(12 Aug 2020) From Guardian: When Melbourne’s Yarra Plenty regional libraries first went into lockdown in March, shut the doors and left the remaining unborrowed books on their shelves, staff were sent home with a phone… So the library staff pulled from their database the phone number of every library member over the age of…
(22 Jul 2020) From IFLA: Foshan Library (China) is the 1st place winner of the coveted IFLA PressReader International Marketing Award for 2020 Foshan Library (China) wins 1st place for their N-Library: To Forge a Closer Community of Shared Future. N-Library, an abbreviation of “Neighborhood Library,” helps families build libraries at home by moving collected…
(17 Jul 2020) IFLA’s new document, “Return on Investment” measures how much value an organisation, project or service has generated for each monetary unit invested in it. This approach originates in the economic field of study, and libraries have adopted (and adapted) this method to measure their own value and impact. ROI studies and reports…
(6 Jul 2020) Nominations are now open for the Australian Library Design Awards 2021. The awards, run by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), celebrate library design excellence. Libraries which had work completed between 1 July 2017 and 30 June 2020 are eligible for entry under one of four award categories: School libraries, Academic libraries,…
(15 Jul 2020) Strong libraries are essential to the recovery of communities devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. To help guide communities, library workers and library supporters along the path to recovery, the American Library Association (ALA) today launched a curated, online repository of tools, guides and resources. The ALA COVID-19 Recovery website includes everything from the latest information…
(30 Jun 2020) SINGAPORE – All books returned to libraries, which are reopening on Wednesday (July 1), will be set aside for about 24 hours before being put back on shelves. This is part of the effort to keep users safe from the coronavirus, which causes Covid-19. Responding to queries from The Straits Times on Tuesday, a National…
(Jun 2020) On December 19, 2019, the National Diet Library (NDL) held its 30th Forum on Preservation—Disaster Preparedness for Archival Materials: daily preparedness, disaster response, and cooperation at the Tokyo Main Library, where librarians, conservators and other professionals discussed topics related to and exchanged ideas about the most effective ways of preserving library materials. Library…
(22 Jun 2020) In the first phase of a project to develop and disseminate science-based information about how materials can be handled to mitigate exposure to staff and visitors, scientists have found that the virus SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19 is not detectable on five common library materials after three days. The findings are part of…
(May 2020) From Taiwan: As the coronavirus pandemic continues, National Central Library is now offering a Knowledge Quick Access materials delivery service to aid in obtaining needed materials during the pandemic. It is also providing instant online reference services and a resource users’ guide via its Online Reference Help website to assist patrons in finding…
(22 Jun 2020) LIBER and the LIBER Architecture Group (LAG) have today launched Library buildings in Europe, a website dedicated to inspiring and supporting anyone working on a library building project – a new building, an extension, a renovation, or a reworking of interior spaces. The photos and accompanying details will enable those involved in such projects to…