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About

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the library and information profession.

Founded in 1927 in Edinburgh, Scotland at an international conference, we celebrated our 90th birthday in 2017. We now have more than 1,500 Members in over 150 countries around the world. IFLA was registered in the Netherlands in 1971. The Royal Library, the national library of the Netherlands, in The Hague, generously provides the facilities for our headquarters.

Aims

IFLA is an independent, international, non-governmental, not-for-profit organisation. 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

Publications

The results of the programmes developed by IFLA's professional groups are recorded and disseminated in our publications.

  • IFLA Journal is published four times a year. Each issue includes peer-reviewed articles on library and information services and the social political and economic issues that impact access to information through libraries.
  • The Annual Report records IFLA's achievements during the previous years.
  • The IFLA Publications Series, published by IFLA's publisher, De Gruyter in Berlin, Germany.
  • The IFLA Professional Reports series feature reports of professional meetings and guidelines to best practice.
Source: https://www.ifla.org/

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