COVID-19 and the Global Library Field: Statement by the IFLA President and Secretary General
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
23 Mar 2020
Cooperation Agreements
Many have been obliged to close temporarily or reduce services to a minimum to contribute to efforts to limit the spread of the disease. Hard decisions are being made about how best to provide access to information without compromising the safety of library users and staff…
Faced with this situation, libraries around the world have mobilised…
IFLA itself is active. In addition to our FAQs webpage about our own response, we are regularly answering questions from members. From today we are also sharing a page – regularly updated – with information we have about nationwide library closures, as well as a range of ideas drawn from experience of libraries in different settings
SEE: COVID-19 and the Global Library Field…
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