The Goethe-Institut Programme with IFLA Emerging International Voices
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They are young, they are bold and they are connected – and they are the future of our libraries. 22 emerging international voices discuss the role of digital libraries – and digital technologies in libraries – in their countries.
What is the most urgent problem for libraries to tackle right now?
Five Emerging International Voices participated in the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2022 and told us what they think are the most urgent problems for libraries to tacke right now.
Online Seminar Recording Open Access, Infodemics and Libraries - Exploring the Global Equity of Science
How did the COVID-19 Pandemic affect access to Open Access research, including of course access to reliable and correct information about the Pandemic itself? How can libraries solve these problems?
The seminar took place on the 26th May 2021 with contributions by Tina Purnat (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control), Victor Ejechi (StatiSense), Feđa Kulenović (University of Sarajevo), Prof. Dr. Yaşar Tonta (Hacettepe University) and Dasapta Erwin Irawan (RINArxiv, Bandung Institute of Technology)
The first session focused on what we mean when we talk about digital libraries. Paricipants explored the different ways in which digital tools can enhance existing library services, as well as making it possible to offer new ones. The focus was put on the process of creating digital libraries: how can we make sure that we create platforms that suit the users’ needs?
The seminar took place on 8th October 2020 with Partha Pratim Das (National Digital Library of India) and Katie Moffat (The Audience Agency).
Online Seminar Recording From a Physical to a Virtual Community Space: What is Possible?
Libraries are often seen as ‘third spaces’, or a key part of the ‘social infrastructure’ of the communities they serve. Much of this is based on the physical spaces they offer. We want participants to be able to explore the question of how increased use of digital tools – in particular remotely from the library – is likely to affect this aspect of libraries’ work. What do we know about how people interact with digital offerings, and how both to attract new users and keep those who are already there?
The seminar took place on the 15th October 2020 with Kathrin Schuster (Munich City Library) and Luke Swarthout (New York Public Library)
Online Seminar Recording Competitors, Comparators, Complements? Digital libraries and Internet Giants
There have been many obituaries written for libraries, and yet they remain stubbornly present and popular with communities. Nonetheless, the rise of commercial internet platforms, facilitating both access to information and other everyday activities, does oblige the field to think about how libraries prove their ongoing importance for society. We want participants in this session to explore questions around the purpose and value-added of libraries in a world of digital platforms, what we can learn, and where we can focus.
The seminar took place on the 22nd October 2020 with Marie Ostergaard (Aarhus Central Library) and Harry Verwayen (Europeana)
Is there a recipe for a successful digital library?
Find out how our participants felt after three weeks of discussing libraries, digital and communities - or watch the seminars and let us know what you thought! #EmergingInternationalVoices
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About the project
They are young, they are bold and they are connected – and they are the future of our libraries. 22 emerging international voices discuss the role of digital libraries – and digital technologies in libraries – in their countries.
„Emerging international voices“ is a joint project of the Goethe-Institut and IFLA. Its long-term purpose is to establish an international network of young individuals engaged in library advocacy in their countries. The participants had been chosen by the local Goethe-Institutes in an open call process.