Monthly Archive for July, 2014

Working together in Lielahti District Library, Tampere, Finland

    Finland is a good library country, we have 5.4 milloin inhabitants, and according to Finnish library statistics in 2013 every Finnish citizen borrowed 17.2 books. We also have great libraries! One of the newest is Lielahti District Library in Tampere. Tampere City Library consists of 19 libraries and […]

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Speaking Volumes

A new publication from the Carnegie UK Trust, Speaking Volumes,  provides examples of the wide range of activities that demonstrate the impact public libraries can have in four key policy areas – social, economic, educational and cultural. The leaflet also shows how these directly contribute towards to individual and community wellbeing. […]

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Know your community, Improve your technology services

Understanding your community is essential to providing patrons with the technology services they need. The Impact Survey is an online survey tool designed specifically for public libraries that want to better understand their communities and how people use their public technology resources and services. Written and validated by research staff […]

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Explore your library’s community engagement

  The Pew Internet & American Life Project has just released a tool to help you learn how your community’s members use their local public library, how they think about their library’s impact on the community, and how they view the importance of libraries in the digital age. If you’re a US […]

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1001 Libraries to see before you die!

Planning a trip, want to visit some libraries but not sure where you should go? Wonder no more! Your colleagues from the IFLA Public Libraries Section are busily compiling the ultimate guide for Librarians 1001 libraries to see before you die. Our online initiative aims to bring together best practice […]

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Earlybird offer for Birmingham Satellite ends this Friday 4 July!

There are still places at the 2014 IFLA Public Libraries Satellite (12 – 13 August 2014) at early bird rates – don’t miss out on what will be a wonderful conference. Early-bird registration for this conference closes on Friday 4 July, with discounted rates available to all delegates. Organised by the […]

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The public library’s collection in a digital age

The Latest edition of Scandinavian Library Quarterly focuses on collections in the digital era. Lots of good reading. Of particular interest for public libraries is the article ‘The public library’s collection in the digital age’ written by Jakob Heide Petersen from Copenhagen Central Library. Jakob describes how media development and the […]

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