22 Oct 2014
Posted by Teresa Hackett, Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager
In retrospect the clouds hovering above the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva look ominous (see photo for our news item on (...)
08 Sep 2014
Posted by Teresa Hackett, Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), short courses that are delivered online for free, are said to be taking the academic world by storm. Thousands (...)
01 Aug 2014
Posted by Jean Fairbairn, Communications Manager / Website
EIFL has released a new video which shows the impact of an EIFL Public Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP) supported project that uses tablet (...)
09 Jul 2014
Posted by Teresa Hackett, Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager
In a disagreement that split mainly along north-south lines, the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) failed for the (...)
22 May 2014
Posted by Teresa Hackett, Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager
Two representatives from EIFL joined a 16-strong international team representing 11 library and organizations spanning Africa, Australia, Canada, (...)
23 Apr 2014
Posted by Teresa Hackett, Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager
To celebrate UNESCO's World Book and Copyright Day on 23 April 2014, and WIPO's World IP Day on 26 April 2014 – we asked librarians in EIFL partner (...)
21 Mar 2014
Posted by Teresa Hackett, Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager
Libraries in EIFL partner countries perform a vital role getting reading and other materials into the hands of people who need information and (...)