Content tagged Statements
Ordered by publication date from most to less recent.
(These results include any available translations of the original English documents.)
- IFLA Statement on Controlled Digital Lending
IFLA's Statement on Controlled Digital Lending was approved by the Governing Board in May 2021. Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) has become widely talked about over the last two years...
Publication - 16 June 2021
Tags: Access to information, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- IFLA Statement on Libraries and Open and Good Governance
Relating to Sustainable Development Goal 16 – peace, justice and strong institutions – IFLA’s new Statement on Libraries and Open and Good Governance provides recommendations for...
Publication - 5 January 2021
Tags: Access to information, Government libraries, Library and Research Services for Parliaments, Open government, Statements
- Enoncé de l’IFLA sur les Bibliothèques et la Liberté Intellectuelle
[PDF] Enoncé préparé par le Comité FAIFE de l’IFLA, et approuvé par le Conseil exécutif de l’IFLA, le 25 mars 1999, La Haye, Pays-Bas...
Publication - 8 December 2020
Tags: Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Library Pledge for Digital Inclusion
IFLA launched the Library Pledge for Digital Inclusion on 16 October, and is welcoming signatures. Below you can find the Pledge, and the signatories as of 3 December 2020. You can sign up to the...
Publication - 22 October 2020
Tags: Access to information, Digital divide, Digital inclusion, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA Statement on Libraries and Artificial Intelligence
The adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning systems in private and public spheres is rapidly growing. How can these developments impact both everyday practices and the broader...
Publication - 21 October 2020
Tags: Access to information, Artificial intelligence, Big data, Information society, machine learning, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- #Culture2030Goal Statement on COVID-19
IFLA has joined partners in the #Culture2030Goal campaign to produce a statement on the role of culture in the response to COVID-19. Alongside the vital work being done by healthcare...
Publication - 20 April 2020
Tags: Access to information, COVID-19, Cultural heritage, culture, sustainable development goals, Statements
- IFLA-ICA Statement on Privacy Legislation and Archiving
A new IFLA-ICA statement underlines the need to consider the importance of archiving - and the skills of those managing archival collections - when passing privacy legislation. The...
Publication - 4 March 2020
Tags: Access to information, data protection, Privacy, right to be forgotten, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA Statement on Censorship (2019)
On the 20th anniversary of IFLA's Statement on Libraries and Intellectual Freedom, IFLA has published a new statement, offering further guidance and support to members facing censorship...
Publication - 25 August 2019
Tags: Access to information, Censorship, Freedom of expression, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA Professional Statement on UBC (2012)
تحميل [PDF] العربية
Publication - 1 July 2019
Tags: Bibliography, UBC, Bibliography, Statements
- IFLA-Erklärung zur Universellen Bibliografischen Kontrolle (UBC) (2012)
[PDF] Nach mehreren Jahren der Diskussion über die Bedeutung von internationalem Datenaustausch etablierte die IFLA in den 1970er Jahren ein Büro für die Universelle...
Publication - 1 July 2019
Tags: Bibliography, UBC, Bibliography, Statements
- 国际图联关于世界书目控制的专业声明
[PDF] 经过若干年有关书目数据共享重要性的讨论，国际图联(IFLA)于20世纪70年代成立了世界书目控制(Universal Bibliographic Control)办公室，旨在减少成本并鼓励世界范围内的协作。该办公室后来被称为UBCIM（世界书目控制和国际MARC）。当时，UBCIM的理念是由每一个国家书目机构编目其本国出版的作品并确立著者的名称，...
Publication - 1 July 2019
Tags: Bibliography, UBC, Bibliography, Statements
- Déclaration professionnelle de l’IFLA sur le contrôle bibliographique universel (2012)
[PDF] Au cours des années 1970, après plusieurs années de débats sur l’importance de l’échange international des données...
Publication - 1 July 2019
Tags: Bibliography, UBC, Bibliography, Statements
- Профессиональная декларация ИФЛА, касающаяся Универсального Библиографического Учета (2012)
[РDF] В 1970-е гг. после нескольких лет дискуссий о необходимости международного корпоративного использования библиографических данных, что позволило бы сократить расходы на их создание и...
Publication - 1 July 2019
Tags: Bibliography, UBC, Bibliography, Statements
- Declaración Profesional de la IFLA sobre el Control Bibliográfico Universal (2012)
[PDF] Durante la década de 1970 la IFLA creó una oficina para el Control Bibliográfico Universal, fue el resultado de varios años de debates sobre la...
Publication - 1 July 2019
Tags: Bibliography, UBC, Bibliography, Statements
- IFLA Statement on Open Access in Intergovernmental Organisations (2019)
IFLA has agreed a statement calling on Intergovernmental Organisations (IGOs) to make their research and data available to the public for free, and without unnecessary limitations on use....
Publication - 4 April 2019
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Open access, Statements
- International NGOs bonding to intensify cooperation on convergence in the cultural heritage sector (2009)
21 November 2008: Today in Paris, the International Federation of Library Institutions and Associations (IFLA) and the Bibliothèque nationale de France co-hosted the 1st meeting of...
Publication - 13 January 2019
Tags: Access to knowledge, Cooperation, Cultural heritage, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites, Statements
- IFLA and IPA face the challenge of Libraries, Copyright and the Electronic Environment (1996)
PRESS RELEASE: for immediate release May 28, 1996 At the invitation of IPA President Fernando Guedes, IFLA Secretary General Leo Voogt represented IFLA at the 25th...
Publication - 13 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Publishing, IFLA/IPA Steering Group, Statements
- Librarians and Publishers Working to a Common Agenda (2001)
JOINT PRESS RELEASE: For immediate release 23 August 2001 IFLA General Conference Boston, MA, USA The International Federation of Library...
