IFLA in the 21st Century –Opportunity and Participation

Calls for Participation

IFLA's Key Initiatives 2010 - 2015:

• Digital Content Programme

• International Librarianship Leadership Development Programme

• Outreach Programme for Advocacy and Advancement of the Profession

• Cultural Heritage Disaster Reconstruction Programme

• Multilingualism Programme

Our aim through these Initiatives— as the trusted global voice of the library and information community—is to use our influence and apply our expertise to position libraries as a force for change and secure equitable access to knowledge, cultural heritage, and information for the library user community in the rapidly changing and competitive environment for information resources.

DIVISIONS• Library Collections• Library Services• Library Types• Regions• Support of the

Profession

STRATEGIC PROGRAMMES

• Action for Development Through Libraries Programme (ALP)

• Committee on Copyright and Other Legal Matters (CLM)

• Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Free Expression (FAIFE)

• Committee on Standards• Strategic Program on Preservation and

Conservation (PAC)• UNIMARC Core Activity (UCA)

• WIPO Treaty for the Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled in Marrakesh

• Provides a Library Presence at WSIS, WIPO, etc.• Leadership Development Program• Code of Ethics• Trend Report• Lyon Declaration on Open Access for

Development

• Academic and Research Libraries

• Acquisitions • Continuing Professional

Development and Workplace Learning

• Education and Training • Information Literacy• Information Technology

• Library Services for Multicultural Populations

• Management and Marketing • Preservation and Conservation• Rare Books and Manuscripts• Science and Technology

Libraries • Social Science Libraries

University Library Section Memberships

• Annual Conference2015 – Cape Town, South Africa

• Satellite MeetingsBefore or after annual

conference within 3 hours flight

• Become a Delegate!Elections this year.Nominations to Standing Committees from institutions and associations.Elections to Standing Committees through Section Membership.

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