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EBLIDA (EGCIS) Position Paper in Spanish:
15 March 2012Las Bibliotecas‐ Focos culturales para la información y la inspiración. Un documento de posicionamiento de EBLIDA Read more >
Libraries – cultural peaks for information and inspiration
24 February 2012EBLIDA (EGCIS) Position Paper: Libraries – cultural peaks for information and inspiration available in 11 languages. Read more >
Martin Schulz elected as new President of the European Parliament
17 January 2012MEPs elected Martin Schulz to be the new European Parliament president with 387 votes in favour out of 670 cast. The 56-year old German MEP will lead the European parliament for two and half years, until the beginning of the next legislature in July 2014. Read more >
UNESCO endorses the IFLA Manifesto for Digital Libraries.
13 December 2011UNESCO has endorsed the IFLA Manifesto for Digital Libraries at its General Conference 2011. The Manifesto provides principles to assist libraries in undertaking sustainable and interoperable digitisation activities to bridge the digital divide - a key factor in achieving the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations. Digital libraries are essential for access to information, and for preserving national heritage. Read more >
EBLIDA response to the European Commission’s Green Paper on the online distribution of audiovisual works in the European Union
18 November 2011EBLIDA response to the European Commission’s Green Paper on the online distribution of audiovisual works in the European Union: opportunities and challenges towards a digital single market. Read more >
