations on:

Innovative Mechanisms for Evidence-Based Policy : Understanding how intellectual hubs support complex collaboration and new technologies by David Stokes

Planning for Uncertainty: Government Libraries as a Strategic Foresight Resource by Matt Finch

The Statistics Canada Library: A case study of supporting evidence-based policy by Elizabeth Nash

Followed by a live Q&A session. Remember if yhou can't attend live the session recording is available for a year.

COVID-19 presents the library profession with a huge opportunity. Never before has everyone been so aware of the need for reliable healthcare information, and yet so vulnerable to misinformation. Misinformation is a growing threat to global health. The only way to deal with it is to promote universal access to reliable healthcare information, and to empower people to tell the difference between reliable information and misinformation.

To make this happen, library and information professionals need to take the lead.  

JOIN US on the first day of the IFLA Congress 17 August 2021
  Provocation: 8:30 am - 9:15 am BST [See the time where you are]
  Q&A session: 9:15 am - 9:45 am BST [See the time where you are]

See our event page for more information

The Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section will host a panel on DAY 2 at the WLIC 2021

Libraries and Research Services Enable: evidence-based practice in parliamentary library and research services

 A panel discussion session moderated by Sonia Bebbington of Canada and Ido Avgar of the Knesset Research and Information Center

Library of Congress, Chile: experience in evidence-informed policy advice

Contribution of the Knesset Research & Information Center to Evidence-Based Parliamentary Work

The role of Parliamentary Research Services in evidence-based policy in Kenya

PLEASE JOIN US!!!

With the translation into Thai and Spanish of the Guidelines, they are now available in 26 languages,

Our session at WLIC 2021 - Safe and open: post-recovery library design -  takes place on day 1 (17th August). Libraries will continue to deliver rich and engaging services and spaces for users in the post-recovery world but will increasingly be called upon to balance core design objectives with the need to protect the health and wellbeing of our users and staff.  For example, there may be a tension between creating collaborative and flexible environments for our users to explore, creating rich learning environments and creating flexible staff workspaces for collaboration while also acknowledging the need for more flexible staff work arrangements. This provocation session will look at possible changes when libraries fully reopen after a substantial event (pandemic or fire, for example) and what may remain the same. Some questions will include "What does 'different ways of working' really mean?" "How will users different behaviours and needs in a post-recovery world influence/impact library space?" "How will aesthetics and atmosphere influence wellbeing and safety for staff and users?" "What design opportunities are available to meet these challenges?"  There will be three speakers and a moderator; one of the speakers will be an architect. For more information see our Facebook Group and follow us on Twitter @ifla_lbes .

 

 

 

 

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In just a few days now, the global library field will be together again, back for the 86th World Library and Information Congress.

Organised virtually, with a view to maximising possibilities for participation by colleagues everywhere, it is an unparalleled opportunity for you to see and experience the energy, inspiration and diversity of the global library field.

With the IFLA Strategy providing a reference point, we will look to the future, to the actions that we can take to address the key challenges and questions we face.

We will discover, discuss, present, provoke and solve. Crucially, we will do this together, as a strong and united field.

So in our final newsletter before WLIC 2021, find out about what awaits those who register. And if you haven’t yet, don’t forget that the deadline is at 17:00 CEST on Monday 16 August!

Crucially, get ready for an extraordinary the most international, the most exhilarating opportunity around to build your personal and professional connections. Be part of our global field!

See you on 17 August!

Read on in the WLIC Newsletter, Issue 7, 11 August 2021.

Kind regards,

Gerald Leitner
Secretary General
The Hague, Netherlands
11 August 2021

En este contexto el Comité de América Latina y el Caribe-IFLA LAC ha desarrollado un proyecto que contempla acciones claras y contundentes frente a este tema:

PRIMERO reforzar la presencia de la region en el mapa mundial de bibliotecas de IFLA, para lo cual hemos realizado talleres virtuales de sensibilizacion en toda region mediante las asociaciones hemos capacitado a “talleristas” para que repliquen estos talleres en sus comunidades locales, y asi incrementar las historias de ODS de IFLA en el Mapa Mundial.

De igual forma en el contexto de la Reunion de Medio Ano hemos organizado el Seminario Internacional Virtual por el Ano Iberoamericano de las Bibliotecas para poner la discusion entorno a nuestras bibliotecas y su rol de futuro, convocando a los distintos tipos de bibliotecas existentes a lo largo de toda la region, tales como las bibliotecas publicas, comunitarias, patrimoniales, universitarias, especializadas, escolares, entre otras. Contamos con cuatro mesas y charlista magistrales excepcionales.

