Content tagged PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
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- PAC Cameroon to host conference linking documentary heritage preservation with peacebuilding, with support from UNESCO’s Participation Programme
IFLA’s Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre hosted at the International Center for Research and Documentation on African Languages and Traditions (CERDOTOLA) will deliver an...
News - 21 July 2021
Tags: Cameroon, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Peace, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Scientific Applications for Preserving Islamic Documentary Heritage
The Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre hosted at Qatar National Library will host the upcoming lecture on preserving Islamic documentary heritage. This lecture will cover the...
Event - 28 June 2021
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Webinar, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Watch Now: Libraries Inspire Engagement in Cultural Heritage Virtual Event
The recording of IFLA’s virtual event, Libraries Inspire Engagement in Cultural Heritage, is available now! This event, presented by the Cultural Heritage Programme Advisory...
News - 6 May 2021
Tags: Advocacy, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Introduction to Arabo-Islamic Manuscript Culture: An Intensive Course
Join the Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre hosted at Qatar National Library for this Introduction to Arabo-Islamic Manuscript Culture Intensive Course, organised by Qatar National Library...
Event - 28 April 2021
Tags: Archives, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Webinar, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Register Now! Virtual Event: Libraries Inspire Engagement in Cultural Heritage
Culture is a basic need. A community thrives through its cultural heritage, it dies without it. Libraries of course have an essential role in safeguarding this heritage, but their...
News - 9 April 2021
Tags: Advocacy, Archives, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- المحاضرة الخامسة من سلسلة محاضرات العلامات المائية: قراءة في موسوعة شارل مويز بريكي
في عام 1917 جمع شارل مويز بريكي موسوعته الضخمة التي تتكون من 4 مجلدات من الحجم الكبير تضمّ 16,112 علامة مائية رفعها من المكتبات ومراكز الأرشيف والوثائق الرسمية للمحاكم ومحاضر الموثقين في بلدان...
Event - 4 March 2021
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Rare books and manuscripts, Webinar, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Watermarks Lecture Series: a Reading in Charles-Moïse Briquet's Encyclopedia
The Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre hosted at Qatar National Library presents the final event in the Watermarks Lecture Series: A Reading in Charles-Moïse Briquet's...
Event - 4 March 2021
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Rare books and manuscripts, Webinar, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- المحاضرة الثالثة من سلسلة محاضرات العلامات المائية: الفترات الزمنية المدروسة للعلامات المائية من خلال الفهارس الورقية والإلكترونية
سنعرض من خلال هذه المحاضرة أهم فهارس العلامات المائية، والأشكال المستعملة في كل فهرس، والفترات الزمنية المدروسة في كل فهرس ورقي أو إلكتروني. على سبيل المثال فهرس بريكي يمتد من سنة 1282 إلى 1600...
Event - 4 March 2021
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Webinar, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Watermarks Lecture Series: Studying Time Periods for Watermarks Through Paper and Electronic Indexes
The Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre hosted at Qatar National Library presents the second event in the Watermarks Lecture Series: Studying Time Periods for Watermarks Through...
Event - 4 March 2021
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Webinar, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- المحاضرة الثانية من سلسلة محاضرات العلامات المائية: العلامات المائية: دلالاتها وأشكالها وتصنيفها وأماكن تواجدها على سطح الورقة
من خلال هذه المحاضرة سنسلطُ الضوء على أشكال العلامات المائية وتصنيفها ومعاني هذه الأشكال: هل هي رموز تحمل رسائل أم هي مجرد حروف ورسومات مختارة من قبل صناع الورق؟ ستتناول المحاضرة أيضًا العلامات...
Event - 4 March 2021
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Webinar, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Watermarks Lecture Series: Watermarks: their semantics, shapes, classification and locations on surface of paper
The Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre hosted at Qatar National Library presents the first event in the Watermarks Lecture Series: Watermarks: their semantics, shapes,...
Event - 4 March 2021
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Webinar, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- PAC Kazakhstan Facilitates International Knowledge Exchange and Professional Development
The Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre hosted at the National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan has been actively connecting libraries across the Central Asia. One way they promote...
News - 2 March 2021
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, International cooperation, Kazakhstan, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- PAC Centre at Qatar National Library Helps Fight against Theft and Trafficking of Documentary Heritage
FLA’s Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre hosted at Qatar National Library brought multiple stakeholders together in a recent webinar to discuss the trafficking of documentary...
News - 18 February 2021
Tags: Capacity building, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Qatar, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- What is Antiquities Trafficking?
This webinar will discuss the structures of supply chains for illicit trafficking of cultural goods and key stakeholders who are involved at each stage. The organisers will define what an...
Event - 28 January 2021
Tags: Cultural heritage, Preservation, Risk assessment, Webinar, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Libraries Preserving and Providing Access to Culture and Heritage in 2021
Memory, traditions, and creative expressions allow people to share their ideas and values with others. They create a rich world, fostering mutual respect, informing innovation, and connecting...
News - 18 January 2021
Tags: Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Digitisation, Disaster management, Disaster relief, Library as place, Lifelong learning, Multicultural populations, Multilingualism, Peace, Preservation, Risk assessment, Risk Register, Success stories, Sustainability, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Scientific Applications in Cultural Heritage Forum: Doha 2021
Qatar National Library and the IFLA Preservation and Conservation Regional Center hosted at QNL present the first Scientific Applications in Cultural Heritage Forum: Doha 2021....
Event - 4 January 2021
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Webinar, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Combating Art Trafficking Part 2: Cultural Heritage Restitution
Qatar National Library, as the IFLA Preservation and Conservation Regional Center and in the framework of the Himaya project, is organizing the second part of the training course in combating art...
Event - 17 December 2020
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Webinar, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Training Course in Combating Art Trafficking
The Library, as the IFLA Preservation and Conservation Regional Center for Arab Countries and the Middle East, is offering a training course to help fight art trafficking. This event is part of...
Event - 27 October 2020
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Webinar, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Colophons of Arabic Christian Manuscripts Webinar
In cooperation with the Beit Gazo Heritage Research and Conservation Center of the Churches of the Orient in Lebanon and in its role as the IFLA Preservation and Conservation Center for Arab...
Event - 27 October 2020
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Webinar, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Preserving Audiovisual Heritage in the Arab Region: Resources for Archivists, Librarians and Collectors
To mark World Day for Audiovisual Heritage on 27 October, the Library, as the IFLA PAC Regional Center for Arab Countries and the Middle East, invites you to join Manoubia Hermi, curator and...
Event - 27 October 2020
Tags: Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Webinar, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- ”Conservation and Restoration of Manuscript and Printed Heritage” International Roundtable Discussion
On September 29, 2020, M.I. Rudomino All-Russia State Library For Foreign Literature and the National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan hosted an online international roundtable discussion...
News - 12 October 2020
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- PAC Roundtable Discussion ”Conservation and Restoration of Manuscript and Printed Heritage”
The IFLA Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centres for the CIS and Eastern Europe and for Central Asia will host an international roundtable discussion on the topic, ”...
Event - 24 September 2020
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Meeting, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA Supports Local and International Efforts to Recover Libraries in Beirut
In the month following the devastating explosion in the Lebanese capital, the international community and the people of Beirut have been actively working to recover the cultural institutions of...