Publication - 13 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Pubishing, IFLA/IPA Steering Group, Statements
- Publishers and librarians promote common principles on copyright in the electronic environment (2001)
12 October 2001: The joint Steering Group of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the International Publishers Association (IPA) is working to promote...
Publication - 13 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Publishing, IFLA/IPA Steering Group, Statements
- IFLA Principles for Library eLending (2013)
Following the production of the IFLA Background Paper on eLending the IFLA Governing Board tasked the eLending Working Group with developing a set of principles that could guide library...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Copyright exceptions and limitations, eLending, eLending for Libraries, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- IFLA and EBLIDA Statement on ACTA and the Importance of Multilateral Multi-stakeholder IP Policy Formation (2010)
The Hague, 2 July 2012 [PDF] The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the European...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to knowledge, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, trade deals, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- IFLA Position on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (2010)
English | français The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the global voice of the international library community. Libraries play...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, trade deals, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- The Hague Declaration on Knowledge Discovery in the Digital Age (2015)
“Big Data can reshape the world and save lives. By analyzing it, we can find answers to challenges such as climate change and global epidemics. Economies can be stimulated....
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, data mining, Open access, text and data mining, Text mining, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- Brussels Declaration on Trade and the Internet for international trading systems reform (2016)
On 22 February 2016, IFLA co-signed the Brussels Declaration on Trade and the Internet in support of sustainable, transparent, accountable and democratic international trading systems. The...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, trade agreements, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- Is Malawi’s accession to the Marrakesh Treaty effectively addressing the book famine? (2017)
The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled, adopted on June 27, 2013, has been ratified by 30...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Malawi, Marrakesh Treaty, Print disabilities, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- Official recognition of a new Blue Shield Committee in Haiti
The International Committee on the Blue Shield is very pleased to share with you the official recognition of a new Blue Shield Committee in Haiti. Our colleagues deployed huge efforts to...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Cultural heritage, Disaster risk, Haiti, Preservation, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blue Shield Statement on Egypt
31 January 2011 Following the recent events in Egypt, the Blue Shield expresses its great concern about the safeguarding of the country's invaluable cultural heritage amid the...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: conflict, Cultural heritage, Disaster risk, Egypt, Preservation, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blue Shield Statement on Christchurch
3 March 2011 Following the recent earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, the Blue Shield expresses its great sorrow for the loss of lives and the destructions the city's...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Cultural heritage, Disaster risk, New Zealand, Preservation, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blue Shield Statement on Libya
14 March 2011 Following the recent events in Libya, the Blue Shield expresses its great concern about the safeguarding of the country's invaluable cultural heritage amid the...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: conflict, Cultural heritage, Disaster risk, Libya, Preservation, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blue Shield Statement on Syria
(Copy of the original article on the Blue Shield website) 17 May 2011 Following the recent events in Syria, the Blue Shield expresses its deep concern regarding the safeguarding...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: conflict, Cultural heritage, Disaster risk, Preservation, Syrian Arab Republic, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blue Shield 2nd Statement on Libya
21 June 2011 As the situation in Libya endures, the organisation and its members continue to deplore the suffering and loss of life this conflict imposes on the Libyan...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: conflict, Cultural heritage, Disaster risk, Libya, Preservation, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blue Shield 2nd Statement on Egypt
20 December 2011 As the altercations in Egypt endure, and following the recent damages suffered by the Institut d'Egypte in Cairo, the Blue Shield expresses its great concern...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: conflict, Cultural heritage, Disaster risk, Egypt, Preservation, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blue Shield - 2nd Statement on Syria
The recent events are great cause for apprehension for the world heritage community. Both the tragedies suffered by the people of the Syrian Arab Republic and the dangers faced by...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: conflict, Cultural heritage, Disaster risk, Preservation, Syrian Arab Republic, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blue Shield Statement on Mali
29 May 2012 Following the alarming situation in Mali, the Blue Shield expresses its deep concern regarding the safeguarding of the country’s invaluable cultural and...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Cultural heritage, Disaster management, Disaster relief, Mali, Preservation, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blue Shield Statement on Ukraine
Following the civil conflict that has been shaking the Ukraine, the Blue Shield wishes to express its deep concern regarding the safeguarding and protection of the country’s...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Blue Shield, Disaster management, Disaster relief, Preservation, Ukraine, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blue Shield Statement on Iraq
June 17, 2014 PROTECTION OF IRAQI CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES Blue Shield is appalled by the great suffering and loss of life in the current fighting in Iraq and expresses great...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Blue Shield, Disaster management, Disaster relief, Iraq, Preservation, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blue Shield Statement on Yemen
[English] [العربية] [français] [Español] 3 June, 2015 The Blue Shield offers its unequivocal support for the United Nations Secretary General’s statements (26...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Disaster management, Disaster relief, Preservation, Yemen, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blue Shield Statement on Palmyra
22 April 2016 Palmyra and the wider historic environment in Syria In the latest Statement of the Blue Shield, the organisation welcomes the removal of Da’esh from...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Blue Shield, Conservation, Disaster management, Syrian Arab Republic, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA Statement on UNESCO: Education, Science and Culture: Shared Objectives Need Shared Efforts
On 16 October 2017, following the announcement by the governments of the United States and Israel of their intention to leave UNESCO, IFLA released the following statement: ...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Cultural heritage, UNESCO, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA signs Declaration for the inclusion of culture in the Post-2015 UN Sustainable Development Goals
IFLA is pleased to announce that it has become a signatory to the Declaration on the inclusion of culture in the Post-2015 UN Sustainable Development Goals. The Declaration highlights...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Cultural heritage, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements
- IFLA joins civil society in demanding a UN post-2015 framework that makes governments more accountable
IFLA, together with almost 200 civil society organisations, is calling on the United Nations to put good governance, access to information and independent media at the centre of the post-2015...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, Sustainable development, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements
- Access to Information should be central to the Post-2015 Development Framework
On Monday 9th December IFLA launched a joint statement on the role access to information can play in the post-2015 development framework. The statement, prepared in association with Article 19,...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Development, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, Sustainable development, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements
- Declaração de Santiago
O acesso à informação para alcançar o desenvolvimento sustentável na América Latina e no Caribe Também disponível em inglês,...
