ARL’s Hot topics in academic and research libraries.  The session is scheduled for Wednesday 20 August 11:45-13:45  at the part of IFLA’s World Library and Information Congress : IFLA General Conference and Assembly Put in your diaries now! As in previous years, this session will comprise of invited speakers to present an overview of a hot topic.  At […]

The Attendance Grant continues to attract great interest and this year we received a record 91 entries. Our working group has reviewed all applications and advised that the 2014 recipients are: From Africa: Faraja Ndumbaro from Tanzania From Asia: Suchetan Kumar from India) From Latin America: Mariisa Rico Bocanegra from Mexico The recipients will receive […]

LIASA HELIG (South Africa) in collaboration with the Academic and Research Libraries (Standing Committee of IFLA) would like to invite you to an online presentation on agile management and how it has been used to achieve improvements and customer satisfaction at the library of UNSW Australia. In the current technological age where libraries are investing significant resources, including human […]

The annual report describes findings from the NMC Horizon Project, an ongoing research project designed to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have an impact on learning, teaching, and creative inquiry in education. Six key trends, six significant challenges, and six emerging technologies are identified across three adoption horizons over the next one to […]

In cooperation with the Instructional Technology Group (ITG) and the Student Technology Collaborative (STC), the Yale University Library has added the futuristic eyewear, Google Glass—unofficially dubbed “Yale Bass Glass” – to its collection of media devices at the Bass Library. As the group plans for general use of the technology in the fall semester, faculty […]

Don’t forget that grant applications close this Friday February 28.  Please read the full post for further details.

Ex Libris and Sage, is offering THREE (3) Attendance Grants for the IFLA Congress in Lyon 2014 to an information professional from each of these regions: Africa Latin America Asia/Pacific region Each grant covers the registration fee of Euro 455 as well as support for travel and/or accommodation up to Euro 700.  Please see the Conference […]