News - 7 September 2020
Tags: Conservation, Cooperation, Cultural heritage, Disaster management, Disaster relief, International cooperation, Lebanon, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- سلسلة محاضرات مشروع حماية: الإتجار غير المشروع بالتراث الوثائقي في منطقة المغرب الكبير وتجمع الساحل
ظلّت المنطقة العربية والشرق الأوسط لقرون عديدة بوتقةً تنصهر فيها شتى الحضارات التي أفرزت العديد من الآثار الرائعة بما لها من قيم تاريخية وروحية وجمالية، ناهيك عن مدى الفخر والاعتزاز بأصحابها...
Event - 1 September 2020
Tags: Cultural heritage, Preservation, Rare books and manuscripts, Webinar, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Himaya Project Lecture Series: illicit circulation of documentary heritage in the Maghreb and community of Sahelo States
For centuries, the Arab and Middle East region has been a melting pot of civilizations, which have produced many tangible artifacts with historical, spiritual and aesthetic values, not to mention...
Event - 1 September 2020
Tags: Cultural heritage, Preservation, Rare books and manuscripts, Webinar, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Preventative Measures to Preserve Arabic Manuscripts: Reality and Prospects
Join us in this interactive webinar, titled "Preventive Measures to Preserve Arabic Manuscripts: Reality and Prospects," held in collaboration with the National Laboratory for...
Event - 6 August 2020
Tags: Conservation, manuscripts, Preservation, Qatar, Tunisia, Webinar, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- PAC Chile Shares Tips for Preserving Family History at Home [video]
IFLA’s Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre Chile, hosted by the National Library of Chile, has created a video guide to preserving photographs at home. In this video, PAC...
News - 22 July 2020
Tags: Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA’s Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centres Facilitate Training, Collaboration, and Awareness-Raising Despite the Global Pandemic
Over the past month, the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic continued to affect the global library world. However, IFLA’s PAC Centres continue their mission: putting a...
News - 8 July 2020
Tags: Capacity building, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- مكافحة التهريب والتداول غير القانوني للتراث الوثائقي
شهدت السنوات الأخيرة تصاعد وتيرة عمليات التهريب والاتجار غير القانوني بالمواد التراثية من المكتبات والمراكز الأرشيفية حول العالم. وقد ازداد انتشار هذه الظاهرة أكثر في مناطق الشرق الأوسط وشمال...
Event - 1 July 2020
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Webinar, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Fighting the Trafficking and Illegal Circulation of Documentary Heritage
For several years, the trafficking and smuggling of heritage items from libraries and archives have been rising. In the MENA and West and Central Africa regions, this phenomenon is greater due to...
Event - 1 July 2020
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Webinar, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- International Online Meeting: “Familiarisation with the activities of the PAC Centres in Kazakhstan and Russia”
The National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Almaty, Kazakhstan) and the M.I. Rudomino All-Russian State Library for Foreign Literature (Moscow, Russia) are both hosts of IFLA...
News - 29 June 2020
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Networking, Preservation, Rare books and manuscripts, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- المحافظة على تراث تسجيلاتنا الصوتية والمرئية: مقدمة حول صيانة المواد المسموعة
ينظّم مركز الإفلا الإقليمي في مكتبة قطر الوطنية هذه الورشة لمناقشة المخاطر المرتبطة بعمليات الحفظ والصيانة لمختلف أشكال التسجيلات الصوتية الرئيسية الموجودة في مجموعات التسجيلات الصوتية...
Event - 12 June 2020
Tags: Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Workshop, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Protecting Our Sound and Audiovisual Heritage: Introduction to Preserving Audio Objects
The IFLA PAC regional center at Qatar National Library is organising this workshop to focuses on the conservation risks associated with the main audio recording formats found in...
Event - 12 June 2020
Tags: Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Workshop, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Protecting Our Sound and Audiovisual Heritage: a Brief History of Audio Recording
The IFLA PAC regional center at Qatar National Library is organising this session to discuss the history of audio recording formats, from the 1857 phonautograph to 21st-century...
Event - 12 June 2020
Tags: Archives, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Workshop, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- National Library of Chile celebrates Día del Patrimonio Cultural at Home
Día del Patrimonio Cultural (National Cultural Heritage Day) is celebrated in Chile on the last Sunday of May. Usually, national monuments and institutions across the country are...
News - 10 June 2020
Tags: Chile, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Digitisation, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- صيانة المخطوطات وحفظها: مقدمات تأسيسية
ندعوك لحضور ورشة عمل عن بعُد عبر منصة Microsoft Teams بعنوان "صيانة المخطوطات وحفظها: مقدمات تأسيسية". المحاضرون في هذه الورشة هم خبراء من مركز ترميم المخطوطات في مكتبة...
Event - 25 May 2020
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Workshop, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Preservation and Conservation of Manuscripts: Founding Introductions (online)
Interested participants are invited to join the online workshop via Microsoft Teams titled "Preservation and Conservation of Manuscripts: Founding Introductions." The lecturers in...
Event - 25 May 2020
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Workshop, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Assess Progress on Preservation and Access to Documentary Heritage
Our documentary heritage represents humanity’s ideas, imagination, innovation and cultural expressions – it is the memory of the world. We must act to preserve this heritage, and also...
News - 19 March 2020
Tags: Advocacy, Best practices, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Digitisation, Policy, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Memory Institutions from Arab Region Trained on Collection Management and Documentation Techniques
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Qatar National Library, as the IFLA Regional Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Center for Arab countries and the...
News - 11 March 2020
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Digital humanities, Digitisation, Jordan, Library collections, Lifelong learning, Meetings, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Rapport: Consultation International sur la sauvegarde, l’accessibilité et la promotion des manuscrits anciens du Sahel
Le Bureau régional de l'UNESCO à Dakar au Sénégal, a organisé du 22 au 24 janvier 2020 une consultation internationale sur la sauvegarde, l’...
News - 10 March 2020
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Digitisation, Mali, Meetings, Networking, Preservation, Rare books and manuscripts, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA Represented at the UNESCO International Consultation on the Safeguarding, Accessibility and Promotion of Ancient Manuscripts from the Sahel
The UNESCO Regional Office in Dakar, Senegal organised this international consultation, held January 22-24, 2020 in in the Malian capital, Bamako. IFLA was represented at this sub-...
News - 10 March 2020
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Digitisation, Mali, Meetings, Networking, Preservation, Rare books and manuscripts, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA PAC Centres in Qatar and Russia Continue Cooperation in the Field of Preservation of Cultural Heritage
In October 2019, the IFLA PAC Center in Russia hosted a visitor from the IFLA PAC Centre in Qatar to facilitate exchange of expertise and cooperation between specialists from the two centres....
News - 21 January 2020
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Education and training, Networking, Preservation, Russian Federation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- UNESCO – Qatar National Library Conference
UNESCO and Qatar National Library (QNL) to host a two-day regional conference on documentary heritage preservation. In 2018, QNL and UNESCO joined forces to support the...
Event - 31 October 2019
Tags: Conference, Cultural heritage, documentary heritage, Preservation, Qatar, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Training Course: Practical Methods for the Scientific Examination of Library Objects
The IFLA PAC Centre at the Qatar National Library, in cooperation with the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik and the Beit Gazo Center in Jounieh, Lebanon is organising a four-day...
