November 6, 2019
AfLIA kicks-off the “2019 Annual Giving Season” on 3rd December, “Giving Tuesday. Click to read a message from President Ntombela Mandla, and be part of the building “the Africa we want”.
November 6, 2019
AfLIA in collaboration with the Finnish Library Association (FLA) presents a free webinar on the topic "Library Leadership and Management - building today’s African public and community library leaders for tomorrow".
November 6, 2019
The 3rd Ministerial Roundtable for African Ministers with oversight responsibilities for Libraries, held under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Ghana in conjunction with the Ghana Library Authority (GhLA) and African Library & Information Associations & Institutions (AfLIA) came to successful end
October 15, 2019
In conjunction with the Ministry of Education, Ghana, Ghana Library Authority and the African Union, AfLIA is hosting the 3rd Roundtable Meeting of Ministers in charge of Public Libraries in Africa from 28-30th October, 2019 at Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra-Ghana to reiterate the point that access to information is crucial for development in Africa and that Libraries are best suited to perform this role.
October 10, 2019
Join AfLIA as we explore the 2019 Open Access Week theme - 'Open for Whom? Equity for Open Knowledge' through a webinar with resource persons from Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition - SPARC Africa.
October 9, 2019
The attention of African Libraries and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA) has been drawn to a fake 'INVITATION TO ATTEND A 5-DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR LIBRARIANS IN ALL TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN AFRICA' by GOODNEWS INTERNATIONAL VENTURES of Mustapha Hassan St. Olorunsogo, Oke-Ibukun Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.
September 28, 2019
The Day is being celebrated with series of activities across the globe and AfLIA, the trusted voice for the African Library and Information community is not left out. We caught up with some Council members to share their thoughts on International Day for Universal Access to Information, particularly the significance of this year's theme "Leaving No One Behind" and what role African Libraries and relevant stakeholders can play in ensuring access to information for all.
September 6, 2019
The Library Education and Training Institutions Section, AfLIA, is inviting you to register and attend yet another exciting webinar on the topic: Qualitative and Standardized LIS Education for Africa.
September 2, 2019
On 26th August, 2019, African Library & Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the European Bureau of Library Information and Documentation Associations (Eblida) at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Athens, Greece
September 2, 2019
False or inaccurate information, especially that which is deliberately intended to deceive' and to dis-empower. Misinformation becomes a weapon when it is surreptitiously used to sway or control public opinion, widely propagate false narratives for the purposes of gaining commercial, political or social advantages.
August 7, 2019
Frankly Speaking, a 'Virtual Talk Show' and 'Marketplace of ideas' deals with burning issues in African LIS Sector and in the society as it applies to the practice of Library and Information science in the continent.
August 7, 2019
The Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (GAPMIL) Youth Committee with support of UNESCO and SIDA is calling for Youth Ambassadors as part of its strategies to operationalize the Youth Committee globally. The Youth Ambassadors represent the GAPMIL Youth Committee.
July 24, 2019
The Commonwealth University and London Graduate School has bestowed an Honourary Doctorate on Mr. John Tsebe, immediate past president of the African Library & Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA).
July 22, 2019
Cohort 1 AfLIA Leadership Academy (AfLAc) recently visited USA for an exchange professional visit in partnership with the Public Library Association (PLA) of ALA. Participants arrived Chicago on Sunday, 24th March 2019.
July 19, 2019
Most Africans perceive public libraries as spaces with dusty tomes where people go to read and study especially just before examinations. For many, libraries are all about education and the elites but times are changing......!
July 17, 2019
On 9th July 2019, National Assembly of Cameroon organized a lunch in honour of Mr. Alim Garga following his election as the Vice President of the African Library & Information Associations and Institutions - AfLIA
July 8, 2019
I heartily congratulate the African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA) on it's 6th birthday.
June 30, 2019
The African Library community marked this day by engaging children, who come from of all walks of life, through a number of innovative, educative and fun-based activities and programmes, while emphasizing the need for quality education and access to the basic necessities of life for every African child.
June 21, 2019
Overview Solid writing skills can improve your chances of being published, receive funding and advancing in your career. AfLIA, in collaboration with Emerald Publishing, comes your way again with another exciting webinar “Scientific & Research Writing and Publishing Skills for 21st century Librarians”. This all important webinar seeks to introduce the 21st […]
June 10, 2019
African Libraries Creating the Africa We Want and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals The most anticipated library conference in Africa – AfLIACon2019 – came to a successful end on May 24, 2019, at the Weston Hotel, Nairobi-Kenya, after a busy week of unending insight sharing, engaging discussions, thought-provoking presentations and fun-packed […]
June 6, 2019
2019 Day of the African Child Humanitarian Action in Africa: Children’s Rights First.
June 4, 2019
The African Union Commission has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA) to foster closer collaboration between the two institutions.
June 3, 2019
Beware of fake emails purportedly sent from the AfLIA Secretariat.
June 3, 2019
Here are excerpts of the Copyright Limitations and Exceptions Chat on Twitter that we held as a prelude to the WIPO Africa Regional seminar? You can also see all on AfLIA's Twitter handle - @AfLIACon
May 29, 2019
Here is AfLIA's stand on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and Associated Information Institutions
May 15, 2019
AfLIA wishes to bring to the notice of all the 3rd AfLIA Conference and 5th African Library Summit comes up from 19th-24th May 2019 at the Weston Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya.
April 24, 2019
This will show librarians how to integrate what they have learned about openly licenses resources into their work. With access to all the openly licensed resources, librarians will need to establish processes for managing this content and to find ways of supporting academics and students to access and use high-quality research and resources.
April 23, 2019
Today, the World observes World Book and Copyright Day, a special day set aside by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to promote reading, publishing, and copyright. April 23, also marks the date on which several prominent authors, William Shakespeare, Miguel Cervantes and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, all died.
April 9, 2019
This webinar will help librarians understand open access concepts and distinguish between open access and proprietary research. Librarians will be able to consider the implications of open access publishing on the quality of research and discover how to quality assure open access research.
March 23, 2019
This introductory webinar will explain the concepts of OER. Participants will be guided through a search strategy for open content, which they can adopt and use to train students and faculty members.