After series of posts focusing on using digital tools to communicate your work, and how to keep yourself and users safe online, the next series of five 10-Minute Digital Librarian focuses on tools that are available to you, for free, in order to get more done, in particular with other people. In doing so, it […]
Read moreEver since the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union to allow people to request the removal of articles that violate their right to a private life from search results about them, the notion of a ‘Right to be Forgotten’ as entered the language. It is not uncontroversial. Supporters highlight the possibility […]
Read moreThe UN World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (27 October) raises awareness of the urgent need to take action towards acknowledging the importance of audiovisual material and preserving it for future generations. These materials record and transmit stories, sharing the cultures, creativity, and memory of people from the past and today, from all around the world. […]
Read moreThe second set of posts in our 10-Minute Digital Librarian series has focused on helping users to stay safe online, through adopting good digital hygiene, as well as good cybersecurity in libraries themselves. At the heart of cybersecurity in particular is the effort to avoid unauthorised access to – or use of – important information, […]
Read moreIn 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 harvest in 1957, or of […]
Read moreIn 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 (SEO). This does not need […]
Read moreAs 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 discoverability. This also of course […]
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