Build Skills, Fight Censorship: IFLA’s Response to Fake News #WLIC2018

Build Skills, Fight Censorship: IFLA’s Response to Fake News was a statement published earlier this week, at the World Library and Information Congress in Kuala Lumpur, by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). This statement "reiterates the vital role libraries have in combating misinformation by providing the tools and skills to detect and recognize it. The expertise of librarians makes our institutions unique in their ability to help citizens to evaluate critically the information they find online." "In parallel, libraries combat censorship by defending free speech and freedom of information as a fundamental human right. The Statement underlines this role, and calls on governments to resist the temptation to implement far-reaching ‘bans’ which harm intellectual freedom."
It is available in |English, German, French, Arabic, Russian, Chinese and Spanish at https://www.ifla.org/node/67008

It also links to the popular existing IFLA infographic How to spot fake news, which is available for use freely, in many, many languages (see example here) at https://www.ifla.org/publications/node/11174

IFLA Statement On Copyright Education and #CopyrightLiteracy #WLIC2018

Earlier this week, at the World Library and Information Congress in Kuala Lumpur, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) published the IFLA Statement On Copyright Education and Copyright Literacy. It asserts the importance of copyright education and copyright literacy to the library and information profession (i.e. that members of the profession need to be copyright literate) and also librarians' role in educating and advocating in this area. It says that:
"Copyright literacy can be defined as sufficient copyright knowledge to be able to take well informed decisions on how to use copyrighted materials. It includes understanding the structure, functioning and implications of the copyright system, as laws, practices, and user expectations evolve. Copyright education is the process of developing and updating copyright literacy."
There are recommendations to Governments, librarians, educators of librarians and library associations. The statement is currently available in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian. https://www.ifla.org/node/67012
Photo by Sheila Webber: autumn flowers, Botanic gardens, Sheffield, August 2018

#WLIC2018 streaming

The World Library and Information Congress (IFLA conference) starts on Saturday 25 August, and they are streaming some of the sessions. Also watch out for the Twitter on
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23wlic2018&src=typd The conference is in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and the times below are given in local time: as indicated, this is UTC (or GMT) time + eight hours. As an example, I'm in the UK which is currently on UTC (or GMT) + 1 hour, so the "highlights" session would be 01.30-02.15 UK time: if in doubt look at the world clock at https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
As well as the opening and closing sessions, there are:
- IFLA Highlights Session (Sunday 26 August from 08:30 – 09:15 UTC+8)
- IFLA President's Session (Sunday 26 August from 09:30 – 12:45 UTC+8)
- IFLA Global Vision Session (Sunday 26 August from 13:45 – 15:45 UTC+8)
- From Data to Advocacy: Using Digital Tools Like the IFLA Library Map of the World to Communicate Your Library Stories, by the Statistics and Evaluation Section (Saturday 25 August from 13:45 – 15:45 UTC+8)
- Intellectual Freedom in a Polarised World by the IFLA FAIFE Advisory Committee (Sunday 26 August from 16:00 – 18:00 UTC+8)
- What’s Up with eLending? organised jointly by the eLending Working Party and the Public Libraries Section (Wednesday 29 August from 08:30 – 10:30 UTC+8)
- Win-Win: building strong education, training and continuing professional development together with strong library associations co-organised by the IFLA MLAS and CPDWL Sections (Wednesday 29 August from 10:45 – 12:45 UTC+8).
The list and streaming links are at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV81siTMahbvw99qaHu8EfD0D7cb5SwKX

More papers from #WLIC2018 :critical infolit; health literacy; gamification; visual literacy; information behaviour

