Monthly Archive for March, 2021

The 10-Minute Digital Librarian #3: Improve your presence on search engines

In our two previous posts, we’ve looked at how you can improve discoverability on two specific tools – Wikipedia and maps. However, it is also possible to improve how easy it is for users to find you on the internet in general. You can do this through search engine optimisation […]

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Libraries mean Business : IFLA to celebrate World IP Day on 26 April

In four weeks’ time, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is inviting representatives of governments and civil society to celebrate World Intellectual Property Day, under the theme “Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: take your ideas to market”. IFLA will be taking the opportunity to celebrate the importance of the work done […]

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The 10-Minute International Librarian #45: think how you can be a leader

Building leadership can play an important role in advancing the work of the library field. Yet being a leader isn’t only about being in charge. It’s just as much about moving things forwards, and helping others to realise their potential. You can be a leader from so many different positions, […]

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The 10-Minute International Librarian #44: Make time to talk

A lot of learning happens through reading or listening into events, podcasts or webinars, especially during the pandemic. With lower tolerance for long sessions on videoconferencing platforms, it can be more difficult to find opportunities simply to talk freely about areas of interest and challenge. Of course, this is one […]

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Libraries at the Heart of Educational, Social, Cultural, Innovation and Democratic Infrastructure

When we talk about infrastructure, it’s easiest to think of things like roads, railways, bridges. Things that connect us together, allowing economies and societies to work. Things that serve many people, and many purposes, providing a basic service that you may take for granted when you have, but that you […]

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Putting IFLA’s Risk Register to Work

IFLA’s Risk Register works to help prevent the loss of documentary heritage collections of all kinds. It is a record of collections, combined with a suite of tools to help collection owners recognise risks and take steps towards risk reduction. By recording information regarding irreplaceable documentary heritage collections, we are […]

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The 10-Minute Digital Librarian #2: Ensure you show up on mapping tools

As set out last week, our first batch of ideas on how to be an effective digital librarian focus on raising awareness of your work and services. Clearly, for a profession focused on being able to find the right resources for users, library and information workers understand the importance of […]

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