Category Archives: Research

Global Gleanings #25 South African contributions to the international literature

Posted on 2025-09-22 by Peter Lor

This column of news, views and snippets from the international literature of books, libraries, and information, was written in July 2025 and appeared the September 2025 issue of LIASA-in-Touch, the quarterly newsletter of the Library and Information Association of South Africa. … Continue reading →

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Archival research on IFLA and FID, September-October 2025

Posted on 2025-02-15 by Peter Lor

In September-October last year I was able to visit The Hague (the Netherlands) and Mons (Belgium) in September/October to continue my archival research into the history of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and IFLA’s relationship with … Continue reading →

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Global Gleanings #17: South African contributions to the international LIS literature

Posted on 2023-09-07 by Peter Lor

This quarterly column of news, views and snippets from the international literature of books, libraries, and information, appears in LIASA-in-Touch, the newsletter of the Library and Information Association of South Africa. Lost to local colleagues? Many scholars in the Global … Continue reading →

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Surveying copyright legislation in the Global South

Posted on 2023-01-14 by Peter Lor

Last year an announcement on IFLA’s e-mail discussion list, IFLA-L alerted me to the appearance of a new copyright guide for Brazilian libraries, Guia para bibliotecas: Direitos autorais  e acesso ao conhecimento, informação e cultura [Guide for libraries: Authors’rights and … Continue reading →

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Global Gleanings #14: South African LIS research in international journals

Posted on 2022-12-08 by Peter Lor

Global Gleanings no. 14 This is a slightly expanded version of my column of news, views and snippets from the international literature of books, libraries, and information, which appears in LIASA-in-Touch, the newsletter of the Library and Information Association of South … Continue reading →

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Researching IFLA’s history: archives

Posted on 2022-10-18 by Peter Lor

During the IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) held in Dublin. Ireland. in July 2022. IFLA’s Special Interest Group for Library History (LibHist SIG) held an Open Session focusing on our preparation for IFLA ‘s centenary in 2027.  Here … Continue reading →

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Satellite Meeting on Global and Comparative Research Design in LIS

Posted on 2022-07-07 by Peter Lor

This event has been long in the planning. It was delayed by the Covid19 pandemic, but I’m happy to share that the planned satellite meeting will be held immediately after the upcoming IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) at … Continue reading →

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Announcement: IFLA satellite conference on “International Research in LIS: Challenges and Opportunities”

Posted on 2020-01-27 by Peter Lor

I’m happy to announce that an IFLA satellite conference on international research in LIS  will be held in Dublin, Ireland, on 13 and 14 August 2020. The event will be a workshop-style meeting with a practical focus, aiming to improve … Continue reading →

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Chapter 7 – International Influence and Diffusion in Library and Information Services

Posted on 2013-08-15 by Peter Lor

At last! I have posted a draft of Chapter 7, “International influence and diffusion of ideas in LIS”.  This chapter first introduces the concept of diffusion, and gives an overview of the ground-breaking generalized model of the diffusion of innovations … Continue reading →

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