Education, Science and Culture: Shared Objectives Need Shared Effort

Authors

  • IFLA Netherlands The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)

Keywords:

Information Science, Professional Associations

Abstract

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) regrets the announcement by the US and Israel of their withdrawal from UNESCO, and encourages all parties to work together to find a positive solution.
Libraries play a vital role in promoting education, advancing science, and preserving and celebrating culture. IFLA, as a global network, is built on the basis that our institutions, and our activities, gain from discussion, and cooperation, across borders. We advance faster and in a more sustainable way towards these objectives - as institutions and as societies - when we do it together.
IFLA, as the global voice of libraries, therefore affirms the value of UNESCO as a global intergovernmental organisation in the field of education, science and culture, working with libraries to achieve our common goals. We encourage all governments to join us in this’.

Author Biography

  • IFLA Netherlands, The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)

    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, IFLA celebrates its 90th birthday in 2017. It now have more than 1,400 Members in over 140 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.

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Published

2018-01-19

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 4 (2017): Informatics Studies

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