Earlier this year the IFLA Acquisition & Collection Development Section (ACD) published some new translations of its widely read Electronic resource guide, including Chinese (classical, or traditional). The ACD Section has just announced the launch of a simplified Chinese version, which will complement the classical one. Effectively, while classical Chinese is preferably used in various parts […]
Read moreHere’s a message from Philip Minchin in Australia you may be interested in: ‘Hello library colleagues! We have always known that libraries link their communities to the wider world. Now we have a single event that will connect libraries on every continent – including Antarctica – in a single chain of communication lasting over 24 […]
Read moreInnovative libraries – don’t miss this opportunity! EIFL’s Public Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP) has launched a new award – for ‘Creative use of ICT in Public Libraries’. The prize is US$1,500. The deadline is October 30 2013. Public and community libraries in developing and transition countries may apply. You can apply in English, French, […]
Read moreThis new FAIFE Spotlight Libraries, e-Lending and the Future of Public Access to Digital Content , is a thinkpiece which pushs on the reflection of freedom of access to information in the digital age. In its comment, members of the FAIFE committee highlight and discuss the ethical issues of the report and outline the role […]
Read moreMeet Kirsten McCormick this year’s recipient of the Travelling Librarian Award. The Award is offered by the English-Speaking Union (ESU) and The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) and builds the relationship between library and information professionals in the United Kingdom and their counterparts in the United States and across the Commonwealth. […]
Read moreRuth Ornholt, Head of Hordaland County Library in Bergen Norway, travelled to Wagga Wagga in country Australia last weekend to speak at the Australasian Mobile Library Conference. A former member of the Public Library Standing Committee Ruth wowed the audience with tales of her library ‘boat’. It goes to show how ‘mobile’ libraries come in […]
Read moreBuilding on our last post EIFL’s Public Library Innovation Programme is delighted to share results of two library health services in Africa. They are: • Northern Regional Library (Ghana), which builds health workers’ and community ICT capacity, and sent over 3,000 phone text messages (SMS) to 94 expectant mothers with health information and reminders about clinic […]
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