This is the second batch of links to full text papers from the forthcoming World Library and Information Conference (WLIC, the IFLA conference) which takes place 24 to the 30 August 2018.
- SCHACHTER, Debbie (2018) Critical Information Literacy Teaching in British Columbia Academic Libraries. Paper presented at: IFLA WLIC 2018 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Transform Libraries, Transform Societies in Session 116 - Library Theory and Research with Information Literacy. http://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/2151
- KAZERANI, Maryam and PIRIALAM, Hamed and SHEKOFTEH, Maryam and RAZZAGHI, Zahra (2018) Health literacy training for diabetic patients and the role of public libraries: A quasi-experimental study. Paper presented at: IFLA WLIC 2018 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Transform Libraries, Transform Societies in Session 219 - Health and Biosciences Libraries. http://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/2183
- COWING, Jared and LEE, Simon and PUN, Raymond (2018) Level Up for Learning: Integrating Video Game Concepts into Information Literacy and Student Engagement Activities. Paper presented at: IFLA WLIC 2018 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Transform Libraries, Transform Societies in Session 75 - Audiovisual and Multimedia with Information Technology. http://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/2131
- MBAGWU, Francisca Chinyeaka and BENSON, Oyemike Victor and ONUOHA, Charis O. (2018) Challenges of meeting information needs of rural farmers through internet-based services: experiences from developing countries in Africa. Paper presented at: IFLA WLIC 2018 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Transform Libraries, Transform Societies in Session 166 - Agricultural Libraries SIG. http://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/2195
- MATUSIAK, Krystyna K. and HEINBACH, Chelsea (2018) Methodological Approaches for Exploring Visual Literacy Practices. Paper presented at: IFLA WLIC 2018 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Transform Libraries, Transform Societies in Session 116 - Library Theory and Research with Information Literacy. http://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/2150
- LEE, Han Leng and HADDOW, Gaby (2018) Artists' information seeking behaviour. Paper presented at: IFLA WLIC 2018 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Transform Libraries, Transform Societies in Session 162 - Art Libraries. http://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/2158
Photo by Sheila webber: Blackheath, July 2018

Papers from #wlic2018 : Green literacy; social networking; Refugees; infolit for rural communities

I won't be attending the World Library and Information Conference (WLIC, the IFLA conference) this year, but as usual I, and everyone else, can make use of the valuable library of full-text papers from the conference. Also as usual, most of them are already uploaded and available. The conference covers a huge range of librarianship and information subjects, from around the world. I will present links to the full text papers related to information literacy and information behaviour in two blog posts: here are the first items. If you are going to WLIC - 24 to 30 August 2018 - you will of course be able to attend the talks themselves.
- WIOROGÓRSKA, Zuzanna (2018) Information literacy of undergraduate Vietnamese students viewed from the perspective of cultural context. Paper presented at: IFLA WLIC 2018 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Transform Libraries, Transform Societies in Session 116 - Library Theory and Research with Information Literacy. http://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/2153
- HAUKE, Petra (2018) From Information Literacy to Green Literacy: Training Librarians as Trainers for Sustainability Literacy. Paper presented at: IFLA WLIC 2018 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Transform Libraries, Transform Societies in Session 116 - Library Theory and Research with Information Literacy. http://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/2147
- OBODORUKU, Benedicta (2018) Refugees’ Information Seeking in Nyarugusu Camp, Tanzania. Paper presented at: IFLA WLIC 2018 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Transform Libraries, Transform Societies in Session 137 - Africa. http://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/2139
- IBRAHIM, Yazid and AB. RASHID, Zuliana (2018) Making This World A Better Place through Information Literacy: In4skill Campaign for Rural Communities. Paper presented at: IFLA WLIC 2018 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Transform Libraries, Transform Societies in Session 116 - Library Theory and Research with Information Literacy. http://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/2148
- FADELINA, Raisa (2018) Instagram as a media to get information: a case study at Grhatama Pustaka Special Region of Yogyakarta. Paper presented at: IFLA WLIC 2018 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Transform Libraries, Transform Societies in Session 126 - Joint Division I and Division IV. http://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/2119
- MUNSHI, Shamim Aktar (2018) Social Networking Sites, the Lifeline among the Students and Librarians: Information Needs, Marketing and Promotion. Paper presented at: IFLA WLIC 2018 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Transform Libraries, Transform Societies in Session 126 - Joint Division I and Division IV. http://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/2125
- WALSH, Benjamin (2018) Public library and private space: Homeless queer youth navigating information access and identity in Toronto. Paper presented at: IFLA WLIC 2018 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Transform Libraries, Transform Societies in Session 114 - Metropolitan Libraries. http://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/2144
Photo by Sheila Webber: Palace Pier, Brighton, July 2018