Event - 8 October 2019
Tags: Conservation, Lebanon, PAC Centres, Preservation, Workshop, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- ضمان الوصول عبر الحدود، بمرور الوقت
يمثل الحفاظ على التراث وإتاحته دعامة أساسية لعمل المكتبات في جميع أنحاء العالم. فانه بوجود استراتيجية الإفلا الجديدة، أصبح هناك التزام قوى لتطوير عمل الإفلا من اجل تعزيز الممارسات المهنية وإقامة...
News - 27 August 2019
Tags: Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, PAC Centres, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- 确保各国持续利用全球文化遗产
保存、维护和让公众有机会了解文化遗产是全球各个图书馆的重要工作。新的《国际图联战略报告》体现出国际图联在加强专业实践、建立各方联系、确保获得各层级有效支持方面的强烈意愿。 这项工作现已开展。在2019年的世界图书馆与信息大会期间，国际图联发布了建立数字化联合项目的指南以及第一批相关信息表，回答了有关保存和保护领域的常见问题。 将分散的藏品集中起来...
News - 27 August 2019
Tags: Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, PAC Centres, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Обеспечение свободного доступа через время и пространство
Сохранение и защита культурного наследия, а также предоставление к нему доступа, лежат в основе библиотечной деятельности. В соответствии с новой Стратегией ИФЛА, мы принимаем на себя твердое...
News - 27 August 2019
Tags: Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, PAC Centres, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Grenzüberschreitenden Zugang langfristig sicherstellen
Die Erhaltung, Pflege und der Zugang zum Kulturerbe stellen eine wichtige Säule der weltweiten Bibliotheksarbeit dar. Mit der neuen IFLA-Strategie wird ein starkes Engagement für den...
News - 27 August 2019
Tags: Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, PAC Centres, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Assurer un accès pérenne au-delà des frontières
La préservation, la conservation et la mise à disposition de notre patrimoine constituent un pilier essentiel des travaux menés par les bibliothèques du monde...
News - 27 August 2019
Tags: Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, PAC Centres, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Garantizar el Acceso Sin Importar las Fronteras ni el Tiempo
Preservar, mantener y ofrecer acceso al patrimonio cultural representa un pilar básico del trabajo de las bibliotecas de todo el mundo. Con la nueva Estrategia de la IFLA, existe el...
News - 27 August 2019
Tags: Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, PAC Centres, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Ensuring Access Across Borders, Over Time
Preserving, maintaining, and giving access to heritage represents a key pillar of the work of libraries worldwide. With the new IFLA Strategy, there is a strong commitment to building IFLA’s...
News - 27 August 2019
Tags: Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, PAC Centres, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA PAC Centres in Qatar and Russia - Exchange of experience
The extensive PAC network, focused around the IFLA PAC Centres, has a wide range of expertise concerning preservation and conservation as well as safeguarding cultural heritage. The IFLA PAC...
News - 8 August 2019
Tags: Cultural heritage, PAC, Preservation and Conservation, Strategic Programme on Preservation and Conservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Digital Unification: Case Studies
As part of its work, IFLA's Digital Unification Working Group has collected a range of case studies. Links to these can be found here: Codex Siniaticus Glagolitic Script...
Publication - 25 July 2019
Tags: Digital libraries, Digital preservation, digital unification, Reports, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Digital Francophone Library
Summary: The Réseau Francophone Numérique (RFN – Francophone Digital Network) is an association that brings together the French-speaking world’s greatest documentary...
Informational Page - 25 July 2019
Tags: Digital preservation, digital unification, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Bibliothèques d'Orient
Summary: Bibliothèques d’Orient presents the interactions between Eastern Mediterranean countries and France over several centuries, with a particular focus on the period 1798-...
Informational Page - 25 July 2019
Tags: Digital preservation, digital unification, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- British Library Qatar Foundation Partnership
Summary: The project focus is primarily on digitization of the India Office Records in the archives of the British Library that relate to Gulf History with extended metadata and contextual...
Informational Page - 25 July 2019
Tags: Digital preservation, digital unification, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- France-Poland Digital Library
Summary: The France-Poland Digital Library offers the public a rare collection of documents on Franco-Polish relations. It brings together so far 1000 documents illustrating the richness...
Informational Page - 25 July 2019
Tags: Digital preservation, digital unification, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Library and Archives Canada’s Indigenous Documentary Heritage Initiatives
Summary: In 2017, the Government of Canada announced funding for Library and Archives Canada (LAC) to support the digitization of Indigenous documentary heritage. This has included both ...
Informational Page - 25 July 2019
Tags: Digital preservation, digital unification, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Tulipana
Summary: The purpose of the Tulipana program is to secure the protection of cultural heritage of Dutch emigrants and expats in Brazil and also to make this material digitally accessible...
Informational Page - 25 July 2019
Tags: Digital preservation, digital unification, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Digitization of Polish Jewish Historical Newspapers
Summary: The project focused on the digitisation of selected microfilms of Polish Jewish newspapers from the collections of National Library of Poland and make the materials avialiable via...
Informational Page - 25 July 2019
Tags: Digital preservation, digital unification, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Digitization Project of Uralic Languages
Summary: The National Library of Finland executed a digitization project of Uralic languages (minority languages in Russian Federation) beween the years 2012 and 2017. All in all, more than...
Informational Page - 24 July 2019
Tags: Digital preservation, digital unification, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Ktiv: The International Collection of Digitized Hebrew Manuscripts
Summary: “Ktiv: The International Collection of Digitized Hebrew Manuscripts” is a ground-breaking initiative to enable global centralized digital access to all existing...
Informational Page - 24 July 2019
Tags: Digital preservation, digital unification, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
Summary: The core aim of the six-year Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project is to provide free online access to Hebrew manuscripts from the British Library’s collection, through...
Informational Page - 24 July 2019
Tags: Digital preservation, digital unification, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Digital Images Database of the National Central Library, Taiwan, China
Summary: Since 2001, The NCL has initiated the digitization project aiming at preserving rare books and providing public access. The “Digital Image Database” includes two parts:...
Informational Page - 24 July 2019
Tags: Digital preservation, digital unification, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- The Gordon W. Prange Collection on the Allied Occupation of Japan
Summary: The University of Maryland Libraries hold the Gordon W. Prange Collections, the most comprehensive collection of Japanese-language materials published between 1945-1949, the...
Informational Page - 24 July 2019
Tags: Digital preservation, digital unification, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Japanese Materials in the Library of Congress Asian Division
Summary: This was a joint project between the National Diet Library (NDL) and the Library of Congress (LC). The NDL, which has extensive experience digitizing Japanese-language materials,...
Informational Page - 24 July 2019
Tags: Digital preservation, digital unification, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Digitization Project for Korean Rare Books held Abroad
Summary: The project consists in examining, collecting and digitising Korea-related materials located overseas so as to establish a Korean Studies research information infrastructure and...
Informational Page - 24 July 2019
Tags: Digital preservation, digital unification, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- James Joyce Manuscripts from the Hans E. Jahnke bequest
Summary: The project concerned the publication of the relevant digitised manuscripts of the ZJJF Hans E Jahnke bequest in the online catalogue of the National Library of Ireland. The...
