NEWS
Call for speakers for ILI 2020
INTERNET Librarian International (ILI) Conference is looking for speakers to take part in its next event, which takes place in October. ILI Conference focuses on real-world innovations and is looking for speakers who can share their ideas and projects with the profession. The annual conference features a number of different presentation styles, with the most common a 15-minute case study. ILI organisers want to hear from anyone who is working on projects that make a tangible difference to their organisations from AI and big data to virtual and aug- mented reality.
Deadlines for submissions is 3 April and application forms can be submitted by visiting
https://speakers.infotoday.com/ili-speak- ers/. Anyone wanting more information can email
info@internet-librarian.com.
Research library architecture seminar
THE LIBER Architecture Group is holding its 20th Seminar in Luxembourg next month. LIBER is the Association of European Research Libraries and its Architectural Group’s latest seminar will take place at the University of Luxembourg from 1 to 3 April. The theme for the seminar is Designing for learning and scholarship: a challenge for librarians, architects and all.
There will be practical workshops along- side speakers and panels, including a closer look at the host institution’s learning centre and campus hosted by UCL’s Ben Meunier. The lighting team behind UCL’s recent Learning Centre, BDP, will also be present- ing at the three-day seminar. To book and find out more visit
https://lag2020.uni.lu
LBF cancelled over virus fears
LONDON Book Fair (LBF), which was due to take place on 10 to 12 March, has been cancelled over fears about coronavirus. The move came after a number of pub- lishers pulled out and follows the post- ponement of Bologna Children’s Book Fair, which also fell victim to coronavirus.
Overdrive’s UK audiobook and ebook lending figures
THE UK’s biggest player in public lib
per cent growth in total UK ebook and audiobook circulation in 2019. This compares to a 20 per cent increase globally. Rakuten Overdrive is the global market leader for digital reading platforms in public libraries, serving around 43,000 libraries and schools. In January it reported a record-breaking year
for
audio and ebook lending. The UK did not feature in its press releases because other parts of the world saw faster rates of growth. However, taken separately the growth in audiobooks in the UK was up 18 per cent compared to 2018. Similarly, if the figures for juvenile/YA are taken separately, the joint audiobook/ebook growth stands at 14 per cent. In a press release Overdrive said that
326 million ebooks, audiobooks and digital magazines had been checked out of libraries and schools globally in the past 12 months – a 20 per cent increase over the previous year. It said publishers and authors benefited from the library’s role as a discovery channel with record library sales of digital titles across all genres for all audiences. The company also said a record 73 public
rary e-book lending saw a five
library systems in five countries loaned over one million digital books to readers in 2019.
Paul Davighi, OverDrive UK and
Ireland Country Manager, said: “Total ebook and audiobook circulation in Australia and Canada grew at faster rates overall (21 per cent and 17 per cent respectively), and these countries along with the UK demonstrate a continuing trend of increasing public library ebook and audiobook popularity worldwide.” He said: “What the data shows is that audio continues to be the major driver of growth in the UK digital library market and OverDrive, through its award-win- ning Libby app, helps power this growth in audiobook usage with new technology to enable digital library users to be able to listen to their audiobooks anytime and anywhere.’ He added that updates to its Libby
App have made it even easier for Over- Drive users to access digital content – including audiobooks. Paul said:
“In addition,
the new
Instant Digital Card function provides interested users without a traditional library card immediate access to their library authority’s OverDrive collection and gets them listening and reading straightaway.”
Health group bursary for
Australian away days CILIP’S Health Libraries Group (HLG) has created a new international bursary with its counterparts in Australia. The travel bursary is aimed at emerg- ing leaders in the Health libraries sector and will offer the chance to attend the Australian Library and Information Association’s (ALIA) Health Libraries Australia (HLA) Conference, in Bris- bane this summer. The award has been created in partnership with ALIA/HLA, and both will be offering bursaries for
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health librarians in the to attend each other’s conference.
The bursary will cover travel and accommodation as well as entrance to ALIA/HLA’s Professional Development Days. The three-day event also includes the HLA Executive Strategic Planning Day and takes place on 16-18 July. Applications for the bursary must be completed and submitted by 5pm 16 March. For further details and to apply visit
https://bit.ly/2uP37o0.
March 2020
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