Content tagged LGBTQ library services

The following statement was issued by Secretary General Gerald Leitner, on behalf of IFLA on 25 August 2021. IFLA has followed closely recent legislative developments in Hungary, and in...

News - 25 August 2021

Tags: Access to information, LGBTQ library services

The following statement was issued by Secretary General Gerald Leitner, on behalf of IFLA on 25 August 2021. IFLA has followed closely recent legislative developments in Hungary, and in...

Publication - 25 August 2021

Tags: Access to information, Hungary, LGBTQ library services, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Call for chapter proposals   Working title: Trans and Gender Diverse Voices in LIS Editors: Kalani Adolpho, Stephen G. Krueger, Krista McCracken...

Informational Page - 5 October 2020

Tags: LGBTQ librarianship, LGBTQ library resources, LGBTQ library services, LGBTQ library services. LGBTQ library programming, non-binary, queer, transgender, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Queering Information: LGBTQ+ Memory, Interpretation, Dissemination A Special Issue of The International Journal of Information, Diversity, and Inclusion (...

Informational Page - 3 September 2020

Tags: LGBTQ archives, LGBTQ librarianship, LGBTQ library outreach, LGBTQ library resources, LGBTQ library services, LGBTQ library services. LGBTQ library programming, LGBTQ museums, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Social inclusion

IFLA’s LGBTQ Users Special Interest Group invite you to submit a proposal for its Joint Session at the 86th IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2020 in Dublin, Ireland, 15-21 August...

News - 5 March 2020

Tags: Conferences, LGBTQ library services, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

Do You Have Pride in Your Library? The IFLA LGBTQ Users Special Interest Group is collecting information from libraries around the world on the LGBTQ+ resources, services, spaces,...

News - 7 July 2019

Tags: Benchmarking, Best practices, Guidelines, LGBTQ librarianship, LGBTQ library outreach, LGBTQ library resources, LGBTQ library services, LGBTQ library services. LGBTQ library programming, Libraries for development, Performance indicators, Statistics and evaluation, surveys, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

2015-2016 IFLA LGBT SIG Action Plan

Publication - 2 January 2019

Tags: Action plans, LGBTQ library services, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

2016-2017 IFLA LGBT SIG Action Plan

Publication - 2 January 2019

Tags: Action plans, LGBTQ library services, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

2014-2015 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report

Publication - 2 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Best practices, Cataloguing, Censorship, Collection development, Communications, Communities of practice, Conferences, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous peoples, Information society, LGBTQ library services, Libraries for development, Library and information science education, Library as place, Library collections, Library outreach, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Net neutrality, Peace, Resource discovery, User experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

2015-2016 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report

Publication - 2 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Benchmarking, Best practices, Cataloguing, Censorship, Collection development, Communications, Communities of practice, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Guidelines, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ library services, Libraries for development, Library and information science education, Library as place, Library collections, Lifelong learning, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Net neutrality, Peace, Performance indicators, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, User experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

2016-2017 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report

Publication - 2 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Benchmarking, Best practices, Cataloguing, Censorship, Collection development, Communications, Communities of practice, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ library services, Libraries for development, Library and information science education, Library as place, Library collections, Lifelong learning, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Net neutrality, Peace, Performance indicators, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, User experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

Click here for the complete 2017-2018 IFLA LGBTQ+ SIG Annual Report.

Publication - 26 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Advocacy, Communications, Communities of practice, Cooperation, Democracy, Development, Disadvantaged persons, Education, Education and training, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Guidelines, Human rights, LGBTQ library services, Libraries for development, Library and information science education, Library as place, Library buildings and equipment, Library outreach, Library services, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Networking, New professionals, Performance indicators, Privacy in libraries, Professional development, Risk assessment, Social inclusion, Staffing, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

Click here for the complete 2018-2019 IFLA LGBTQ+ SIG Action Plan. Objectives of Professional Unit 2018-19: 1. Provide guidelines for LGBTQ+ library services and collections around...

Publication - 26 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Action plans, Advocacy, Benchmarking, Best practices, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Guidelines, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ library services, Libraries for development, Library and information science education, Library as place, Lifelong learning, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Net neutrality, Peace, Performance indicators, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, User experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

You can now view Clare O’Hanlon’s presentation, “A continuum of LGBTIQA+ community engagement in libraries: From collections and cataloguing to book displays, bathrooms and...

News - 30 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Australia, Bibliotherapy, Cataloguing, Collection development, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, LGBTQ library outreach, LGBTQ library resources, LGBTQ library services, LGBTQ library services. LGBTQ library programming, Library collections, Library outreach, Library services, Malaysia, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Reading, Reference services, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, Women’s issues, Young adults, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

IFLA LGBTQ Users SIG is not hosting a conference session at WLIC2018 because of the human rights situation for LGBTQ+ people in Malaysia.   Instead, please enjoy this video...

News - 24 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Australia, Collection development, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, LGBTQ library outreach, LGBTQ library programming, LGBTQ library resources, LGBTQ library services, LGBTQ library services, Library as place, Library collections, Library outreach, Library services, Malaysia, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Peace, Reference services, Social inclusion, Women’s issues, Young adults, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

A new SIG has been given approval by the PC: the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users SIG (LGBTQ SIG for short) now has a set of web pages, where you can find out more...

News - 11 April 2014

Tags: LGBTQ library services, professional structure, RFID SIG

The goal of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) special interest group is to adress the information needs of LGBTQ+ community members related to library services,...

IFLA Group or Activity - 13 January 2014

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Capacity building, Censorship, Classification and indexing, Collection development, Communities of practice, Data management, Digital inclusion, Education and training, Freedom of expression, Guidelines, Human rights, Indexing, LGBTQ library services, Library as place, Library collections, Library marketing, Library outreach, Library services, Library theory and research, Lifelong learning, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, New professionals, Privacy in libraries, Professional development, Reading, Social inclusion, Staffing, Subject analysis, Women’s issues, Young adults, Special Interest Groups, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)