6th Reading Assignment

The IFLA Internet Manifesto
Source: http://archive.ifla.org/III/misc/im-e.htm#1


ABSTRACT:

The IFLA Internet Manifesto was created based on the article 19 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, wherein it indicates that “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers”. IFLA encourages the international community to support the development of internet accessibility worldwide, and especially in developing countries, to thus obtain the global benefits of information for all offered by the internet. It also encourages national governments to develop a national information infrastructure which will deliver Internet Access to all the nation’s population. Also, IFLA urges the library community and decision makers at national and local levels to develop strategies, policies, and plans that implement the principles expressed in this Manifesto.


Three (3) Things I learned:

1. Every individual has intellectual freedom, wherein we can express our opinion and/or seek other information from the other.
2. The librarian and information professional has a big participation/ responsibility in the access of information.
3. Regardless of who we are, where we cam from or where do we live, we are free to access to the internet without barriers.

IMPLICATION:

As a librarian, I also believed that I, myself has a big factor in disseminating information. Internet Manifesto will help a lot in sharing information to all, not only to those who are more privilege but to all users, including children and young people. Libraries and information services should support the right of users to seek information of their choice. But of course, we must promote a responsible access to quality networked information for our users.