Theme: “The evolving roles of libraries and knowledge management services in government: the blurring of the distinction between explicit and tacit knowledge and opportunities for new synergies” The Government Libraries Section is seeking proposals for papers to be presented at a session to be held at the IFLA World Library… Read More
We are preparing for an upcoming webinar on 04 April 2022, 15:00–16:30 CET on wellness for librarians: Since March 2020 librarians, along with the entire world, have been experiencing acute levels of stress and anxiety caused by the pandemic. Recently, stressors related to civil conflict… Read More
Since March 2020 librarians, along with the entire world, have been experiencing acute levels of stress and anxiety caused by the pandemic. Recently, stressors related to civil conflict have exacerbated panic levels. How can we help our exhausted library workers serving exhausted library patrons? Which resources can help library workers with burnout and anxiety? There are no magical solutions, but by working together over time we can build networks to support each other. Read More
These are hectic times and people all over the world are facing all kinds of different crisis, such as the covid-19 pandemic, forest fires, climate crisis, etc. Join us for a discussion how public libraries and their staff are responding. Read More