Roberta Montepeloso, PhD student, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy IFLA CPDWL Satellite Meeting 2019 was held in Zagreb, at the National and University Library (NSK). Gillian Hallam opened the works exhorting the participants to wonder what kind of impact could have the attendance at the conference. She invited the audience to reflect not only on the […]
Read moreNicoleta-Roxana Dinu, National Library of Romania, Bucharest I had the great opportunity to attend for the first time an IFLA event, namely the IFLA CPDWL Satellite Meeting 2019, which took place in Zagreb, on 20-21 August 2019. This happened thanks to the organisers who generously offered me funding to allow me to attend it. […]
Read moreThe CPDWL section was delighted to be able to offer a number of bursaries to LIS professionals wishing to attend our Satellite Meeting in Zagreb in August. A total of 13 bursaries were distributed to the recipients who were either presenting at the Satellite Meeting or who were attending the conference as ‘first-timers’. As many of […]
Read moreSome months ago I came across this report that has been published for the third time by LinkedIn. Even if it focuses on learning and development in industrial companies, I think it is also of interest for libraries and information service institutions. 3,300 employees from various organisations were surveyed to create this report. This included […]
Read more#WLIC2019 in Athens, Greece just ended as well as our CPDWL Satellite Meeting in Zagreb, Croatia in August! Both were memorable conference experiences and drew many library workers and educators from around the world to convene and learn from one another! In this blog, I’ll highlight the CPDWL Satellite Meeting in Zagreb, Croatia. We were […]
Read moreDuring my National Library Tour, while I Presided the American Library Association (ALA), I met many dedicated library workers experiencing stress and anxiety brought by daily life and in their workplace with library patrons and coworkers. As a woman with deep interests in mental and physical health, and overall well-being of library workers, I knew […]
Read moreEach librarian is an advocate. Each library worker is an advocate. Library associations like IFLA and ALA, and library schools have developed a myriad of materials, including courses, to help library advocates continue advocating to keep libraries open, funded and equipped. As we know, programs and services provided by libraries are essential to better the […]
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