Call for proposals for IS conference

Librarians are invited to con­tri­bute to the 14th International Symposium of Information Science (ISI 2015). ISI 2015 is a bian­nual gathe­ring of scho­lars, rese­ar­chers and stu­dents from infor­ma­tion sci­ence from Europe and beyond who share a com­mon inte­rest in cri­ti­cal infor­ma­tion issues in con­tem­porary society. The con­fe­rence series ori­gi­na­ted in the German-language infor­ma­tion sci­ence com­mu­nity but has become […]

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Boys and reading

Here are some good tips about getting boys to read: http://trevorcairney.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/getting-boys-excited-about-reading.html?utm_content=bufferbb4b5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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Global info literacy resources

Here is the UNESCO’s new publication: information literacy resources from around the world in different languages: You have 10 days to download it (should you wish to do so) by clicking on the following URL: http://www.unesco.org/tools/fileretrieve/3f6c8626.zip Section committee members Mireille and Lesley helped develop this document.

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Virtual library conference

The International Librarians Network will hold a virtual conference on the future of libraries will be held on 8-9 October 2014, with presentations in a number of different time zones. http://ilnetwork.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/library-2-014-worldwide-virtual-conference/

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LIS Education and Research Seminar

III International Seminar on LIS Education and Research (LIS-ER) http://bd.ub.edu/liser/    Barcelona, 4-5 June 2015  The Faculty of Library and Information Science at the University of Barcelona celebrates its centenary (1915-2015) with a seminar on the future of Library and Information Science Education and Research Introduction The School of Library and Information Science in Barcelona was […]

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