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Few days left to submit your proposals for upcoming online event of the IFLA’s Social Sciences Section with the title, 📌"Shaping the : The Impact of AI in Social Sciences Librarianship." Submit your proposal till Friday, 25 April 2025, here: forms.gle/KJvfijs2kCurvdLq5
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IFLA’s Social Sciences Section invites proposals for our upcoming online event: 📌"Shaping the Future: The Impact of AI in Social Sciences Librarianship." More information: ifla.org/news/call-for-propo… Submit your proposal here: forms.gle/KJvfijs2kCurvdLq5
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IFLA Social Science Libraries Section retweeted
16 Aug 2024
🧠 How is our understanding of knowledge and information changing? #IIFS24 dives into this existential question. As tech advances and diverse voices rise, our definitions of information broaden—but also face new challenges. How will this shape our future? bit.ly/3yOXBCE

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IFLA Social Science Libraries Section retweeted
6 Aug 2024
After open consultations and a review-approval procedure, our internet manifesto is finally here! You can review it, find out how to use it, implement it, and disseminate it through the following link: bit.ly/4dscz08
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Over two hundred people joined the IFLA Social Sciences Library Section for an informative webinar, "Systematic Review Success: An Introductory Workshop for Librarians & Information Professionals", held on June 5, 2024. Materials of the webinar: repository.ifla.org/handle/1…
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Our third presenter is Andrey Guskov (Russia). He will be speaking about Large Language Models for Writing Scientific Reviews. Read more in our blog: blogs.ifla.org/social-scienc… Registration to the webinar: tinyurl.com/IFLASocSciWebina…
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Our third presenter is Anna Leonard from Namibia. She will be speaking about Conducting Systematic Reviews in a Limited Resourced Country: A Namibian Experience. Read more in our blog: blogs.ifla.org/social-scienc… Registration to the webinar: tinyurl.com/IFLASocSciWebina…
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Our second presenter is Ryan Harris from the University of North Carolina Charlotte. He will be speaking about Implementing an Interdisciplinary Systematic Review Service. Read more in our blog: blogs.ifla.org/social-scienc… Registration to the webinar: tinyurl.com/IFLASocSciWebina…
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Are you planning to participate in the webinar Systematic Review Success: An Introductory Workshop for Librarians & Information Professionals? More information about our first presenter is published in our blog: blogs.ifla.org/social-scienc… Registration: tinyurl.com/IFLASocSciWebina…
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IFLA Social Science Libraries Section retweeted
Apply Now for the IFLA/Baker & Taylor Public Library of the Year Award 2024! Submissions open from Monday 6 May 2024 at 09:00 (GMT 2). More details here: ifla.org/news/ifla-baker-tay… [photo of last year's winner: Gabriel García Márquez Library, Spain]
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The program of the IFLA Social Sciences Libraries’ webinar Systematic Review Success: An Introductory Workshop for Librarians & Information Professionals has been published! Program & Registration: tinyurl.com/IFLASocSciWebina…
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IFLA Social Science Libraries Section retweeted
CLOSING SOON: Are you a social scientist keen to share your research with the public through an inspiring public engagement event at @Pitt_Rivers on Fri 1 Nov - or elsewhere between 19 Oct-9 Nov? Check out this year’s #FestivalofSocialScience call for EOIs socsci.ox.ac.uk/event/festiv…
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Join us for a free webinar "Systematic Review Success: An Introductory Workshop for Librarians & Information Professionals". It will demystify the systematic review process by library experts on June 5, Tuesday, 10 am-11:30 am EST. Register here: tinyurl.com/IFLASocSciWebina…
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IFLA Social Science Libraries Section retweeted
25 Mar 2024
Our March newsletter is here, and it's all about Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion #DEI Discover how the #library field promotes inclusiveness & diversity, in addition to #IFLA's involvement in supporting the field, along with the latest #IIFS news & more! mailchi.mp/ifla/vol-4-no-3
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Don't miss this @IFLA, the Glia Foundation, and @GigLibraries session & discussion of the potential impacts & implications of #Libraries and #AI to support strategic responses. x.com/IFLA/status/1744740055…

9 Jan 2024
Don't miss this IFLA, the Glia Foundation, and @GigLibraries session & discussion of the potential impacts & implications of #Libraries and #AI to support strategic responses. "Developing library strategic response to AI" happening on Jan 11 🗓️👇join in!
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IFLA Social Science Libraries Section retweeted
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IFLA Social Science Libraries Section retweeted
Have you read “The power of information and coping with albinism: An autoethnographic study” by Anna Ngula of @unam_na? Check it out to learn more about the information needs of people w/ albinism in Namibia & related information access challenges. OA: doi.org/10.1177/034003522211…
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IFLA Social Science Libraries Section retweeted
5 Dec 2023
🌟 Gratitude in motion to IFLA's volunteers on #IVD2023! 🙌✨ A heartfelt thank you to our incredible volunteers, our cornerstone— your dedication means the world! #InternationalVolunteerDay
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