Content tagged Marginalised populations

As a partner NGO of UNESCO, we will attend the meeting of civil society observers with the members of the Bureau of the Committee on 11 February to advocate for the role of libraries in the...

Event - 10 February 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Conference, Cultural heritage, Digital humanities, France, Marginalised populations, Multicultural populations, Preservation, Social inclusion, Society

2015-2016 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report

Publication - 2 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Benchmarking, Best practices, Cataloguing, Censorship, Collection development, Communications, Communities of practice, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Guidelines, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ library services, Libraries for development, Library and information science education, Library as place, Library collections, Lifelong learning, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Net neutrality, Peace, Performance indicators, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, User experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

2016-2017 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report

Publication - 2 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Benchmarking, Best practices, Cataloguing, Censorship, Collection development, Communications, Communities of practice, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ library services, Libraries for development, Library and information science education, Library as place, Library collections, Lifelong learning, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Net neutrality, Peace, Performance indicators, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, User experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

Click here for the complete 2017-2018 IFLA LGBTQ+ SIG Annual Report.

Publication - 26 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Advocacy, Communications, Communities of practice, Cooperation, Democracy, Development, Disadvantaged persons, Education, Education and training, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Guidelines, Human rights, LGBTQ library services, Libraries for development, Library and information science education, Library as place, Library buildings and equipment, Library outreach, Library services, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Networking, New professionals, Performance indicators, Privacy in libraries, Professional development, Risk assessment, Social inclusion, Staffing, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

Click here for the complete 2018-2019 IFLA LGBTQ+ SIG Action Plan. Objectives of Professional Unit 2018-19: 1. Provide guidelines for LGBTQ+ library services and collections around...

Publication - 26 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Action plans, Advocacy, Benchmarking, Best practices, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Guidelines, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ library services, Libraries for development, Library and information science education, Library as place, Lifelong learning, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Net neutrality, Peace, Performance indicators, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, User experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

Both section members and other library professionals interested in multicultural services are welcome to join the event. Just the Business Meetings are members only; the other...

Event - 8 December 2018

Tags: Immigrants, Marginalised populations, Midterm Meeting, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Multilingualism, United States of America, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

You can now view Clare O’Hanlon’s presentation, “A continuum of LGBTIQA+ community engagement in libraries: From collections and cataloguing to book displays, bathrooms and...

News - 30 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Australia, Bibliotherapy, Cataloguing, Collection development, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, LGBTQ library outreach, LGBTQ library resources, LGBTQ library services, LGBTQ library services. LGBTQ library programming, Library collections, Library outreach, Library services, Malaysia, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Reading, Reference services, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, Women’s issues, Young adults, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

IFLA LGBTQ Users SIG is not hosting a conference session at WLIC2018 because of the human rights situation for LGBTQ+ people in Malaysia.   Instead, please enjoy this video...

News - 24 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Australia, Collection development, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, LGBTQ library outreach, LGBTQ library programming, LGBTQ library resources, LGBTQ library services, LGBTQ library services, Library as place, Library collections, Library outreach, Library services, Malaysia, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Peace, Reference services, Social inclusion, Women’s issues, Young adults, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

The Guidelines for Library Services to People Experiencing Homelessness are published and available. Minutes from meetings Cape Town 2015 (PDF) Berlin 2016 (PDF) (HTML...

Informational Page - 17 August 2017

Tags: Disadvantaged persons, Displaced persons, Marginalised populations, Social inclusion, Library Services to People with Special Needs

Call for Papers IFLA LGBTQ Users SIG CFP 2017 Libraries. Solidarity. Society. Intersectionality For IFLA WLIC 2017 (19-25 Aug 2017) we’ve chosen...

News - 19 January 2017

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Conferences, Disadvantaged persons, Immigrants, Library services to people with disabilities, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Social inclusion, Women’s issues, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

IFLA LGBTQ Users SIG CFP 2015 Developing Equitable Access for LGBTQ Library Users                   According to...

News - 16 December 2014

Tags: Access to information, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Best practices, Censorship, Communities of practice, Cooperation, Cultural heritage, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of information, International cooperation, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Social inclusion, Society, Success stories

Queer Library Alliance: Global Reflections and Imaginings Call for Papers Editors: Rae-Anne Montague and Lucas McKeever  Publisher: Library Juice Press International...

News - 16 December 2014

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Best practices, Communities of practice, Cooperation, Cultural heritage, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of information, International cooperation, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Social inclusion, Society, Women’s issues, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)