The 10-Minute International Librarian #98: Make a plan to implement something you’ve learned
We place a big emphasis on the importance of being a learning profession.
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The City We Need Now 2.0 – Library Implications
The COVID-19 pandemic came at a time of already insufficient progress towards development goals. Achieving the UN’s 2030 Agenda has gone from hard to much harder, and with it, the need for ambitious, concerted, innovative effort has grown.
Read moreAmplifying Library Stories: How Libraries are Taking Climate Action
In the leadup to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), IFLA asked the Standing Committee of the Environment Sustainability and Libraries Section (ENSULIB) to share examples of libraries educating, connecting and empowering their communities to take climate action. We were happy to share some guest articles on IFLA’s Policy and Advocacy blog to highlight library initiatives that […]
Read moreThe 10-Minute International Librarian #59: Think how you can amplify your voice
If decision-makers are to make choices that favour libraries, it’s important that they know about you. It is a cliché, but often it will be those who shout the loudest who gain the most attention! Of course, you need to be smart about your work to advocate for libraries. You should ensure that your arguments […]
Read moreDreamers and Schemers: a simple recipe for library advocacy
Studies of human behaviour are often characterised by a distinction between idealism and realism, between emotion and logic, or between the heart and the head. Some decisions and actions we see as being driven by instinct, optimism or by a broader sense of values, while others seem to come down to cold, hard rationality. A […]
Read moreThe costs of non-access (part 2): why it matters when uses of works are prevented or complicated
In a post last week, we looked at the importance of being able to explain why non-investment in libraries matters. As highlighted, in difficult budgetary times, governments are faced with the challenge of how to make cuts while causing least pain. Being able to explain the harm that reducing or freezing library spending can create […]
Read moreLibrary Stat of the Week #47: Countries Implementing the Marrakesh Treaty Overwhelmingly Choose Not to Introduce or Maintain Restrictions on Access Possibilities
This week, the world celebrated the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Held on 3 December this has been marked for almost 30 years, and provides an opportunity, as highlighted by the United Nations to ‘promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development, and to increase awareness […]
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