Extending the hand of friendship

  From CILIP’s International Library and Information Group comes information about the Library Hosts Directory. The Hosts Directory is exactly that – a list of international librarians who are willing to host, for a day or two, a fellow library and information worker who is visiting their city or region. Hosts are located across the […]

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Nau Mai, Haere Mai, Whakatau Mai

LIANZA (The Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa) invites you to join us at LIANZA 2013 Conference: Wai-Ora, Wai-Māori, Waikato from 20-23 October in Hamilton, New Zealand. The Conference Programme Committee welcomes abstract submissions for papers, lightning sessions and workshops. The conference theme reflects the association that the Waikato area of New Zealand […]

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Come to Australia for a Mobile Experience!

Coming to WLIC in Singapore? Why not extend your trip and come ‘down under’ for the 2013 Australasian Mobile Library Network Conference to be held in Wagga Wagga on 23-25 August. The program will be finalised by the beginning of May but already the committee can confirm that Ruth Ornholt  from  Hordaland County Library  in […]

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IFLA 2013 Singapore – Public Libraries Section Program

An amazing program from Public Libraries and Metropolitan Libraries Section awaits you in Singapore  Exploring an e-book future (e-book lending models, copyright and other issues) and a World café.   We will present an exciting program of   3-4 short speakers followed by a world café discussing different themes concerning the e-book future.  This session is […]

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Metlib 2013

MetLib 2013 is coming up! The Amsterdam Public Library and its staff is ready to welcome you with an exciting program. In combination the city Amsterdam has a lot of special celebrations this year, especially the re-opening of the famous Rijksmuseum two weeks before the MetLib conference. A visit to its famous library is part […]

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Wikimedians in Residence – Australia

  Wikimedia Australia is seeking expressions of interest from GLAMs and Wikimedia contributors interested in World War I for Wikimedians in Residence. http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Proposal:WWI_WiR The initial call for Wikimedia contributors has a deadline of 28 February 2013. See above link for a form to fill in. Interested GLAMs (large and small, in capital cities and regional) […]

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Library Value in the Developing World

SAGE is conducting a research study to investigate library value in the developing world. The project, Library Value in the Developing World, will investigate the value of academic libraries for teaching and research staff at twelve institutions selected from countries classified by the World Bank as low income and middle income economies (ie with a […]

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