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How Libraries Can Support Those with Dementia

CILIP

How Libraries Can Support Those with Dementia Libraries are often considered the heart of the community, but not everyone understands just how much they have to offer. When it comes to dementia services, libraries have enormous potential to support people with dementia and their carers.

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Mobile Libraries: Culture on the Go

Unwritten Record

National Bookmobile Day is April 22, part of National Library Week (April 19-25). . A library is a place that stores information, a place where people from all walks of life have the opportunity to obtain textual and audiovisual material for education, entertainment, and enlightenment. Libraries, Mobile — Third Army La.

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Community Webs to bring web archiving to public libraries

Archive-It

The Internet Archive is accepting applications from public librarians to participate in a program of continuing education, training, and services to enable public libraries to build collections of historically-valuable, web published materials documenting their local communities. Participants in this project will receive a 0.50

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Access to information: mind the gaps

CILIP

Access to information: mind the gaps. case for reforming access to information law? The report was called Outsourcing Oversight because it focused on concerns about the lack of access to information about private companies working for public organisations. s presenting challenges for access to information. outsourcing ?

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A timely Christmas gift ? librarians and knowledge specialists in health

CILIP

A 2016 study from the University of York found a significant correlation between longer waiting times and in-hospital mortality or emergency readmission for patients waiting for bypass surgery. The publication of the Health Education England report Value proposition for librarians and knowledge specialists in health ? The gift of time.

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Unwrapping the Archives

The Texas Record

While that is an interesting popular image, the archives and archivists here at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) are the protectors of documented history. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. How do you provide access to materials in archives?

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Preservica congratulates 2019 Emmett Leahy Award winner

Preservica

The Emmett Leahy Committee also recognized his efforts at outreach in educating archivists and records managers throughout Asia, as well as the leadership positions he has held in the archival community. A complete list of past winners can be found at www.emmettleahyaward.org ). Visit: www.preservica.com Twitter: @preservica.