by Tina Haglund For 35 days there is a buzz in the city of Helsingborg, Sweden. Between the 30th of May and the 3rd of July, Helsingborg City invites inhabitants, employees, and visitors to explore H22 City Expo. The overall theme for H22 is innovation for a smarter and more sustainable city. Within the theme, […]
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Preconference, Jul 22-23 (Friday & Saturday) 10:30 am-4 pm: Satellite Meeting Library Carpentry Workshop, at Waterford Institute of Technology (in collaboration with Science and Technology Libraries Section, & IT Section); ticketed at €60 (Including coffee/tea break, lunch) Jul 25 (Monday) 11:15 am-1:15 pm: Session 016 SC Meeting Continuing Professional Development & Workplace Learning, at West Wing […]
Read moreDear colleagues, Due to the resignation of a member, we are seeking to fill the vacancy with a colleague, preferably from a public or school library, but all interested and qualified colleagues are welcome to apply. As a new member filling a casual vacancy, your term would be until the next formal election cycle in […]
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The Russian Federation declared 2022 the Year of Cultural Heritage of the Peoples of Russia. This decision is in tune with the International Decade of the World’s Indigenous Languages (IDIL 2022-2032) proclaimed by the UN General Assembly (A/RES/74/135 Resolution). In pursuance of it, the Russian institutions of culture, including libraries, have run cultural, educational, and […]
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Written by Almuth Gastinger & Ulrike Lang. Since 2021 the Technische Hochschule Köln (University of Applied Sciences in Cologne) has been offering a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) course to get a certificate in Research Data Management (RDM). This blended learning course targets employees from educational and research institutions, academic libraries, and other research-related organisations. It […]
Read moreI am very excited to announce the 2022 line up of free global virtual conferences offered through the Library 2.0 virtual conference series! The three conferences this year focus on Virtual Reality; Urban Librarianship; and Privacy. The first conference of the year, Virtual Reality and Learning: Leading the Way, will take place next week on […]
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Writer: Jarkko Rikkilä, coordinator, Tampere City Library – Regional Development Task, Finland How can libraries co-operate with Wikimedia – Ideas from Sweden Besides enhancing our skills in evaluating, the libraries could also participate in organizing, producing and creating information. One of the interesting methods of doing so would be co-operating with the Wikimedia Foundation. There’s […]
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