Presentation at the Swedish Library Association, IFLA network meeting, may 2013

1. IFLA communication
Catharina Isberg
Information Coordinator, CPDWL section

2. IFLA
Important communication initiatives
• Moving into social media
• Web page
• Languages
• Institutional repository
• IFLA-L list

3. IFLADIAL
• Communication highly discussed in Helsinki.
• An active interest in strengthening the flow of
information and communication was
expressed.
• Suggests areas for improvement.
• Investigate concerns related to IFLA
communication issues and to develop
proposals for the PC

4. IFLA DIAL working group
• Started in Helsinki 2012
• Discussions, online survey and tweetchat, fall
2012
• Report, december 2012
http://www.ifla.org/files/assets/support-of-
the-profession/publications/ifla-dial-report-
2012.pdf

5. • more dialogue, speaking together on a basis
of equality;
• more transparency, so that we can
understand and participate in IFLA decision
making processes on an informal basis;
• personal visibility on the web, so that we can
get to know people, their positions and their
interests without going to lots of meetings

6. Outcome
• transparency in decision-making
processes, more open discussions rather than
just decisions communicated.
• Officers are limited by rules. “rather inflexible
structure”
• communication between Sections is minimal
• Wish for ongoing, constant communication
online

7. Outcome
• much stronger and more strategic social
media strategy
• ProfSpeak: blogs.ifla.org/profspeak is not
visible on IFLA’s blog list

8. Dialogue, Transparency, Visibility
Let’s do it together!