Abstract
The article highlights the role, initiatives and strategic directions of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (hereinafter – IFLA) in 2019–2022. It has been established that this period has become a new stage in the activities of the organisation, which at that time held a number of important events and adopted strategic programme documents. For example, in 2019, the World Information and Library Congress in Athens adopted the IFLA Strategy 2019–2024, which formulated four strategic areas of activity: strengthening the voice of libraries at the global level; development and improvement of professional practice; uniting and strengthening the professional field; and optimising the IFLA organisation. In 2020, an important document was adopted, the Statement on Libraries and Open and Effective Governance, which emphasises the role of libraries in effective public decision-making. An attempt is made to analyse the activities of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions in implementing the main directions of the IFLA Strategy for 2019–2024. In 2020–2022, IFLA’s efforts were focused on carrying out activities, either independently or in cooperation with international partners, aimed at implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, developing advocacy, expanding its presence in the work of international organisations and at international meetings (partnership with UNESCO, participation in UN meetings, sessions of the World Urban Forum, etc.). The active use of Internet platforms and resources was observed, the Federation’s presence on social media (Instagram, LinkedIn) was expanded, and a new website was launched in 2021. Webinars, teleconferences, news updates on the website, and email correspondence played a significant role in IFLA’s communications with its members. The main information platform for supporting the library movement and learning about the experience of libraries around the world is the Library World Map portal, which is constantly updated with new stories. On 17–19 August 2021, the World Library and Information Congress was held online for the first time, reviewing the implementation of the IFLA Strategy 2019-2024 and the relevance of its principles. Considerable attention was paid to the revision and creation of standards: revision of the manifestos of public and school libraries, 2020; approval of the IFLA Recommendations for Educational Programmes in Library and Information Science, 2022. During 2020–2021, the IFLA governance system was reorganised to increase transparency, efficiency and partnerships; expand regional representation; improve financial and organisational sustainability; create more diverse opportunities for participation; and strengthen support for volunteers. The main communication platform remained the World Information Library Congress, which resumed its annual holding in 2021 (it was not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). During its work in 2021 and 2022, the annual results of IFLA’s activities in implementing its main strategic directions were presented. At the World Information and Library Congress, which took place on 26–28 July 2022 in Dublin, Ireland, Ukraine was represented by Oksana Boyarynova, a member of the Presidium of the Ukrainian Library Association. She spoke at three sessions of the IFLA Congress, introducing the participants to the Ukrainian experience of youth support and leadership development, cooperation of the Ukrainian Library Association with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine in the national project to improve digital literacy «Diia. Digital Education», as well as the fate and activities of Ukrainian libraries in the context of Russia’s large-scale war against Ukraine. The study found that IFLA’s activities in 2019–2022 demonstrate progress in the implementation of four strategic directions, contribute to the enhancement of the role of libraries in the modern world, more efficient use of their potential, and improve the educational and cultural level of the population
Keywords
association, library, congress, international organization, International federation of library associations and institutions, strategy
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