An over-used phrase about the nature of innovation is that we can see so far today because we are standing on the shoulders of giants. These giants are the thinkers and innovators of the past, who have written down their ideas and insights in books, articles and other documents. It follows that libraries, with their […]
Read moreTomorrow, the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) will hold an information session on the impact of COVID-19 on the cultural and creative industries, on the one hand, and on education and research on the other.
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 moreIFLA is all about providing spaces for exchange and learning. But its not possible to be in every meeting, and even catching up afterwards online can be a lot. Fortunately, many of the reflections and ideas shared in conferences also find their ways into articles and books that explore key issues facing our field in […]
Read moreLast week’s Library Stat of the Week looked at how many researchers and students each academic or research library worker had to serve. A point mentioned in the conclusions was the fact that from one country to the next (and indeed, from one institution to the next), there may be more focus on teaching students […]
Read moreIn recent weeks, we have looked at how numbers of academic libraries and library workers stand around the world, and what correlations there are between these, in relation to total populations, and indicators of innovation such as publishing and patenting. Another angle worth exploring is the relationship between numbers of academic library workers, and those […]
Read moreAs much as anyone else, libraries work across a wide range of policy areas. Our institutions are engaged daily in work to promote research, support education, facilitate free access to information and expression, and deliver social inclusion. Library values and experience give us a unique voice in these debates, helping to support fairer, stronger and […]
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