• MESA 1 Bibliotecas Publicas y Populares. Desafios y oportunidades.
• MESA 2 Bibliotecas Escolares y CRA. Los ODS y su vinculacion con las bibliotecas escolares: educacion de calidad y acceso significativo la informacion en tiempos de pandemia.
• MESA 3 Las Bibliotecas Académica y la Cuarta Revolucion Industrial. Bibliotecas para la transformacion, el trabajo interdisciplinar y el empoderamiento ciudadano
• MESA 4 Bibliotecas Especializadas. Ciencias al servicio de la sociedad.

Este encuentro de alcance internacional, permitio abonar al slogan “Bibliotecas que crean futuro”, permitira generar un espacio de reflexion alrededor de la diversidad de bibliotecas, donde se discutio y converso sobre el rol de las bibliotecas y su vigencia como un espacio democratico y de acceso libre a la informacion, el conocimiento y la cultura para todos y todas los ciudadanos.

Junto con ello desarrollamos un set de material audio visual (videos) sobre las bibliotecas de la region, que cuentan ademas con capsulas breves de promocion, todo este material esta disponible de acceso libre y gratuito para que ustedes utilicen en sus actividades, promociones y presentaciones.

Estas estaran con locucion en espanol subtituladas en espanol, portugués e ingles en las redes sociales de IFLA LAC. Estamos presentes trabajando activamente en el comité del Ano iberoamericano de las bibliotecas junto con IBERBIBLIOTECAS, ABINIA, CERLALC, Secretaria General Iberoamericana y otros actores relevantes de la region.

Creemos firmemente que las bibliotecas son los espacios democratizadores del acceso a la informacion y el conocimiento por antonomasia y garantes de aquello, espacios mas alla de los libros donde la sociedad y las comunidades pueden desarrollarse, compartir, participar, construir y sonar con un futuro mejor. Con igualdad y equidad, con justicia social y oportunidades. 

DIRECTIVA ESTRATÉGICA 1 REFORZAR LA VOZ GLOBAL DE LAS BIBLIOTECAS

Escuchamos y comprendemos las prioridades de todo el sector, y divulgamos el mensaje a través de la defensa de las bibliotecas y sus valores a nivel global y regional. Hablamos con conocimiento, confianza y autoridad sobre las politicas relevantes, garantizando el reconocimiento y apoyo a las bibliotecas como activos fundamentales de la comunidad, esenciales para la implementacion de las agendas de desarrollo. Nuestra fuerte presencia en las organizaciones y reuniones internacionales nos empodera como un socio valioso.

INICIATIVAS CLAVE 1.4 Influir en la opinion publica y en el debate sobre el acceso publico y los valores de las bibliotecas, incluida la libertad intelectual y los derechos humanos Brindaremos un liderazgo intelectual y practico para respaldar el acceso publico a la informacion y valores mas amplios para nuestro sector. Deseamos facilitar la comprension del rol de las bibliotecas como adalides de la libertad intelectual, fomentar la reflexion, coordinar la accion y promover las bibliotecas a nivel externo.

DIRECTIVA ESTRATÉGICA 3 CONECTAR Y EMPODERAR EL SECTOR Somos un centro de dialogo y accion. Somos el motor para un sector bibliotecario conectado y alineado, caracterizado por un verdadero espiritu de colaboracion, en el que no se excluye a ningun bibliotecario. Unimos pasiones, proveemos plataformas y permitimos la innovacion, el aprendizaje, y el desarrollo profesional en todos los niveles. De este modo, respondemos a los actuales desafios y oportunidades, y empoderamos al sector bibliotecario a prestar servicios de alta calidad que respondan a las necesidades de la comunidad, y promovemos la alfabetizacion, la innovacion, la preservacion del patrimonio y el acceso a la informacion para todos los usuarios.

INICIATIVAS CLAVE 3.2 Respaldar el trabajo en red y las conexiones virtuales Desarrollaremos un espiritu de colaboracion continua en el sector bibliotecario a través de herramientas virtuales de trabajo en red para permitir que cada bibliotecario participe y se comprometa con la conversacion global.

3.3 Empoderar al sector a nivel nacional y regional Incrementaremos la capacidad del sector bibliotecario para desarrollar acciones orientadas a las caracteristicas y requisitos regionales y nacionales, fortaleciendo a las asociaciones de bibliotecarios, las instituciones y las redes a todo nivel.

