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Italian Library Association, Bibliopride, Agenda 2030 and IFLA Stories: the Lazio Region Experience

Maddalena Battaggia   AIB Lazio vice-president E-mail: Maddalena.battaggia@aib.it In September 2021, the Italian Library Association (Associazione italiana biblioteche, AIB) organized the 10th edition of “Bibliopride – The National Week of Libraries”, an event during which libraries are encouraged to promote initiatives revolving around a specific topic. The topic for… Read More

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  • 23 December 2021

“E-JARIG” Innovation of Online Search Demand Services: Collection of Rare Newspapers Collected by the National Library of the Republic of Indonesia in the Pandemic Era

Atikah Haroen                                                              Librarian of the Rare Newspapers Collection Department, The National Library of Indonesia  E-mail : tt6340571@gmail.com INTRODUCTION The impact of the pandemic has forced libraries to start shifting from physical to digital services in whole or in part. This makes the role of librarians more challenging and also offers… Read More

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  • 22 December 2021

Learning is an Open Door: Sustaining Higher Education in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Macau Academic Library Alliance (MALA)

Anna Au                                     Macao Library and Information Management Association, Macao E-mail: macau.mlima@gmail.com In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the university libraries in Macao have been working together to provide online digital services to keep the virtual door open when the physical one is closed.  By the end… Read More

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  • 22 December 2021

The Australian Library and Information Association: Greening Libraries in Australia

Dr. Antonia Mocatta                       Director of Central Services, University Library, University of Sydney E-mail: antonia.mocatta@sydney.edu.au The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) is the national professional organisation for the Australian library and information services sector. It has recently launched its Greening Libraries initiative, to provide leadership for… Read More

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  • 22 December 2021

A Guide to Support Libraries’ Commitment to Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility

Thomas Chaimbault-Petitjean International Relations OfficerResponsable Mission Relations InternationalesE-mail: thomas.chaimbault@enssib.fr The ENSSIB building, French national LIS School The French National Library and Information Sciences School (ENSSIB) has designed a thematic guide based on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of Agenda 2030. This regularly updated open access resource… Read More

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  • 22 December 2021

Book Reviews — ” Il paradigma della biblioteca sostenibile”

Rossana Morriello Research Support Librarian, Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy E-mail: rossana.morriello@aib.it Il paradigma della biblioteca sostenibile A cura di Giovanni Di Domenico, con Anna Bilotta, Concetta Damiani, Rosa Parlavecchia. Milano : Ledizioni, 2021 ISBN 9788855265768 The book, published in October 2021, was edited by Giovanni Di… Read More

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  • 22 December 2021

Book Reviews — “New Libraries in Old Buildings: Creative Reuse”

Casey Conlin                                                      Library Sustainability Coordinator, Mid-Hudson Library System E-mail: cconlin@midhudson.org New Libraries in Old Buildings     — Creative Reuse Edited by: Petra Hauke, Karen Latimer and Robert Niess Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter Saur, 2021 ISBN 9783110679663 (IFLA Publications; No 180) With programs and spaces that build local… Read More

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  • 22 December 2021

Library, the Heart of the City: the Green Library

Ana Zdravje Ljubljana City Library, Slovenia E-mail: ana.zdravje@mklj.si On Thursday, 20 May 2021, Ljubljana City Library hosted the sixth international one-day professional conference Library, the Heart of the City 2021, dedicated to green libraries. One of the branches of Ljubljana City Library is Šentvid Library, which has been renovated… Read More

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  • 22 December 2021

The IFLA Green Library Award 2021 (Since 2016)

Priscilla Pun Head of Technical Process Unit, University Library, University of Macau E-mail: nipun@um.edu.mo The ENSULIB Open Session titled Green Libraries and Sustainable Practices for the Long-Term Future was successfully held at the virtual IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) 2021 on 19 August this year.  During… Read More

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  • 21 December 2021

ENSULIB Newsletter (Dec 2021)

Volume 1, Issue 1, December 2021 [Download PDF] Message from the Chair Harri Sahavirta, Chair of ENSULIB It is a great joy for me that the very first ENSULIB Newsletter is now out. My wish is that readers… Read More

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  • 08 December 2021