Publication - 27 September 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, LAC, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements
- La Déclaration de Santiago
Aussi disponible en portugais L’Accès à l’information pour réaliser le Développement durable en Amérique latine et aux Caraïbes...
Publication - 27 September 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, LAC, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements
- La Declaración de Santiago
También disponible en portugués El acceso a la información para alcanzar el desarrollo sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe La Declaración de...
Publication - 27 September 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, LAC, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements
- The Santiago Declaration
Also available in Portuguese Access to Information to Achieve Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean The Santiago Declaration is a statement of libraries...
Publication - 26 September 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, LAC, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements
- IFLA Statement on Copyright Education and Copyright Literacy (2018)
Copyright has a decisive role on what libraries and their users can do with works to which they have access. However, librarians' knowledge of the law can play just as important a role,...
Publication - 27 August 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Literacy, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- IFLA Statement on Fake News
The phenomenon of ‘fake news’ has risen to prominence in many countries, regularly appearing in political debate. IFLA is concerned by the risk that this can pose to access to...
Publication - 25 August 2018
Tags: Access to information, fake news, Information Literacy, Media and Information Literacy, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Declaración del Secretario General de la IFLA en la reforma mexicana de derechos de autor
En nombre de las bibliotecas y sus usuarios en México y en todo el mundo, considero preocupante el texto del proyecto de ley recientemente votado en el Senado mexicano. El texto en cuesti...
Publication - 4 May 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Censorship, Copyright, Mexico, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- IFLA Secretary General's Statement on the Mexican copyright reform (2018)
On behalf of libraries and their users in Mexico and around the world, I am concerned to hear about a reform recently voted in the Mexican Senate. The law in question would allow for articles,...
Publication - 4 May 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Censorship, Copyright, Mexico, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- IFLA Amendments to Draft EU Regulation on Imports of Cultural Goods
IFLA, working with the Consorium of European Research Libraries, has submitted comments on the draft Regulation on the Import of Cultural Goods. In the spirit of ensuring that the new...
Publication - 23 April 2018
Tags: Cultural heritage, Europe, Heritage, trafficking, Statements, Preservation and Conservation
- Press Release: Supporting Quality Information: Libraries and Publishers Dialogue (2018)
The Hague, Geneva, Oxford, 15th March 2018 — Libraries and publishers both play an essential role in the production of, and the provision of access to, creativity and knowledge. In their...
Publication - 15 March 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Preservation, WIPO, Press Release, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- Erklärung der IFLA zu digitaler Kompetenz (18. August 2017)
Digital technologies have dramatically changed our lives. However, the physical access to these tools alone does not guarantee that virtually all people can take full advantage of the...
Publication - 27 August 2017
Tags: Access to knowledge, Digital divide, digital literacy, Information literacy, Literacy, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA Statement on Digital Literacy (18 August 2017)
Digital technologies have dramatically transformed our lives. Yet even with physical access to these tools[1], it is not a given that all can take full advantage of the opportunities created to...
Publication - 22 August 2017
Tags: Access to knowledge, Digital divide, digital literacy, Information literacy, Literacy, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA Statement: No Development Without Access to Information - We Need Alternatives to Internet Shut-Downs (2017)
The library profession is strongly committed to protecting and delivering not only access to information, but also the benefits it can bring. Multiple human rights depend on it: freedom of...
Publication - 10 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Development, Internet access, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA Statement on Technological Protection Measures, and the Proposed Integration of Encrypted Media Extensions into the HTML Standard (16 July 2017)
Digital channels are becoming ever more dominant as a means of sharing and accessing content. They bring a speed and simplicity of use, at near-zero marginal costs, that have brought us much...
Publication - 24 July 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- Declaración de Valparaíso
[PDF] Biblioteca del Congreso de la Nación Argentina Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile Dirección General de Servicios de Documentación,...
Publication - 3 April 2017
Tags: Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements
- Valparaíso Declaration
[PDF] The Library of Congress of the Argentine Nation The Library of the National Congress of Chile The General Directorate of Documentation, Information and Analysis...
Publication - 2 April 2017
Tags: Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements
- The Lyon Declaration
The Lyon Declaration on Access to Information and Development The Lyon Declaration is an advocacy document that was used to positively influence the content of the United Nations post-2015...
Publication - 20 January 2017
Tags: Access to knowledge, Development, IFLA, Libraries and Development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, Statements
- IFLA Statement on Government Provision of Public Legal Information in the Digital Age (2016)
Statement [PDF] English Español Français Deutsch Русский 中文 العربية...
Publication - 14 December 2016
Tags: Access to information, Digital preservation, Law, Statements, Law Libraries
- IFLA interventions at UNESCO (2014 onwards)
IFLA's interventions at UNESCO expert meetings for the safeguarding of cultural heritage: Syria (2014) UN Resolution 2199 (2015) Yemen (2015)
Publication - 24 November 2016
Tags: Cultural heritage, UNESCO, Statements
- Statement of International Cataloguing Principles (ICP) 2016
Introduction The original Statement of Principles - commonly known as the “Paris Principles” - was approved by the International Conference on Cataloguing Principles in 1961....
