Libraries have a strong history of cooperation and partnerships. With no single institution able to acquire and preserve everything, we have worked together for centuries to preserve and share materials, for the benefit of users. Long before the internet, libraries were enabling information to flow around the world in support […]
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Library Stat of the Week #24: Where there are more academic librarians, there is more publishing and patenting
As highlighted in last week’s post, academic libraries are central to any country’s infrastructure for learning and innovation. Through giving learners and researchers access to existing knowledge, and support to make the most of it, they enable work to happen that leads to social and economic progress. Last week’s post […]
Read full post…Libraries should never need to be isolated or alone. Indeed, building partnerships, not just inside but also outside our field can be a great way of increasing impact while saving effort. While it can seem like an effort at first, just taking a little time to identify and build partnerships […]
Read full post…Library Stat of the Week #23: On average, there are 1.32 academic libraries, and 10.63 academic library workers per 100 000 people globally
After a few weeks of focusing on public and community libraries, it’s time to take a look, instead, at academic libraries. These are at the heart of the institutions they serve, as well as core parts of the infrastructure of any country for learning and research. While future posts will […]
Read full post…There’s so much going on in the global library field, it can be hard to work out where to start. IFLA itself is active over so many different areas and on so many different questions. It can be easy to miss things! It’s always a good idea to take a […]
Read full post…During the second campaign of # 1Lib1Ref 2020, libraries invested themselves all over the world! Roy Cohen is head of cataloguing and classification department at the Elyachar central library in Israel, and unveils the first launch of the campaign in his institution! 1. Could you please tell us a little […]
Read full post…Benjamin White is researcher at the University of Bournemouth (UK). Common provisions “Any contractual provision contrary to the exceptions provided for in Articles 3, 5 and 6 shall be unenforceable.” “Article 5(5) of Directive 2001/29/EC shall apply to the exceptions and limitations provided for under this Title. The first, third […]
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