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Books and libraries – a reason to celebrate.... Some people are fortunate enough to live in a country where having books at home is commonplace, where literary awards or awareness days are part of the annual calendar and there’s a thriving book industry. So sometimes it is easy to forget quite how integral books are to our lives. Book Aid International has gathered these stories from readers in Malawi and they are a powerful reminder of the difference and joy that books and libraries can bring. https://princh.com/books-and-libraries-reason-to-celebrate/

5 ways you can use partnerships to transform your library into a community hub... There is no doubt that people value libraries as a great source of information and relaxation during work or leisure time. Nonetheless, by taking a brief look at the public library statistics offered by UNESCO, it seems the direction for public libraries is one of funding cuts, decreasing amount of book loans or reducing the number of branches. The modern library goes beyond the traditional book-based library service. There is much more a library can offer to its visitors and it can become a central hub for knowledge exchange where people can easily spend hours and hours. Here are 5 ways you can transform your library into a community hub. https://princh.com/use-partnerships-to-transform-your-library-into-a-community-hub/

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Creating the Catalog, Before and After FRBR by Karen Coyle........ There is a great deal of talk today about the future of the library catalog. There is also ongoing work on developing a "next generation" library bibliographic data format, possibly based on the model presented by the IFLA study group on the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records.  There is a tendency, however, to treat the current state of data and catalogs as a starting point. The historical context is, however, much richer. The history that we need to confront is long and complex. In terms of technology, you can date library catalogs back to the times of clay tablets and to tags affixed to the ends of scrolls in Greek and Roman times. Technological progress led to the use of book catalogs, paper slips, and eventually cards. In modern times the catalog technology moved from physical cards to a virtual catalog on computer and managed by a database system. In progress today is a transition fr...

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NIGERIA PLOT 274 SANUSI DANTATA HOUSE, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ABUJA. INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 2017 CAPITAL PROJECTS 1.0   INTRODUCTION The National Library of Nigeria in compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act, 2007, wishes to invite seasoned and qualified contractors to submit bids for the under listed Capital and Constituency projects as appropriated in the 2017 Appropriation Act. 2.0 SCOPE OF WORK CATEGORY A: WORKS LOT 1A: CONSTRUCTION OF PROTOTYPE STATE BRANCH BUILDING IN JALINGO, TARABA STATE. LOT 1B: FENCING AND PROVISION OF EXTERNAL WORKS AT GOMBE STATE BRANCH   (FENCING, LANDSCAPING, INTERLOCKING, ETC) LOT 1C: FENCING AND PROVISION OF EXTERNAL WORKS AT KATSINA STATE BRANCH   (FENCING, LANDSCAPING, INTERLOCKING, ETC) LOT 1D: RENOVATION AND FURNISHING OF EXISTING COMMUNITY LIBRARY AT EBUNWANA AFIKPO SOUTH LGA. EBONYI STATE (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) CATEGORY B: GOODS LOT 2A: P...

The Future Looks Bright for Librarianship Empirical data paint a far different future of career prospects in librarianship. According to a recently published report on “The Future of Skills” by Pearson, a publishing and educational company, who conducted research with Nesta and Oxford University, “Librarians, curators, and archivists” will be the ninth most in demand occupation group in coming years. Librarians will be more in demand in 2030 than media and communication workers, construction trade workers, and others, according to the report. http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2017/12/the-future-looks-bright-for-librarianship /

RISING TO THE CHALLENGE: RE-ENVISIONING PUBLIC LIBRARIES “The library is first and foremost a place…a place that promotes development in society. It is the family room of a community. That’s the vision, that’s the future.” The Dialogue on Public Libraries was created to help advance the work that public libraries are doing to address community challenges and to support the transformation of public libraries for the digital age. http://csreports.aspeninstitute.org/m/dialogue-on-public-libraries/2014/report