A new initiative has been introduced to be called Student Library Voices: Peer to Peer. This project proposes to develop a network of LIS students worldwide where they can communicate and discuss the present and future of the LIS field. This network will provide LIS students with the opportunity to shape and express their opinions... Continue Reading →

In September 2020, the BSLISE Working Group members met for the annual Retreat & Planning Meeting. During that meeting, a new action plan was developed for the coming year. Among the goals for the group for the next year are the following activities: Develop an international asset map and databaseContinue developing global guidelines for Library... Continue Reading →

We are very happy to announce that the IV meeting of the Russian-American Library Dialogue in the online format will be held on September 15-16. The theme for this year's meeting is Libraries Tackling the Challenge: Meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals in a Global Pandemic. The sessions will be attended by heads and leading... Continue Reading →

Check out the July 2020 SET Bulletin from IFLA Section on Education and Training. In this issue you'll find articles on libraries in Sweden, France, Portugal, and Italy and their response to COVID-19, a review of how LIS education programs are adapting to the "new normal" of online learning, an update on LIS education programs... Continue Reading →

Check out the SETBulletin, January 2020 for an in-depth look into the survey conducted by the working group on global LIS education. The article was written by our BSLISE member, Fatih Oguz, University of North Carolina Greensboro, USA. Additionally, a photo gallery from the BSLISE working group at the Athens WILC is included in this... Continue Reading →