Proactive Legal Deposit Practices at the Sarawak State Library, Malaysia

The Sarawak State Library (SSL), established in 1999, has been designated as the official repository for all publications produced within Sarawak, a region in Malaysia. To fulfil this mandate, SSL has adopted various proactive measures to ensure publishers adhere to the regulations and meet their legal deposit obligations at both regional and national levels. This paper examines strategies designed to enhance compliance among authors and publishers and improve coordination with the National Library of Malaysia. It also addresses the challenges associated with dual mandates. Statistical data on SSL’s initiatives highlight the effectiveness of these efforts, while recommendations for future improvements are also proposed to strengthen the library's role further. Note about the authors: Jassalini Jamain is the Librarian and Head of the Legal Deposit Unit at Sarawak State Library, specializing in legal deposit. With 15 years of experience, she has been instrumental in enhancing legal deposit practices to safeguard Sarawak’s intellectual heritage. Jassalini holds a degree in Information Studies (2003) and a Master of Information Management (2021) from the University of Technology MARA (UiTM). She has led key projects such as Web Archiving, Legal Deposit Management System, and Online Sarawak State Bibliography. Passionate about preserving Sarawak’s publications, she collaborates closely with authors and publishers to ensure the region’s literary legacy is maintained. Rashidah Hj Bolhassan, Ph.D Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Sarawak, Malaysia Dayangku Horiah Awang Gani Archive Management Division, Sarawak State Library, Kuching, Malaysia Shafinaz Afidia Andrew Affendy Sarawakiana Division, Sarawak State Library, Kuching, Malaysi

Minutes of meeting: Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section, 12 December 2024

The Standing Committee of the Document Delivery and Resource Sharing met on December 12th and welcomed the NISO committee who presented their findings on the future of the IFLA vouchers. under the “Exploration of new ISO 18626 functionality interesting group: The group has been talking to various entities: IFLA, vendors who support ILL systems and the Center for Interlibrary Loan Transactions (CILLT) regarding the ILL financial transactions. They shared their presentation introducing the initiative. It has been decided to follow up with the IFLA HQ. Andy and Tom updated the committee on their progress in the updates, and to provide an estimated timeline after the holidays. The Committee evaluated the IFLA ILDS 2024 in Baku that was held from 2-4 December, It was a success, very well organized, good attendence 70 and more reflections on lessons learned from the conference for the future one to be held in 2026. A new webinar by the grant recipient of (ILDS 2024) to be organized in February 2025. IFLA elections were discussed as well as creating a committee to decide on a theme for the WLIC 2025

IFLA-UNESCO School Library Manifesto - ITA

Il Manifesto IFLA-UNESCO per la Biblioteca Scolastica 2025 è un’edizione aggiornata del precedente Manifesto IFLA/UNESCO per la Biblioteca Scolastica: La biblioteca scolastica nell'insegnamento e nell'apprendimento per tutti (1999). La nuova edizione riflette i profondi cambiamenti avvenuti nella tecnologia, nella società e nell'istruzione, e rappresenta uno strumento importante e utile per promuovere la biblioteca scolastica a favore di un'educazione di qualità e inclusiva. Il testo è il risultato di un lavoro collaborativo all'interno dell'IFLA, della IASL e della comunità globale delle biblioteche scolastiche. È stato pubblicato congiuntamente in lingua inglese dal Comitato permanente della Sezione Biblioteche Scolastiche dell’IFLA e dalla IASL – International Association of School Librarianship – il 12 settembre 2021, approvato dal Consiglio Direttivo dell'IFLA il 17 aprile 2023 e successivamente approvato nella 13a sessione del Consiglio intergovernativo del Programma UNESCO “Information For All Programme” - IFAP [Informazione per tutti] nell'aprile 2025

Minutes of meeting: Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section, 07 November 2024

The DDRS Standing Committee met on Novebmer 7th 2024 and discussed a potential meeting with the International Standard organization” to share the results of a survey that was done about Resource Sharing and IFLA vouchers. The ILDS 2024 is in progress with confirmed Keynote speakers:Trevor Dawes, Inga Davidoniene, Karim Tahirov. 13 papers, 11 posters and a special session about RSCVD. The 4th webinar of the Series was scheduled for the 12th of November with all confirmed speakers from Columbia and Brazil, Andy and Tom updated the Committee on the progress of the major updates of the DDRS guidelines. Chair discussed the need to create a volunteering committee to prepare the WLIC 2025 session . The election and prenomination processes were also discussed, along to the IFLA Strategy and trend report. Under the International Perspective theme, the ILL in Norway was presented by Helen Sakrihei showcasing the ILL process, from laws, legislations, repositories, search and deliveries and digital libraries

