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IFLA SCITECH and OA

IFLA’s Science and Technology Libraries (SCITECH) Section has hosted a number of programs over the years that explored and addressed open access. Programs ranging from Open Practices (2022), Library as Driver for Open Access (2018), Open Data (2016), and Open Access Across Scientific Disciplines (2009), among others. In this article we provide some background on Open Access (OA) and how it is in line with our section’s 2023 World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) programme.

Call for proposals: IFLA WLIC 2023 Science & Technology Section Program "Decoding Citizen Science: Putting Libraries in the Public Sphere" (Deadline Extended: 8 May 2023)

This call is an invitation to participate in a 75-minute session at the WLIC 2023 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, with 4 speakers who will address Decoding Citizen Science.

Call for proposals: IFLA WLIC 2022 Science & Technology Section Program "Open Practices: Science Engagement"

This call is an invitation to participate in a one-hour session at the WLIC 2022 in Dublin, Ireland, with 3 speakers who will address Open Practices: Science Engagement. 

DEADLINE EXTENDED! Call for Papers: Join the Science & Technology Libraries Section at IFLA WLIC 2020 in Dublin!

You are invited to submit an abstract for a paper to be presented at the joint Science & Technology and Social Sciences Libraries Sections program at WLIC 2020 in Dublin, August 15-21.

2019 WLIC Session Program Announced

The papers for the IFLA WLIC 2019 open session, Moving Beyond Traditional Collections and Services: Supporting Science in Innovative Ways, co-sponsored by the IFLA Science & Technology Section, Audio Visual & Multimedia Section and the Reference & Information Services Section have been selected...

Call for Papers! August 2019 WLIC in Greece!

Call for Papers: Moving Beyond Traditional Collections & Services: Supporting Science in Innovative Ways

The STL WLIC Libraries as Drivers for Open Access Wrap-Up!

On August 26th, the Science and Technology Libraries section hosted three speakers in their first session of the conference, Libraries as Drivers for Open Access. Click here to read more about our wonderful speakers and where you can find their full papers.

The STL WLIC Data Librarianship Wrap-Up!

On August 27th, the Science and Technology Libraries section hosted 5 speakers for its Data Librarian: Needs and Qualifications section. Click here to find out who our amazing speakers were and where to find more information on their work.

STL Sessions at IFLA WLIC in Kuala Lumpur

Call for Papers: "Libraries as Drivers for Open Access"

Theme: Libraries as Drivers for Open Access

Call for Proposals: "Tricks of the Trade of a Data Librarian: Learning it ALL"

The Science and Technology Libraries Section jointly with the Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section and the Education and Training Section invite applications for papers to be presented at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 24-30 August 2018 on the topic of Data Librarianship.

Call for Papers - STL session in Columbus 2016!

STL Theme: The Role of Libraries and Librarians in Scientific and Technological Data Management & Archiving

Photos from Gothenberg 2010

Images from members of the Science and Technology Standing Committee

Report of the Open Session of IFLA Agricultural Libraries Special Interest Group

IFLA Agricultural Libraries SIG convened an open session on the theme “Worldwide trends in open access to agricultural information” on Monday, August 24, 2009 at Milano Convention Center, Milan, Italy.