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| Julia Brungs, IFLA policy and projects officer. | | |
The IFLA Committee on Freedom of Access to Information
and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) held a panel discussion Tuesday,
August 18, at the World Library and Information Congress in Cape Town on
“The Role of Library and Information Workers in a Time of Crisis.”
Simon Edwards, director of professional services for CILIP, the
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals in the UK,
said the scope of potential crises that librarians face worldwide is
vast, ranging from personal crises to community, national, and global
crises that threaten the entire species. “Government agencies also
classify crises as sudden (with an immediate impact) and smoldering (a
long-term crisis of attrition),” he said. “Libraries play subtly
different roles in supporting communities in each.”
Read more: http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/libraries-in-times-of-crisis/
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