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British Library names new CEO

The BBC's Roly Keating will join the BL in September 2012.
Featured News, Posted 10 May 2012

UKSG 2012: Car chases, librarians, and the promise of the future

The data-driven library, removing barriers for library users, and new roles for information professionals emerged as major themes at this year's UKSG conference in Glasgow.
Featured Articles, Posted 30 Mar 2012

OCLC Research - investing in innovation in Europe

OCLC Research is extending its research programme in Europe.
Featured Articles, Posted 16 Mar 2012

Keep libraries relevant!

An OCLC report uncovers the opportunities for librarians, researchers and educators of working at 'webscale'.
Featured Articles, Posted 01 Mar 2012

'Rewriting the book' - public libraries for a new age

Europe's largest public library development project is taking shape in Birmingham in the UK.
Featured Articles, Posted 29 Feb 2012

Overcoming e-book 'stagnation'

With so few Swedish language e-books available, Stockholm Public Libraries developed innovative responses, including working with partners to produce their own e-books.
Featured Articles, Posted 03 Feb 2012

Risk and reward for libraries

R-Squared, a new conference, aims to help librarians develop their creativity, innovation and risk-taking capability.
Featured Articles, Posted 23 Nov 2011

Cultural collaboration in Sweden

In a town in Sweden museums, libraries and archives are collaborating to develop new services, digitise collections and deliver value for money.
Featured Articles, Posted 11 Nov 2011

'Magic happens where there is knowledge'

The third biennial Axiell Library Symposium sought to identify the opportunities for public library services and to discuss how future libraries should be shaped.
Featured Articles, Posted 02 Nov 2011

Collaboration in the digital domain

Digital innovation means new opportunities for collaboration in UK public libraries. At ILI 2011 the authors will be discussing emerging models and good practice.
Featured Articles, Posted 13 Sep 2011

'Ideas worth spreading' - organising a TEDx event

Dean Frey, of Red Deer Public Library, is busy organising a TEDx event and looks forward to sharing his experiences at ILI2011.
Featured Articles, Posted 07 Sep 2011

BL bids to aquire earliest intact European book

The British Library wants to acquire the 7th century St Cuthbert Gospel for the nation.
Featured News, Posted 20 Jul 2011

Innovative library and information services

Information Today publishes a range of journals, newsletters, books and blogs in the information space, including a wealth of online content. Here we bring you some recent highlights.
Featured Articles, Posted 27 Jun 2011

Hack the cultural heritage! Hack4Europe in Sweden

30 'hackers' create apps and mashups to help make Europeana's cultural collections open and accessible to all.
Featured Articles, Posted 12 Jun 2011

Consortium delivers innovative reference resources project

The London Libraries Consortium is the UK's largest public libraries consortium. Its Digital Reference Resources Workstream is delivering increased usage and real savings.
Featured Articles, Posted 12 May 2011

Finland's public libraries - visited and valued

As the debate around volunteer 'librarians' and library closures rages in the UK, in Finland the state recognises the value of libraries - and professional librarians.
Featured Articles, Posted 25 Feb 2011

Nordic, geeky and cool

Åke Nygren reports back from what must be, quite literally, the coolest library conference in Europe. Collaboration and innovation were key themes at the Helsinki Midwinter Darkness Camp.
Featured Articles, Posted 04 Feb 2011
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