Save the Date for “New Librarians Global Connection: best practices, models and recommendations”

We are proud to present 2013 webinar series “New Librarians Global Connection: best practices, models and recommendations” For the second consecutive year, IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning and IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group are partnering with the American Library Association to present a series of free quarterly webinars on issues of interest to new librarians, […]

Call for Papers – Libraries as learning organisations: how to nurture growth in our staff and our communities

World Library and Information Congress: 79th IFLA General Conference and Assembly ‘Future Libraries: Infinite Possibilities, 17-23 August 2013, Singapore IFLA Sections for Education and Training (SET) and Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning (CPDWL) Call for Papers Session Title: Libraries as learning organisations: how to nurture growth in our staff and our communities The concept […]

¿Qué impresiones tienen la gente sobre la bibliotecología como carrera profesional?

By Sarah Newbutt, Barbara Sen, Estibens Espinal C. ¿Qué impresiones tienen la gente sobre la bibliotecología como carrera profesional? Sarah Newbutt The Grammar School, Leeds, UK, [email protected] Barbara Sen Department of Information Studies, University of Sheffield, UK Traducción de Estibens Espinal C. Bibliotecólogo de la Escuela Interamericana de Bibliotecología, Universidad de Antioquia. Resumen: el […]

Building an information literate research community

New content uploaded! Conference Proceedings – The Road to information Literacy : Librarians as Facilitators of Learning A new paper has been added to the IFLA website (www.ifla.org/publications/ifla-publications-series-157 ). The paper ‘Building an information literate research community’ is by Jayshree Mamtora who is Research Services Coordinator, Charles Darwin University, Australia and was presented at […]

IFLA Guidelines for Satellite Meetings

Satellite meetings allows IFLA professional units to devote more time to a specific topic than is available during the IFLA World Library and Information Congress. The Professional Committee now published guidelines to make sure that any agreements that IFLA enters into are formalized and will have no financial consequences for IFLA. We are interested in […]

Archive available for New Librarians Global Connection: best practices, models and recommendations

Dear colleagues: Thanks for registering for “New Librarians Global Connection: best practices, models and recommendations“ on October 10, 2012. You can visit this link to watch the recording of the webinar. “New Librarians Global Connection: best practices, models and recommendations“ is a series of free quarterly webinars on issues of interest to new librarians, models of […]

Resolution Timing of IFLA Venue Announcement

For those of you who missed the PC blog message: After our demand at the leadership brief this year in Helsinki, the PC agreed to recommend a change in timing to the Governing Board. In consultation with National Organizing Committees, the GB, and the PC, will find a way to time the venue announcement so […]

IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning (CPDWL) Section Blog

Inspiring information professionals write about continuing professional development and workplace learning in order to build strong librarians and libraries for the future!