Informational Page - 24 July 2019
Tags: Digital preservation, digital unification, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Europeana Regia
Summary: Europeana Regia aimed at creating a European corpus of digitised mostly illuminated manuscripts, testimonies of the circulation of texts and art in Europe in the Middle Ages...
Informational Page - 25 June 2019
Tags: Digital preservation, digital unification, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Glagolitic Script
Summary: The project aimed to bring Glagolitic texts closer to the public and ensure its recognition and preservation as world heritage by bringing all available content into one...
Informational Page - 25 June 2019
Tags: Digital preservation, digital unification, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Codex Siniaticus
Summary: Led by the British Library from 2005 to 2011, this project concerns a single document. The Codex Sinaiticus is one of the earliest biblical manuscripts. Because of its...
Informational Page - 9 June 2019
Tags: Digital preservation, digital unification, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- How to start digitising on a Shoestring
In a time when technological digital developments change rapidly, it is essential to have a platform where we can exchange knowledge and ideas. 2and3D Photography provides this platform and...
Event - 6 May 2019
Tags: Cultural heritage, Netherlands, Workshop, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Libraries and Cultural Diversity: Preserving Heritage, Promoting Dialogue
IFLA has submitted comments to the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights on the subject of cultural diversity and human rights. With a responsibility to preserve the heritage of all of...
News - 27 April 2019
Tags: Cultural Diversity, Cultural heritage, Multicultural Populations, OHCHR, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA Submission to Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Cultural Diversity and Human Rights
IFLA has submitted comments to the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights on the subject of cultural diversity and human rights. With a responsibility to preserve the heritage of...
Publication - 27 April 2019
Tags: Cultural Diversity, Cultural heritage, Multicultural Populations, OHCHR, Reports, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Becomes World Book Capital
The title of World Book Capital has passed from Athens, Greece, to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. IFLA President Glòria Pérez-Salmerón and Secretary-General Gerald...
News - 23 April 2019
Tags: Access to information, Literacy and reading, UNESCO World Book Capital, United Arab Emirates, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Tragedy of Notre Dame Underlines the Need to Focus on Prevention and Preservation
The events of 15 April at the Cathedral of Notre Dame have shaken many, not just in Paris but around the world. For those who work in the heritage field, it is particularly heart-breaking...
News - 17 April 2019
Tags: Cultural heritage, Disaster management, France, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Training Course: Practical Methods for the Scientific Examination of Library Objects
The IFLA PAC Centre at Qatar National Library invites all libraries, cultural institutions and museums in the region to nominate paper and book conservators to attend this three-day...
News - 17 January 2019
Tags: Cultural heritage, Qatar, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Official recognition of a new Blue Shield Committee in Haiti
The International Committee on the Blue Shield is very pleased to share with you the official recognition of a new Blue Shield Committee in Haiti. Our colleagues deployed huge efforts to...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Cultural heritage, Disaster risk, Haiti, Preservation, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blue Shield Statement on Egypt
31 January 2011 Following the recent events in Egypt, the Blue Shield expresses its great concern about the safeguarding of the country's invaluable cultural heritage amid the...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: conflict, Cultural heritage, Disaster risk, Egypt, Preservation, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blue Shield Statement on Christchurch
3 March 2011 Following the recent earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, the Blue Shield expresses its great sorrow for the loss of lives and the destructions the city's...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Cultural heritage, Disaster risk, New Zealand, Preservation, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blue Shield Statement on Libya
14 March 2011 Following the recent events in Libya, the Blue Shield expresses its great concern about the safeguarding of the country's invaluable cultural heritage amid the...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: conflict, Cultural heritage, Disaster risk, Libya, Preservation, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blue Shield Statement on Syria
(Copy of the original article on the Blue Shield website) 17 May 2011 Following the recent events in Syria, the Blue Shield expresses its deep concern regarding the safeguarding...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: conflict, Cultural heritage, Disaster risk, Preservation, Syrian Arab Republic, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blue Shield 2nd Statement on Libya
21 June 2011 As the situation in Libya endures, the organisation and its members continue to deplore the suffering and loss of life this conflict imposes on the Libyan...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: conflict, Cultural heritage, Disaster risk, Libya, Preservation, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blue Shield 2nd Statement on Egypt
20 December 2011 As the altercations in Egypt endure, and following the recent damages suffered by the Institut d'Egypte in Cairo, the Blue Shield expresses its great concern...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: conflict, Cultural heritage, Disaster risk, Egypt, Preservation, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blue Shield - 2nd Statement on Syria
The recent events are great cause for apprehension for the world heritage community. Both the tragedies suffered by the people of the Syrian Arab Republic and the dangers faced by...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: conflict, Cultural heritage, Disaster risk, Preservation, Syrian Arab Republic, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blue Shield Statement on Mali
29 May 2012 Following the alarming situation in Mali, the Blue Shield expresses its deep concern regarding the safeguarding of the country’s invaluable cultural and...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Cultural heritage, Disaster management, Disaster relief, Mali, Preservation, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blue Shield Statement on Ukraine
Following the civil conflict that has been shaking the Ukraine, the Blue Shield wishes to express its deep concern regarding the safeguarding and protection of the country’s...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Blue Shield, Disaster management, Disaster relief, Preservation, Ukraine, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blue Shield Statement on Iraq
June 17, 2014 PROTECTION OF IRAQI CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES Blue Shield is appalled by the great suffering and loss of life in the current fighting in Iraq and expresses great...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Blue Shield, Disaster management, Disaster relief, Iraq, Preservation, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blue Shield Statement on Yemen
[English] [العربية] [français] [Español] 3 June, 2015 The Blue Shield offers its unequivocal support for the United Nations Secretary General’s statements (26...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Disaster management, Disaster relief, Preservation, Yemen, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 - Briefing for Libraries
2018 has been declared the European Year of Cultural Heritage. While libraries are active in preserving our heritage every day of every year, this is a valuable opportunity to raise...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Cultural heritage, Preservation, Briefings, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- The UNESCO/PERSIST Guidelines for the Selection of Digital Heritage for Long-term Preservation
The UNESCO PERSIST Project, an initiative of UNESCO, ICA, IFLA and other partners, for enhancing the sustainability of digital heritage, has launched the UNESCO/PERSIST Guidelines for...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Conservation, Digital resources, Preservation, UNESCO PERSIST, Guidelines, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Disaster Risk Response – A brief on Libraries and the Sendai Framework
Libraries have a duty to preserve our cultural heritage and make it accessible to the public, in order to inform and inspire future generations. Though many libraries already have disaster plans...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Conservation, Disaster management, Disaster relief, Preservation, Briefings, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA Newspaper Conference, 11-13 April 2012 - Papers
Details home venue registration sponsorship accommodation Conference theme: "Newspaper Digitization...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Conservation, France, Newspapers, Preservation, Conference proceedings, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Workshop on Library and Archive Material Mitigation of Water-Damage in Sri Lanka
National Library & Documentation Services Board (NLDSB) of Sri Lanka has formed a library disaster recovery team in 2013. Ten officials serve in this team. They were trained for fire rescue,...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Disaster management, Disaster relief, Preservation, Sri Lanka, Reports, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- 3rd United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction - Cultural Heritage and Disaster Resilient Communities
In March 2015, the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction took place in Sendai, Japan. Prior to the main conference a series of expert meetings were held. The expert meeting on...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Disaster management, Disaster relief, Japan, Preservation, Conference proceedings, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Preservation and Conservation Satellite Conference, Rome, 2009: Proceedings now on line
Date: 31 August, 2009 - 2 September, 2009 Location: Istituto centrale per il restauro e la conservazione del patrimonio...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Conservation, Preservation, Conference proceedings, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- In and Out Air Strategies Conference: Speakers' presentations on line!