Publication - 24 November 2016
Tags: ICP, IME ICC, Principles, Cataloguing, Statements
- بيان مُشترك بين الإفلا الاتحاد العالمي للناشرين في اليوم العالمي الأول لضمان حصول الجميع على المعلومات، 28 سبتمبر 2016
إن إتاحة المعلومات أكثر من مُجرد مبدأ، إنها السبب وراء وجود المكتبات والناشرين. إن اليوم هو اليوم العالمي الأول لضمان حصول الجميع على المعلومات، إنه اليوم الذي طالما سعت له المكتبات والناشرون...
Publication - 29 September 2016
Tags: Access to information, IDUAI, International Day for the Universal Access to Information, IPA, Libraries and Development, UNESCO, Statements
- Joint Statement by IFLA and the IPA on the First International Day for Universal Access to Information (2016)
Access to information is more than just a principle; it is the reason why libraries and publishers exist. While today is the first International Day for Universal Access to Information, in...
Publication - 28 September 2016
Tags: Access to information, IDUAI, International Day for the Universal Access to Information, IPA, Libraries and Development, UNESCO, Statements
- IFLA FAIFE Statement on the Continued House Arrest of Natalya Sharina, as Moscow Prosecutor General’s Office Refuses to Sign Her Indictment
IFLA remains extremely concerned over the treatment of Natalya Sharina, Director of the Library of Ukrainian Literature in Moscow. Natalya was arrested and placed under house arrest in...
Publication - 1 September 2016
Tags: Freedom of expression, Ukraine, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA Statement on Net Neutrality and Zero-Rating (2016)
Introduction Network neutrality[1], or net neutrality, is the principle that all data or traffic on the Internet should be treated equally. Internet users’ freedom of...
Publication - 12 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Net neutrality, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Policy Options for Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion - DC-PAL Input
This document is the Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries (DC-PAL) input to IGF 2016 Community Intersessional Programme - Policy Options for Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion -...
Publication - 11 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, dc-pal, Development, IGF, Internet governance, Policy, SDGs, Sustainability, UN 2030 Agenda, Statements
- Position de l'IFLA sur les droits de prêt public (2016)
Introduction La Fédération Internationale des associations de bibliothécaires et institutions (IFLA) est une organisation non-gouvernementale (ONG) représentant...
Publication - 29 April 2016
Tags: Access to information, Freedom of access to information, Public lending right, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- The IFLA Position on Internet Governance
IFLA issued a Position on Internet Governance in 2005 in connection with the second phase of WSIS in Tunisia. As WSIS enters a review period in the run up to its assessment by the UN General...
Publication - 15 March 2016
Tags: Access to information, Freedom of expression, Internet governance, multilingualism, Statements
- IFLA Statement on the Right to be Forgotten (2016)
Introduction The "right to be forgotten" refers to an individual’s ability to request that a search engine (or other data provider) remove links to information about...
Publication - 14 March 2016
Tags: Statements
- 国际图联关于公共借阅权的声明
介绍 国际图书馆协会联合会（简称国际图联）是一个代表全世界图书情报界及其用户利益的非政府组织（NGO）。 面向公众开放的图书馆和其他非盈利性质的文化、科学和教育机构的存在，是为了向公众提供服务，确保公民可以无偿无限制地全方位获取现存的人文知识和信息。图书馆使全体社区成员有机会获取多种多样的知识、思想和观点，因此在民主社会的发展和维护方面起到了至关重要的作用。...
Publication - 2 February 2016
Tags: Access to information, Freedom of access to information, Public lending right, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- Позиция ИФЛА по «Публичному праву на выдачу материалов с выплатой вознаграждения авторам за использование этих материалов в библиотеках»
Международная Федерация библиотечных ассоциаций и учреждений (ИФЛА) является неправительственной организацией, представляющей интересы библиотек и информационных служб, а также их пользователей по...
Publication - 1 February 2016
Tags: Access to information, Freedom of access to information, Public lending right, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- IFLA Statement on Privacy in the Library Environment
[PDF] Introduction The rapid advancement of technology has resulted in increasing privacy implications for library and information services, their users, and society. Commercial...
Publication - 15 December 2015
Tags: Data collection, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression), Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Libraries, Privacy, Privacy in libraries, Surveillance, Statements
- Social Media, Children and Young Adults @ the Library - Safety, Privacy and Online Behavior (2015)
Statement on Social media concentrates on children's and young adults safety, privacy and online behavior and it was approved on IFLA WLIC at Cape Town, 2015. The statement has a message for...
Publication - 29 October 2015
Tags: Access to information, Children, Information literacy, Internet access, Young adults, Statements, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Joint Statement on Literacy and Reading for International Literacy Day (2015)
Call to Action IFLA together with the International Publishers Association (IPA), the International Authors Forum (IAF) and the Reading & Writing Foundation (RWF) has put together a...
Publication - 14 September 2015
Tags: Literacy, Statements
- How libraries for children and young adults are supporting development by providing access to information
How do libraries, librarians and library services support development? Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults gave a brief on a statement based on Lyon declaration principals....
Publication - 13 July 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Children, Development, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Lyon Declaration, Statement, Young adults, Statements, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Statement on the Ten-year Review of Progress Made in the Implementation of the Outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society
[PDF] Geneva, Switzerland 26-28 November 2014 We the undersigned organisations from civil society welcome the CSTD Secretariat's draft report on the Ten-year...
Publication - 17 December 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Statements
- Les principes défendus par les bibliothèques, définis dans le cadre des travaux sur l'évolution de l'Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (2005)
العربية | 中文 | Русский | Shqip | ქართული | Polski 1er objectif: Un domaine public solide et croissant pour offrir de nouvelles opportunités pour la création, la...
