Call for papers for International Symposium on Library Services for Children and Young Adults
(24 January 2014) The symposium takes place 19-20 June in South Korea. Details here:
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Libraries in the “Big Data” era: strategies and challenges in archiving and sharing research data
The National Diet Library (NDL) Japan, has invited Dr. Peter Loewe, Head of Development, German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB), to an international symposium on 5 February at the NDL, Tokyo. Dr. Loewe will give a lecture on the current status of research data management in the TIB and Germany. The NDL has…
ICADL 2014 call for papers
ICADL 2014 welcomes submissions in the areas that resonate with (but not limited to) the theme of “The Emergence of Digital Libraries Research and Practices”. The Topics of the conference are divided into 5 areas, of which the Digital Humanities is specifically highlighted. More here.
CDPDL 2014 call for papers
The International Conference on Chinese Digital Publishing and Digital Libraries is calling for papers. The new deadline is 31 May. The conference is in Jinan, China, 3-7 July. More here.
SILF 2014 calls for papers
The 7th Shanghai International Library Forum (SILF 2014) will be held on 9-11 July 2014 at the Shanghai Library. The conference is organized by the Shanghai Library & Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of Shanghai, and co-organized by the Shanghai Society for Library Science and Shanghai Society for Scientific and Technical Information. The theme…
Professional development and on-the-job training for librarians in Taiwan
(6 January 2014) Taiwan’s National Central Library has developed courses on “Promoting Reading in the Digital Age”, “Libraries and Youth Services”, “Using Statistics to Improve Library Services”, “The Digital Learning Train”, and “Improving Organizational Management Quality Standards”. These courses address different professional development needs and job duties of librarians serving in public, high school, vocational…
Call for papers School Libraries Section
(17 December 2013) The School Libraries Section of IFLA invites submission of proposals for papers (including case studies) about school library advocacy initiatives. The papers will be presented at a two-hour session in Lyon WLIC 2014; the language of the session will be English. The announcement is on the IFLA website.
SEALG 2014 call for papers
(13 December 2013) The Southeast Asia Library Group together with the Library of Southeast Asian Studies at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University are hosting the Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asia Library Group in Frankfurt/Main (Germany), 27-28 June 2014. The meeting will take place at the Bockenheim Campus and will include a Southeast Asian Studies Library tour…
Transcending Borders: national, social and ethnic issues – Asia and Oceania
(6 December 2013) This session at IFLA WLIC 2014 in Lyon, France, focuses on how library services in Asia and Oceania are transcending many different types of borders to meet the highly varied needs of their clients throughout the Asia-Oceania region. In keeping with the overall theme of the conference – ‘Librarians, Citizens, Societies: Confluence…
ILDS looking for a venue in 2015
(28 November 2013) IFLA, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, invites bids from IFLA Members to host the 14th IFLA Interlending and Document Supply (ILDS) Conference to be held in September or October 2015. This conference typically runs 2 to 3 days in length, attracts between 200 and 250 delegates, and operates with…