May 5, 2025
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May 4, 2025
AfLIA is pleased to invite you to a DataCite Listen and Learn Virtual Session, designed as a Listening Party on DataCite tools and Metadata. Participants will listen, learn, and discuss key ideas together. The focus is on understanding metadata in a practical and meaningful way.
April 26, 2025
Join us for this year's African Librarians Week (#AfLibWk) 2025
April 24, 2025
Webinar - Beyond Library Information Services: Thriving in the AI Age with a Library Science Background - 2
April 23, 2025
Join us to mark the 2025 World Intellectual Property Day with a webinar and a panel discussion on the theme "Intellectual Property Rights and Book Piracy in the Digital Era: African Context"
April 16, 2025
The Special Libraries Section of AfLIA invites you to a powerful 2-day virtual workshop on Strategic Repositioning and Koha Mastery for Special Libraries
March 24, 2025
Rejoignez-nous pour explorer comment les politiques gouvernementales en Afrique de l’Ouest francophone influencent les collections et services des bibliothèques, la propriété intellectuelle, la liberté et la censure, le financement et l’allocation des ressources aux bibliothèques, les inégalités numériques ainsi que la protection des données et de la vie privée.
March 10, 2025
AfLIA launches an Award designed to celebrate and honour one African Librarian who is making outstanding contributions to open knowledge, open access, and knowledge equity on the continent
March 1, 2025
Join AfLIA’s Panel Discussion for International Women’s Day 2025!
February 5, 2025
5 FEBRUARY 2025 AfLIA has joined the TAROCH (Towards a Recommendation on Open Cultural Heritage) Coalition, a global initiative led by Creative Commons advocating for a UNESCO Recommendation on Open Cultural Heritage. This aligns with AfLIA’s mission to ensure equitable access to Africa’s rich cultural heritage—spanning tangible and intangible expressions, historical documents, […]
January 17, 2025
AfLIA is excited to share news about its selection as a recipient of the DataCite Global Access Fund! This award, under the Outreach and Engagement category, will enable AfLIA to increase awareness of the value of Open Science and persistent identifier (PID) infrastructure across Africa.
December 31, 2024
Registration open: 6th AfLIA Conference & 8th African Library Summit
December 23, 2024
AfLIA wishes you a joyful holiday season filled with warmth, happiness, and cherished moments with loved ones. May 2025 bring us prosperity, peace, and success in all your endeavours.
October 21, 2024
We are happy to invite you to the formal launch of the Integrating Wikipedia into African Libraries' Ecosystem project, which takes place on Friday, 1st November, 2024 at 10.30am UTC.
October 14, 2024
Join us for a week of interactive webinars, thought-provoking panel discussions, and exciting activities as we celebrate Open Access Week 2024!
October 9, 2024
AfLIA has been awarded a grant from the WMF Knowledge Equity Fund to support efforts in addressing knowledge gaps, as well as creating and sharing new knowledge.
September 16, 2024
Sponsorship opportunity for African delegates to attend the 2nd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access, in Cape Town, South Africa. This opportunity is powered by SPARC-Africa
August 29, 2024
Registration open: Open Data Management Foundational Course for African Librarians, 1st Cohort
July 24, 2024
Free online course aims to strengthen open data capacities for African librarians
July 15, 2024
Call for Abstracts: 6th AfLIA Conference and 8th African Library Summit
July 4, 2024
Webinar - Beyond Library Information Services: Thriving in the AI Age with a Library Science Background
June 19, 2024
AfLIA invites academic and research library staff to participate in the 2nd Cohort of the Openness course for African academic librarians. Registration is open till July 4, 2024
June 18, 2024
AfLIA invites public and community library staff to participate in the 4th Cohort of the Early Literacy development course. Registration is open till July 2, 2024
June 10, 2024
Webinar: Advocacy for Information Literacy in the age of AI in LIS Schools: A Path Forward
May 30, 2024
AfLIA receives funding to boost sensitization, capacity development and advocacy in inclusive openness in Africa.
May 12, 2024
Leveraging Libraries and Librarians for Africa’s Social Change and Sustainable Development in the 21st Century
May 10, 2024
Webinar: Advocacy for Information Literacy in the age of AI in LIS Schools: A Path Forward
May 7, 2024
AfLIA stands in solidarity with the Kenyatta University community, particularly the library staff, faculty, and students, following the devastating fire that engulfed the Kenyatta University Old Moi Library on Friday, May 3rd, 2024
April 5, 2024
Register for the ICIL- Africa 2024 Orientation Webinar scheduled for Tuesday 16th of April, 2024 at 11.00 am GMT via Zoom to learn more about the sub-themes of the conference, important dates, the ongoing call for abstracts submission, registration, participation opportunities and the benefits of attending this edition.