How are libraries performing in the social web? Which library is on Facebook, which one on Google+, too, and how many libraries twitter? Has my library more fans on Facebook than the library xyz? Since 2011 the Leibniz Information Centre for Economics—located in Kiel and Hamburg—collects daily data and draws […]
Read full post…Monthly Archive for February, 2016
The Urban Libraries Council has just released a ULC Leadership Brief Building Connected Communities which focuses on how libraries are bridging the digital divide through free and open access to current and emerging technology and related resources. Libraries bridge the digital divide, build digital literacy skills, and improve the quality […]
Read full post…IFLA’s Management and Marketing Section has announced the winners of the 13th IFLA BibLibre International Library Marketing Awards. This includes public libraries in Canada, Columbia and Australia. Altogether M&M received 71 applications from 26 countries, in 6 languages from all over the world. How fabulous. [2016 Winner!] Vancouver Public Library Inspiration […]
Read full post…It might be a cliché: the (female) cat-loving librarian. But I admit: I am one of them. So I want to give to my fellow librarians who also confirm this cliché some cat content as a valentine. A while ago I joined the Facebook group ALA Think Tank expecting to […]
Read full post…Deutsche Version The Public Libraries Section has collected many examples of how public libraries have responded in practical ways on the refugee situation in Europe. I want to focus on one example since I work for the Central and Regional Library of Berlin. In 2015 about 79.000 refugees came to […]
Read full post…February has long been a time to celebrate love (think Valentine’s Day), but increasingly it’s also a time for the community to demonstrate love for their library. In the UK the 6 February is National Libraries Day. Now in its fifth year, the annual celebration highlights the importance of libraries as […]
Read full post…The IFLA Section on Metropolitan Libraries and AIB (Associazione Italiana Biblioteche) have the pleasure to announce A Corto di Libri, AIB/IFLA International Short Film Competition about Libraries for 2016. A Corto di Libri honors short films which focus on libraries and the profession of librarian. Four winners will be chosen […]
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