Yearly Archives: 2010

Professor David Nicholas (University College London) visited the National Digital Library day in Helsinki, Finland. In his keynote ‘The Google Generation: challenges and changes for libraries, archives and museums’ he […]

Professor Stefan Gradmann (Humboldt University of Berlin) gave the second keynote at the National Digital Library day in Helsinki, Finland. In his talk ‘Linked Open Europeana: Semantics for the Citizen’ […]

Ellen Namhila is the head librarian at Namibia’s University Library. She completed her library studies in Finland in the early 1990s and now returned to visit as a guest of […]

Idea Camp Kista ? was a Nordic library unconference arranged by Kista Idea Lab. The camp took place in the Digital Art Center in Kista, a suburb to Stockholm in […]

EuropeanaLocal builds on existing multiplier networks of local institutions to bring together a consortium that represents 27 countries with broad ranging experience of the cultural sector, digital libraries, standards and […]

Kirjastokaista.fi scouted the atmosphere at the end of IFLA conference on Sunday 15th August 2010. We stopped a few passers-by in the congress hall lobby and asked them what they […]

Kista Idea Lab is a re:library thinktank for mobile workflow and collaborative learning in one of the most multilingual and multitechnological areas of the world. Åke Nygren and Hanna Westöö […]

Henning Mankell visited Gothenburg’s University Library during IFLA conference. In this interwiev he speaks about illiteracy. Read more: Henning Mankell web page Interviewer: Kirsi Luukkanen Filming and editing: Tuomas Lipponen […]

Henning Mankell visited Gothenburg’s University Library during IFLA conference. In this informal discussion Henning Mankell told about his experiences of Africa and the meaning of free access to information. In this […]

Alli A. S. Mcharazo, Director General of The Tanzania Library Service Board, visited the IFLA conference in Gothenburg, Sweden. He tells about his work and Tanzanian libraries in this interview. […]

Professor Birgit Mager is a specialist in Service Design from the Köln International School of Design. She was visiting Finland as part of the international lecture series organized by the […]

The EBLIDA-NAPLE Forum joint gathering was held in Helsinki over a four day period, with the main conference on Friday May 7, 2010. NAPLE Forum chairperson María Antonia Carrato Mena […]

IFLA’s Secretary General Jennefer Nicholson attended the EBLIDA-NAPLE Forum in Helsinki, Finland. She talked about IFLA and the significance of its annual conference. She also expressed some general thoughts on […]

The EBLIDA-NAPLE Forum joint gathering was held in Helsinki over a four day period, with the main conference on Friday May 7, 2010. EBLIDA’s President, Gerald Leitner also CEO of […]

Deborah Jacobs is the Director of the Global Libraries program which is a special initiative of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Here she describes the work and aims of […]

Eppo van Nispen, director of the Library Concept Center (DOK) in Delft, Holland was visiting Finland as part of the international lecture series organized by the Helsinki City Library as […]