#IIFS24 to focus on draft of the #BrisbaneDeclaration to be shaped during the Summit, 10 yrs after IFLA’s Lyon Declaration Referencing #TrendReport repository.ifla.org/items/87e67eff… we want to explain what sort of information & knowledge environment we want to see ifla.org/news/on-the-ag…

Polarisation in algorithms, but also human tendency to think in binaries and share polirised news Masud Khokhar #IIFS24

Digital dexterity is key to positioning libraries for the future - and building confidence in staff #IIFS24 - radical collaboration is a mindset change we need as well! In my Library Plan is it in yours?

Internet Archive joins pilot project with WEST library consortium for preservation of print serials 📙⤵️ cdlib.org/cdlinfo/2024/0…

Great research from ⁦Australia Reads⁩ & yes there was a loud gasp in the room for the non-reader figure!!! #IIFS24 #FutureOfReading

Physical library Pop ups to test physical nodes allowed Singapore National Library to work with brands #IIFS24- love this concept

Support, vote, advocate - libraries not only advocate for their communities, they also provide information that expands knowledge for better informed decisions. Share how your library supports the community with the October #LibrariesTransform resources: buff.ly/4esMqzb

This is why libraries should be able to own & preserve digital media 🕳️ #VanishingCulture “We may be at the precipice of a new age of lost media today. The widespread disregard for media preservation mirrors the shortsightedness and neglect of Hollywood studios nearly a century

Archive.org sub services coming back up when they can, safely.  e.g. Email working. Now contract crawls for National Libraries (important to make keep collections whole) Thank you for the patience.   More as it happens.

The Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine resumed in a provisional, read-only manner. Sorry, no Save Page Now yet. Safe to resume but might need further maintenance, in which case it will be suspended again. Please be gentle web.archive.org More as it happens.

We need to establish standards for signaling when we are dealing with a machine or machine-generated content. #AI #STMFBM

Latest Update: Internet Archive continues to restore services. As a reminder to our BHL users, until archive.org is back online, BHL page images will not load. Sending support to our Internet Archive partners as they continue to make progress towards a full recovery.

Research tips from SICS Academics – The Lifting Librarian adventuresoftheliftinglibrarian.blog/2024/10/17/res…

Research Article (Preprint): “Effectiveness of Academic Library Research Guides for Building College Students’ Information Literacy Skills: A Scoping Review” infodocket.com/2024/10/27/res… #libraries #infoliteracy #infoliteracy

Australian public library statistical report nla.gov.au/nla.obj-344917…

New Report: “Vanishing Culture: A Report on Our Fragile Cultural Record” infodocket.com/2024/10/30/new… #libraries #archives #culturalheritage Internet Archive

"Libraries are under attack." 👆 Brewster Kahle, digital librarian, sounded the call to protect libraries at last week's annual gathering, as Internet Archive continues to restore services. 🗞️ Read the full event recap: blog.archive.org/2024/10/29/sup… 📽️⤵️ youtube.com/live/_w819qEfC…

Internet Archive has not been archiving since 10/8. Google Cache has stopped caching. The Alexa service - the one that used to rank web traffic (not the Amazon virtual assistant) is gone. The ability of censors to memory-hole the internet is growing. brownstone.org/articles/they-…

Only 38% of British children enjoy reading for pleasure. In Australia, 29% of school children don't read during term time (link in reply). While Australian numbers aren't great, school and public libraries are doing a great job to help children read theguardian.com/books/2024/nov…

New statistics show the towns that are most invested in voting in the triple j Hottest 100. ab.co/4an4MAo