Bibliography – Return on Investment and Value of Libraries April 2013 Public Library Funding and Technology Access Study http://www.ala.org/research/plftas/2011_2012 January 2013 The Library Dividend: a guide to the socio-economic value of Queensland’s public libraries State Library of Queensland September 2012   Australian Content The Library Board of Queensland commissioned this study in 2011 to demonstrate […]

The satellite conference will be held immediately prior to the World Library and Information Congress in Kpaipeda, Lithuania, 8-9 August, 2012 Conference Theme and Focus Public Libraries have traditionally worked together to manage and share resources and information, and initiate cooperative projects. Developments in technology have allowed for even greater collaboration and the creation of […]

On behalf of IFLA, the Public Libraries Section chair Suzanne Payette warmly congratulates Silvia Stasselova and colleagues from the Slovak Librarians Association for recently completing the Slovak translation of the revised IFLA Public Library Service Guidelines. Suzanne advised this was a very challenging piece of work and it contributes significantly to a number of IFLA’s […]