Monthly Archives: January 2014
International Book Giving Day February 14
Information 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/,
British study on pleasure readin impact
‘Social inequalities in cognitive scores at age 16: The role of reading’, by Alice Sullivan and Matt Brown. CLS Working Paper 2013/10
ECIS 2014 Conference
ECIS 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
Astrid Lindgren Award timetable
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March 25 Announcement of the 2014 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award laureate (s) at the National Library of Sweden at 1:00 pm CET. The announcement is broadcast live on www.alma.se/en and streamed live to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Italy. March 27 A presentation of the laureate at the Swedish Institute for Children’s Books in Stockholm. Open to the public. Admission free but limited seating. April 4 Presentation of the laureate(s) in Umeå in a conference on children’s culture arranged by the Swedish Arts Council – Choosing the right is large, to choose freely is bigger? May 26 – June 2 The award week begins on May 26 and includes a visit to Vimmerby, Astrid Lindgren’s birthplace. The laureate(s) participate in a program and meet the Swedish public, press and media. The award week ends with the award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall on June 2. |
Oman Information Literacy event
The Information Literacy Network of the Gulf, in partnership with Sultan Qaboos University (Oman), is offiering a day of informational presentations on February 12th, 2014 from 9:00am to 3:30pm. A series of speakers will present on the practical implementation of a range of technology resources used to support research skills instruction and information literacy in libraries.
Please RSVP to Mr. Taleb Al Yarubi at abuhilal@squ.edu.om. Please submit your full name, institution, and email address when registering. The day’s event will take place in the Al-Fahm Auditorium, Cultural Center at Sultan Qaboos University. Do not delay in registering!
IFLA mid-term meeting
All members of the IFLA School Libraries Standing Committee are invited to participate in the 2014 Mid-term meeting in London, UK in April. The main focus of the meeting will be on the revision of the 2002 IFLA/UNESCO School Library Guidelines. Detailed information about the meeting can be found under Events at http://www.ifla.org/events/19