Yesterday I attended the brainstorming session of the IFLA President-Elect, Ellen Tise (South Africa), on her presidential theme: Libraries driving Access to Knowledge (A2K). Each IFLA president introduces a theme, and in this case the development is supported by a working group, discussion sessions and other input from members. It is important since apart from [...]

This is the 3rd and final report from Monday’s 21st Century literacies session at the IFLA/ World Library and Information Conference taking place in Milan, Italy. There were three speakers, and again I will link to their full papers (click the titles). Firstly Patrick Lo spoke about Effects of Online Audio-Book Resources on Library Usage [...]

Sony launches Amazon challengerSony has launched a wireless e-reader which allows users to download electronic books on the go.Amazon Kindle, Sony e-Reader and no doubt Apple will have a product in this category soon. All of this is very good for those of us who have a hard time reading “traditional” books the traditional way. [...]

Seven colleges will share $1.75 million to increase college enrollment, completion for veterans. More: continued here

Secretary Duncan commemorated the 46th anniversary of the March on Washington and helped launch “Kids for King.” More: continued here

Thirty-two colleges and universities will receive funding to strengthen minority participation in STEM-related employment. More: continued here

The Librarians’ Information Literacy Annual Conference LILAC conference 2010 will be hosted by Library Network Support Services (LNSS) Limerick, Republic of Ireland. The dates are 29-31 March 2010 and the Call for papers will be launched 1st September 2009. Conference themes include: Measuring Impact; Developing the IL practitioner; IL and research; Making connections; Innovative practice [...]

A Son’s Lesson for a Pilot (His Mother)I learned early in life that I would always have to work harder than other people. I’m dyslexic. Conquering challenges, big and small, has been my obsession since I was a child. When I was on my high school diving team, I dove from the highest platforms, doing [...]

Secretary Duncan, Secretary Sebelius, DC Mayor Fenty, and DC Chancellor Rhee joined with others to announce recommendations on the continuity of learning in the event of student absences or school closures due to H1N1 flu. More: continued here

Another report from the IFLA/ World Library and Information Conference taking place in Milan, Italy. The main session for information literacy is today, a session organised jointly by the Information Literacy and Literacy & Reading Sections of IFLA. I will blog it in a few sections. The structure was to have a few talks and [...]