3.4 Brindar aprendizaje y desarrollo profesional especificos Proporcionaremos una variedad de oportunidades de aprendizaje que actualicen las practicas vigentes. Crearemos la capacidad de promover el compromiso y la evaluacion de la comunidad y hacer de cada bibliotecario un defensor de la profesion y desarrollaremos los lideres del futuro y los conectaremos entre si.

TALLERES DE MAPA MUNDIAL DE BIBLIOTECAS

1. PRIMERA SESIÓN DEL DÍA
2. SEGUNDA SESIÓN DEL DÍA 

SEMINARIO INTERNACIONAL VIRTUAL POR EL AÑO IBEROAMERICANO DE LAS BIBLIOTECAS

• DÍA 1
• DÍA 2

CÁPSULAS INFORMATIVAS EN EL AÑO IBEROAMERICANO DE BIBLIOTECAS

YOUTUBE VÍDEO GENERAL https://youtu.be/1ra4DMyJttk

• SPA
• ENG
• CORTO

BIBLIOTECAS PÚBLICAS https://youtu.be/t-4GHr8F2C0

• SPA 
• ENG 
• PORTUGUES 

BIBLIOTECAS UNIVERSITARIAS Y ACADÉMICAS https://youtu.be/2tSowlBd8Y4

• SPA 
• ENG 
• PORTUGUES 

BIBLIOTECAS ESCOLARES https://youtu.be/cTbGZ5moJpg

• SPA 
• ENG 
• PORTUGUES 

BIBLIOTECAS NACIONALES https://youtu.be/tp8c4VJEFM4

• SPA 
• ENG 
• PORTUGUES

BIBLIOTECAS ESPECIALIZADAS https://youtu.be/SfcY6q7dBW8

• SPA
• ENG
• PORTUGUES

19 August will we have our session at Zoom.

The theme is "Preserving our recorded sound and visual heritage for the future...and beyond!"

https://www.ifla-wlic2021.com/events/sessions/preserving-our-recorded-sound-and-visual-heritage-for-the-future-and-beyond

Please join!

WLIC 2021: An Open Forum on LTR research projects: Beyond Helicopter Research: Unpacking International Studies on LIS Education and Research Methods:

When:  August 18, 2:15-3 pm Chicago (CDT) / 3:15-4 pm New York (EDT) / 9:15-10 pm The Hague (CEST) / August 19, 3:15-4 am Beijing (CST) / 5:15-6 am Melbourne (AEST)

Where: (Libraries Inspire - Zoom Discussion Room 1) WLIC registration required.

This open forum sets the stage for a dialogue on conducting international LIS research that is sensitive to diverse communities, multiple ways of knowing, and local participation. The session will present two cases, describing what worked, how hurdles were overcome and critical concerns, to provide context for the conversation to follow.

The first, conducted by the IFLA Building LIS Education (BSLISE) Working Group, is an international survey, directory and map of LIS education programs https://bslise.org/lis-education-map/ developed as a response to one of the recommendations of the IFLA Building Strong LIS Education White Paper (2018). The second, conducted by the IFLA Library Theory and Research (LTR) Section, in collaboration with the Education and Training Section, focuses on teaching research methods in LIS programs. The goals of the study are to examine what approaches to teaching research methods are currently being applied in LIS programs worldwide and to compare international educational models for preparing library practitioners to conduct research and evaluation studies. The designing of effective international LIS research calls for robust discussion and critical reflection, involving a wide range of perspectives, which moves the endeavor closer to truly international research.

Speakers:

Nuria Bautista-Puig (Spain) – Moderating the Design of Effective International LIS Research

Fatih Oguz (United States) – International Survey, Directory and Map of LIS Education Programmes

Krystyna Matusiak (United States) and Egbert Sanchez (Mexico) – An International Survey on Teaching Research Methods in LIS Programmes

WLIC 2021: A Solutions Room on Implementing the "IFLA Guidelines for Professional LIS Education Programmes": Stakeholder Perspectives and Buy-in Locally and Globally, with IFLA President Christine Mackenzie, President-Elect Barbara Lison and others:

When:  August 18, 9-10 pm Chicago (CDT) / 10-11pm New York (EDT) / August 19, 4-5 am The Hague (CEST) / 10-11 am Beijing (CST) / 12-1 pm Melbourne (AEST)

Where:  (Libraries Enable - Zoom Discussion Room 1) WLIC registration required.

