Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro, nōna te ngahere. Ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga, nōna te ao.
The bird that partakes of the miro berry reigns in the forest. The bird that partakes in the power of knowledge has access to the World.
Freedom of information is the freedom of a person or people to publish and consume information [1].
The LIANZA Standing Committee on Freedom of Information was formed in 2018 to advise the LIANZA Council and membership on issues of freedom of access to information, intellectual freedom and privacy and to support LIANZA in advocacy on these issues.
What we do
We research, write and recommend policy statements, submissions and external messages for LIANZA Council endorsement
We inform and support our members though statements, resources, advocacy and advice
We encourage open debate and discussion and inform our profession via LIANZA publications and social media, presentations, conferences and webinars.
We learn from and contribute to international discourse via IFLA and other international library associations
We work with others with the same concerns such as Internet NZ, Creative Commons.
