see what is happening in Kenya – and in some other places – by seeing the winners of the EIFL-PLIP innovation awards for creative ICT use in public libraries, some of which is benefiting schools especially the project in Kenya – http://www.eifl.net/eifl-plip-innovation-award/award-6-winners#Kenya.
Read moreThe World Bank has relaunched of its open access repository “Open Knowledge Repository – OKR” with a new, cutting-edge mobile friendly interface as well as a few additional enhancements. Please find below a copy of the announcement also available here: http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2014/01/23/open-knowledge-repository-introduces-mobile-friendly-design The most significant aspect of the announcement is that The World Bank, in collaboration […]
Read moreDear Friends of Literacy, Books, and Reading, The Library of Congress Center for the Book is pleased to announce that the 2014 Library of Congress Literacy Awards Program is now accepting applications. Through the generosity of David M. Rubenstein, the Literacy Awards honor organizations that have made outstanding contributions to increasing literacy in the United […]
Read moreA new UNESCO report suggests it’ll be more than 70 years before all children have access to primary school. Here is the link to the UNESCO report http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/leading-the-international-agenda/efareport/reports/2013/ Here is a summary from the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25811704 – it will be a 70-year wait before some children will be able to attend primary school .
Read moreInformation about Book Giving Day Feb 14: http://www.thebookchook.com/2014/01/lets-celebrate-digital-learning-day-2014.html bookmark http://bookgivingday.com/2014/01/25/a-bookmark-for-potential-existing-bookworms/, bookplates http://bookgivingday.com/bookplates/, and http://bookgivingday.com/2014/01/19/a-promise/Thanks
Read moreA study carried out by the Centre for Logditudinal Studies, at the Institute of Education (one of the colleges of the University of London) supplies evidence that children who read for pleasure are likely to do significantly better at school than their peers. Strong reading ability affected children’s scores in maths, vocabulary and spelling. Here is the […]
Read moreECIS Librarians 7th Triennial Conference 25 – 28th September 2014 • Waterloo, Belgium Share your expertise, ideas, information and knowledge with your colleagues. Please complete the following presenter’s form found at http://tinyurl.com/ecislibrary
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