Monthly Archive for May, 2021

The 10-Minute International Librarian #54: Think of a way in which your work supports creativity

This week, the Conference of the Parties of the UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions takes place. IFLA will be observing, as well as taking an active role in today’s Civil Society Forum. But delivering on the goal of the Convention – […]

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The 10-Minute International Librarian #53: Think of a successful shared action

Collaboration, arguably, comes naturally to the library field. From in-person teamwork to provide services and events, to cross-border collaborations in order to provide access to knowledge, we achieve more by working together. There is also, of course, ever greater emphasis on the value of working with partners outside of the […]

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Learning, Encountering, and Exploring: Libraries Making Space for Cultural Diversity

On World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (21 May), the UN invites reflection and recognition of the importance of ensuring the ability to create and access diverse cultural expressions. This is critical for implementing the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural […]

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Libraries in the Post-Pandemic Future of Cities

UN HABITAT, the United Nations Programme for Human Settlements, recently released Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future. Drawing both on the organisations’ long experience of supporting sustainable urban development – most notably through delivering on the New Urban Agenda – and lessons learned during the […]

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The 10-Minute Digital Librarian #5: Use social media analytics to understand your reach

Our last post explored some of the first steps you can take in deciding how you want to use social media of different types in order to communicate about your work most effectively. It mentioned, briefly, the value of playing around with the analytical tools available on different platforms. This […]

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Recover and Reimagine: Museums and Libraries Building Back Better Together

For International Museum Day 2021 (18 May), the International Council of Museums (ICOM) has invited their community to create, imagine and share new practices and innovative solutions to present challenges under the theme: “The Future of Museums: Recover and Reimagine”. GLAMs (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) have been self-evaluating over […]

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The 10-Minute International Librarian #52: Think of something that motivates you in your work

In busy jobs, it can be hard sometimes to stop and think. We’ve talked a few times in previous posts about why it’s nonetheless important to do this, in order to plan, to learn, and to reflect. Taking a moment to step back can allow you to think longer term, […]

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