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Buried in the Archives: Telling the Forgotten Stories of Poor Farm Residents in St. Clair County

For many years, the history of the St. Clair County Poor Farm relied heavily on oral history, with dates and facts that ...

Preservation of Hispanic Memory in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil: the Local Collection of the Nélida Piñon Library of the Instituto Cervantes

This work aims to present the Local Collection of the Nélida Piñon Library of Cervantes Institute in Rio de Janeiro, w...

Using digital storytelling with local history: Waglan Island Lighthouse and the Father of the Fishermen in Hong Kong

Lighthouse Heritage Research Connections (LHRC) at the Run Run Shaw Library of City University of Hong Kong makes Digita...

Cookbooks as Local History and Genealogy Sources

Over the past 10 years, Special Collections at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) has made it a priority to co...

Revealing the Bukit Brown Cemetery underground artefacts

The Bukit Brown cemetery is an important historical site in Singapore that was preserved thanks to local activism initia...

Agile Methodology in the Promotive Activities of the “Svetozar Marković” University Library

This paper is focused on the agile methodology in a digital library environment. Text before you refers to the promotive...

Local History in the Library: Listening to South Tyrolean Stories

The term 'oral history' generically defines the historical research methodology which collects memories and personal com...

Study on the Scenario-based Application of ChatGPT and Its Risk Avoidance Strategies from the Perspective of Information Literacy

With the continuous development and popularization of artificial intelligence technology, ChatGPT has become a highly re...

Open Science and Scholarship Advisory Committee - Terms of Reference (25 August 2023)

This document sets out the terms of reference of the Open Science and Scholarship Advisory Committee, as approved by the...

Application of Agile Method in Building Innovative Library Services in University Libraries in Nigeria

This paper on the Application of the Agile Method in Building Innovative Library Services in University Libraries in Nig...

The Application of Agile Project Management Principles for Library IT

This research overviews pragmatic principles of Agile project management techniques for library IT projects and project ...

An Openness of Municipal Digital PR Magazines as a Local History Material

The public relations (PR) magazines by local governments are published by almost all local governments in Japan and can ...

Using Digitized Historical Texas Newspapers to Engage Sociology Students in Local History

In 2019, Dr. William Scarborough, Sociology professor at University of North Texas (UNT), developed and taught a Sociolo...

Minutes of Meeting: ISBD Review Group, 2 August 2023

Annual Report: 2022-2023 ISBD Review Group

Minutes of Meeting: Professional Council, 2 June 2023

Minutes from the 2 June 2023 meeting of the IFLA Professional Council

Minutes of Meeting: Professional Council, 19 August 2023

Minutes from the 19 August 2023 meeting of the IFLA Professional Council

The Intersection of AI, Information and Digital Literacy: Harnessing ChatGPT and Other Generative Tools to Enhance Teaching and Learning

This paper highlights the importance of AI literacy in higher education and the role of librarians in fostering research...

Let’s think together: Finding the best way to incorporate ChatGPT in the information literacy courses curricula

Due to the fact that ChatGPT tool had an immediate impact on all spheres of life, there is a need to discuss its advanta...

Why decolonisation and re-Africanisation of Librarianship is not an option but a necessity for Africa?

This conceptual paper investigates African Librarianship's role in decolonising the three key areas: library resources a...