webinars
FREE webinar: From ISBD to ISBDML, a bibliographic standard in transformation
IFLA is offering a free webinar on the topic, "From ISBD to ISBDM: a bibliographic standard in transformation" on January 26, 2023 (Thursday), 10 PM Philippine time. About the webinar &quo…
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FREE int’l webinar: Book Digitization, Online Access and Lending
European organization Knowledge Rights 21 will be conducting a free webinar on the topic, "Book Digitisation, Online Access and Lending: What Infrastructure is Needed for Success?” via Z…
webinars
FREE int'l webinar for academic librarians: Academic libraries in a post-pandemic world
Disclaimer: This blog only shares news for informational purposes and is not connected to these events. For questions and concerns, kindly contact the authorized organizers (contact information will …
online databases
Download 1,700+ Free art books from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art
Logo of the Metropolitan Museum of Art You might know The Met from the Met Gala held every year. The MET or New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is the largest and one of the most-visited a…
international library news
IFLA to hold first ever online World Library Information Congress on August 17-19, 2021
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. They c…
webinars
Free Webinar: Open Access, Infodemics and Libraries
The Emerging International Voices is organizing a webinar on open access, fake news, and libraries on May 26, Wednesday, 7 PM Philippine time. About the Webinar Returning for a second year, IFLA …
library news
Florida Atlantic University launch Spirit of America digital library
Spirit of America digital collection [ website ] Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Libraries launch the Marvin & Sybil Winer 'Spirit of America' digital collection The collection was d…
news
F. Scott Fitzgerald's the Great Gatsby now in the public domain
Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby in the 2013 movie adaptation (© Warner Bros.) F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby , the famous novel set in 1920's America, is now in the public domain 95…
technology
UAE launches Nat'l Crypto Library to safeguard information
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched the world's first national crypto library to protect and secure confidential information in the country. This was initiated by the Cryptography Resea…
special libraries
Banned Books Museum opens in Estonia
A new Banned Books Museum recently opened in Tallin, Estonia. The museum houses banned books in several countries and aims to educate the public about literary censorship. According to museum found…
international library news
2020 Newbery Award Winner: Jerry Craft's 'New Kid'
This year's Newbery Medal awardee is Jerry Craft's graphic novel, New Kid . The Newberry Medal is an annual award given by the American Library Association's (ALA) Association for Libra…
technology
Libraries in Japan use UV to disinfect books
UV sterilizing machine for books. Picture by Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters Libraries in Japan have began acquiring UV (ultra-violet) machines to sterilize and disinfect books borrowed and returned. The …
writers
Haruki Murakami Library to open in Tokyo on 2021
The Waseda International House of Literature or the Haruki Murakami Library is set to open in Waseda University, Tokyo in April 2021. The Library will include Murakami's manuscripts, personal n…
public libraries
British Library makes 40,000 historical maps & images free online
The British Library is making 40,000 historical maps in its collection available for free online. The maps are part of the Topographical Collection of King George III or the "K. Top" Coll…
webinars
1st Southeast Asian Librarians Leadership Convergence hosted by PRC & PRBFL
Full text of this news is from PRC's website Manila - This year marks a significant feat for the Philippine Library and Information Science (LIS) profession as the Professional Regulation Commi…
special libraries
Hubble to create Library of Stars
Image by Alex Myers from Pixabay NASA's Hubble Space Telescope with the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in the US has began a new project to survey and catalog nearby stars in the Mi…
public libraries
Filipino books and handicrafts now at Turkey's Presidential Library
The Heads of Missions and representatives of the ASEAN Ankara Committee with their spouses and Mr. Ayhan Tuglu, Head of the Presidential Library with Mr. Mahmut Kazan, General Director, Administrativ…
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[FREE webinar] Digital Libraries and Internet Giants
COMPETITORS, COMPARATORS, COMPLEMENTS? DIGITAL LIBRARIES AND INTERNET GIANTS The last of 3 of webinars for the #EmergingInternationalVoices project of IFLA and Goethe-Institut. There have been many…
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[FREE webinar] From a Physical to a Virtual community space: what is possible?
FROM A PHYSICAL TO A VIRTUAL COMMUNITY SPACE: WHAT IS POSSIBLE? This is Part 2 of 3 of webinars for the #EmergingInternationalVoices project of IFLA and Goethe-Institut. Libraries are often seen as…
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[FREE webinar] Digital(ised) Libraries: Why? What? How?
DIGITAL(ISED) LIBRARIES: WHY? WHAT? HOW? This is Part 1 of 3 of webinars for the #EmergingInternationalVoices project of IFLA and Goethe-Institut. The first session will focus on what we mean when …
Malditang Librarian has been blogging about books, librarianship, and Iloilo City since 2016. I am a member of Iloilo Bloggers Society and I write for IBS Digital Network.
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