International Conference, Bibliothèque nationale de France, 5-6 March 2009 This event was the first of a cycle of four which will be organized by PAC Core activity in collaboration...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Conservation, France, Preservation, Conference proceedings, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blue Shield Statement on Palmyra
22 April 2016 Palmyra and the wider historic environment in Syria In the latest Statement of the Blue Shield, the organisation welcomes the removal of Da’esh from...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Blue Shield, Conservation, Disaster management, Syrian Arab Republic, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA Statement on UNESCO: Education, Science and Culture: Shared Objectives Need Shared Efforts
On 16 October 2017, following the announcement by the governments of the United States and Israel of their intention to leave UNESCO, IFLA released the following statement: ...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Cultural heritage, UNESCO, Statements, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Books for Better Societies: Call for World Book Capital 2021 Candidates Open
UNESCO has opened the call for candidates for the city which will be World Book Capital (WBC) for a year from 23 April 2021. IFLA encourages cities which are realising the potential...
News - 4 January 2019
Tags: Afghanistan, books, Literacy and reading, UNESCO World Book Capital, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Software Source Code for Sustainable Development
With source code playing an essential role in the way our digital world works, efforts to preserve and give access to it are essential if libraries are to maintain the historical record. A UNESCO...
Event - 6 November 2018
Tags: Conference, Digital preservation, France, Preservation, software, Software technologies, source code, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Qatar National Library and UNESCO: Practical Methods for the Scientific Examination of Library Objects
Within the framework of the agreement signed between Qatar National Library and UNESCO, “Supporting Documentary Heritage Preservation in the Arab Region,” and in cooperation...
Event - 25 October 2018
Tags: Cultural heritage, Cultural heritage, PAC, Preservation and Conservation, QNL, UNESCO, Workshop, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Qatar National Library and UNESCO support Arab Documentary Heritage Preservation
Qatar National Library (QNL) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have signed an agreement to implement a joint project entitled ‘Supporting...
News - 24 September 2018
Tags: Cultural heritage, PAC, Preservation and Conservation, Qatar, UNESCO, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- :الابتكار في حفظ المُقتنيات: تجديد شبكة مراكز الحفظ والترميم التابعة للإفلا
تلعب مراكز الإفلا للحفظ والترميم دورًا قيمًا في عمل الإفلا على حماية التراث الثقافي، وتُشكل هذه المراكز شبكة قوية بما لديها من خبرات متنوعة، وبما أن الإفلا تُجدد...
News - 29 August 2018
Tags: Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, PAC Centres, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- 创新保存方式：更新国际图联保存保护中心网络
国际图联保存保护中心在国际图联文化遗产保护工作中发挥重要作用。保存保护中心汇集丰富经验和专业知识，形成了一个强大网络。随着国际图联协议的重新签订，他们有机会进一步加深合作，并造福整个全球图书馆界。 国际图联保存保护中心是国际图联独特的组成部分。中心建立起全球网络，成员遍布五大洲，致力于图书馆文献保护方面的合作和优势。它们是国际图联保存与保护战略（PAC）...
News - 29 August 2018
Tags: Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, PAC Centres, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Innovationen in der Bestandserhaltung: Das IFLA PAC Centre Network wird erneuert
Die Bestandserhaltungs- und Konservierungszentren der IFLA spielen eine bedeutende Rolle dabei, kulturelles Erbe zu wahren. Indem die Zentren verschiedene Erfahrungen und Kompetenzen...
News - 29 August 2018
Tags: Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, PAC Centres, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Инновации в сфере сохранности: обновление сети центров ИФЛА по сохранности и консервации (PAC)
Центры ИФЛА по сохранности и консервации играют значительную роль в работе ИФЛА по защите культурного наследия. Объединяя разнообразный опыт и знания, они образуют мощную сеть....
News - 29 August 2018
Tags: Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, PAC Centres, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Innovación en Preservación: Renovación de la Red de Centros PAC de la IFLA
Los Centros de Preservación y Conservación de la IFLA desempeñan un valioso papel en el trabajo de la IFLA para proteger el patrimonio cultural y forman una...
News - 29 August 2018
Tags: Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, PAC Centres, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- L’innovation en matière de conservation : le renouvellement du réseau des Centres PAC de l’IFLA
Les Centres de préservation et de conservation de l’IFLA sont une composante très particulière de l’organisation de la Fédération...
News - 29 August 2018
Tags: Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, PAC Centres, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Innovation in Preservation: Renewing the IFLA PAC Centre Network
IFLA’s Preservation and Conservation Centres play a valuable role in IFLA’s work to safeguard cultural heritage. Bringing together diverse experience and expertise, they form a...
News - 29 August 2018
Tags: Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, PAC Centres, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA PAC Centres attend Memory of the World General Meeting in Gwangju, Korea
Mr. Udaya Cabral Director, IFLA PAC Center Sri Lanka and Ms. Jaesun Lee, Director, IFLA PAC Center Korea attended the 8th UNESCO, MOWCAP (Memory of the World Committee for Asia and...
News - 3 July 2018
Tags: Cultural heritage, Memory of the World, PAC, Preservation, Risk Register, UNESCO, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Syrian experts attend workshop at the PAC Regional Centre for Asia
The PAC Regional Centre for Asia at the National Diet Library (NDL) of Japan is one of the sixteen IFLA PAC Centres that are spread all over the globe. The PAC Centres have a wide range of...
News - 20 June 2018
Tags: Japan, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA Congratulates New Senior Staff at UNESCO
As the leading UN institution working on education, science and culture, UNESCO is a key partner for libraries. IFLA already engages with the institution across a wide variety of issues...
News - 12 April 2018
Tags: Education, Information literacy, Preservation, UNESCO, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- 7th International Summit of the Book
Individual sessions will focus on development, cultural heritage, education and media literacy, training, and the future of libraries. Ms Parent will both join the opening panel for the event...
Event - 12 March 2018
Tags: Azerbaijan, Conference, Cultural heritage, Literacy, Reading, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Restitution of Cultural Heritage – IFLA Calls on Europe to Act to Support Library Efforts
Libraries are hosts to many invaluable works – books, manuscripts, maps, and other materials that contain the history of human ideas and knowledge. Such documents are...
News - 22 February 2018
Tags: Cultural heritage, Disaster management, Europe, restitution of cultural heritage, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 - Briefing for Libraries
2018 has been declared the European Year of Cultural Heritage. While libraries are active in preserving our heritage every day of every year, this is a valuable opportunity to raise...
News - 8 February 2018
Tags: Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Europe, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Shared History, Shared Challenges, Shared Efforts – Preserving Francophone African Heritage
The countries of French-speaking Africa have a rich and diverse history. Much of this is recorded not through books or manuscripts, but through a vibrant tradition of oral history and know-how....
