Browsing by Author "De Brasdefer, Maria"

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    IFLA AI Entry Point for Libraries and AI
    (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-06-05) M. Cox, Andrew; De Brasdefer, Maria
    Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers significant potential to support libraries’ core values, such as equitable access to information and knowledge creation. Yet, it is also a controversial technology, with current developments raising ethical and societal concerns. Libraries have a key role to play in promoting responsible, inclusive, and sustainable uses of AI. Their values—freedom of expression, privacy, openness, and accountability—provide an ethical lens for engaging with AI tools and practices. This document defines AI broadly and offers a practical set of reflective questions to help library professionals assess opportunities and risks. It is not intended as a definitive guide or decision-making tool, but rather a prompt for informed discussion and collaborative decision-making across the profession. The document aligns with IFLA’s broader policy framework and anticipates future updates in response to evolving technologies. It is part of a series of thematic publications (2025–2026) following IFLA’s revised Internet Manifesto (2024).
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    IFLA Internet Manifesto (2024 Update)
    (2024-08-02) International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA); De Brasdefer, Maria
    Libraries believe in a people-centred Internet, as both a guarantee of rights and an enabler of development. Upholding the fundamental rights of access to information and knowledge is a starting point. To guarantee these rights and realise this vision of the Internet, we must get governance right. This will require action by decision-makers and stakeholders at all levels, inside and outside of governments, including libraries. The IFLA Internet Manifesto, now in a fully-updated 3rd edition, sets out the key principles that the library sector believes should underpin decisions taken about the Internet, as well as setting out libraries’ own contribution.
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    IFLA MLCE Guidelines for effective, easy to implement, low-to-no resource media literacy interventions for libraries and information professionals
    (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-05-01) De Brasdefer, Maria
    The Media Literacy Case for Educators (MLCE) project aimed to increase societal resilience by giving teachers, trainers and librarians across Europe the skills, tools and resources they need to be effective, innovative, future-fit advocates and facilitators of media literacy. While different types of MIL interventions have been supported by IFLA throughout the years. The library systems, structures and country context tend to be vastly different, so each approach requires flexibility. Besides the contextual differences, funding remains a common challenge. In account of this, these guidelines have been developed with the aim of using the MLCE project as a case study that draws from the participants’ experiences and encountered challenges, in particular when they find themselves in situations where the resources are limited. They provide a series of recommendations that focus on how to scale and replicate similar interventions, and may serve as a tool for libraries and information professionals to empower equitable access and use of digital tools to promote open, participative and healthy communities globally.
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    Newsletter: Information Technology Section, January 2024
    (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2023-12-18) IFLA Information Technology Standing Committee; Uzwyshyn, Ray; Lampert, Cory; De Brasdefer, Maria; Lesneski, Traci; Somaratna, Sajeewanie D.; Cellucci, Vincent; Bodanzky, Alice; Boots, Jeroen
    IFLA Internet Manifesto 2024, Call for Review - Special Issue on Technology-Enhanced Learning Spaces (Introduction: Enhanced Library Technology Spaces; Academic Libraries for GenZ: Information & Learning Centre at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka; Developing Technologically Enhanced Learning Spaces for New Millennia Academic Libraries; XR Cone: Turning Non-standard Collections Into a Hall of Inspirations) - 2023 IFLA South Africa AI Satellite Review
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    Маніфест IFLA про Інтернет 2024
    (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-09-19) International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA); De Brasdefer, Maria; Ukrainian Library Association
    Libraries believe in a people-centred Internet, as both a guarantee of rights and an enabler of development. Upholding the fundamental rights of access to information and knowledge is a starting point. To guarantee these rights and realise this vision of the Internet, we must get governance right. This will require action by decision-makers and stakeholders at all levels, inside and outside of governments, including libraries. The IFLA Internet Manifesto, now in a fully-updated 3rd edition, sets out the key principles that the library sector believes should underpin decisions taken about the Internet, as well as setting out libraries’ own contribution.
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    国际图联 互联网宣言 2024
    (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-09-16) International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA); De Brasdefer, Maria
    图书馆界坚信，以人为本的互联网既是权利的保障，也是发展的动力。维护获取信息和知识的基本权利是一个起点，为了保障这些权利并实现这一互联网愿景，我们必须合理地进行互联网治理。这将需要各级政府内外的决策者和利益相关方，包括图书馆，采取行动。本宣言（此文本为第三版，进行了全面更新）列出了图书馆界认为应支撑互联网决策的关键原则，以及图书馆自身的贡献。