Colleagues, we are excited to announce the our next episode (for season 2) of the CPDWL Podcast Project where we feature library and information professionals who support and participate in professional development work. This episode’s guests are Daria Beliakova and Monica Ertel. To see the episode, see here: https://anchor.fm/ifla-cpdwl/episodes/S2E2-Daria-Beliakova-and-Monica-Ertel-on-Knowledge-Caf-envs08 Curious about […]
Read full post…Monthly Archive for January, 2021
In December 2020, M.I. Rudomino Library for Foreign Literature (Moscow, Russia) ran a series of international educational events, in the blended (face-to-face and virtual) format, dedicated to the history of World War II. They highlighted the effective team work of librarians and educators to tap the libraries’ rich potential in […]
Read full post…Open Access and libraries: Lessons from COVID-19 and our path towards the future IFLA has affirmed that comprehensive open access to scholarly literature and research documentation is vital to the understanding of our world and to the identification of solutions to global challenges and particularly the reduction of information inequality. Coalition S which is […]
Read full post…Webinar Recording: Librarians supporting universal broadband to continue providing essential services to communities everywhere
IFLA has championed the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals for a long time. The Internet Governance Forum has called attention to the Internet as a vehicle for human resilience and solidarity. They have stated that inclusion achieved by access to the Internet is a key contributor towards a stronger economy and […]
Read full post…In Germany we have right now a discussion to assigned ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) for scientific blogs. Typically ISSN are used for continuous publications that appear numbered or dated. But also scientific blogs or databases of general interest can be registered. In the allocation, only the formal criteria are […]
Read full post…The CPDWL Podcast Project is back! Our first episode for season 2 features Christine Mackenzie, IFLA President and CPDWL Co-Chair Gill Hallam as host. Hear the podcast conversation: https://anchor.fm/ifla-cpdwl Transcript below. Christine Mackenzie is President of IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions). She retired as CEO of Yarra Plenty […]
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