Italy: looking for bibliobuses

Dear colleagues, As you know the last Earthquake in Norhern Italy in May and the continuous tremors have distroyed or damaged many small public libraries in the regions of Emilia and Lombardy. Now there is the problem to restart the local library service in different situations. In few cases it […]

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Earthquake in Italy

The earthquake on 20th May and after on 29th (5,8 and 5,9 scale Richter ) in Southern Lombardy around Mantua and in some provinces of Emilia between Modena, Ferrara and Rovigo. What is dramatic is the persistence of tremors still continuing since tree weeks and with different intensity spread in […]

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Lausanne : 2 days training to save the library in case of disaster

BCU Lausanne and Cosadoca organised a 2 days training in March, centered on the reaction to disaster. To discover on how it was organised: CP_Cosadoca BCUR_2012_21.03.12

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Question about ethylene oxide

Dear Colleagues, I would like to know which are the countries where ethylene oxide is still used to treat materials infested by mold or insects.  Can you briefly explain me what is the situation in your country ? Thanks in advance. With best regards, Philippe Philippe Vallas Adjoint au directeur […]

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Introduction of EROMM Search

EROMM, the European Register for Microfilm and Digital Masters, introduces ‘EROMM Search’, a new service, which allows searching for more than 9 million reproductions of printed books and other library material. EROMM Search combines two data sources, the well-established EROMM database (now termed ‘EROMM Classic’) with its detailed bibliographic descriptions […]

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IFLA 2011 in Puerto-Rico: share your impressions with us!

You attended one or several sessions organised by the P&C section at IFLA WLIC 2011 in San Juan, Puerto-Rico? We would love to hear what you think about our programms. Please share your impressions, thoughts, comments, recommandations… with us and the readers of our blog and help us set up […]

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Just published: P&C section’s Newsletter, Issue 30 – June 2011

Table of Contents: – Message from the Chair – News from IFLA-PAC Core Activity – Sustainability SIG – Disaster Recovery Updates – In Case You Missed It – Regional Updates – Training Paradigms Around the Globe – Preservation and Conservation Section – P&C Website – New Member Profiles – P&C […]

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