Members of the IFLA Library History Special Interest Group research IFLA history and collect oral histories from librarians around the world. You will find more information and updates in the Blog of the Library History SIG. Oral histories Since 2018 the Library History SIG has been planning to record oral… Read More
Would you like to get involved with the Library History SIG (LIBHIST SIG)? Here’s how: 1. Learn more about our projects and initiatives and our past WLIC Sessions – contact our Convenor 2. Provide a translation for one of our resources – contact our Convenor 3. Learn how… Read More
We are very glad to inform you that the SIG’s Annual Report for 2020-21 is now online. For any further information and update, you may contact the undersigned. Dr. Kerry Smith, FALIA, AM Convener, IFLA Library History SIG… Read More
The recording of the SIG’s session for IFLA’s WLIC 2021 is completed. The session is titled “Librarians learning from the past to inspire, include and sustain” and is scheduled for Day 3 (19 August 2021) of the conference. You will need to check the schedule for the time in… Read More
As outlined in its Action Plans from 2019 the SIG Library History has embarked on what some might think are a very ambitious set of projects on the oral histories of our librarians past and present. As the project develops a number of streams reveal themselves and those… Read More
SIG Library History 2020 Annual Report, and Action Plan 2020-2021 Read More
Library History Special Interest Group at IFLA 2020 Dublin and IFLA 2021 Rotterdam Read More
The Library History Special Interest Group is about to embark on a series of projects on oral histories of the world’s librarians, hence the theme for its session at this conference – a theme in keeping with that of the WLIC 2020 conference in Dublin, and our Call for… Read More
For those of you coming to Athens, please join us at the Library History SIG business meeting and open session Read More
With many thanks to the Editor of the IFLA Journal Steve Witt (and former convenor of the LIbary History SIG), the March 2019 edition of IFLA Journal is a Special Issue on Libraries in Times of Crisis containing some of the papers presented at this session, as well as other… Read More