The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has released a discussion paper The Future of the Profession; themes and scenarios 2025. The purpose of this paper is to promote discussion across the sector between library leaders, information service providers, vendors, practitioners, students, commentators, colleagues in Australia and internationally – anyone […]
Read full post…Monthly Archive for June, 2013
Thanks to Ljiljana Sabljak, for this photograph of Public Libraries Section members at the mid-term meeting in Paris in May. We were about to tour the wonderful Bibliothèque Marguerite Duras which had a host of exciting inititaives for us to explore.
Read full post…Background The concept for this project had its genesis at the Standing Committee’s second meeting at the 2012 IFLA Congress in Helsinki when we were discussing the papers that had been given over the course of the past week. It was noted that certain words had consistently been used […]
Read full post…Cologne’s first publicly accessible 3D printer can be found in the central library at the Neu-markt. Twice a day it is demonstrated how the printer works and people can print out 3D print files which they bring along. The price depends on the weight of the object produced by the […]
Read full post…A large red crime fiction dispenser, the first of its kind in the city, catches the eye at the Neumarkt in Cologne, in an area below ground level where people are passing by on their way up to the tram stops or down to the underground station. It is […]
Read full post…A great way to promote libraries, reading and riding. Find out about the 1 May – 9 June 2013 event at http://bicycoollibrary.org/
Read full post…The “Best IFLA Poster 2013” will be selected from the posters presented in Singapore by a jury on behalf of the IFLA Professional Committee. The Chair of the Professional Committee will announce the winner during the Closing Session on Thursday, 22 August 2013. Don’t miss the Poster Sessions during IFLA’s 79th IFLA General […]
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