The session will bring leaders and stakeholders together for robust engagement and creative approaches to adopting, supporting and promoting the IFLA Guidelines to develop LIS education programs, appropriate to a diverse community and relevant to its local contexts in a globalised economy. The IFLA Building Strong LIS Education (BSLISE) Working Group will explore how the IFLA leadership, staff, and units, as well as other appropriate LIS entities, can move the Guidelines forward. Moreover, the deliberations will inform the implementation of the Guidelines, and its alignment with opportunity #10 in IFLA’s Global Vision: We must give young professionals effective opportunities to learn, develop and lead. The Section on Education and Training, the Library Theory and Research Section, and LIS Education in Developing Countries SIG will consider the input and perspectives shared in the Guidelines implementation process.

Speakers:

Christine Mackenzie (Australia) – Welcome to Solutions Session on “IFLA Guidelines for Professional LIS Education Programmes”

Jaya Raju (South Africa) – Setting the Stage for the “IFLA Guidelines for Professional LIS Education Programmes”

Clara M. Chu (United States) – Global North Stakeholder Perspectives and Buy-in

Diljit Singh (Malaysia) – Global South Stakeholder Perspectives and Buy-In

Barbara Lison (Germany) – IFLA’s role in the implementation of new “IFLA Guidelines for Professional LIS Education Programmes”

MLAS has created videos in different languages featuring interviews to library leaders from different regions of the world about "Advocacy: The Power of Networking."

The videos are available on the MLAS YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtUG5WEHueFM1T_faMhyS-ivjRFYnrEjW

The Session of Local History and Genealogy Section on the IFLA WLIC 2021   12:00 pm - 12:45 pm - 19 August 2021 Sustaining our identity and heritage through collections, documentation, and genealogy Libraries Sustain - Stream 1 Please click the link to find the meeting time in your time zone.  https://www.ifla-wlic2021.com/events/sessions/sustaining-our-identity-and-heritage-through-collections-documentation-and-genealogy   1. 19 August 2021 12:00 pm Experiential Learning in Web Archives and Digitization Services. Elizabeth MacLeod Senior Manager of Satellite Digitization Services - Internet Archive   2. 19 August 2021 12:15 pm "The making of" Kamal Joumblatt Digital Library" the challenges of selection, digitization and allowing access to the papers photos and publications of one of the major political personalities in Lebanon. Fatme Charafeddine Associate University Librarian for Research and Academic Collaboration Services - American University of Beirut   3. 19 August 2021 12:30 pm Seeking records about our selves and sustaining our heritage   Elizabeth Diaz Rechebei   The live Q&A discussion of Local History and Genealogy Section's Sesson  12:45 pm - 13:15 pm 19 August 2021 For further information about the live Q&A discussion,  https://www.ifla-wlic2021.com/events/sessions/136   Session Description Local History and Genealogy Section Session Chairs, Cecilia Salvatore, Professor - Dominican University, Chicago, Illinois Session Moderator, Laila Hussein Moustafa, Associate Professor - University of Illinois, University of Illinois Session Moderator, Cherie Bush, Account Manager - FamilySearch International, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Session Moderator, Takashi Nagatsuka, Professor Emeritus, Tsurumi University, Yokohama, Japan

IFLA WLIC 2021: Multicultural library services worldwide: 15 years of the IFLA/UNESCO Multicultural Library Manifesto

When:  August 18, 10-10:45 am Chicago (CDT) / 11-11:45am New York (EDT) /  5-5:45 pm The Hague (CEST) / 11-11:45 pm Beijing (CST) / August 19, 1-1:45 am Melbourne (AEST)

Where:  (Libraries Include - Stream 2) WLIC registration required.

Fifteen years ago, the IFLA Multicultural Library Manifesto was approved by the IFLA Governing Board at the 2006 World Library and Information Congress in Seoul, and endorsed by UNESCO in 2009. The primary goal of the Manifesto was to assist libraries in developing and advocating for multicultural services.

The creation of the Manifesto has paved the way for other initiatives, including the Manifesto Toolkit, which was launched at the 2014 World Library and Information Congress in Lyon, revised in 2018, and so far translated into Chinese, Japanese, Russian and Spanish.

