This Week in Libraries
In the This Week in Libraries category you will find all the episodes of This Week in Libraries, more casually referred to as TWIL. It is a video podcast produced in the Netherlands in English. The podcast discusses, in the form of interviews, various topics around the field of library work and libraries overall.
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Choreographing content, Facebook strategy, giving multiple perspectives on a single subject and the overconcern with the death of libraries. This and much more in this week’s episode of TWIL: your […]
Makerspaces and what are they about? Librarians as cheerleaders and how to stay connected to the users of your library. This and much more in this week’s episode of TWIL: […]
About 100 library specialist coming together on a saturday to discuss the future of libraries. This and much more in this week’s episode of TWIL: your weekly dose of library […]
We meet three library students from the Czech Republic and the University of Washington and talk about communicating library services and promoting yourself well. But we also look into teaching […]
Surfacing undiscovered library content. The importance of user testing in building new platforms. And the difficult task of aggregating a wide range of library content across Europe. This and much […]
How can we provide value for young people? “Nothing is really easy” and traveling the world on a scholarship to learn about libraries. This and much more in this week’s […]
Going from sssst to pssstt in libraries, the extinction timeline, scenario planning and the library as a place to find yourself. This and much more in this week’s episode of […]
The Library Box Project, predicting the library future and hosting an online library talkshow. This and much more in this week’s episode of TWIL: your weekly dose of library innovation! […]
Deconstructing the conference model, worries about the future of innovation in libraries and investing social energy. This and much more in this week’s episode of TWIL: your weekly dose of […]
Great advice for introvert librarians, understanding library politics and the library as a symbol for the quality of life. This and much more in this week’s episode of TWIL: your […]
Being Dutch – Being a Library. The Holy Trinity of the OBA and the biggest misunderstanding about libraries. This and much more in this final episode of TWIL: your weekly dose […]
The story behind TWIL. The most interesting libraries around the world. Fanmail and the potential of podcasting. This and much more in this week’s episode of TWIL: your weekly dose […]
Catching the twinkle in the customer’s eye, authenticity in communication, The Alpe d’HuZes project and storytelling for companies. This and much more in this week’s episode of TWIL: your weekly […]
Long-term preservation has some big challenges. Luciano Ammenti has a dream to build the standards to make digital conservation for the future better. This and much more in this week’s […]
Librarian generations, Library schools and landscapes in Canada, the role of sharing in the library community and the library as a 3rd place? This and much more in this week’s […]
Can Libraries get out of their own way? The role of LIS education and the culture around it. And facilitating large scale conversations between libraries and their communities. This and […]
Design thinking in libraries, A one page website and tedious ebook discussions. This and much more in this week’s episode of TWIL: your weekly dose of library innovation! This video […]
Creating an open environment for reading and research, all shades of grey of copyright, bringing together libraries, archives and museums and new ways of accessing digital collections. This and much […]
Jannik Mulvad and the team in Aarhus is building the library of the future. What are their dreams and hopes? This and much more in this week’s episode of TWIL: […]
Getting back to learning. Learning from non-users through marketing research. The importance of building culture and attitude vs. qualifications. This and much more in this week’s episode of TWIL: your […]
Delpher, organisational boundaries, the quality of OCR and Big Data and stepping over your own shadow. This and much more in this week’s episode of TWIL: your weekly dose of […]
No Business as usual with libraries, taking control of your destiny by a better understanding of the future and just in case vs. just in time scenarios. This and much more […]
This week we are tech trend spotting with Joe Murphy and also talk about handling change and improving discovery. This and much more in this week’s episode of TWIL: your […]
A new library innovation platform, integrated libraries and context is king. These topics and more in this week’s episode of TWIL: your weekly dose of library innovation. This video was […]
Building self sustaining libraries in Africa, making use of fiber optic broadband. Finding a new Carnegie model and understanding new information needs. This and much more in this week’s episode […]
A People’s Lab, Maker Spaces, buildings partnerships, user driven innovation and engaging with users from the heart. This and much more in this week’s episode of TWIL: your weekly dose […]
The first German Movers & Shakers Award. The State of Innovation in German Libraries and communicating ideas to your community. This and much more in this week’s episode of TWIL: […]
Owning and managing your own eContent. Self publishing and how do we position ourselves as libraries to be at the heart of the publishing revolution. This and much more in […]
Paper is dead, move on! Translating your “Why” to the modern age, Creativity and Culture and how to compete with free. This and much more in this week’s episode of […]
The new Rijksstudio website, the importance of deadlines, using SCRUM in public sector developing and creating Core Values. But also conversation about bringing collections close to the people and “Concept […]