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Global c hallengies for libraries in an new era and IFLA positions in these matters

Global c hallengies for libraries in an new era and IFLA positions in these matters. Sinikka Sipilä IFLA President-elect Annual Conference, Swedish Library Association Norrköping 7.5.2012. About IFLA.

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Global c hallengies for libraries in an new era and IFLA positions in these matters

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  1. Globalchallengies for libraries in an new era and IFLA positions in thesematters Sinikka Sipilä IFLA President-elect Annual Conference, Swedish Library Association Norrköping 7.5.2012

  2. About IFLA • IFLA is an independent, international, non-governmental, not-for-profit organization. Our aims are to: • Promote high standards of provision and delivery of library and information services • Encourage widespread understanding of the value of good library & information services • Represent the interests of our members throughout the world.

  3. IFLA in a Nutshell • A trustedglobalvoice for libraries • Alllibrarysectors and activitiescovered • 1500 members in 150 countries • Founded 1927

  4. Challengies for libraries • Economical • Social • Technological • Political • Environmental • etc

  5. IFLA Strategy 2010-2015 • Empowering libraries to enable their user communities to have equitable access to information; • Building the strategic capacity of IFLA and that of its members; • Transforming the profile and standing of the profession; • Representing the interests of IFLA's members and their users throughout the world.

  6. Key Initiatives 2011-2012 1. Digital Content Programme: Driving access to content, and digital resources, for library users 2. IFLA International Librarianship Leadership Development Programme: capacity building to raise the voice of the profession nationally, regionally and internationally

  7. Key Initiatives 2011-2012 3. Outreach Programmefor Advocacy and Advancement of the Profession: connecting, collaborating, representing strategically 4. Cultural Heritage Disaster Reconstruction Programme: Culture is a basic need, a culture thrives through its cultural heritage, it dies without it 5. Multilingualism Programme: a multilingual IFLA website opens windows to the world

  8. IFLA PresidentialThemes 2003-2015 • Kay Raseroka: Lifelongliteracy • Alex Byrne: Partnership and Indigeniousknowledge • Claudia Lux: Libraries on the Agenda (advocacy) • Ellen Tise: Libraries Driving Access to Knowledge (open access) • Ingrid Parent: Libraries - a Force for Change! • Sinikka Sipilä: Strong Libraries = StrongSocieties

  9. Strong Libraries = StrongSocieties : democratizing access toknowledge through libraries • Libraries enable, promote and enhancedemocracybyenablingaccess to knowledge • Subthemes: • Access (freeaccess to information and knowledge) • Inclusion (libraryservices for all) • Profession (professional and association development)

  10. Photo: IFLA WLIC San Juan 2011 -Welcome to IFLA WLIC Helsinki 2012!

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