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December 2011 issue of Newsletter now available

Vicki McDonald — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:55:47 +0100

Articles include reports on attendance at the IFLA WLIC in Puerto Rico and the very successful satellite conference in Guatemala. The recipients of the A+RL Essay Competiton also report back on their individual experiences at Puerto Rico. There is also a photo profile of the change taking place in library service desks.

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Number 47, December 2011 [PDF]

Academic and Research Libraries Section

Call for Papers: Statistics and Evaluation Section; Management & Marketing Section; Academic and Research Libraries Section

Vicki McDonald — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:11:10 +0200

Main themes:

Statistical analysis and qualitative methods as tools for the advocacy of libraries
Evidence based management
Case studies about efficiency, impact and outcomes measurement

For further details of this Satellite event, including key dates for submissions - please refer to Conference website.

Academic and Research Libraries Section

Call for Papers - Satellite Pre Conference 2012

Vicki McDonald — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:15:35 +0200

Joint satellie event for IFLA Statistics and Evaluation Section, IFLA Management and Marketing Section and IFLA Academic and Research Libraries Sections.

Main themes:

Statistical analysis and qualitative methods as tools for the advocacy of libraries
Evidence based management
Case studies about efficeincy, impact and outcomes measurement.

Important dates:

Academic and Research Libraries Section

2011 Essay contest winners - Academic and Research Libraries

IFLA — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:07:39 +0200

This year, the IFLA Academic and Research Libraries Section offered three free Registrations/Bursaries equivalent in the amount of €425 each to an information professional from Africa, Latin America and the Asia/Pacific region to cover the registration/bursary expenses at the 2011 IFLA Conference.

Full details of the recipients are provided in IFLA Express 15 August.

Academic and Research Libraries Section

Academic and Research Libraries Essay Contest 2011

Ane Landoy — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 04:29:19 +0100

The Academic and Research Libraries Section is offering THREE (3) free Registrations/Bursaries equivalent in the amount of € 425 each to an information professional from Africa, Latin America and the Asia/Pacific region to cover the registration/bursary expenses at the 2011 IFLA Conference, to be held 13. – 18. August 2011 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Academic and Research Libraries Section

Conferencia Satelite [pre-conferencia], Guatemala

Vicki McDonald — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 04:21:52 +0100

English

Sección de Bibliotecas Universitarias de Investigación y América Latina y el Caribe

Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
10 y 11 de agosto 2011

Tema: Bibliotecas más allá de las bibliotecas: Integración, Innovación e Información para todos

Hay tres vías para los programas con presentaciones simultáneas bajo los temas de la conferencia. Las extensiones incluyen:

Academic and Research Libraries Section

Academic and Research Libraries Section Essay Contest

Awilda Reyes — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:28:50 +0100

ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LIBRARIAN’S OPPORTUNITY
APPLY FOR FREE REGISTRATION/BURSARY

Academic and Research Libraries Section

2009 Academic and Research Libraries Section Essay Contest Winners

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:04:40 +0200

IFLA Academic and Research Libraries Section wishes to congratulate the following individuals for their winning essays and sharing their interests with IFLA. All essays were blind peered review by librarians with lengthy knowledge and experience in their field and active members of various professional associations.

Latin America/Caribbean region Essay contest winner is:
Kumaree Ramtahal, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago

Academic and Research Libraries Section

Call for Papers for Satellite Meeting in Turin, Italy, 19-21 August 2009

IFLA — Sun, 03 May 2009 19:56:59 +0200

Call for Papers for Satellite Meeting in Turin, Italy, 19-21 August 2009
Theme: "Libraries as Space and Place"
Academic and Research Libraries Section with the Public Libraries Section, Library Buildings and Equipment Section, Library Theory and Research Section, Management and Marketing Section
As part of the World Library and Information Congress in Milan,
Italy, 23-27 August 2009

Academic and Research Libraries Section

Essay Contest - Free Conference Registation 2009

IFLA — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:21:08 +0200

Academic and Research Libraries

The Academic and Research Libraries is offering THREE (3) free Registrations/Bursaries equivalent in the amount of € 400 each to an information professional from Africa, Latin America and the Asia/Pacific region to cover the registration/bursary expenses at the World Library and Information Congress: 75th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, to be held in Milan, Italy from August 23-27, 2009. The conference theme is "Libraries create futures: building on cultural heritage".

Academic and Research Libraries Section