(17 Jan 2022) The United Nations 2030 Agenda is not just a document for governments, rather it sets out responsibilities for everyone, including libraries! However, it is not always easy to make the connection between high-level policy documents and day-to-day library operations. Nathalice Cardoso, a Brazilian Librarian and researcher with experience in Brazil and…
(18 Jan 2022) States that want to give libraries a better deal on e-books are watching a publishers’ suit against Maryland, the first state to set terms for how digital books are distributed for public borrowing. Library associations, including the American Library Association and several state groups, have been pushing for state laws to…
(26 Jan 2022) The latest issue of the SEALG Newsletter has now been published and can be viewed and downloaded freely from our homepage. It contains the following articles: Nicholas Martland, 1957-2021 (obituary by Pauline Khng) The EFEO in Indochina: A History of Maps and Archives (by Magali Morel and Sovannara Mey) Collecting Information and Artifacts…