Libraries and librarians have an important role in defending freedom of expression

After the attack against the Charlie Hebdo editorial staff we have to remind the important role of the press as well as the libraries and librarians to defend the freedom of expression. See the statement of the ALA http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2015/01/ala-president-courtney-young-releases-statement-regarding-charlie-hebdo

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“Challenge Accepted! Facing the Demographic Change: What does Demographic Change Mean for Libraries?”

Students of the Berlin School of Library and Information Science (IBI) at Humboldt University https://www.ibi.hu-berlin.de/startpage?set_language=en&cl=en are planning to give a presentation at the BOBCATSSS conference in Brno, Czech Republic in January 2015. The topic of the presentations will be: “Challenge Accepted! Facing the Demographic Change: What does Demographic Change Mean for Libraries?” Mainly they want […]

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Deadline extended to January 7, 2015: Call for papers for WLIC 2015 Personal strategies, institutional programs, strong libraries

Join us in Cape Town, South Africa (August 12-14, 2015) at the WLIC satellite meeting — Taking Charge of your LIS Career: Personal Strategies, Institutional Programs, Strong Libraries. Proposals are now being taken for papers, research reports, interactive roundtable discussions, workshops and personal stories. Proposals should be sent to Ewa Stenberg [email protected] by January 7. […]

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Don’t forget: Call for papers for WLIC 2015 Personal strategies, institutional programs, strong libraries

The organising committee invites proposals for papers, research reports, interactive roundtable discussions, and workshops.　 It also welcomes proposals to tell personal stories. The objective of the event is to showcase examples of best practices for forging a vibrant library work force. The committee is interested in exploring how individual librarians have successfully managed their careers […]

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MOOCs as access to information in developing countries: new ways to utilize ICTs to help meet challenges in the education sector

Dear colleagues: The presentation, “MOOCs as access to information in developing countries: new ways to utilize ICTs to help meet challenges in the education sector,” part of the CPDWL Programme “MOOCs: opportunities and challenges for libraries” at the WLIC 2014 in Lyon, is now on the IFLA Library.  You can access the paper in English […]

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