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59th IFLA Council and General Conference, Barcelona, Spain 1993 / 59º Consell i Conferència General de l’ IFLA, Barcelona 1993 [poster]
(s. n., [Barcelona, 1993], 1993-08) International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
Trilingual (Catalan, Spanish, and English) poster of the 59th IFLA Council and General Conference, held in Barcelona, Spain from 27 – 28 August 1993. The theme of the conference was “The Universal Library: Libraries as Centres for the Global Availability of Information".
From Document to Action: Sustaining Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Hiring and Retention Practices in University Libraries
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2026-09-10) Vong, Silvia; Kumaran, Maha
This poster reports findings from a survey with a focus on the research question: how has EDI practices, policies, and/or legislation in government and institutions moved from document to action to address the underrepresentation of librarians and library workers in academic libraries? The purpose of this study was to understand the impact of EDI documentation on hiring, training, and programs through the insights of people from underrepresented groups in libraries. Institutional documents have long been criticized as non-performative (Ahmed, 2012), where the act of creating EDI-related documents is often the action rather than changes to workplace culture and institutional practices. This poster summarizes some key findings through visuals that represent what people may experience on a pathway (i.e., workplace culture) and the importance of sustaining a practice of care in institutions (i.e., taking care of the green space) and the need for university libraries to give space for thriving communities (e.g., gardens). Our gaze looks towards institutions to identify better library practices so that documents turn into action.
Bargaining for Learning: How a Teacher-Librarian Union Supports School Libraries
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2026-09-10) Park, Jangsoon
The Korea National Teacher Librarians Union is a labor union for teacher librarians in Korea. The union strengthens school libraries by protecting teacher librarians’ rights, improving working conditions, and advocating for the placement of qualified teacher librarians in schools. We argue that secure staffing, clear roles and responsibilities, the right to professional development, and school-library-based curriculum and instruction are not only labor issues but also essential conditions for student learning. Through collective bargaining, policy advocacy, and professional community building, the union has worked to improve book-purchase budgets, expand teacher librarian quotas and training opportunities, support supervisory systems for school libraries, and promote library-based collaborative instruction. These efforts help teacher librarians carry out reading and media education through books and media, inquiry-based instruction, and partnerships with the communities that support students. School libraries are places where students learn to read, empathize, inquire, and think critically. By advocating for teacher librarian placement and school library support, the union helps teacher librarians serve as information experts, curriculum partners, and future-oriented educators while protecting the freedom of learning and the right to teach.
Land. Creates. Democracy - Diversity and Dialogue in Rural Libraries
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2026-09-10) Pranke, Juliana
As part of the “Land.schafft.Demokratie” project, the Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb) and the German Library Association (dbv) have been cooperating since 2023 to train librarians in rural areas across Germany that aim to work as partners to strengthen democracy, dialogue, and diversity in their regions. During the first project cycle, ten pilot libraries worked with the bpb to develop tailored programs to promote democracy in their regions. These include readings with authors, discussion panels with various local stakeholders, workshops for library staff, and support for the libraries in building networks. Meanwhile, the project is in ist fourth cycle. The aim is still to promote and empower libraries in towns with populations of up to 50,000 as hubs for democratic engagement, and for small libraries to host innovative events for all age groups, and for library staff to receive training to strengthen their “democracy muscle.” Through online workshops and face-to-face meetings, library staff have the opportunity to further their professional development in various areas related to library work that strengthens democracy—whether it involves addressing common bar-room rhetoric or conspiracy theories, or leading events at your library.
GIS for LIS: Uncovering Library Deserts and Spatial Inequality in South Korea’s Public Library System
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2026-09-10) Singh, Vaishali; Kim, Eungi
This study is a national geospatial analysis uncovering library deserts and spatial inequality in South Korea's public library system, conducted at the Department of Library and Information Science, Keimyung University, using data from the Statistical Geographic Information Service (SGIS), the National Library Statistics System (LIBSTA), the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS), and the Naver Maps Directions API. The analysis integrates population grid, library location, and road network travel data into a single 1 km² resolution framework, covering 73,002 inhabited grid cells and 1,296 public libraries across 229 districts, serving a population of over 51.7 million. The framework combines supply-based indicators (Libraries per Capita, Library Density, Population-Weighted Library Density), proximity-based indicators (Average Distance to Nearest Library, Proximity Index, Travel-Time Proximity Index), and a gravity-based measure (E2SFCA) to identify library deserts and capture how infrastructure, distance, and population capacity shape spatial inequality in access. This research shows that geographic location is a real, measurable barrier to library access, with average travel times rising sharply from urban to rural areas, confirming distance as a persistent structural burden for rural residents. For a library system built to serve every community, coverage on a map is not the same as access in practice. crucial.