News - 14 December 2017
Tags: Africa, oral heritage, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Making Digital Durable: IFLA Celebrates First International Digital Preservation Day
The Internet – and digital technologies more generally – has massively reduced the costs of producing and sharing information. It has allowed for an explosion of creativity, allowing...
News - 30 November 2017
Tags: Digital preservation, Digitisation, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- UNESCO meeting on protecting cultural heritage in times of armed conflict
IFLA has been invited to participate in the twelfth meeting of the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. NGOs who has formal relations with UNESCO, are...
Event - 27 November 2017
Tags: Conference, Cultural heritage, UNESCO, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA Welcomes Renewed Focus on Library Objectives at 39th UNESCO General Conference
The 39th General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) saw a new Director General, new Executive Committee members, and a renewed focus on key...
News - 19 November 2017
Tags: Cultural heritage, Freedom of expression, UNESCO, UNESCO General Conference, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Preserving, Protecting, Promoting: IFLA launches new guide to its Cultural Heritage work
Libraries play a central role in recording and preserving the life of our communities. From conserving ancient manuscripts to web harvesting, they help guarantee that researchers and...
News - 23 August 2017
Tags: Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2017, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Erhalten, schützen, fördern: IFLA stellt neue Leitlinie zu ihrer Kulturerbe-Arbeit vor
Bibliotheken spielen eine zentrale Rolle dabei, die Geschichte unserer Gemeinden aufzuzeichnen und zu erhalten. Von der Erhaltung alter Manuskripte bis hin zur Web-Archivierung...
News - 23 August 2017
Tags: Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2017, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- 保存、保护、推广：国际图联发布文化遗产工作新指南
图书馆在记录和保存我们社区生活方面发挥核心作用。从保存古代手稿到网站采集，图书馆帮助保证未来的研究者和市民能够理解今天的生活。 这一使命行之不易。有效的保存离不开专家、投资和政府机构的承诺。图书馆会遭遇不计其数的风险和威胁，从自然灾害到战争，从物理退化到能够导致诸如软盘之类的载体毫无用处的技术革新。 国际图联致力于支持其成员倾尽全力做好工作...
News - 23 August 2017
Tags: Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2017, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Preservar, Proteger, Divulgar: La IFLA publica una nueva guía para el trabajo con el Patrimonio Cultural
Las bibliotecas desempeñan un papel muy importante a la hora de recoger y preservar la vida de nuestras comunidades y, tanto si es conservando los manuscritos antiguos como...
News - 23 August 2017
Tags: Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2017, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Сохраняя, защищая, продвигая: ИФЛА выпускает новое руководство по сохранению культурного наследия
Библиотеки играют главную роль в документировании и сохранении информации о жизни нашего общества. От сохранения древних рукописей до веб-харвестинга, они помогают обеспечить...
News - 23 August 2017
Tags: Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2017, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Préserver, protéger et promouvoir : l’IFLA lance un nouveau guide de son travail sur le Patrimoine Culturel
Les bibliothèques jouent un rôle central dans l'archivage et la préservation de la vie de nos communautés. De la conservation des manuscrits anciens...
News - 23 August 2017
Tags: Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2017, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- :حفظ وحماية وترويج: الإفلا تُصدر دليلاً جديدًا لعملها في مجال التراث الثقافي
تستطيع المكتبات أن تلعب دورًا أساسيًا في حفظ حياة المُجتمعات وتدوينها، بدءًا من حفظ المخطوطات وصولاً إلى جمع البيانات من المواقع الإلكترونية، فتضمن أن باحثي ومواطني الغد سوف...
News - 23 August 2017
Tags: Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2017, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Preserving cultural heritage: an IFLA guide
Libraries have a central role in preserving and promoting cultural heritage. Without their work, our communities would be poorer and weaker. As set out in IFLA's Statement on Preserving...
Publication - 3 August 2017
Tags: Best practices, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Cultural Heritage topic, Preservation, Procedures, Guidelines, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Session 170: Libraries: A Call to Action/Best practices in moving collections from the view of preservation and conservation - A Moving Experience: Tears and Cheers
Introduction Jeanne Drewes, P&C section The National Library of Greece: moving into a new era The National Library of Greece is moving to its new premises. Such an...
News - 4 June 2017
Tags: PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Libraries safeguarding cultural heritage
Documentary works in all formats, including digital, are a key part of our cultural heritage. Working with, preserving, and safeguarding them in order to provide access to future generations is at...
News - 10 May 2017
Tags: 11.4, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Disaster management, Disaster relief, Policy, Preservation, Risk Register, SDGs, UN, UNESCO, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- New challenges for the preservation of documentary heritage
The IFLA P&C Section have the pleasure to announce that registration has now opened for our Satellite meeting coorganised with the Association International Francophone des Bibliothé...
Event - 8 May 2017
Tags: Satellite Meeting, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Satellite meeting 10-11 August 2016: Up Up and Away: High density storage for library materials
1) Comprehensive Preservation Environments: Site-wide Resource Management and Conservation Outcomes for ReCAP by Jacob Nadal 2) Managing Competing Interests with Off-Site Storage by...
Publication - 3 March 2017
Tags: Publications, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- 2017 Call for Papers: Satellite Meetings Library Theory and Research Section joint with Preservation and Conservation Section and Information Technology Section
The Library Theory and Research Section (LTR), Preservation and Conservation Section, Information Technology Section and Warsaw University – Faculty of...
News - 12 December 2016
Tags: PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Disaster Management Conference
A community thrives through its cultural heritage, it dies without it” Cultural heritage consists of tangible and intangible, natural and cultural, movable and immovable...
Event - 9 September 2016
Tags: Conference, Disaster relief, Egypt, Preservation, Risk Register, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Help shape the future of preservation standards
Your participation is key! IFLA's Key Initiative 3.2 states that we will work on Developing standards for the collection and preservation of content in its diverse forms....
News - 16 August 2016
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, Preservation, survey, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- 帮助重塑未来的保存标准
您的参与至关重要! 国际图联关键倡议3.2声明，我们将致力于“发展以各种形式收集和保存文本的标准”。为了实现这一目标，国际图联专家组成的小型委员会（来自国际图联专业组织（IFLA Professional Units）、国际图联核心活动（IFLA Core Activities）和其他机构）制定了一份调查表来收集标准、...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, Preservation, survey, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- ساعد في تشكيل مستقبل معايير الحفظ
مُشاركتك أساسية! تنص مُبادرة الإفلا الرئيسية 3،2 على العمل من أجل وضع معايير؛ لجمع وحفظ المحتوى بجميع أشكاله، لذلك قامت لجنة صغيرة من خبراء الإفلا (من لجان الإفلا...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, Preservation, survey, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Ayuda a moldear el futuro de los estándares de conservación
¡Tu participación es clave! La Iniciativa Principal 3.2 de IFLA afirma que trabajaremos en el Desarrollo de estándares para la recolección y conservaci...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, Preservation, survey, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Helfen Sie mit, zukünftige Standards für Bestandserhaltung zu gestalten
Ihre Teilnahme ist wichtig! In der IFLA-Schlüsselinitiative 3.2 heißt es, dass wir an der Entwicklung von Standards zum Bestandsaufbau und zur...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, Preservation, survey, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Contribuez à la définition des futures normes de conservation
Votre participation est décisive ! L’Initiative Clé 3.2 de l’IFLA précise que nous travaillerons au développement de normes...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, Preservation, survey, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Помогите обрисовать будущее стандартов по сохранности
Ваше участие важно! Ключевая инициатива 3.2 гласит, что мы будем работать разработкой стандартов по сбору и сохранности контента во всех его формах. Чтобы добиться этого,...
