Academic and Research Libraries

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: ART Now! Contemporary Art Resources in a Library Context

Michael J. Miller — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:32:38 +0200

Electronic resources in contemporary art have increased exponentially in the last 10 years. This conference will discuss the documentation and description of contemporary art as well as the usability and availability of these information resources from the perspectives of the library and its users.

Complete details here.

Audiovisual and Multimedia 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

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

Satellite meeting in Guatemala City

Vicki McDonald — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 07:22:57 +0200

Español

Theme: Cooperation among multiple types of libraries and affiliated information services of archives and museums toward meeting common goals of sharing

The Academic and Research Libraries Section is working in cooperation with the LAC section to sponsor a pre-satellite meeting of the IFLA WLIC in Guatemala City, Guatemala on August 10-11, 2011.

Academic and Research Libraries Section

Conferencia Satélite (pre-conferencia), Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala

Louis Takács — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:04:57 +0100

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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.

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

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Standing Committee

Louis Takács — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:08:29 +0100

Chair/Treasurer:
Andrew McDonald [second term 2009-2013]
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