Content tagged Women’s issues
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- Call for Papers - Climate change: Supporting communities, Users, Collections and Spaces in the era of Climate Uncertainty
Climate change forces all of us to face the reality that we will see major shifts in our economic models, our physical landscapes, our energy systems, and resource management more generally....
News - 10 January 2020
Tags: ATINA SIG, Best practices, Cultural heritage, Disadvantaged persons, Disaster management, Disaster relief, Displaced persons, E4GDH SIG, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous peoples, International cooperation, Multicultural populations, Peace, Refugees, Risk assessment, Women’s issues, Women, Information and Libraries
- Call for papers: Library Love Stories
The IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG) and Management and Marketing Section is seeking proposals for papers to be presented at a two-hour session at the next IFLA General...
News - 5 February 2019
Tags: Library marketing, Management, New professionals, Social inclusion, Society, Women’s issues, New Professionals
- Libraries Protect Women's Cultural Rights
Cultural rights have long been recognised as a pillar of human rights. According to the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, everyone should be able to take part in the cultural life of...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Cultural heritage, Disadvantaged persons, Women’s issues, Briefings, Women, Information and Libraries
- 2014-2015 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report
2014-2015 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report
Publication - 2 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Best practices, Cataloguing, Censorship, Collection development, Communications, Communities of practice, Conferences, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous peoples, Information society, LGBTQ library services, Libraries for development, Library and information science education, Library as place, Library collections, Library outreach, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Net neutrality, Peace, Resource discovery, User experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)
- 2015-2016 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report
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
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)
- 2018-2019 IFLA LGBT SIG Action Plan and Resource Request Form
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)
- Clare O'Hanlon's Video Now Available!
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)
- NEW DATE & TIME: Join us for a video presentation at WLIC2018!
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)
- Libraries Protect Women's Cultural Rights
Cultural rights have long been recognised as a pillar of human rights. According to the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, everyone should be able to take part in the cultural life of...
News - 2 January 2018
Tags: cultural rights, Peace, Refugees, women, Women’s issues, Women, Information and Libraries
- LIS professionals supporting women living in conflict situations: WIL SIG Satellite Meeting
Join us for the WIL SIG satellite meeting which will discuss current library and information initiatives which are supporting and improving the lives of women living in conflict situations...
Event - 31 March 2017
Tags: conflict, Libraries for development, Library services, Poland, refugee, Satellite Meeting, Society, war, women, Women’s issues
- Convenor of WIL SIG interview with New Professionals Special Interest Group
Mathilde Koskas is the head of the French National Bibliography (books) section at the French National Library. She has been involved in IFLA for several years and is now convenor of the Women,...
News - 8 March 2017
Tags: Women’s issues
- IFLA LGBTQ Users SIG CFP 2017: Intersectionality
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)
- Call for Papers for upcoming edited collection on LGBTQ themes
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)
- The Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group cordially invites WLIC delegates to the following Conference Sessions :
Conference Session 166 - Librarians as change agents: finding, using and managing data for social change for women Social Science Libraries with Women, Information and Libraries...
News - 13 August 2014
Tags: Women’s issues, Women, Information and Libraries
- The Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group cordially invites WLIC delegates to: Conference Session 157 – Open Business Meeting
Open Business meeting - Conference Session 157 will be on Tuesday19 August 2014 16:45 - 18:15 | Room: Salle Tête d https://www.ifla.org/past-wlic/2014/node/373
News - 13 August 2014
Tags: Women’s issues, Women, Information and Libraries
- Call for Papers: Social Science Libraries Section with Women & Information and Libraries Special Interest Group
The IFLA Social Sciences Libraries Section in collaboration with Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group is seeking papers on the topic of “Librarians as change agents:...
News - 25 January 2014
Tags: Women’s issues, Women, Information and Libraries
- The Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group cordially invites WLIC delegates to: Conference Session 189 and The Open Business Meeting.
Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group Open Business Meeting, will be on Thursday 22nd at 13:15 - 14:45 in Room 311. Conference Session 189 “Library and information...
News - 2 August 2013
Tags: Singapore, Women’s issues, Women, Information and Libraries
- The IFLA Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group (WIL) in Singapore:
Library and information professionals improving the lives of women in Asia Oceania Conference Session 189: 21 August 2013 13:45 - 15:45 | Room: Summit 2 Library...
