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appear sporadically. Each year the proceedings of the World Library and Information Notes
Congress, IFLA General Conference and Assembly are made available on the IFLA website.
It also publishes International Cataloguing and Bibliographic Control (ICBC) Journal,
IFLA Directory, International cataloguing, world directory of administrative libraries,
world directory of map collection, LIBRI Library journal.
(vi) Seminars, Conference and Workshop: IFLA regularly holds “World Library and Information
Congress: IFLA General Conference and Assembly” and Regional Meetings. IFLA’s general
conferences are large scale conference. In 1961, IFLA holds the international conference on
cataloguing principles in Paris.

(vii) Fellowships, Funds and Grants: IFLA administers a number of Grants and Scholarships to
enable the aspiring library and information professionals from all over the world to
enhance their training and to provide funding for new and exciting projects in the field of
librarianship. Such programmes include Guust Van Wesemael Literacy Prize, IFLA
International Marketing Award, Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development
Fellowship, Margreet Wijnstroom Fund, Dr Shawky Salem Conference Grant (SSCG), etc.
(viii) Cooperation: IFLA is now quite an active international organization. It has Formal
Associate Relations with UNESCO, observer status with the United Nations, associate
status with the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU) and observer status with
the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the International Organization
for Standardization (ISO). In 1999, it established observer status with the World Trade
Organization (WTO). It has also offered consultative status to a number of
non-governmental organizations operating in related fields, including the International
Publishers Association (IPA). It is also a member of the International Council on Archives
(ICA), International Council of Museums (ICOM), the International Council on Monuments
and Sites (ICOMOS), and the International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS). Again, till
2009 more than 25 corporations in the information industry have formed a working
relationship with IFLA under its Corporate Partners scheme.
(ix) Standardization: IFLA has standardized international loan request form in 1935 and has
been progressively revising it since then. IFLA developed and published in 1974 the
International Standard Bibliographic Description for Monographic Publication [ISBD (M)]
as the basis for rules of description of monographic material in AACR-II. In 1975, IFLA and
the Joint Steering Committee for the revision of AACR – (JSC/AACR) jointly developed
General International Standard Bibliographic Description [ISBD (G)]. It serves as a
framework for the description of all types of publication.
(x) Mailing Lists and Forum: Sympa software provides web access to IFLA’s lot of mailing
lists. IFLA also serves as an international forum for librarians and advises international
bodies relating to library and information science. It provides expert advice and assistance
in the planning and development of library services.
IFLA advises libraries on matters such as interlibrary loan practices, copyright laws, library
building design, and development of legal deposit regulations that entitle national libraries to
receive copies of every work registered for copyright in their respective countries. It also
stimulates cooperation among writers, scholars, publishers, and libraries, and it assists librarians
in promoting literacy and universal access to knowledge. In addition, IFLA advocates the
formation of a worldwide information network.
India is represented in the Executive Board of IFLA. In October, 1985 ILA organised the IFLA’s
regional seminar on UAP in New Delhi. ILA also hosted 58th General Conference of IFLA in
New Delhi from August 30 - September 5, 1992.

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