The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions ( International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), or IFLA for short. Founded in 1927 to strengthen communication and cooperation in the library community, IFLA is a UNESCO A-level advisory body, an associate member of the International Council of Scientific Unions, and an observer of the World Intellectual Property Organization. Its headquarters are located at the Royal Library in The Hague, the Netherlands.

In the second half of the 19th century, the development of libraries The development of libraries in the second half of the 19th century has increasingly called for greater cooperation among libraries in different countries. Following the establishment of the American Library Association in 1876, many countries established library associations and actively advocated the creation of international organizations of libraries.

On September 30, 1927, the British Library Association held a conference in Edinburgh to celebrate its 50th anniversary, at which representatives of library associations from 15 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, and China, jointly advocated and signed an agreement to formally establish the International Committee on Libraries and Cataloguing. In 1928, the committee held its first meeting in Rome, decided to set up a secretariat in Geneva, and established six professional groups. 1929, at the congresses held in Rome and Venice, decided to change the name of the committee to IFLA, and formally adopted the IFLA Constitution.

IFLA is the leading organization of international library and information services, and the representative of the global library and information profession, it is the most authoritative and influential non-governmental professional international organization in the world library community, representing the interests of library associations, intelligence associations, and library intelligence services around the world. It represents the interests of library associations, intelligence societies, and library information service organizations around the world.

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The purpose of IFLA is to promote communication and cooperation among the international library community, to discuss issues related to the field of librarianship and information science, and to promote the development of the international library community. IFLA's mission is to promote communication and cooperation among the international library community, to discuss issues related to the field of librarianship and information science, and to act as a representative body of the library community in international affairs.

IFLA's main publications are: IFLA Annual (founded in 1969), IFLA Journal (founded in 1975), IFLA Trends (founded in 1981 and published in odd years), IFLA Guide, International Cataloguing and Bibliographic Control, and Specialized Libraries. The IFLA Guide, International Cataloging and Bibliographic Control, and Specialized Libraries are a series of 47 monographs.