Professional development events and career opportunities for librarians and information professionals — global listings plus Africa, West Africa, and Nigeria.
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Conferences, workshops, webinars, seminars, and professional development.
ARL News
Date: Nov 10, 2026
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Last Updated on November 6, 2026, 9:01 am ET Open Access Week is an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the benefits of open... The post ARL Libraries Celebrate Open Access Week…
ARL News
Date: Nov 10, 2026
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Last Updated on October 21, 2026, 10:06 am ET A prodigious 205 people convened for the 189th Meeting of the Association of Research Libraries in early October in Alexandria, Virginia.... The post Five Key Lessons from th…
ARL News
Date: Oct 31, 2026
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Last Updated on October 22, 2026, 5:21 pm ET The ARL Daily Intelligence is the trusted source of news and analysis for library leaders and advocates. Released Monday through Thursday, the ARL Daily... The post ARL Daily …
ARL News
Date: Oct 31, 2026
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Last Updated on October 15, 2026, 5:41 pm ET Join us in honoring Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15–October 15). Below is a roundup of blog posts, events, exhibits, and other... The post ARL Libraries Celebrate Hispan…
Open Knowledge Foundation
Date: Sep 20, 2026
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This year’s Symposium is guided by the theme “Shaping the Open Transition”. The program features speakers from Fiji, Ireland, Australia, India, Slovenia, Brazil, the Netherlands, Canada, Sweden, Nigeria, Italy, Taiwan, G…
Open Knowledge Foundation
Date: Aug 26, 2026
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Will we surrender our rights to free thought? – a recap of the Brain Commons keynote by Susie Alegre The post The Future of Freedom of Thought: Keeping Human Agency Open in the Age of Brain-Computer Interfaces first appe…
Open Knowledge Foundation
Date: Aug 26, 2026
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A recap of the BrainCommons panel on how openness works in practice at different layers of the tech stack The post Understanding the BCI Stack: Where Openness Matters first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.
Open Knowledge Foundation
Date: Aug 26, 2026
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Introducing CABot, a chatbot that makes climate knowledge more accessible to everyone, keeping information clear, factual, and credible. The post A Climate Chatbot for Trusted and Transparent Climate Information first ap…
WebJunction
Date: Aug 5, 2026
Online
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Free webinars and training for library staff on technology, services, and professional development.
LIBER (Association of European Research Libraries)
Date: Aug 5, 2026
Online
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European research library conference and related professional programmes.
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
Date: Aug 5, 2026
Online
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Global professional events, conferences, and calls for participation across librarianship and information science.
ARL News
Date: Nov 10, 2026
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Last Updated on November 5, 2026, 2:05 pm ET Leslie Delserone is research data services and science librarian, University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Alicia Hofelich Mohr, PhD, is data management research associate,... The post…
Open Knowledge Foundation
Date: Oct 26, 2026
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Our team is heading to BCN ready to promote open, sovereign and democratic technologies. Here's what you need to know to get involved and find out more. The post OKFN at Barcelona Open Tech Week 2026: Follow Our Sessions…
Open Knowledge Foundation
Date: Oct 26, 2026
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Take a look at the new hands-on course from School of Data, designed for educators and community practitioners. The course focuses on accuracy, source-grounded information and AI with conversational guardrails. The post …
Open Knowledge Foundation
Date: Oct 26, 2026
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The open data activist and Open Knowledge Foundation board member joins us to discuss the less-told part of CKAN's 20-year history: how a small open-source project became the default for government open data, and the pro…
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