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TWEET CHAT, LIBRARIES:  INDISPENSABLE INSTITUTIONS FOR SUCCESSFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SDGs IN NIGERIA National Library of Nigeria in collaboration with Library and You has embarked on a Social Media Library Awareness and Sensitization Program.  The Social Media Library Awareness and Sensitization Program has been circumspectly designed by National Library of Nigeria and Library and You to educate Nigerians on the indispensable roles of libraries and librarians to our national development. The maiden edition of SM-LASP has been scheduled to hold on 22nd April 2017 by 7pm on Twitter. Topic: LIBRARIES: INDISPENSABLE INSTITUTIONS FOR SUCCESSFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SDGs IN NIGERIA.  Featuring: - Prof. Lenrie O. Aina (National Librarian/ CEO, National Library of Nigeria) @lenrieaina - Dr. Nkem Osuigwe (Director, Nigerian Book Foundation) @librarian_nkem - Mr. Wale Micaiah (SDGs Advocate) @walemicaiah @SDGsNGA @Librarygovng #Nation...

IFLA’s Global Vision takes off! The challenges facing the library field from ever-increasing globalisation can only be met and overcome by an inclusive, global response from a united library field. IFLA’s Global Vision discussion, officially launched in Athens, is bringing together thousands of representatives of the library field worldwide to explore how a connected library field can meet the challenges of the future. https://www.ifla.org/node/11317

Catalogue and Index: Periodical of the Cataloguing and Indexing Group, a Special Interest Group of CILIP, the Library and Information Association.....March 2017, Issue 186.... Issue 186 has two interrelated themes. The first theme continues our coverage of the 2016 CILIP CIG conference, with the inclusion of more conference papers. Amy Staniforth begins by outlining her work designing and delivering “beginners’ cataloguing training”, and argues why such training in sorely needed within the library and information sector. Suzanne Barbalet and Nathan Cunningham write about using classification for new and novel forms of data, and outline their pilot study which utilises UDC at the UK Data Archive. Ahava Cohen discusses multilingual, multiscript authority control, and the project to set up a multilingual and multiscript authority database in Israel. Anne Welsh discusses FRBR, BIBFRAME and relationships in cataloguing, with particular focus on the cataloguing of items as objects. ...

The United Nations World Water Development Report 2017.... WASTEWATER: THE UNTAPPED RESOURCE The 2017 World Water Development Report shows that improved wastewater management is as much about reducing pollution at the source, as removing contaminants from wastewater flows, reusing reclaimed water and recovering useful by-products. Together, these four actions generate social, environmental and economic benefits for all society, contributing to overall well-being and health, water and food security, and sustainable development. The cross-cutting importance of wastewater is highlighted in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, through Sustainable Development Goal 6 on water and sanitation, and especially Target 6.3 on halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling, and safe reuse globally. http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0024/002471/247153e.pdf

INTERNATIONAL DAYS... The United Nations General Assembly designates a number of "International Days" to mark important aspects of human life and history (the comprehensive list of all days celebrated by the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies is available here: International Days). United Nations Specialized Agencies, including UNESCO, can also proclaim World Days. In this case, the proclamation of international days depends on their governing bodies and internal regulations only. UNESCO thus celebrates UN International Days related to its fields of competence, in addition to the other World Days, proclaimed by the Organization's governing bodies or other institutions. The list of official messages by Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of International Days with which UNESCO is associated is available here.  http://en.unesco.org/celebrations/international-days JANUARY 27 January International Day of Commemoration in Memory...

Build joy into your library’s website....Cathy King It is not enough that we build products that function, that are understandable and usable, we also need to build products that bring joy and excitement, pleasure and fun, and, yes, beauty to people’s lives. So, libraries’ physical spaces already bring joy and beauty to people’s lives. I think our goal should be to make our online presences as amazing and as joyful as the in-person experiences. Web analytics can help. Web analytics will help you spot trends and behaviors about your users so that you can make adjustments that improve their experiences. Without web analytics, on the web, these lost souls are invisible. Analytics gives us the opportunity to intercept the poor, confused people wandering around your website. To build them an experience that they find intuitive and engaging. And get them to the beautiful, joyful materials and services they need.

Goodreads is the world’s largest site for readers and book recommendations. Their mission is to help people find and share books they love. It is a place where you can see what your friends are reading and vice versa. You can create "bookshelves" to organize what you've read (or want to read). You can comment on each other's reviews. You can find your next favorite book. And on this journey with your friends you can explore new territory, gather information, and expand your mind. https://www.goodreads.com/