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One world, one library network

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One world, one library network. Working Internationally for Libraries Virtual Conference 2021: A free, virtual conference for Public Libraries in the UK and across the world. Public library services around the world have been confronting massive global challenges while embracing innovation and new opportunities.

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Data, analysis and the library: Joining the dots at the Department for Work and Pensions

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Here he speaks to Information Professional Editor Rob Green about how librarians and library services are now a central part of that function, and how the library service is supporting the wider needs of the Department. s library services more directly within the DWP?s Trevor recently incorporated the department?s Trevor says.

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Learning, work and flexibility: a case study

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Oona Ylinen (OY): I was studying Creative Writing at the University of Surrey but because study space was hard to come by on campus, I would study at the local public library. During one such study session in 2018, I saw a poster advertising a part-time role in the library. Picture Oona Ylinen.

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Sustainable lessons for design

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Connecting town and gown through the library To Celebrate Green Libraries week, we take a look back at an article first published in Information Professional in June 2023. Wright & Wright Architects have worked on a number of major library, archive and gallery projects, with a focus on sustainable design.

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Implementing Plan S- what about the Institutions?

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Ever since Coalition S announced Plan S, the mission to make the transition to full and immediate Open Access a reality by 2020, ( Science Europe, 2019 ) the world of scholarly communications has existed under a cloud of uncertainty. Dr. Burgelman made clear that the European Commission, whilst in full support of Plan S, has yet to sign.

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Copyright: evolution or extinction?

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In an era when the making and distribution of, and access to creative materials, from text to photographs and sound recordings to 3D digital images is so easy, it has often been said that copyright is obsolete and will surely die out, being replaced by a system of licences. and provisions for libraries to make copies and preserve material.

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Take action with your library this Libraries Week

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Take action with your library this Libraries Week. This Libraries Week (4-10 October 2021) libraries across the UK showcase their vital role in supporting active and engaged communities as we celebrate the transformative impact libraries can have on people?s s much-loved libraries.