Author Archives: Editor

School libraries and multilingual education article

The CLELE (Children’s Literature in English Language Education) Journal – http://clelejournal.org/journal-profile/ – has just published a very interesting paper, written by Stephen Krashen and Janice Bland, which promotes the need for school libraries in multilingual education. http://clelejournal.org/category/current-issue/ and http://clelejournal.org/article-1-2/ .

UIA Round Table Europe

IASL Europe Director Luisa Marquardt took part in the UIA Round Table – Europe, that was held in Dublin on Nov. 13-14 (see programme here: http://www.uia.org/roundtable/europe-2014).

UIA is the acronym of the “Union of International Associations”, established in 1907 by Paul Otlet (one of the founders of information science) and Henri La Fontaine (Nobel Peace Prize winner). Some 120 representatives of international associations from different sectors (e.g., culture, health, education etc.) gathered in Dublin to discuss concerns, challenges, goals.
How to enlarge the membership base, how to deal with reduced budget or a high turnover of volunteers, have been some of the issues discussed. Effective communication is a key factor to overcome many of the challenges. The organization of the meeting was simply perfect: interesting and useful presentations, followed by lively discussions, and a rich cultural and social programme.

IFLA 2015 call for student papers

Students of Library and Information Science (LIS) are invited to take part in the upcoming 81st IFLA Congress, 15–21 August, 2015 in Cape Town, South Africa <http://conference.ifla.org/> with a paper presentation. The Calls for Papers <http://conference.ifla.org/ifla81/calls-for-papers> have already started, but more will follow soon.

The IFLA/ekz LIS Student Paper Award <http://www.ifla.org/set/student-paper-award> will honor students of Library and Information Science whose abstract submissions have been accepted by any IFLA Section or IFLA Unit to be presented.

Students must first follow one of the deadlines of any IFLA section Call for Papers. Once the paper is accepted for presentation by any IFLA section at the World Congress (not a satellite conference), the student may then send their full paper to SET to apply for the award – but not later than 15 April 2015.

Three finalists will be recognized for their outstanding achievements. From these three finalists, the winner will be chosen and receive the IFLA Congress registration fee plus grant for economy airfare and economical lodging to attend the IFLA Congress 2015, in total up to €1000, plus the recommendation for publication of the paper in the IFLA Journal. Second and third place finalists will receive a certificate.

British report on school library role

A recent report from Britain notes the importance of school libraries. “In a society where one in three homes has no books owned by the children in them, it is essential that youngsters can find them elsewhere.” “Recent research emphasises this importance. A study by the Institute of Education (2013) found reading for pleasure ‘to be more important for children’s cognitive development between ages 10 and 16 than their parents’ level of education.’”
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/news-opinion/school-libraries-play-huge-part-7953681#.VFEIbpotTgI.twitter

Culture of Information

Voici a publication in French on the culture of information. The publication is edited by Vincent Liquete, who has attended several IASL conferences.

http://www.cnrseditions.fr/communication/6979-cultures-de-linformation.html

CILIP essay competition

New competition: the CILIP Blogger Challenge

Our new competition is looking for interesting writing and ideas about important library, information and knowledge issues.

The winner will receive a tablet. It’s open to everyone – you don’t need to be a CILIP member and you don’t have to live in the UK.

As we need to judge entries we can only accept submissions in English. Entries close at 5pm (GMT) on Friday 7 November.

Competition details

Who can enter? Anyone can enter who works or studies in the library, knowledge or information sector or has an interest in this or related areas. You don’t have to be a CILIP member to enter and you don’t have to live in the UK. You could, for example, be:

· A librarian, archivist or information scientist

· A student studying an information science module

· A researcher, lecturer or teacher

· Someone with a professional interest in library and information issues

What sort of topics could I write about? You could, for instance, provide a new perspective on a library, information and knowledge related topic such as:

· Everyday life e.g. Why supermarket shelves should be arranged by Dewey Decimal…

· Copyright and the law e.g. How does current UK copyright law serve people with disabilities?

· Data, information and knowledge e.g. Why don’t people care about their own data?

· Education e.g. How to teach information literacy in the classroom

· Publishing e.g. 6 reasons a paper book is the perfect technology

· Research e.g. 5 thoughts on the future of open access journals

· Technology e.g. How do you archive a video game?

· The economy and business e.g. 5 ways libraries are supporting new businesses

Judging criteria and guidelines. Each submission will be judged on the quality of the writing and the criteria below:

1. Be short and focussed on one issue: The word limit is 500-1500 words

2. Have a short, meaningful and descriptive title: Less than 70 characters (including spaces)

3. Be relevant: It should focus on important issues relating to libraries, knowledge and information and the relevance of these issue to wider

4. Be bold and encourage debates: It should be bold; making a clear argument backed up by facts, stats and sources, and it should encourage comments and debate

5. Be original: It should provide a new and original perspective. It should not have been published anywhere else previously, including on your own blog.

6. Make complex concepts and ideas accessible to non-experts: Use simple, everyday language. Try to explain all acronyms and technical language. We would also ask all entrants to try and write for screen reading, bearing in mind that people read differently on a screen compared to reading on paper. For instance: use sub-headings to break the blog into meaningful chunks of information. Try the inverted pyramid structure – start with the conclusion, cover the most important and interesting information first and provide more detail later in the piece. Find out more about how users read on the web.

How do I submit a blog? Please email your submission to [email protected] with a few lines about yourself and your interest in library and information related topics. The submission should be a Word document or in the body of the email.

When is the deadline? Your submissions should be sent to [email protected] by 5pm (GMT) on Friday 7 November. The winning blog post and highly commended blog posts will be chosen by 27 November.

What happens after I submit? Our judging panel, chaired by CILIP Vice President Jan Parry, will review your submission. After the deadline has passed we will be in touch to let you know whether your blog post has been highly commended or not. The winning blog post and highly commended blog posts will be published on the website at the end of November and start of December 2014.

What can I win? The writer of the winning submission will win an iPad mini or Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (depending on the winner’s preference). A group of highly commended submissions will also be selected. Each “highly commended” entrant will receive one Facet Book of their choice up to a value of £60.

See terms and conditions.

Why is CILIP running this competition? We want to promote:

· Lively and thought-provoking discussion about issues relevant to the library, information and knowledge sectors

· The value of the skills, expertise and knowledge of library, information and knowledge professionals to issues that impact on our day to day lives

Who can I contact for more information? If you have any questions about the competition please email [email protected].

Link here: www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/enter-cilip-blogger-challenge