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Forth coming book: Information literacy and lifelong learning Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:12:00 GMT
Forth coming book: Information literacy and lifelong learning Dr. John Crawford is currently writing a book with colleagues on the subject of: Information literacy and lifelong learning.  It is mainly concerned...

Call for papers and participation: IFLA Satellite Pre-Conference Information for Civic Literacy 8-10 August 2012, Riga, Latvia Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:55:00 GMT
 Call forpapers and participation  IFLA Satellite Pre-ConferenceInformation for Civic Literacy8-10 August 2012, Riga, LatviaOrganised by the IFLA Information Literacy Section and the IFLA Africa Section through its Special Interest Group “Access...

Call for papers - IFLA WLIC 2012 Helsinki: Information Literacy meets E-learning [Extended Deadline 15th February] Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:06:00 GMT
Call for papers - IFLA WLIC 2012   Extended Deadline  15th FebruaryWorld Library and Information Congress: 78th IFLA General Conference and Assembly"Libraries Now! - Inspiring, Surprising, Empowering"11-17 August 2012, Helsinki, Finland Call for...