News - 15 August 2016
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, From the Annual Conference, Preservation, survey, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Take this survey to help shape the future of preservation standards
Your participation is key! IFLA's Key Initiative 3.2 states that we will work on Developing standards for the collection and preservation of content in its diverse forms....
News - 3 August 2016
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, survey, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- New Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre for digital preservation
IFLA is pleased to announce the creation of a new Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre which will focus on digital preservation and digital sustainability. The new PAC Centre is based at the...
News - 31 May 2016
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Digitisation, PAC Centres, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Blog posts on the IFLA PAC Centres
The IFLA PAC Centres together with the IFLA Rare Books and Special Collections Section are showcasing their work on the Rare Books and Special Collections Blog as of 2016 onwards. The blog...
Publication - 19 May 2016
Tags: Conservation, IFLA PAC and RBSC Blog, Preservation, Publications, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Preservation and Conservation Section joint with Rare Books and Special Collections Section, and Audiovisual and Multimedia Section
Theme: "Quality management and preservation in the age of mass processing" [Deadline extended to: 15 March 2016] The IFLA Preservation and...
News - 8 March 2016
Tags: PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- New Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre for Francophone Africa and oral traditions
Dear all, IFLA is pleased to announce the creation of a new Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre which will support Francophone speaking countries (with a focus on Francophone...
Event - 6 February 2016
Tags: Event, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA journal: Special Issue: Cultural Heritage
Publication - 6 February 2016
Tags: Publications, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- New Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre for Francophone Africa and oral traditions
IFLA is pleased to announce the creation of a new Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre which will support Francophone speaking countries (with a focus on Francophone Africa) in preservation...
News - 2 February 2016
Tags: Cameroon, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Call for Articles: PDT&C
Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture (PDT&C) is an international, peer-reviewed quarterly journal which focuses on preserving digital content from a variety of perspectives,...
News - 30 January 2016
Tags: PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Call for Papers: PAC / P&C Satellite meeting 2016
The IFLA Preservation and Conservation Section and Preservation and Conservation Strategic Programme invites interested professionals to submit proposals for its satellite meeting to be held in...
News - 21 January 2016
Tags: PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- New Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre for Arabic speaking countries
IFLA is pleased to announce the creation of a new Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre which will support Arabic speaking countries in preservation and conservation matters. The new PAC...
News - 4 November 2015
Tags: PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA Journal Special Issue on Cultural Heritage 2015
The IFLA Journal Special Issue on Cultural Heritage.
Publication - 29 September 2015
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Disaster management, Library collections, Preservation, Newsletters, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Un nouveau centre PAC pour les climats tropicaux et la gestion des facteurs biologiques nuisibles
L'IFLA est heureuse d'annoncer la création d'un nouveau centre pour le programme PAC (Preservation and Consevation, ou Préservation et Conservation) spécialis...
News - 18 August 2015
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, PAC Centre, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- New Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre for tropical climates and pest control
IFLA is pleased to announce the creation of a new Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre with expertise in tropical climates and pest management. The new PAC Centre is based at the National...
News - 6 August 2015
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, PAC Centre, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Registration now open for the Preservation & Conservation Section IFLA 2015 Pre Conference Satellite Meeting
Registration Invitation Dear Colleagues, preservation / conservation librarians/managers, archivists and all interest parties from Special Collection Libraries, Archives and Museums you...
News - 9 June 2015
Tags: PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Call for Papers: Preservation and Access Challenges (PACS) for Government and Parliamentary Information—A Knowledge Cafe
In the spirit of the Lyon Declaration - preserving and ensuring ongoing access to cultural heritage, government records and information by the public - and of its principle of ensuring ...
News - 29 May 2015
Tags: PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- The Medieval Book Structure Course
It has been said, on several occasions, that the history of bookbinding is actually a story of decorative styles applied to the covers. Effectively a glimpse at the bibliography on the subject...
Event - 4 March 2015
Tags: Event, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- An Interesting Italian Experience about Korean Paper
International seminar supported by IFLA P & C Section. Eliza Maria Diaz Gonzalez explains her experience with Korean Paper: This past June an international seminar (...
Event - 31 October 2014
Tags: Event, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Call for a IFLA Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre for Western, Northern and Southern Europe
[PDF] [WORD] IFLA is pleased to invite libraries to submit a proposal for the new IFLA Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centre for Western, Northern and Southern Europe. The IFLA PAC...
News - 12 May 2014
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- December 2013 issue of International Preservation News just released
The latest issue (IPN 61) of International Preservation News has just been released. Issue Theme Strategies of Conservation and Cultural Identities Download...
News - 28 January 2014
Tags: Cultural heritage, Indigenous peoples, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Cultural Heritage and Disaster Risk Reduction International Conference, November 18-20, 2013, Bangkok, Thailand
Naoko Kobayashi (Director Pac Asia Regional Center) and Christiane Baryla (Director IFLA PAC Strategic Program) will give a presentation at Cultural Heritage and Disaster Risk Reduction...
News - 18 November 2013
Tags: Thailand, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- August issue of International Preservation News just released!
The latest issue (IPN 59-60) of International Preservation News has just been released. Issue Theme From Traditional to Digital Written Heritage: An Asian Perspective...
News - 1 August 2013
Tags: Asia and Oceania, Cultural heritage, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA Principles for the Care and Handling of Library Material
An entirely new version of "IFLA Principles for the Preservation and Conservation of Library Materials" by J.-M. Dureau & D.W.G. Clements, 1986 (IFLA Professional Reports no. 8...
Publication - 23 June 2013
Tags: Preservation, Standards, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- December issue of International Preservation News just released!
The latest issue (IPN 58) of International Preservation News has just been released. It is dedicated to: Preservation and Digitization of Rare Maps, Globes and Special Collections...
News - 10 January 2013
Tags: PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Care, Handling and Storage of Photographs
International Preservation Issues (IPI) 5 Photographic materials have complex physical and chemical structures that present special preservation challenges to the librarian and archivist....
Publication - 14 October 2012
Tags: Photographic materials, Preservation, Standards, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Summer issue of International Preservation News just released!
The latest issue of International Preservation News has just been released. It is dedicated to: Mass storage and Preservation Issues. Click here to download it.
News - 11 October 2012
Tags: Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- May Issue of International Preservation News just released!
The latest issue of International Preservation News has just been released. It is dedicated to: "Digitization and Preservation of Newspaper Collections" Click here to download it...
News - 2 July 2012
Tags: Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA 2012 Congress: IFLA-PAC Open Session
Theme: Storage and Repositories: New Preservation and Access strategies (August 13, 2012) Following the general theme of Helsinki Congress: "Libraries Now! - Inspiring, Surprising,...
News - 13 February 2012
Tags: PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA International Newspaper Conference 2012: the draft programme is now on line.
The IFLA International Newspaper Conference will be held in Paris on April 11-13, 2012, at the Bibliothèque nationale de France, in Paris. The draft programme is now available. You will find...
