New OCLC Leaders Council to be phased in over the next year
Posted 02 April 2024
The new division is designed to enhance professional development and educational skills for businesses, organizations and individuals
Posted 07 November 2023
Acquisition will accelerate the adoption of Patron Point Software as the go-to marketing automation platform for libraries
Posted 05 September 2023
All three awards are open to individuals or groups from anywhere in the world. Nominations for all three 2023 awards must reach UKeiG by 6 pm GMT on Friday 29 September 2023.
Posted 01 August 2023
IFLA's World Library & Information Congress will be held in Dubai, UAE, 19-23 August 2024
Posted 20 June 2023
IFLA, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, have published the latest update of the IFLA Trend Report, co-authored by the emerging leaders who attended IFLA's 2022 World Library and Information Congress.
Posted 07 February 2023
The database will offer equitable perspectives on U.K. and Ireland current events.
Posted 07 June 2022
Barbara Band, School Library Consultant, reflects on what it means for the future of school libraries in a post-Covid world. Sparked by ideas from an IFLA webinar, she considers safety and technology in library spaces, evidence-based librarianship and the value of school libraries.
Posted 01 June 2021
The global COVID-19 pandemic has upended our lives, both personal and professional. It has also introduced a new word into our vocabulary: Infodemic. Inoculating yourself, your library users, and your community against the Infodemic should be a vital skill for librarians worldwide.
Posted 04 August 2020
ProQuest's platform enhancements that make subscription and open access content readily searchable on the open web reveals a volume and variety of source material of benefit to students, teachers and the general public.
Posted 07 July 2020
The eight shortlists for the 2020 Nibbies have been revealed.
Posted 20 March 2020
This year over 50 submissions from around the world were received.
Posted 19 March 2020
A shortlist of eight titles for each of the Medals has been revealed.
Posted 19 March 2020
Call for submissions released; deadline mid-January 2020.
Posted 25 November 2019
Kimberly Moore is a school librarian and digital literacy educator who helps students create electronic collections of their work.
Posted 15 November 2019
Reading for pleasure is more important for children's cognitive development than their parent's level of education.
Posted 19 July 2019
The long school holidays are around the corner.
Posted 04 July 2019
How quirky, you may ask. Well, the prize is called The Queen's Knickers Award.
Posted 03 July 2019
Helle Lauridsen reports from the tenth NEXT LIBRARY event, held in Aarhus, Denmark.
Posted 23 June 2019
International Museums Day is celebrated in May 2019. Kenn Bicknell considers the lessons libraries can learn from museums.
Posted 03 May 2019
The Bookseller and The Reading Agency are inviting submissions for the 2019 Library of the Year.
Posted 29 April 2019
Libraries matter for Europe and Europe matters for libraries. IFLA and its partners have developed a library manifesto for Europe. Here are the highlights.
Posted 26 April 2019
One million subscriptions achieved in seven months.
Posted 26 February 2019
While on maternity leave, Caroline Fielding found a great way to keep up with her professional development. It was hard work - but enormously rewarding.
Posted 25 May 2017