Publication - 14 October 2014
Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- Bibliotheksbezogene Prinzipien* für die Internationale Entwicklungs-Agenda der Weltorganisation für geistiges Eigentum (2005)
العربية | 中文 | Русский | Shqip | ქართული | Polski Ziel 1: Eine kräftige und wachsende Gemeinfreiheit, um neue Möglichkeiten für Kreativität, Forschung und Lehre zu...
Publication - 14 October 2014
Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- IFLA statement at the 8th meeting of the Open Working Group (OWG) on sustainable development goals
[PDF] “Conflict prevention, post-conflict peacebuilding and promotion of durable peace, rule of law and governance”. Thank you Mr. Co-Chair for...
Publication - 2 June 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Development, Statements
- 2nd IFLA Statement to the United Nations President of the General Assembly (UNPGA) Event (May 2014)
[WORD] [PDF] Thank you Mr. Chair for giving the floor to the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions – or IFLA – the global voice of libraries and...
Publication - 27 May 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, United States of America, Statements
- 1st IFLA Statement to the United Nations President of the General Assembly (UNPGA) Event (May 2014)
[WORD] [PDF] Thank you Madame Chair for giving the floor to the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions – or IFLA – the global voice of libraries and...
Publication - 27 May 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, United States of America, Statements
- Fulfill the promise of the Innovation Union (2013)
European Libraries, Archives and Research Institutions need balanced copyright laws More than 100 library, archive and research institutions from countries across the European Union and...
Publication - 16 May 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- 国际图联 《图书馆与发展声明》
信息获取是一项基本人权，可以打破贫穷的恶性循环，并支持可持续发展。 在许多社区，图书馆是唯一一个能让人们获取信息的地方，这些信息有助于改善他们的教育状况、开发新技能、寻求工作职位、建立企业、做出有关农业和健康的明 智决策或洞察环境问题。 图书馆独一无二的作用使其成为重要的发展合作伙伴，在这样一个瞬息万变、日渐复杂的社会中，既可以提供各种载体信息的获取，...
Publication - 18 March 2014
Tags: Development, Libraries and Development, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements
- Заявление ИФЛА о библиотеках и развитии
Доступ к информации является фундаментальным правом человека, которое может разорвать порочный круг нищеты и способствовать устойчивому развитию. Библиотека является единственным местом во многих...
Publication - 18 March 2014
Tags: Development, Libraries and Development, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements
- بيان الإفلا عن المكتبات و التنمية
يُعد الحصول على المعلومات حقًا من حقوق الإنسان التي تواجه مشكلة الفقر ويدعم التنمية المستدامة، وتُعد المكتبات المكان الوحيد الذى يوفر المعلومات لأفراد المجتمع في كثير من المجتمعات...
Publication - 18 March 2014
Tags: Development, Libraries and Development, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements
- IFLA Erklärung zu Bibliotheken und Entwicklung
Der Zugang zu Informationen ist ein fundamentales Grundrecht, das den Kreislauf der Armut durchbrechen und eine nachhaltige Entwicklung unterstützen kann. Die Bibliothek ist der einzige...
Publication - 18 March 2014
Tags: Development, Libraries and Development, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements
- La déclaration de l'IFLA sur les bibliothèques et le développement
L'accès à l'information est un droit humain fondamental qui peut briser le cycle de la pauvreté et soutenir le développement durable. La bibliothè...
Publication - 18 March 2014
Tags: Development, Libraries and Development, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements
- Declaración de la IFLA sobre Bibliotecas y Desarrollo
El acceso a la información es un derecho humano básico que puede acabar con el ciclo de pobreza y apoyar el desarrollo sostenible. La biblioteca es el único lugar en...
Publication - 18 March 2014
Tags: Development, Libraries and Development, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements
- Response to Public Consultation on the Review of EU Copyright Rules (2014)
5 March 2014 In September 2013, the European Parliament recognised the need to reform EU copyright rules within its European Parliamentary resolution on “Promoting the European...
Publication - 12 March 2014
Tags: Copyright, data mining, elending, Internet intermediary responsibilities, Linking and browsing, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- IFLA Statement on Open Access (2011)
Clarifying IFLA's position and strategy IFLA is committed to the principles of freedom of access to information and the belief that universal and equitable access to information is...
Publication - 1 February 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Open access, Statements
- Заявление ИФЛА о доступе к информации, соотносимой с личностью, в архивных записях
Ελληνικά Одобрено Правлением ИФЛА 3 декабря 2008 г. Международная федерация библиотечных ассоциаций подтверждает, что свободный доступ к...
Publication - 29 January 2014
Tags: Access to information, Archives, Personally identifiable information, Privacy, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA Statement on Text and Data Mining (2013)
[WORD] [PDF] As the leading international professional association concerned with information and library services, IFLA represents associations and institutions worldwide that endeavour...
Publication - 12 December 2013
Tags: Advocacy, Copyright, Statements
- IFLA Statement on Libraries and Development (August 2013)
PDF: English | አማርኛ Access to information is a fundamental human right that can break the cycle of poverty and support sustainable development. The library is the only place in many...
Publication - 16 August 2013
Tags: Development, Libraries and Development, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements
- IFLA Professional Statement on UBC (2012)
A statement reaffirming IFLA's commitment to Universal Bibliographic Control was endorsed by the Professional Committee in December 2012. The statement was initiated by the Bibliography...
Publication - 1 February 2013
Tags: Bibliography, UBC, Bibliography, Statements
- Statement of Principles on Global Cross Sectoral Digitisation Initiatives
[MS Word] | [PDF] The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), the International Council on Archives (ICA), the Coordinating Council of Audiovisual...
Publication - 31 January 2013
Tags: Digitisation, Digitisation, LAMMS, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites, Statements
- Statement of Principles on Copyright Exceptions and Limitations for Libraries and Archives (2009)
The full text of the Statement, plus its translations are available at the bottom of this page. Introductory statement by Winston Tabb, Chair of CLM: Thank you, Mr....
