Now available: IFLA Statement on Libraries and Development FYI This might be of interest to you.
IFLA is pleased to announce the publication of a Statement on Libraries and Development. The IFLA Governing Board approved the Statement on the 16th of August 2013. http://www.ifla.org/files/assets/alp/statement_on_libraries_and_development.pdf IFLA affirms that: - Libraries provide opportunity for all - Libraries empower people for their own self-development - Libraries offer access to the world’s knowledge - Librarians provide expert guidance - Libraries are part of a multistakeholder society - Libraries must be recognised in development policy frameworks IFLA therefore urges policymakers and development practitioners to leverage these powerful existing resources and ensure that any post 2015 development framework: - Recognises the role of access to information as a fundamental element supporting development - Acknowledges the role of libraries and librarians as agents for development - Encourages UN Member State support of the information frameworks underpinning development – providing networks, information and human resources – such as libraries and other public interest bodies read more: http://express.ifla.org/node/6150 STEPHEN B. ALAYON Data Bank Senior Information Assistant Library and Data Banking Services Section Training and Information Division Aquaculture Department (AQD) Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) Tigbauan, Iloilo 5021 Philippines URL: http://www.seafdec.org.ph Telephone No.: 63 33 5119170 to 71 local 409 Fax No.: 63 33 5119174 Mobile Phone No.: 63 919 4506688 Email Add: [email protected], [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Filipino Librarians" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/filipinolibrarians. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
