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The IFLA Social Sciences Libraries Section (SocSci) in cooperation with Reference and Information Services Section (RISS) are hosting an ignite talks session “Bringing Back Patrons to the Library: Promoting Community and In-Person Programming in Digital World” at the 2023 IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 21-25 August 2023.
Please mark your calendar for the IFLA Reference and Information Services Section (RISS) Programme at IFLA WLIC 2022.
The IFLA Reference and Information Services Section (RISS) is seeking proposals for panels to be convened during their Open Session at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2022 in Dublin, Ireland.
The IFLA Reference and Information Services Section is seeking proposals to present a workshop style session "Reference and Information Services Shifting Gears."
Reinventing Reference with Technology Transformations A Joint Satellite Meeting of Reference & Information Services and Information Technology Sections
The Reference and Information Services Section has room for several new members on our standing committee!
The Reference and Information Services Section has drafted our action plan for 2016-2017.
At WLIC 2016 the Reference and Information Services Section finalized a document on libraries and development. This publication details the ways in which reference and other information services support the UN's 2030 Agenda, commonly known as the Sustainable Development Goals.
Read the latest Reference Interview!
Read the latest in our series of "Reference Interviews" with RISS Standing Committee Members!
Here is the fifth in our series of "Reference Interviews" with RISS Standing Committee Members!
Here is the fourth in our series of "Reference Interviews" with RISS Standing Committee Members!
The Reference and Information Services Section announces the call for papers for IFLA 2016 in Columbus. Our theme this year is Connecting Reference to the Wider Community. Read on and submit your paper for consideration for our session. See you in Columbus!
Here is the third in our series of "Reference Interviews" with RISS Standing Committee Members!
Here is the second in our series of "Reference Interviews" with RISS Standing Committee Members!
Here is the first installment of the new RISS feature, "Reference Interview," in which we chat with members of the Standing Committee to learn more about them!
Generation Google needs us: new roles for visibility in the digital age for information & reference services — Reference and Information Services