(6 Oct 2020) From Library Association of Singapore: We’re glad to announce our 2nd Virtual Professional Sharing session for 2020: Reimagining the Libraries in the New Normal Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2020 Time: 2–5 pm Venue: Online (via Zoom) We are calling for presentations on Reimagining the Libraries in the New Normal. You are…
(15 Sept 2020) The ICoASL 2021 Conference Committee is now accepting proposal/ bids from any Asian country to host/ organize the 7th International Conference of Asian Special Libraries (ICoASL 2021) during February/March, 2021. Hosting this prestigious international conference is a unique prospect since it also brings value to the hosting institution. As a host, the institution gains recognition…
(27 Aug 2020) This year, Global Media & Information Literacy Week will be celebrated through interactive, virtual events hosted by the Republic of Korea. Save the date: 24-31 October 2020 Click here to have a look at the preliminary programme. As the world navigates the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to develop media and information…
(26 Aug 2020) On their 18th anniversary, the UP Future Library and Information Professionals of the Philippines, also known as UP FLIPP of the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), held their 12th LibSpeak last August 17, 2020 through a webinar as a need to adjust to the online setting caused by the disruptions…
The 27th edition of the Beijing show is moving to a digital format that organizers say will stay up and running until next year’s fair. (14 Jul 2020) Using the motto “Moments of Joy and Opportunities,” organizers of the 2020 Beijing International Book Fair never quite say in today’s media messaging (July 14) that they’re not…
(24 Jun 2020) Monash University Malaysia Library and Learning Commons will be organizing its first Library Carpentry Workshops (online) on the following dates. Workshop Title Date Time Introduction to Data 21st July 2020 10:00am-3:00pm Malaysian / Singapore time: (UTC/GMT +8 hours) SQL 23rd July 2020 10:00am-3:00pm Malaysian / Singapore time: (UTC/GMT +8 hours) OpenRefine 28th…
(3 Jun 2020) The IFLA Coaching Initiative is a collaboration between the Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning and Management and Marketing sections of IFLA. The positive evaluations and experiences from the last two years’ coaching sessions at World Library and Information Congress have demonstrated a clear need and demand for continued support and expansion…
(15 Jun 2020) IARLA convened an international symposium on 3 June 2020, which explored the plans that research libraries are putting in place to reopen their physical library buildings and reinstate their onsite services in the post-, or continuing-, Covid-19 landscape. The symposium included presentations from speakers in the United States, Canada, the Republic of Ireland,…
(1 Jun 2020) Research Information is delighted to present its latest webcast, entitled COVID-19 and the Future of the Academic Library. Free to view and open to all our readers, the webcast will focus on how academic libraries have had to change in recent months, on the changes in relationship with other players in the scholarly…
(19 May 2020) EIFL will hold a webinar on “Subscription cancellations and alternative access options” Event Date: 04 Jun 2020 This EIFL webinar will cover subscription cancellations and alternative access options. Our guest speaker Colleen Campbell from the OA2020 Initiative will discuss why the libraries and consortia decided to cancel some of their journal subscriptions,…