Tag Archives: IFLA

Library ABC and other updates

Posted on 2025-02-10 by Peter Lor

My Library ABC for New Year 2025 has been posted. In the past I only posted page 2, which presents the three library pictures with brief accompanying text. From 2025 both pages are posted. The first page is a brief … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

IFLA centenary book: call for chapters

Posted on 2024-07-20 by Peter Lor

I’m delighted to report that IFLA’s Library History Special Interest Group has issued a call for chapters for a book that is planned to mark IFLA’s Centenary in 2027. The intended scope of this book, which will be published by … Continue reading →

Posted in IFLA, Library history, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Update on Satellite meeting of IFLA Library History SIG

Posted on 2023-07-24 by Peter Lor

The latest and final programme has been released at http://expositions.mundaneum.org/en/conference/preserving-our-origins-world-library-and-information-congress. A reduced student registration fee has been introduced. At EUR 60 it includes refreshments, coffee breaks and lunch on Thursday 17 August and Friday 18 August.    

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Satellite Meeting of IFLA’s Library History Special Interest Group

Posted on 2023-07-17 by Peter Lor

Are you interested in the Belle Époque, internationalism, and the history and archival sources of libraries, library associations, documentation and information science more generally?  Here is an update on an upcoming meeting, announced earlier, which you should not miss. From … Continue reading →

Posted in Belle Epoque, IFLA, Library history, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in International Librarianship, Research | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Webinar on International LIS Research: video & documents

Posted on 2021-06-08 by Peter Lor

A video recording of the Webinar on International Research in LIS, held by the Library Theory and Research (LTR) Section of IFLA on 27 May, is now available at https://www.ifla.org/publications/node/93943?og=5794. My presentation (at 4:41) was followed by a quite interesting … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Webinar on International Research in LIS

Posted on 2021-05-04 by Peter Lor

I’m pleased to post here the announcement of a forthcoming webinar on International Research in LIS organized by IFLA’s section for Library Theory and Research. IFLA Webinar: International Research in LIS Wednesday, May 26 at 17:00 – 18:30 Central European … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment