IFLA Posts “Principles on Public Access in Libraries”
The following was posted yesterday on the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) web site.
The Principles on Public Access in Libraries were produced by the Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries and discussed by participants at the Internet Governance Forum in Joao Pessoa, Brazil, in November 2015. The IFLA Governing Board endorsed the principles in December 2015.
IFLA coordinates the Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries with Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL).
The principles are organize into eight sections:
- Infrastructure
- Policy
- Copyright
- Accessibility
- Privacy
- Skills development
- Open access content
- Local content
Read about each principle in the full text document available here.
Filed under: Associations and Organizations, Libraries, News, Open Access
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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