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More Than Football: Mexican Sports Posters from the 1940s and 1950s at the IAI

11.06.2026, News

Around twenty posters advertising sporting events in Mexico offer a glimpse into the colorful visual world of the 1940s and 1950s. The collection forms part of the IAI’s Special Collections.
IAI participates in panel on information infrastructures for Latin America and the…

10.06.2026, News

At the LASA Congress in Paris, international experts discussed connected information infrastructures for Latin America and the Caribbean. The IAI was represented by Christoph Müller, who also helped…
Library Congress BiblioCon 2026: International Perspectives on Libraries and Democracy

29.05.2026, News

At the 114th BiblioCon, representatives of international library associations discussed strategies for ensuring free access to knowledge and the role of libraries in different political and social…
Success at BiblioCon 2026: Rômulo Lima (IAI) receives poster award

28.05.2026, News

At BiblioCon 2026, Rômulo Lima’s (IAI) scientific poster on Diamond Open Access in Brazil was awarded with the second place.