Author Archives: Peter Lor

  Back in 2012 I presented a keynote paper at the UNESCO Open Session during the IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) on “The IFLA-UNESCO partnership 1947-2012”, later published in a revised version in IFLA Journal. In it I … Continue reading →

The latest instalment in my Library ABC has been posted here. It covers the letters V, W, and X. I had no photos for the letter X, but a colleague in Germany kindly pointed me to a city named Xanten. … Continue reading →

Digitization and digital resources have featured in many articles, books and meetings, but mainly the emphasis has been on technology (how to digitize and collect born-digital media), management (how to run an efficient digital programme) and, more recently, curation (managing … Continue reading →

This Fall (2015) I’m planning to present my International and Comparative Librarianship course, now numbered INFOST 891, again. It’s a three-credit graduate level course in the School of Information Studies (SOIS), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). For general information, here is … Continue reading →

Hot off the press: the seventh instalment of my Library ABC covers the letters S, T and U.

I’ve been reminded that I haven’t yet posted here the sixth instalment of my Library ABC. Every year, around Christmas/New year, I send out a newsletter to friends and colleagues. It has some professional and personal news, and I add … Continue reading →

I recently learned that IFLA’s Professional Committee has approved a proposal from the Section of Library Theory and Research to hold a pre-congress satellite meeting in Cape Town in August 2015. The theme of the meeting is “Digital preservation as … Continue reading →