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Recent Submissions
Combatting Illicit Trafficking of Documentary Cultural Heritage: An introduction
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-05-22) International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA); Advisory Committee on Cultural Heritage
The 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property provides an international framework for the prevention of theft and looting, as well as the return and restitution of stolen cultural property. The common understanding of cultural property trafficking tends to focus primarily on theft of art and antiquities. So where do libraries fit in? This introduction explores the unique context of documentary heritage, which makes countering trafficking a challenge. Read on to better understand some key points for library professionals to consider in the fight against the illicit trafficking of library collections.
Strategies in a parliamentary library. BPM’s recent approaches
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-05-21) Amante, Maria João; Aleixo, Rita; Revez, Elizabete
IFLAPARL 2024 Annual Conference (Madrid, 17-18 October), Day One, Second session. Slides of the presentation of the Portuguese parliamentary library, named Biblioteca Passos Manuels (BPM), and the communication and strategies recently designed to meet the users’ expectations and to increase the use of library resources. The BPM Library has introduced digital alternatives to the traditional in-person services, such as the committes' intranet portal and the new intranet library page. The staff act as contact points for the parliamentarians, and special outreach programs have been created.
Maria João Amante is the Head of Passos Manuel Library – Assembleia da República, Portugal
Rita Aleixo is a Librarian at Passos Manuel Library – Assembleia da República, Portugal
Elisabete Revez is a Librarian at Passos Manuel Library – Assembleia da República, Portugal
Information sources for the study of the Spanish Autonomous Communities
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-05-21) Juliani Aguado, María Mercedes
IFLAPARL 2024 Annual Conference (Madrid, 17-18 October), Day One, First session. The Spanish Senate collects and provides legislative work and documents that are produced by the 17 Autonomous Communities through a single page in the Senate website. Slides from the presentation regarding this "information point" on the Autonomous Communities of Spain, which contains legislation, statistics, internet resources, special thematic dossiers etc.
María Mercedes Juliani Aguado is the Head of the Autonomous Documentation Services, Department of Documentation, Documentation Directory, Spanish Senate.
Red_Paralamenta’s Success Story. A Website for professional Cooperation, Dissemination and Transparency
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-05-21) del Rincón García, M. Fernanda; B. de Diego Lozano, Yolanda; López Hernández, Amparo; Bosch Jorba, Elvira
IFLA PARL 2024 Annual Conference (Madrid, Spain, 17-18 October 2024), Day 1, First session. Slides from the presentation of the Website of the Autonomous Parliaments’ network of Spain. The site covers 17 autonomous communities in Spain. The presentation is about the site's first steps, its aims, its characteristics and the key services it provides to the community.
M. Fernanda del Rincón García is a Senior Information and Documentation Technician assigned to the Documentation Department of the Valencian Parliament (Corts Valencianes)
Amparo López Fernández is the Head of Documentation Department at the Castilla y León Parliament (Cortes de Castilla y León)
Yolanda B. de Diego Lozano is the Head of Library Department, at the Castilla y León Parliament (Cortes de Castilla y León)
Elvira Bosch Jorba is situated at the Records Management and Information Resources Department, Parliament of Catalonia
Minutes of Meeting: Academic and Research Libraries Section, 17 & 18 February 2025
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-05-23) IFLA Academic and Research Libraries Section Standing Committee; International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
Topics include the following: 1. Welcome, attendance and apologies. 2. Approval of the agenda. 3. Minutes of previous meeting. 4. IFLA Updates. 5. Country Trends. 6. Section review. 7. Elections. 8. WLIC 2025 Planning. 9. Other Action Plans items. 10. Additional Business. 11. Adjourn.