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Weekly News Digest
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March 24, 2020 — In addition to this week's NewsBreaks article and the monthly NewsLink Spotlight, Information Today, Inc. (ITI) offers Weekly News Digests that feature recent product news and company announcements. Watch for additional coverage to appear in the next print issue of Information Today. For other up-to-the-minute news, check out ITI’s Twitter account: @ITINewsBreaks.
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COVID-19 NEWS: IFLA's 'COVID-19 and the Global Library Field'
IFLA published a resource for tracking library closures and restrictions, as well as related news. It states the following:Libraries around the world are facing hard choices around which services to offer and how, ranging from minimal restrictions to full closure. We are aware that governments themselves are taking different approaches, sometimes ordering the closure of all institutions, others indicating that life should continue as usual, and others simply leaving decisions up to library directors. Clearly any decision to restrict services or close a library is a difficult one and needs to be taken following an assessment of the relative risks. For more information, read the article.
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