Copyright negotiations commence once more in Geneva, Switzerland next week at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), where a proposed international framework supporting copyright exceptions and limitations for libraries and archives is likely to be the subject of intense discussion among Member States. The 28th meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright & Related […]
Read moreMembers of ACRL’s Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education Task Force<http://www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/directoryofleadership/taskforces/acr-tfilcshe> have been working diligently to revise the draft Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education<http://acrl.ala.org/ilstandards/>. They’ve been reviewing all the community feedback to the February 20 and April 4 drafts and are working to improve and expand the revised draft, which will be […]
Read moreAuthor Barbro Lindgren accepted the 2014 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award on Monday evening before a crowded audience in the Stockholm Concert Hall. H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria presented the award, and Minister for Culture Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth hailed Lindgren for her literary achievements: – Barbro Lindgren is a brave and innovative author. She gives her readers […]
Read moreThe Canadian Library Associationn (CLA) is pleased to announce the launch of its latest publication Leading Learning: Standards of Practice for School Library Learning Commons in Canada. This publication presents a model for the development and implementation of the school libraryas a library learning commons. It provides educators with a common set of standards of […]
Read moreThe Future of Library Services for and with Teens: a Call to Action, is the result of a yearlong national forum conducted by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) in 2013, with funding provided by the Institute of Museum and Library services. The Call to Action lays out a new path for serving 21st […]
Read moreThe 75th LISC Conference will be held 27-28 November 2014 at the University of Cape Town. The theme is LIS Education and Research in a Dynamic Information Landscape. Details are found at http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/lisc/2014/04/08/lisc75-years-commemoration-conference/
Read moreThe inaugural International Library Symposium will be held from 28-30 September 2014 at The Southport School, Gold Coast, Australia. This event is proudly supported by the Queensland School Library Association. Registration is now open at: www.thesouthportschool.com/ils<http://www.thesouthportschool.com/ils> Preliminary Program is available at: http://goo.gl/cshxys Library professionals, academics, researchers, authors, teachers and students with an interest in discussing […]
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