Tag Archive for 'Germany'

Meet the candidates: Ulrike Krass

Ulrike Krass Deputy Director Public Library Freiburg GERMANY My name is Ulrike Krass, I have been working in public libraries in Germany for many years, now as deputy director in Freiburg, a city near the black forest and close to the border to France and Switzerland. After concentrating on marketing, […]

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Report on the State of Libraries in Germany – English version released

  From Guido Jansen, Head, International Cooperation with the German Library Association comes news of the release of an English translation of the latest edition of the German Library Association’s Report on the State of Libraries. This concise yet authoritative publication assesses the status quo and lists the German Library […]

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welcomegrooves

In order to provide an accessible and appealing opportunity for refugees and immigrants to get into the local language, German libraries are starting to participate in the “welcomegrooves” project. Welcomegrooves is a collaborative effort of more than 70 volunteers from the German creative industries and related sectors. Together, they have […]

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Help required by MSc Student

Hartwig Pautz is studying for an MSc in Information and Library Studies at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.   Hartwig has asked for support from colleagues in the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany in writing his dissertation which addresses income generation methods used by public libraries and the […]

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