News - 28 June 2013
Tags: Women’s issues, Women, Information and Libraries
- Call for paper proposals: LIS professionals improving the lives of women in Asia Oceania
The IFLA Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group (WIL) invite colleagues to submit proposals for its conference session to be held in Singapore, August 2013. Theme: LIS...
News - 12 February 2013
Tags: Singapore, Women’s issues, Women, Information and Libraries
- Join Us On Facebook!
Facebook Page: Created in 2009 by Former Chair, Tone Eli Moseid, our Facebook Page is an OPEN Group and provides an INTERNATIONAL FORUM for the discussion of ideas, sharing...
News - 23 October 2012
Tags: Current Events, Facebook Page, Information professionals, Library and information profession, Library services to people with disabilities, Lifelong learning, LSN, Multicultural populations, New professionals, Performance indicators, Professional development, Services to the visually impaired, Success stories, Women’s issues, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- The Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group held in Tampere, Finland August 8th to 10th.
Librarians from fifteen countries participated in the satellite meeting of the Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group held in Tampere, Finland August 8th to 10th. The...
News - 14 August 2012
Tags: Women’s issues, Women, Information and Libraries
- Inspiring and empowering women through access to information
IFLA World Library and Information Congress,11-17 August 2012, Helsinki, Finland Inspiring and empowering women through access to information ...
News - 31 July 2012
Tags: Women’s issues, Women, Information and Libraries
- IFLA Satellite Conference Online Registration Now Open!
IFLA Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group (WIL) has great pleasure in inviting you to the IFLA Satellite Conference to be held, in cooperation with Women’s Information...
News - 19 April 2012
Tags: Women’s issues, Women, Information and Libraries
- IFLA Women Information and Libraries Satellite Conference, Tampere Finland 2012
Call for proposals IFLA Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group (WIL) in cooperation with Women's Information Network Europe (WINE) invites colleagues to submit proposals for its...
News - 24 October 2011
Tags: Finland, IFLA 2012, IFLA Satellite meeting, Women’s issues, Women, Information and Libraries
- Session 216 a —Business Meeting: Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group
The convener of the Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group invites all conference delegates to attend and contribute to the open business meeting which will take place on Thursday...
Event - 10 August 2011
Tags: Meeting, Puerto Rico, Women’s issues, Women, Information and Libraries
- Libraries providing integration, innovation and information for women
Conference Session 150: Libraries providing integration, innovation and information for women Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group 16 August 2011 16:00 - 18:00...
News - 10 August 2011
Tags: Puerto Rico, Women’s issues, Women, Information and Libraries
- Call for posters for the IFLA Satellite Meeting "Information Literacy and its impact on Women" 11-12 August 2011
Organised by IFLA Information Literacy Section & IFLA Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group, in partnership with Turabo University and Universidad Metropolitana del Sistema...
News - 31 May 2011
Tags: Women’s issues, Women, Information and Libraries
- This preconference has been cancelled: 'Information Literacy and its Impact on Women'
Conference website Download the registration form Contact person: Maria Cotera Sponsors: IFLA Information Literacy Section and IFLA Women, Information and Libraries Special...
Event - 6 May 2011
Tags: Preconference, Women’s issues, Women, Information and Libraries
- Women's Issues at IFLA: Equality, Gender and Information on Agenda
This is a compilation of approximately 30 papers given during the IFLA conferences during the 1990s. The articles have in common that they focus on the position of women in (international)...
Publication - 13 February 2011
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Women’s issues, Publications, Women, Information and Libraries
- Visiting the Documentation Centre of the Institut Català de les Dones (Catalan Women's Institute)
Among other libraries, the attendees of the Mid-Term Congress in Barcelona visited the Catalan Women's Institute on the 23rd April 2010. The electronic bulletin of the Institute has...
News - 13 May 2010
Tags: Catalonia, Conferences, Institut Català de les Dones (Women's Catalan Institute), Spain, Women’s issues, Government Libraries
- Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group
Scope Women play a crucial role in realising basic human rights for all and in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDG's). Meeting the information needs of women is a major...
IFLA Group or Activity - 31 March 2009
Tags: Women’s issues, Special Interest Groups, Women, Information and Libraries