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Uncensored Library in Minecraft: Promoting Free Press

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Uncensored Library in Minecraft: Promoting Free Press Zakariya Gayle, Academic Support Librarian at UAL High Holborn made the switch from retail management to libraries, starting as a Casual Assistant in the public sector. This blog post was written after he attended Libraries Rewired.

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Should library services be cutting their most dynamic spaces?

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Should library services be cutting their most dynamic spaces? Photo credit: Should library services be cutting their most dynamic spaces? A recent report, Libraries on the Move , by Dr Alyson Tyler, studied the impact of mobile libraries in Scotland. t suitable for a mobile library vehicle. Route optimisation.

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Shift happens: the future office/library in a connected world

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Shift happens: the future office/library in a connected world. climate change extreme events). The dramatic stories of retail empires collapsing, and images of closed shopfronts create a powerful narrative of inevitable and unstoppable decline. and, yes, the library. So what role can libraries play in the new normal ?

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How Card Skimming Disproportionally Affects Those Most In Need

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When a participant uses a SNAP payment card at an authorized retail store, their SNAP EBT account is debited to reimburse the store for food that was purchased. The Massachusetts SNAP benefits card looks more like a library card than a payment card. Over the past several months, authorities in multiple U.S.

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CILIP and Nielsen Book announce major new partnership

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CILIP, the library and information association, is proud to announce a new two-year partnership with Nielsen Book that includes sponsorship of CILIP?s s Building a Nation of Readers campaign and National Libraries Week. s commitment to supporting libraries, librarianship and the book trade. About Libraries Week.

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CILIP Coronavirus Information Service

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CILIP is committed to supporting our members in all aspects of their work, including understanding and managing the emerging impact of COVID-19 and coronavirus on library, information and knowledge services. If your library, information or knowledge service is to be fully-closed. Cancel all events and activities (and notify attendees).

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Supporting you and your profession through the CILIP community

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CILIP offers great value support and assistance throughout your career (see image below), with a range of tools and events to provide career-long development. library roles. Examples of recent events delivered by the CILIP community for our members include: Working from home ? Your career, your way. information assets?