It’s normal, whenever you do something, to want it to go well. As a result, it can be disappointing when this isn’t the case. Sometimes, the fear of failing can even prevent us from trying new things. This is a problem though! Because when we don’t innovate – either by doing something completely new, or […]
Read moreIFLA’s Regional Advocacy Priorities Study collected responses from library associations, institutions, and individuals in June and July of 2021 in order to build up an understanding of the status of library advocacy in the world today. Its goal is to get library and information professionals around the world (and in particular in IFLA’s new Regional […]
Read moreThe previous posts in this sub-series of 10-Minute Digital Librarian posts have focused on the importance of protecting yourself, and your users, online. However, when we only think about internet use in terms of protection against bad things happening, this risks creating a sense of fear or uncertainty. This can put users off, holding them […]
Read moreWhile libraries are not in the business of selling products to consumers, they nonetheless have a duty to ensure that the services and support they are offering respond to need. This is essential; it is by meeting these needs that libraries have an impact, and so justify their existence and ongoing support. Users of course […]
Read moreThe United Nations 2030 Agenda and its 17 the Sustainable Development Goals set out a comprehensive policy roadmap towards a new, more sustainable model of development. It is designed to steer not only the work of the United Nations and its agencies, but also those of governments, and of all other stakeholders. In contrast to […]
Read moreThis week’s 41st meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related rights (SCCR) will take place in hybrid form. With all but a few delegates attending online rather than in person, we are likely to see little in the way of concrete decision-making. However, as the only meeting of the […]
Read moreWe 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 together three key elements of […]
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