Newly elected co-chairs of CPDWL
At the first CPDWL standing committee meeting at the WLIC 2015 in Cape Town the co-chairs were elected. Congratulations to Catharina Isberg and Ewa Stenberg!
Read moreCape Town Declaration 2015
Ministers and country representatives from Angola, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote D’Ivoire Lesotho, Guinea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, South Sudan and Swaziland met to discuss the status of libraries and implementation of access to information agenda. The result is the Cape Town Declaration 2015
Read moreTransport information: Buses for the Satellite Meeting in Milnerton
BUS HIRE FOR CPDWL DELEGATES: SOLOMONS BUSES, Adderley Street is the main street in Cape Town, running down from The Gardens. Many hotels are in the area to the left of Adderley, and to the right are the Civic centre and other public buildings. GET A MAP! ADDERLEY STREET becomes the HEERENGRACHT at the FIRST […]
Read moreNew Webinar sponsored by CPDWL and IFLA New Professional SIG
IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning and IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group will hold the second session of the 2015 webinar series “New Librarians Global Connection: best practices, models and recommendations” on July 30. This session will explore LIS PhD programs as an option for students thinking about or currently in an LIS […]
Read moreIT’S NOT TOO LATE!! Extended deadline for registration – Taking Charge of your LIS Career: Personal Strategies, Institutional Programs, Strong Libraries
Registration for the IFLA Continuing Professional Development & Workplace Learning CPDWL satellite conference, 12 – 14 August in Milnerton, Cape Town, is now extended to 4 August. See our website https://iflasatellitemilnerton2015.wordpress.com/registration/ for Registration and payment. Please note there is NO late registration fee but there are NO WALK-IN! Registrations and payment MUST close on 4th […]
Read moreJune 2015 CPDWL Newsletter is now available
Highlights include an introduction to new CPDWL Standing Committee members, additional details about the CPDWL satellite meeting in Cape Town on ‘Taking Charge of Your LIS Career’, a report on the CPDWL and NPISG (New Professionals) webinars, and a thoughtful article on the challenges for librarians in participatory digital libraries. June 2015 CPDWL Newsletter
Read moreBOBCATSSS 2016 Call for Papers now open
The 2016 BOBCATSSS Conference will take place in Lyon, France, January 27 – 29, 2016 and will explore several key topics: The Role of Libraries in Democratic Cultures, Intellectual Freedom and Censorship, Libraries, Open Access and Open Data, and Protecting Privacy. The Call for Papers is now open. For further details please check the website […]
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