(1 Dec 2022) This absence of a reading culture among Filipinos was challenged even more by the Covid pandemic. How have our libraries coped in the last three years? How have our librarians adjusted to widespread digitalization? What is the future of our libraries after the pandemic? These questions were all discussed at the roundtable…
(6 Dec 2022) Delegates from across the Pacific are on Saipan for the four-day 31st Annual Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives, and Museum or PIALA Conference. PIALA president and Joeten-Kiyu Public Library Director Erlinda C. Naputi on Monday said the association is committed to fostering awareness and encouraging cooperation and resource sharing among Pacific…
(25 Nov 2022) The IFLA Academic and Research Libraries Section (ARL) Standing Committee held its “The call to action: academic libraries responses to the SDGs” webinar on 2 November 2022. You’ll be able to access the related video recording here, and the slides presented by the speakers here: presentation N°1 (Denmark), presentation N°2 (Australia) About the webinar: The United…
(20 Nov 2022) The Special Libraries Association (SLA) – Asia Chapter, in collaboration with the Association of Special Libraries in the Philippines (ASLP) and Cebu Librarians Association, Inc. (CLAI), is inviting everyone across Asia to join the 8th International Conference of Asian Special Libraries (ICoASL) on February 22-24, 2023 in Cebu, Philippines with a theme, “Advancing…
(5 Sep 2022) The 32nd Library and Information Services Month (LISM) Committee, in partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) [of the Philippines] through the National Committee on Libraries and Information Services (NCLIS), is pleased to announce the Call for Papers in connection with the LISM celebration this November 2022. Submitted…
(22 Aug 2022) The Research Data Alliance (RDA) 19th Plenary Meeting took place from the 20th to 23rd June as a part of International Data Week (IDW) 2022 in Seoul, the Republic of Korea. The hybrid conference, organized in collaboration with the International Science Council’s Committee on Data (CODATA) and World Data System (WDS), welcomed 827…
(26 Aug 2022) The National Library of the Philippines, in partnership with the UP National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG) – Center for Policy and Executive Development (CPED), invites you to a one-day program entitled “Webinar on Public Advocacy and Communication – Creating Effective Infographics” on 06 September 2022, from 8:30 AM – 4:00…
(18 Jul 2022) DCDC stands for Discovering Collections, Discovery Communities. It is a cross-sectoral conference, hosted by The National Archives, RLUK and Jisc, that brings together the GLAMA sectors (galleries, libraries, archives, museums and academia) to shine a light on our shared experiences, innovations, interests and concerns. DCDC22 explored how digital innovation is transforming the…
(19 Jul 2022) NDL is holding an online forum, “Digital Archive Festival 2022 – Japan Search Day” on 25th August. The forum will be conducted in Japanese. More information can be found here (in Japanese).
(10 Jun 2022) The annual meeting of the Southeast Asia Library Group is taking place on 1 July 2022 at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales and Campus Condorcet, Paris-Aubervilliers. It has been organised in cooperation with the 12th conference of the European Association for Southeast Asian Studies (EuroSEAS) which will be held from…