Everything tagged: International librarianship

Report identifies top 10 highlights and opportunities for the global library community.

Panelists will be answering questions and sharing their experiences on travelling to international institutions and/or moving to Canada to work from another country.

The 84th World Library and Information Congress will take place from August 24 to 30 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Activities will include collection management (taking an inventory of the collection and cataloguing, processing, and adding new items), library programming for students, and training for teachers.

The IFLA Trend Report “identifies five high level trends shaping the information society, spanning access to education, privacy, civic engagement and transformation.”

Until September 30, 2017, members of the international library community can vote on six key questions to help create a global library roadmap for the future.

Several library and information management organizations have submitted responses to the consultations.

The report highlights the essential role access to information plays in development and makes the case for coordinated and sustained efforts by all to guarantee it.

About 300 volunteers are sought to assist the IFLA participants during IFLA WLIC 2017.

Join CODE in February 2017 on an inspirational 10-day trip to Ghana.