International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
Fédération internationale des associations de bibliothécaires et des bibliothèques
Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotecas
Internationaler Vereinigung bibliothekarischer Verbände und Einrichtungen
Mezdunarodnaja Federacija Bibliotecnyh Associacij i Ucrezdenij
国际图书馆协会与机构联合会
الاتحاد الدولي لجمعيات ومؤسسات المكتبات
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Contact Details
URL: https://www.ifla.org/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ifla
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IFLA.org/
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Founded
1927-09-30 Edinburgh UK
History
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Promote high standards of delivery of library and information services; encourage widespread understanding of the value and importance of high quality library and information services in the private, public and voluntary sectors; represent the interests of members worldwide; encourage appropriate forms of association with IFLA in countries where library associations are non-existent or too weak to take an active part in international activity.
Events
2025-08-18 | Astana, Kazakhstan – World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) : Annual General Conference and Assembly177 past events available with paid subscription only.
Activities
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Regular cooperation between Asia regional office and: E-XE9576 - UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education. Associated with Department of Global Communications of the United Nations.
- Accredited by: United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV)
- Links with: Bibliotheca Alexandrina Council of Patrons
- Links with: Memory of the World Programme (Memoria Mundi)
- Links with: Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA)
- Links with: SEAMEO Regional Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts (SEAMEO SPAFA)
- Links with: UNESCO Regional Bureau for Culture for Latin America and the Caribbean
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Asian regional office is member of: U-XE2241 - Asian Pacific Regional Coordinating Committee. Proposes setting up: U-XJ5315 - Association des documentalistes parlementaires francophones africains.
- Member of: Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO)
- Member of: Copyright for Creativity (C4C)
- Member of: International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI)
- Member of: International Science Council (ISC)
- Member of: Transparency, Accountability and Participation Network (TAP Network)
- Instrumental in setting up: Association internationale francophone des bibliothécaires et documentalistes (AIFBD)
- Instrumental in setting up: Blue Shield International (BSI)
- Links with: Association of International Librarians and Information Specialists (AILIS)
- Links with: Association of Parliamentary Librarians of Asia and the Pacific (APLAP)
- Links with: Ecole de bibliothécaires, archivistes et documentalistes (EBAD)
- Links with: IFEX
- Links with: International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA)
- Links with: International Cartographic Association (ICA)
- Links with: International Committee for Social Science Information and Documentation (ICSSD)
- Links with: International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
- Links with: International Federation of Film Archives
- Links with: International ISBN Agency
- Links with: International Society for Knowledge Organization (ISKO)
- Links with: Special Libraries Association (SLA)
- Links with: SPARC Europe
Publications
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XA1945
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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