Publication - 11 January 2013
Tags: SCCR, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- The World Trade Organisation, IFLA's positions
IFLA positions with regard to the World Trade Organization: The IFLA Position on The World Trade Organization (2001) The IFLA Position on WTO Treaty Negotiations (2001)
Publication - 17 December 2012
Tags: WTO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- Google Book Settlement, IFLA's positions (2009)
IFLA positions with regard to the Google Book Settlement of 2009. IFLA Position on the Google Book Settlement IFLA Written Statement to the European Commission hearing on the...
Publication - 17 December 2012
Tags: Advocacy, Google Book Settlement, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), IFLA's positions (2010)
Positions and Statments made by IFLA and its partners with regard to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement of 2010. IFLA and EBLIDA Statement on ACTA and the Importance of Multilateral...
Publication - 17 December 2012
Tags: ACTA, Advocacy, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- The Tunisia Declaration on libraries, reading and intergenerational dialogue (English, French, Spanish and Russian)
The declaration was made at the International Symposium, Reading as a link between generations: towards a more cohesive society, organized in Hammamet, Tunisia from 21-23 September 2011. The...
Publication - 29 August 2012
Tags: intergenerational dialogue, Libraries, Reading, Tunisia Declaration, Statements, Literacy and Reading
- Library statement on Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) negotiations (2012)
[PDF] The Hague, 4 July 2012 IFLA and other library organizations express concern at TPPA IP chapter Libraries play an essential role in fostering equitable access to...
Publication - 4 July 2012
Tags: TPPA, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- Background Paper on e-Lending (2012)
As part of its work on the 2011-2012 Key Initiatives, the IFLA Governing Board appointed a working group to draft a background paper on digital lending. At its April meeting the IFLA Governing...
Publication - 11 May 2012
Tags: Copyright, Digital resources, Digitisation, Electronic resources, Intellectual property, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- IFLA Media and Information Literacy Recommendations
Final version In order to survive and develop, make decisions, and solve problems in every facet of life - personal, social, educational, and professional, individuals, communities, and...
Publication - 28 March 2012
Tags: Media and Information Literacy (MIL), UNESCO, Statements, Information Literacy
- IFLA Statement on Orphan Works (2011)
Libraries are dealing with an increasing number of works where the copyright owners cannot be identified and located to consider the library’s request for uses of the work which require the...
Publication - 23 March 2012
Tags: Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- IFLA Statement on Legal Deposit (2011)
Legal deposit is critical for the preservation of and access to a nation’s documentary heritage. Publishers and libraries work together to ensure the worldwide success of legal deposit...
Publication - 23 March 2012
Tags: Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- Guiding Principles for IFLA’s position concerning international treaties relating to Traditional Cultural Expressions (2012)
Background The issue of traditional cultural expressions, folklore and traditional knowledge is being considered within the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)...
Publication - 23 March 2012
Tags: Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- Mission and/or Vision Statements of Government Libraries Worldwide
Within recent years the Government Libraries Section of the International federation of Library Associations (IFLA) was contacted by two libraries for viable examples of mission and/or vision...
Publication - 27 July 2010
Tags: Management, mission, mission statement, planification, vision, vision statement, Statements, Government Libraries
- Publishers and Librarians Promote Freedom of Expression (2002)
IFLA/IPA Joint Press Release 9 October 2002 An international group of librarians and book and journal publishers re-asserted the importance of freedom of expression for democracy,...
Publication - 2 March 2010
Tags: Freedom of expression, IFLA/IPA Steering Group, Statements
- IFLA/IPA Joint Statement: IFLA and IPA deplore OFAC regulations limiting the exchange of information materials (2004)
A joint steering group with the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the International Publishers' Association (IPA) Representing book and...
Publication - 2 March 2010
Tags: Publishing, United States, IFLA/IPA Steering Group, Statements
- Preserving the Memory of the World in Perpetuity: a joint statement on the archiving and preserving of digital information (2002)
中文 | Ελληνικά BACKGROUND Preserving digital information is becoming an increasingly urgent challenge for both libraries and publishers of...
Publication - 2 March 2010
Tags: Archiving, Digital preservation, Preservation, IFLA/IPA Steering Group, Statements
- IFLA/IPA Joint Statement on Retraction or Removal of Journal Articles from the Web* (2006)
français | Русский This IFLA/IPA joint statement lays down the consensus on best practices with respect to article retraction or removal from online editorial databases with special...
Publication - 2 March 2010
Tags: Censorship, Historical record, Retracted articles, IFLA/IPA Steering Group, Statements
- IFLA/IPA Joint Statement on Orphan Works (2007)
français | Русский June 2007 Increasing attention has been given in recent years to works of which the copyright owner cannot be identified and located by someone who wishes...
Publication - 2 March 2010
Tags: Copyright, Orphan works, IFLA/IPA Steering Group, Statements
- Enhancing the Debate on Open Access (2010)
français | العربية A joint statement by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions and the International Publishers Association The debate...
Publication - 2 March 2010
Tags: IPA, Open access, Scholarly publications, IFLA/IPA Steering Group, Statements
- Beacons of the Information Society: The Alexandria Proclamation on Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning
Ελληνικά | Íslenska | Nederlands | Português | српски језик | Slovenčina | Slovenščina Celebrating this week's...
Publication - 2 March 2010
Tags: Information Literacy, Information society, Lifelong learning, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society), Statements
- Phares de la société de l'information: La Proclamation d'Alexandrie sur la Maîtrise de l'Information et l'Apprentissage Tout au Long de la Vie
Ελληνικά | Íslenska | Nederlands | Português | српски језик | Slovenčina | Slovenščina Célébrant cette semaine la...