Minutes of Meeting: Academic and Research Libraries Section, 2 & 4 December 2024

Topics include the following: 1. Welcome, attendance and apologies. 2. Approval of the agenda. 3. Approval of minutes of previous meeting. 4. IFLA Updates. 4.1. From the Professional Committee. 4.2 From Division D. 4.3. From Vicki McDonald. 4.4. Call from items to be raised to the PC or Division D. 5. Country Trends. 6. Annual Report for 2023-24. 7. Section Review. 8. WLIC 2025 Planning. 9. Action Plans Items. 10. Additional Busines

Minutes of Meeting: Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities Section, 11 March 2025

Minutes of the LPD Midterm Meeting held in Malmö, Sweden, covering updates from IFLA and EALS, member reports, collaboration with DAISY, the Accessibility Metadata Network, and ongoing work on the section’s mission, goals, and communications strategy

IFLA Strategy 2024-2029

IFLA'nın 2024-2029 Stratejisi, Federasyonu yüzüncü yılının ötesine ve hatta neredeyse Birleşmiş Milletler'in 2030 Gündeminin ötesine taşıyacaktır. Her iki dönüm noktası da uzun vadeye odaklanmayı, görmek istediğimiz dünya hakkında net olmayı ve kütüphaneler ile IFLA'nın oynayabileceği rolün altını çiziyor. IFLA’nın 2024-2029 stratejisi IFLA’ya dair bugünkü algıları ve geleceğe dair temennileri anlamak isteyen üyeler ve gönüllülerin katıldığı anketler ve müzakereler aracılığıyla şekillendirildi.2024-2029 stratejisi reçete sunmayı amaçlamıyor, bunun yerine bu alandaki herkesin kendi planını geliştirmesine ışık tutan daha geniş bir çerçeve sunuyor. İstediğimiz dünyaya ilişkin net bir vizyonun yanı sıra IFLA'nın oraya ulaşmak için kütüphaneleri nasıl destekleyebileceğini ortaya koyan bir değişim teorisi sunmaktadır. IFLA'nın planları için sürekli bir referans, ilerlemeyi ölçmek için bir çerçeve ve başka alanlarda strateji geliştirmeye yardımcı olacak potansiyel bir model görevi görecektir. Ayrıca, IFLA'nın uluslararası bir federasyon olarak farklı kültürlerden, dil topluluklarından, coğrafyalardan ve deneyimlerden gelen insanları bir araya getiren, onlar için bir platform sağlayan ve sonuçlar sunan doğasını yansıtacak şekilde tasarlanmıştır

Minutes of meeting: Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section, 16 January 2025

The monthly DDRS meeting discussed the DDRS IFLA themes for the WLIC 2025. Several options were discussed NISO survey on ILL processes and the future of the IFLA voucher, the Controlled Digital Lending, sustainability in Resource Sharing, the impact of e-susbscriptions, the eddfect of Open Access on Resource Sharing, challenges in shipping materials internationnally, the future of ILL Digital Controlled Digital Lending. Chair Tuba recommended to consolidate the ideas for the next meeting in February and come up with a theme. The elctions were discussed and Tuba explained to all the process and those in the committee who do not need nominations versus all those who need nominations. Tuba encouraged Committee members to collaborate, support one another dring the nnomination process. The committee anticipates welcomgin 3-4 new members to ILDS. The storage location of the latest ILDS 2024 papers was discussed and IFLA repository and ADA University repository will be homes to all papers

Minutes of Meeting: Information Literacy Section, 12 September 2023

Minutes of business meeting with Information Literacy section' members held virtually the 12th of september 2023 following the WLIC 2023

Minutes of meeting: Resource Sharing during COVID-19 Committee, 22 January 2025

The monthly RSCVD meeting took place on January 16, 2025, led by Committee Chair Carmen Lomba. She opened the discussion by reflecting on ILDS 2024 and invited members to share their impressions and ideas. Silvana provided updates on the Talaria application, suggesting the need for librarian training on the final release, which is expected soon. Lapis Cohen extended an invitation to the RSCVD Committee to participate in the ALA meeting in June 2025 in Philadelphia to discuss the collaboration between SHARE and RSCVD. Katia updated the committee on possible themes being considered by DDRS for WLIC 2025. Discussions also took place regarding the session format, with options including a classical panel discussion, an International World Café, or a fishbowl format. Silvana proposed that RSCVD be represented at ALA as part of the DDRS open session and at the IFLA stand in the WLIC exhibits area. She also suggested developing marketing materials, including brochures and a demo. The committee reviewed upcoming RSCVD activities across different regions: Lisbon (May 27-31, 2025) – Presentation under the theme "Partnership and Cooperation Networks on Open Access Projects." Hispano-American Libraries Webinar – To engage and expand RSCVD’s outreach. MENA Libraries Webinar (February 4, 2025, at QNL) – Conducted in Arabic to support regional library communities. Sri Lankan Library Association & Bangladeshi Librarians Webinar – Aimed at further expanding RSCVD’s outreach efforts. To date, 267 libraries have joined RSCVD. The meeting concluded with a discussion on RSCVD’s sustainability, particularly the need to explore funding opportunities and sponsorships from foundations to ensure long-term success