Multi-Level Library Advocacy
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Why do we do advocacy internationally, when the most critical decisions about libraries are taken at the national or local levels?
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A positive approach to promoting information integrity
A particularly welcome trend in the past year at the United Nations has been evidence of growing recognition of the importance of knowledge and information in the achievement of wider policy goals.
Read more10 Takeaways from the UN General Assembly’s Resolution on Culture and Sustainable Development
On 19 December, the UN General Assembly approved a resolution looking at the relationship between culture and sustainable development. Such resolutions are prepared every two years, but nonetheless this represents a useful high-level reference point for work on the place of culture in delivering the 2030 Agenda.
Read moreLibraries: The Forgotten Science-Policy Interface?
A regular refrain in discussions about progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is that we still face major gaps in the evidence to support decision-making.
Read moreIf we’re serious about inclusive digital education, school connectivity initiatives must expand to include library connectivity
Among the key themes on the table at the Transforming Education Summit taking place currently in New York is that of how to make the most of the promise of digital to help achieve education goals. This blog argues that in addition to school connectivity, library connectivity must also be guaranteed in order to do this.
Read moreBanned Books Week: Amnesty International calls attention to those arrested for what they write, publish, or create
Guest post by Ed McKennon Library Faculty, Glendale Community College Amnesty International USA Working Group for Banned Books Each year in late summer, in preparation for the American Library Association (ALA) Banned Books Week campaign, I take the opportunity to review the Amnesty International Banned Books Week materials which offer a fascinating glimpse into global […]
Read moreLooking Ahead on Copyright in 2022
Even as it has added new complexity to law-making, the COVID-19 pandemic has shone a new light on the way that copyright regimes work, and how well able they are to flex to match an uncertain and changing world. That they need to accommodate digital is clear, but there is still resistance to reproducing the […]
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