Publication - 2 March 2010
Tags: Information Literacy, Information society, Lifelong learning, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society), Statements
- Faros para la Sociedad de la Información: Declaración de Alejandría Sobre la Alfabetización Informacional y el Aprendizaje a lo Largo de la Vida
Ελληνικά | Íslenska | Nederlands | Português | српски језик | Slovenčina | Slovenščina Conmemorando durante esta semana la...
Publication - 2 March 2010
Tags: Information Literacy, Information society, Lifelong learning, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society), Statements
- Leuchtfeuer der Informationsgesellschaft: Die Alexandria-Proklamation zu Informationskompetenz und lebenslangem Lernen
Ελληνικά | Íslenska | Nederlands | Português | српски језик | Slovenčina | Slovenščina Bei den aktuellen Feiern zur...
Publication - 2 March 2010
Tags: Information Literacy, Information society, Lifelong learning, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society), Statements
- IFLA Position on Internet Governance (2005)
Deutsch | Español | Français | Slovenčina As the peak international professional association concerned with information and library services, IFLA represents...
Publication - 2 March 2010
Tags: Access to information, Internet governance, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society), Statements
- Joint Statement on Freedom of Expression (2002)
Slovenčina The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the International Publishers Association (IPA) have for a long period of time promoted the right...
Publication - 2 March 2010
Tags: Digital works, Freedom of expression, IFLA/IPA Steering Group, Statements
- Joint IFLA/IPA statement on Freedom of Expression on the Internet (2003)
français | Slovenčina The International Publishers' Association (IPA) and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) state that access...
Publication - 2 March 2010
Tags: Censorship, Freedom of access to information, Freedom of expression, IFLA/IPA Steering Group, Statements
- IFLA Statement on Open Access to Scholarly Literature and Research Documentation [2003]
Slovenčina IFLA (the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) is committed to ensuring the widest possible access to information for all peoples in accordance...
Publication - 2 March 2010
Tags: Intellectual property, Open access, Research documentation, Scholarly literature, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- Déclaration de l'IFLA sur l'Accès libre à la littérature scientifique et à la documentation de recherche
Slovenčina L'IFLA (Fédération internationale des associations de bibliothécaires et d'institutions) se doit d'assurer l'accès le plus large...
Publication - 2 March 2010
Tags: Intellectual property, Open access, Research documentation, Scholarly literature, Statements
- Declaración de la IFLA sobre el Acceso Abierto a la Literatura Académica y Documentación de Investigación
Slovenčina La IFLA (la Federación Internacional de Asociaciones e Instituciones Bibliotecarias) se compromete a garantizar el acceso más amplio posible a la informació...
Publication - 2 March 2010
Tags: Intellectual property, Open access, Research documentation, Scholarly literature, Statements
- IFLA-Erklärung über den freien Zugang (Open Access) zu wissenschaftlicher Literatur und zur Forschungsdokumentation
Slovenčina Die IFLA (Internationale Vereinigung bibliothekarischer Verbände und Einrichtungen) setzt sich dafür ein, den größtmöglichen Zugang zu Informationen f...
Publication - 2 March 2010
Tags: Intellectual property, Open access, Research documentation, Scholarly literature, Statements
- IFLA Declaración sobre el Conocimiento Indígena Tradicional
Slovenčina | Ελληνικά IFLA (Federación Internacional de Asociaciones e Instituciones Bibliotecarias) declara que los seres humanos tienen el...
Publication - 2 March 2010
Tags: Cultural heritage, Indigenous knowledge, Traditional knowledge, Statements
- IFLA Déclaration sur le savoir indigène
Slovenčina | Ελληνικά IFLA (Fédération internationale des associations de bibliothécaires et d'institutions) proclame le...
Publication - 2 March 2010
Tags: Cultural heritage, Indigenous knowledge, Traditional knowledge, Statements
- IFLA-Erklärung zu indigenem traditionellem Wissen
Slovenčina | Ελληνικά Die IFLA (Internationale Vereinigung bibliothekarischer Verbände und Einrichtungen) erklärt, dass der Mensch ein...
Publication - 2 March 2010
Tags: Cultural heritage, Indigenous knowledge, Traditional knowledge, Statements
- IFLA Statement on Indigenous Traditional Knowledge
Slovenčina | Ελληνικά IFLA (The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) declares that human beings have a fundamental...
Publication - 2 March 2010
Tags: Cultural heritage, Indigenous knowledge, Traditional knowledge, Statements
- Internet and Children’s Library Services
Members of the Standing Committees of the IFLA Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section and the Reading Section, gathered in Durban for the annual World Library and Information Congress...
Publication - 25 May 2009
Tags: Literacy and Reading Section, Statements, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Policy Statements
"Literacy Training for Children and Young Adults in Public Libraries (2008)" "Internet and Children’s Library Services (2007)" This statement is offered...
Publication - 25 May 2009
Tags: Statements, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Statements at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), based in Geneva, is the United Nations agency responsible for copyright and other intellectual property matters. Established in 1967, its...
Publication - 17 April 2009
Tags: SCCR, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- Intellectual Freedom Statements by others
Intellectual Freedom Statements A Collection of Statements on Intellectual Freedom adopted by National Library Associations - see also IFLA Statement on Libraries and Intellectual Freedom...
Publication - 16 April 2009
Tags: Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA Statement on Access to Personally Identifiable Information in Historical Records
Ελληνικά Endorsed by IFLA Governing Board, 3 December 2008 The International Federation of Library Associations affirms that free access to...
Publication - 15 April 2009
Tags: Access to information, Archives, Personally identifiable information, Privacy, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Declaración de IFLA sobre el Acceso a la información de Identificación Personal en los Registros Históricos
Ελληνικά Aprobado por la Junta de Gobierno de la IFLA el 3 de diciembre de 2008 La Federación Internacional de Asociaciones e...
