The result of the PISA survey 2012, published in 2013, was a real wake up call for Sweden, as it revealed that Swedish pupils performed significantly worse than students in other OECD countries in terms of literacy. As a reaction to this negative result, a number of reading promotion projects started, […]
Read moreOur friends in IFLA’s Section on Management and Marketing in collaboration with BibLibre, Paris, France, has the pleasure to announce the IFLA – BibLibre International Marketing Library Award for 2016. The IFLA – BibLibre International Marketing Award honours organizations that have implemented creative, results-oriented marketing projects or campaigns. Up to 10 finalists will be chosen to […]
Read moreHow quickly does time go? It’s only just over a month since the wonderful IFLA Public Libraries satellite in Cape Town hosted by our friends and colleagues from the City of Cape Town Library Service and the Western Cape Provincial Library Service. It was a truly inspirational 2 days – thought provoking presentations; workshops where […]
Read moreThe American Library Association has announced details of its new public awareness campaign, Libraries Transform, will launch in Washington, D.C. and in communities and libraries around the country on 29 October 2015. The purpose of the new campaign is to increase public awareness of the ways that libraries of all types transform people’s lives and […]
Read moreA new survey from Pew Research Centre highlights the issues currently facing American public libraries and provides food for thought for public libraries globally. The report show that while citizens believe that libraries are important community institutions and profess interest in libraries offering a range of new program possibilities there are signs that the share of Americans […]
Read moreEIFL is calling for applications for the EIFL Public Library Innovation Award for public library services contributing to literacy. The call is open to public and community libraries in developing and transition countries that use information and communication technology (ICT) in creative ways to improve literacy of children or adults. The prize includes US$1,500 and […]
Read moreCall for Papers: Library Spaces – Real and Digital Library Congress in Leipzig (Germany) 2016 Speakers from abroad are explicitly encouraged to submit presentations to the congress. For this purpose, financial support can be applied for at BII – Bibliothek & Information International ( Library & Information International). The program committee is especially asking US-American […]
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