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Library and Information Society

Notes from 42 countries. A permanent secretariat was established in 1962. By 1970 there were 250 members
from 52 countries. The secretariat was moved to the hague in 1971. By 1974 IFLA membership had
become virtually global with 600 members in 100 countries.
Membership criteria were expanded beyond library associations in 1976 to include institutions, i.e.,
libraries, library schools and bibliographic institutes. At this time, the word Institutions was added
to the organisation’s name. Since, then further new categories of membership have been created,
including personal affiliates.
Committee on free access to information and freedom of expression (FAIFE)
One of the core activities of IFLA is the Committee on Free Access to Information and Freedom of
Expression [1], which monitors the state of intellectual freedom within the library community
worldwide, supports IFLA policy development and co-operation with other international human
rights organisations, and responds to violations of free access to information and freedom of
expression.
IFLA/FAIFE is a member of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange, a global network
of non-governmental organisations that monitors freedom of expression worldwide. It is also a
member of the Tunisia Monitoring Group, a coalition of 16 free expression organisations that lobbies
the Tunisian government to improve its human rights record.

Self Assessment
Multiple Choice Questions:
3. The first constitution was approved in ...... in 1929.
(a) Rome (b) Scotland
(c) Netherland (d) Japan.
4. Who is the head of the National library of Sweden, was elected as the first president?
(a) Isak collijin (b) Raja Rammohan Roy
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these.

14.5 Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF)

Another positive and welcoming step taken by the central government of India is the establishment
of the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation at Calcutta.
1972 as a part of the bicentenary celebrations of the birth of Raja Rammohun Roy a Social reformer
of the early 19th Century. It was founded with basic objectives of spreading library movement in
the country in general and the rural libraries in particular. Its main programme is to provide financial
assistance to public libraries a matching grant basis. At present it is assisting the State Central
Libraries, District Central Libraries. Under which many states and Union Territories have been
developed the rural public library services in the country.
The foundation has another programme of assistance to libraries towards organization of workshops,
conferences and exhibition of books. The foundation had taken a major initiative for formulation of
a National Policy on Library and Information system by the Government of India.
Recently, it had taken up, on a matching grant basis, schemes of assistance to public libraries below
district level for increasing accommodations and also to state central libraries and district central
libraries to acquire TV cum VCR sets for educational purposes. It also gives the assistance to children’s
libraries or children’s section of general public libraries.
During the last three decades, the foundation has covered 28 state central libraries, 500 district
central libraries many number of taluka libraries, Nehru Yuvak Kendras, Town and rural libraries
including the mobile libraries in rural areas.

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