This virtual conference setting provides the unique opportunity to put together a discussion panel featuring section leaders who were actively involved in the development of the Manifesto and Toolkit: Mijin Kim (Chair 2007-2011), Tess Tobin (Chair 2011-2015), Lan Gao (Chair 2019-2021) and Adjoa K. Boateng (Chair 2017-2019) who will facilitate the discussion.

This 45-minute pre-recorded session will be an opportunity to look back fifteen years, returning to the origins and vision for the Manifesto - the circumstances around the decision to create this document, and the kinds of change that were envisioned in the sector as a result. Panelists will share their recollections of the challenges in developing the manifesto - firstly as an official IFLA document, and then endorsed by UNESCO.

The panel will also discuss the importance of also creating an accompanying toolkit, to provide practical guidance in applying the Manifesto in libraries, and the work undertaken in developing this toolkit.

Finally, the session will be an opportunity to discuss the value of library manifestos, as demonstrated by the IFLA/UNESCO Multicultural Library Manifesto, and the lessons learnt that other IFLA sections can take on when developing plans for creating their own manifestos.

This panel discussion will be followed by a live Q&A session with the panelists in Zoom Discussion Room 2.

 

Closely aligned to the IFLA Key Initiative 3.1 “Provide excellent opportunities for networking and learning” the IFLA Section on Education and Training (IFLA SET) sets an excellent example for working “outside of silos”, by focusing on collaboration and developing collective actions across sectors.

SET’s ultimate goal is to advance the profession through understanding best practices in LIS education. Here are some of their amazing products, resulting from their collective and hard work:

1. Building Strong LIS Education (BSLISE): https://bslise.org

In collaboration with the LIS Education in Developing Countries Special Interest Group and the Library Theory and Research Section, the SET launched the BSLISE Working Group in 2016. Since then, the BSLISE working group was strengthened to involve 35 members from all 5 IFLA regions, representing 19 countries and 18 languages.

The working group is devoted to strengthening the international quality of LIS education, and consequently, the excellence of LIS professional practice. Here are some recent highlights:

• Building Strong LIS Education: A Call to Global and Local Action – An IFLA BSLISE Working Group White Paper (2018)

Based on key findings from an LIS professional practice survey, BSLISE members coordinated with SET and LTR to advance work on three of recommended White Paper action areas: an LIS schools/programs survey and mapping project, identification of eight Foundational Knowledge Areas (FKAs), and development of LIS education guidelines to update IFLA's Guidelines for Professional Library/Information Educational Programs - 2012.

 

• Student spotlight project

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This project profiles experiences and views of LIS students from around the world. It emerged out of an internship program with by student members of the iLab, a hands-on learning laboratory at the University of North Carolina (Greensboro, USA).

A more detailed description of the project can be found in an article in the 2020 issue of the IFLA SET Bulletin, 21 (2), pp. 22-28, written by Amanda Thompson.

 

• LIS Student Library Voices: Global Peer to Peer Dialogue

This joint project was introduced by Albina Krymskaya and her student, Alena Katina, both of the St. Petersburg university of culture (Russia), with BSLISE Intern Alice Herring, an LIS student at the university of North Carolina at Greensboro (USA).

This initiative aims to develop a global student network of LIS students where they can meet each other, learn about each other’s programs, and share their perspectives. The development of this initiative has been opened to the members of the BSLISE Working Group.

2. Webinars

SET launched a Webinar Series for LIS specialists in terms of acquiring professional competences, scheduled monthly.

So far, a 2-day webinar has been held in November 2020 with the theme “Putting Emerging LIS Competencies into Education and Practice: Challenges and Opportunities.” This webinar focused on projects utilizing innovative LIS competencies in education and practice. There were six presentations from 8 countries (Kuwait, Taiwan, France, Peru, USA, China, Italy and Canada). The programme, slides and other materials on this webinar can be found here.

 

Webinar "Putting emerging LIS competencies into education and practice: challenges and opportunities" Day 1

 

Webinar "Putting emerging LIS competencies into education and practice: challenges and opportunities" Day 2  

The next one is being held today: https://www.ifla.org/node/93487 

Register to book your seat! https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_I47xEHslQ6-2zJrhiQC86Q

There are more upcoming projects for LIS professionals and students in 2021. Stay tuned! 

 

Read more about the IFLA Strategy 2019-2024

How is your library or library association engaging with the IFLA Strategy? Let us know! Post on your social media, using the hashtag #IFLAStrategy and #WeAreIFLA or send an email to Despina Gerasimidou, IFLA’s Strategic Development Officer at despina.gerasimidou@ifla.org.