News - 13 February 2012
Tags: PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Accommodation
Details home venue registration programme and proceedings sponsorship List of Hotels Click here to download the list of suggested hotels. Close to the BnF Ibis...
Informational Page - 10 February 2012
Tags: PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- December edition of International Preservation News just released!
The latest issue of International Preservation News has just been released. It is dedicated to the topic of "Energy Savings and Preservation in Libraries and Archives". Click...
News - 25 January 2012
Tags: PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Conference registration
Details home venue programme and proceedings sponsorship accommodation Registrations are closed. Conference Fees ...
Informational Page - 7 October 2011
Tags: PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA International Newspaper Conference 2012
The Bibliothèque nationale de France, the IFLA Newspaper Section and the IFLA PAC Core Activity are pleased to announce the IFLA International Newspaper Conference 2012. Details...
Event - 6 October 2011
Tags: Conference, France, Newspapers, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Summer edition of International Preservation News just released!
The latest issue of International Preservation News has just been released. It will be dedicated to the topic of Preservation in tropical climates. Click here to download it.
News - 9 August 2011
Tags: Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- May edition of International Preservation News just released
The latest issue of International Preservation News has just been released. It is dedicated to Dust. Click here to download it.
News - 7 June 2011
Tags: Conservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Report on the support for preservation in Northeast Japan after March 11th earthquake
Noriko Nakamura, PAC Regional Director for Asia (Tokyo), has written a report on the support for preservation in the areas stricken by March 11th earthquake and tsunami in the Tohoku district (...
News - 8 April 2011
Tags: Disaster relief, Japan, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA-PAC and Rare Books and Manuscripts Section Satellite Meeting
The IFLA-PAC Core Activity and the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section co-organize a satellite meeting on "Collections in Islands. Setting-up and Promoting Cultural Heritage through Networking...
Event - 8 February 2011
Tags: Conference, Conservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- December edition of International Preservation News just released
The latest issue of International Preservation News has just been released. It is dedicated to "Tourism and Preservation: Some Challenges." Download it here: No 52 - December...
News - 1 February 2011
Tags: Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Annual Report to IFLA PAC activities just released
The annual report to IFLA PAC Regional Centers Activities 2009-2010 has just been released. Download it here: Annual report to IFLA on PAC Regional centers activities 2009-2010
News - 2 September 2010
Tags: PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- August edition of International Preservation News just released
The latest issue of International Preservation News has just been released. Il is dedicated to Training in the Digital Age : E-learning Experiences in Preservation. Download it here: No...
News - 19 July 2010
Tags: PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- May edition of International Preservation News just released
The latest issue of International Preservation News has just been released. It is dedicated to CSI: Conservation Scientific Investigation. Download it here: No 50 - May 2010
News - 11 May 2010
Tags: PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Conference sponsored by IFLA-PAC: "CULTURAL HERITAGE on line. Empowering users: an active role for user communities"
The Foundation Rinascimento Digitale, in collaboration with the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and the Library of Congress, is delighted to announce the 2nd edition: “CULTURAL...
Event - 9 October 2009
Tags: Digital preservation, Event, Italy, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Past conferences and events
Preservation and Conservation Section & Core Activity Satellite Conference Conservation and preservation of library material in a cultural-heritage oriented context Rome, Italy, 31...
Informational Page - 1 October 2009
Tags: PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA Preservation and Conservation Centres
Below you can find a list of all IFLA PAC Centres, listed acording to their location, and their expertise. USA and Canada Library of Congress 101...
Informational Page - 16 June 2009
Tags: PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Links of PAC Partners
ABINIA Asociación de Bibliotecas Nacionales de Iberoamérica ACURIL Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries CLIR Council on Library Information...
Informational Page - 16 June 2009
Tags: PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Other Bibliographic References
Conservaplan: Documentos Para Conservar It is a series of collectible issues by the Regional Centre for Latin America and the Caribbean at the National Library of Venezuela which...
Informational Page - 16 June 2009
Tags: PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Past Announcements
PAC will organize an international cycle of conferences in 2009-2010 on Preservation and the Four Elements: Air, Water, Earth and Fire. No. 1: "In and Out Air Strategies. From Climate...
Informational Page - 15 June 2009
Tags: PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Conferences and Workshops
Here you can find information on Conferences and Workshops held by the PAC Strategic Programme and the PAC Centres as well as other relevant events held. Current ...
Informational Page - 15 June 2009
Tags: PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- In and Out Air Strategies Conference: Speakers' presentations on line!
In and Out Air Strategies. From Climate Change to Microclimate. Library, Archives and Museum Preservation Issues International Conference, Bibliothèque nationale de France, 5-6...
News - 7 May 2009
Tags: France, Preservation, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Preservation and Conservation Satellite Conference, Rome, 2009: Proceedings now on line
Date: 31 August, 2009 - 2 September, 2009 Location: Istituto centrale per il restauro e la conservazione del patrimonio archivistico e librario, Via Milano,76...
News - 1 May 2009
Tags: Conferences, Italy, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Mailing List
Submissions: pac-list@iflalists.org Web interface: https://mail.iflalists.org/wws/info/pac-list The Preservation and Conservation Strategic Programme of IFLA is a network of sixteen...
Informational Page - 21 April 2009
Tags: PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- International Preservation Issues (1998 -2006)
International Preservation Issues (IPI) is a collection of studies, surveys or basics on preservation issues to complement the publication of International Preservation News (IPN). IPI...
Publication - 16 April 2009
Tags: Newsletters, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- International Preservation News (1987 -2013)
The "International Preservation News" used to be published three times a year reporting on the preservation activities and events that support efforts to preserve materials in...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: Newsletters, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- 75th IFLA General Conference: PAC Open Session
Call for Papers Theme: "Convergence in Preservation Research between Libraries, Archives and Museums" Programme...
Event - 31 March 2009
Tags: Conferences, Event, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- About the Preservation and Conservation Strategic Programme
Established in 1984 The IFLA Strategic Programme on Preservation and Conservation (PAC) was officially created during the IFLA annual conference in Nairobi in 1984 to focus efforts on...
Informational Page - 31 March 2009
Tags: PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Strategic Programme on Preservation and Conservation (PAC)
The IFLA Strategic Programme on Preservation and Conservation (PAC) has one major goal: to ensure that library and archive materials, published and unpublished, in all formats, will be...
IFLA Group or Activity - 31 March 2009
Tags: Strategic Programmes, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- PAC Annual Reports (2000 onwards)
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2010 2009 2007 2006 2005 2004...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: Annual reports, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Preservation and Conservation Centre Forward Plans
Action Plans 2019-2020 Japan PAC Centre Qatar PAC Centre Oceania PAC Centre Russia PAC Centre Action plans 2017-2018...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: Action plans, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Photography in Latin America and the Caribbean in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries (English/Spanish/French - CD-ROM)
In 1998, the PAC Regional Centre for Latin America and the Caribbean issued a CD-ROM on safeguarding of photographic collections within the framework of the UNESCO's Memory...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Latin America and the Caribbean, Publications, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Safeguarding our documentary heritage / Conservation préventive du Patrimoine documentaire (CD-ROM)
An IFLA/UNESCO/Ministère de la culture project. All throughout history, libraries and archives have been the guardians of the...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Preservation, Publications, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)