We are happy to publish a guest blog, by Omo Oaiya, Chief Strategy Officer, WACREN and Pamela Abbott, Senior Lecturer in Information Systems, Head of the Information Systems Research Group, Global Challenges Research Fund Lead, Deputy Programme Coordinator at the Information School | The University of Sheffield. This shares experience about an exciting collaboration which has brought […]
Read full post…Monthly Archive for April, 2021
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Guest Article: Connectivity and Cooperation: How RENs, Libraries and Universities Are Combining to Accelerate Open Science
Partners in Building a Healthier, Fairer World: Recognition of Libraries in the World of Public Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has further underlined an issue that was already painfully clear around the world – that health is too often an equalities issue. Yet it has also made clear that without action to improve the health and wellbeing of all, we cannot overcome challenges. This is the case […]
Read full post…Libraries for Climate Empowerment: inspiring action through education, training, and public awareness
Libraries are enablers and drivers of sustainable development. They are essential contributors to an informed, participatory society, and vectors of positive change within their communities. This is important for climate action, as the relevant international legal frameworks emphasise education, training, awareness, and public participation. This is climate empowerment, and we […]
Read full post…In many parts of the world, 1 April is a day for playing pranks on others – April Fool’s Day. In some countries, there’s a tradition even of newspapers or other media publishing hoax stories as jokes – to take two examples from the BBC, the story of the spaghetti […]
Read full post…Last week’s post focused on how everyone has the potential to be a leader, in whatever position. Doing so can be great not only for individuals, who gain new skills and confidence, but also for the library field as a whole. Now is of course a great time to be […]
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