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Global Gleanings #6
My column of news, views and snippets from the international literature of books, libraries, and information, appears in every issue of LIASA-in-Touch, the newsletter of the Library and Information Association of South Africa. Here it is with clickable links. Covid-19 – … Continue reading
2020 John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award
I’m pleased to share the news that the American Library Association (ALA) has honoured me with the John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award for 2020. The award was presented virtually during the ALA’s Annual Conference in June – which unfortunately I … Continue reading
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Global Gleanings #5
Covid-19 again When my previous column was written the news was dominated by Covid-19.[1] It was still mostly called an epidemic; the word ‘pandemic’ was only just coming into use. In South Africa a lock-down loomed. I reported on some … Continue reading
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Global gleanings #4: Coronavirus; library programmes; ancient manuscripts
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 Africa. The Coronavirus … Continue reading
This Blog
In the course of a long career in librarianship – as a librarian, manager, professional leader, researcher and teacher – and through many years of participation in international programmes and activities, I have held the belief that libraries and information … Continue reading
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Global Gleanings #3: IFLA and the Developing World
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 Africa. In the … Continue reading
Riccardo Ridi on intellectual neutrality: a perspective from Italy
(Version corrected on 2019-01-05, in light of comments from Riccardo Ridi, which I gratefully acknowledge.) Italian perspectives In the English-speaking world, we are not sufficiently aware of the huge amount of professional literature published in other languages. My eyes were opened … Continue reading
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Library ABC for 2019
The latest instalment of my Library ABC, which I started in 2008, has been distributed. It is for the letters D, E and F and features pictures taken in three libraries. D: DOK, Delft, the Netherlands; E: Elsie van Rensburg … Continue reading
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Gratifying review
I’m happy to report that a favourable review of my book, International and comparative librarianship: concepts and methods for global studies, recently appeared in Focus on international library and information work. The review, written by Lesley Pitman, appeared in volume … Continue reading
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Global gleanings #2: Maps again, web archiving, fauna and flora, Patience and Fortitude
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 Africa Maps and … Continue reading
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