Call for Applications: Library and Information Science Student Voices: Global Peer-to-Peer Dialogue The IFLA Building Strong Library and Information Science Education Working Group (BSLISE) announces the webinar “Library and Information Science Student Voices: Global Peer-to-Peer Dialogue”. Its aim is to connect library and information science (LIS) students all over the world to communicate and discuss the present... Continue Reading →
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IFLA BSLISE (Building Strong Library and Information Science Education)
International Internship Opportunity
The BSLISE Working Group of IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) is seeking two library science and information science (LIS) students to work as interns with BSLISE communication activities, including maintaining its website and social media accounts. The BSLISE is devoted to strengthening the international quality of LIS education, and as a result,... Continue Reading →
Open session on IFLA Guidelines for LIS Education Programmes: Applying a Global Framework to Transform LIS Education in Local Contexts
Please join us at the IFLA 2022 WLIC open session on IFLA Guidelines for LIS Education Programmes: Applying a Global Framework to Transform LIS Education in Local Contexts, by the Section on Education and Training (SET) with the Section on Library Theory and Research (LTR). The workshop (Session 073) will be held on Tuesday, July 26,... Continue Reading →
Workshop: IFLA Guidelines for LIS Education Programmes
Please join us at the IFLA 2022 WLIC open session on IFLA Guidelines for LIS Education Programmes: Applying a Global Framework to Transform LIS Education in Local Contexts, by the Section on Education and Training (SET) with the Section on Library Theory and Research (LTR). The workshop (Session 073) will be held on Tuesday, July 26,... Continue Reading →
Student event by IFLA Division C
A student event IFLA Division has been hosted as part of a monthly Webinar Series for LIS students. These webinar sessions will be on different themes. All events will be held online and will be open to everyone without any registration fees. Registration link will be provided in the pre-lunching promotions. On March 23, 2022,... Continue Reading →
Russian-American Library Dialogue 2020!
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 →
Mapping LIS Education Programs: Professional, Education and Research Perspectives webinar
The IFLA Building Strong LIS Education (BSLISE) Working Group invites you to the Mapping Library and Information Science (LIS) Education Programs webinar to learn about the international survey, directory and map of LIS education programs developed as a response to one of the recommendations of the IFLA Building Strong LIS Education White Paper (2018). Technical... Continue Reading →
IFLA Celebrates SET Collaboration
IFLA recognizes the IFLA Section on Education and Training for their collaborative efforts and development of "collective actions across sectors." BSLISE is mentioned as the top project! Read more here:
2021 ALA IRRT Pre-Conference
Call for Proposals for Presentation The American Library Association (ALA) International Relations Round Table (IRRT) invites you to submit presentation proposals for their 2021 pre-conference in Chicago, IL, date to be determined. If the conference is not held as an in-person event, the presentations will be in a virtual format. The theme for this year’s... Continue Reading →
New Initiative! Student Library Voices: Peer to Peer
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 →