The 10-Minute International Librarian #4: Find Out Where IFLA Is Active

There’s so much going on in the global library field, it can be hard to work out where to start. IFLA itself is active over so many different areas and on so many different questions. It can be easy to miss things! It’s always a good idea to take a step back, and to think […]

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The 10-Minute International Librarian #3: Think of a success… and share it!

If you’re working in a busy library, it can often be difficult to take a step back. There are too many short-term priorities, urgent things needing fixing or addressing to be able to take the time to think back. But it’s important to do so, both in order to feel pride in a job well […]

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The 10-Minute International Librarian #2: Improve a Library-Related Wikipedia Page

For those with access, the internet has opened up exciting new possibilities to access information and discover the world. Libraries globally are doing great work to make it easier for as many people as possible to find and use their collections. In parallel, sites like Wikipedia help bring together knowledge from thousands and thousands of […]

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The 10-Minute International Librarian #1: Check out how your country appears on the Library Map of the World

If you’re working in a busy library, or providing library and information services in a wider organisation, it can be difficult to take a step back. There are so many issues to resolve locally, urgently, that you can easily lose sight of what is going on elsewhere in your town, city or country, let alone […]

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