Publication - 15 April 2009
Tags: Access to information, Archives, Personally identifiable information, Privacy, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA-Erklärung über den Zugang zu personenbezogenen Daten in historischen Datensätzen
Ελληνικά Am 3. Dezember 2008 vom IFLA-Vorstand angenommen Der Internationale Verband der Bibliothekarischen Verbände und Einrichtungen...
Publication - 15 April 2009
Tags: Access to information, Archives, Personally identifiable information, Privacy, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Statement on Libraries and Sustainable Development (August 2002)
中文 | français | Italiano | Slovenčina Meeting in Glasgow on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of its formation, the International Federation of Library Associations and...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, Sustainability, Sustainable development, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA Statement on Libraries and Intellectual Freedom
[PDF] Statement prepared by IFLA/FAIFE and approved by The IFLA Executive Board on 25 March 1999, The Hague, Netherlands IFLA (The International...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: freedom of conscience, Freedom of expression, freedom of opinion, freedom of speech, Human rights, Intellectual freedom, UDHR, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- A response to The European Commission's Green Paper "Copyright in the Knowledge Economy" (2008)
IFLA welcomes the opportunity to respond to the European Commission's Green Paper on Copyright in the Knowledge Economy (COM(2008) 466/3). IFLA has long been campaigning for fair and balanced...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: Copyright, European Commission, Green Paper, Knowledge society, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- The Public Domain - Why WIPO should care (2007)
Provisional Committee on Proposals Related to a WIPO Development Agenda Third Session, Geneva, February 19-23, 2007 A rich public domain and fair access to copyright protected material...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- The IFLA Position on Public Lending Right (2016)
Introduction The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) representing the interests of libraries and information...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: Access to information, Freedom of access to information, Public lending right, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- Library-Related Principles* for the International Development Agenda of the World Intellectual Property Organization (2005)
العربية | 中文 | Русский | Shqip | ქართული | Polski Goal 1: A robust and growing public domain to provide new opportunities for creativity, research, and scholarship. 1.1. All...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- The IFLA position on the Geneva Declaration on the Future of WIPO (2004)
English | 中文 | français | Polski | Slovenčina The IFLA position on the Geneva Declaration on the Future of WIPO September 28, 2004 The International...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Freedom of expression, Intellectual property, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- Statement made by IFLA on the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) (2002)
français There are very few countries today that are not members of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Today it has over 140 members (China joined recently, and some 30 more...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- The IFLA Position on Copyright in the Digital Environment (2000)
français | 中文 | Русский | Slovenčina IFLA is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) which exists to undertake, support and co-ordinate research and...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- IFLA Licensing Principles (2001)
Русский | Polski Introduction The worldwide marketplace for all types of electronic information resources is rapidly being developed as publishers and vendors who create...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: Contracts, Copyright, Licences, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- Limitations and Exceptions to Copyright and Neighbouring Rights in the Digital Environment: An International Library Perspective (2004)
Further information on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and Archives. Revised after IFLA Buenos Aires 2004 Summary The International Federation of...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: Copyright, TRIPS, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- Maintaining our digital memory: a declaration of support for the World Summit on the Information Society
Español | français Communiqué from the Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL) The National Libraries of the world are the guardians of the...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: Access to information, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, National libraries, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society), Statements
- Joint statement of IFLA and ICA: On the security of the Iraq National Library and Archives
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the International Council on Archives (ICA) note with grave concern reports from Dr Saad Eskander, the Director of...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: Archives, Cultural heritage, INLA, Iraq, Preservation, Statements
- Declaración de la IFLA sobre las bibliotecas y la libertad intelectual
[PDF] La declaración, elaborada por el Comité de Libre Acceso a la Información y la Libertad de Expresión de la IFLA (en inglés Committee on Free Access...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Declaración acerca de las Bibliotecas y el Desarrollo Sostenible
中文 | Deutsch | français | Italiano | Slovenčina Reunida en Glasgow, en ocasión del 75o. aniversario de su creación, la Federación Internacional de las...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Posición de la IFLA frente al Derecho de Préstamo Público (2016)
Lea el documento de antecedentes sobre el derecho de préstamo público : inglés | polaco Introducción La Federación Internacional de Asociaciones...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: Access to information, Freedom of access to information, Public lending right, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- Principios relacionados con las Bibliotecas* en la Agenda Internacional para el Desarrollo de la Organización Mundial de Propiedad Intelectual
العربية | 中文 | Русский | Shqip | ქართული | Polski Meta 1: Un dominio público lo suficientemente sólido y en crecimiento como para ofrecer nuevas oportunidades a la...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- Principios de las Licencias (2001)
Русский | Polski Introducción El mercado mundial para todos los tipos de recursos de información electrónica se está desarrollando rá...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: Contracts, Copyright, Licences, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- IFLA-Erklärung zum Thema Bibliotheken und geistige Freiheit
[PDF] Nachstehende Erklärung wurde von IFLA / FAIFE erstellt und vom IFLA-Vorstand am 25. März 1999 in Den Haag in den Niederlanden verabschiedet. IFLA (Die...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Erklärung zu Bibliotheken und nachhaltiger Entwicklung
中文 | français | Italiano | Slovenčina Konferenz der IFLA (Internationale Vereinigung bibliothekarischer Verbände und Einrichtungen) in Glasgow anlässlich des 75....
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA Lizensierungsrichtlinien (2001)
Русский | Polski Einführung Der globale Markt für alle Formen elektronischer Informationsressourcen befindet sich in einer Zeit, in der Verleger und Zulieferer...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: Contracts, Copyright, Licences, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements