Qatar National Library seminar to explore Global Library Environment Trends

Qatar National Library (QNL) is to host a public seminar on ‘New Trends in the Global Library Environment’. The event is part of its schedule of monthly programmes designed to support the public service sector in Qatar and spread knowledge throughout the community.

The seminar will be presented by Eric van Lubeek, the Vice President of the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia, and aims to familiarise participants with the OCLC, which was established in 1967 as a worldwide library cooperative.

Additionally, QNL will provide a free training session on selected children’s and teen book databases, where participants will be introduced to QNL’s online resources and trained on how to successfully use them with younger readers. Teachers, parents, librarians and educators are encouraged to attend this hands-on workshop.

The popular monthly Research Skills Workshop returns in October to offer free research skills for a wide range of disciplines and subject areas. The workshop covers four modules: Research Tool Kit, Search Strategies and Techniques, Citing Resources and Writing Research Papers.

To further encourage young people, students and the wider community to embrace reading, QNL continues to hold its monthly book discussion with the book, ‘Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead’ by Sheryl Sandberg. This nonfiction book explores the reasons and the root causes that hinder women in achieving leadership roles, and details solutions that can empower them to get ahead and achieve their full potential. The book digs deeper into women’s issues, combining personal anecdotes, hard data and compelling research to cut through the layers of ambiguity and bias surrounding the lives and choices of working women. The writer recounts her own decisions, mistakes and daily struggles to make the right choices for herself, her career and her family.

In addition, QNL, a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), will offer a free workshop on the English Writing Process tailored for undergraduate students who want to further their understanding of the stages of the English writing process. The hands-on workshop includes brainstorming, creating, editing and developing of content.

This month, QNL’s online resource training workshop tackles the subject of Qatar Humanities with hands-on training on selected databases that include: Cengage Collection, JSTOR, Cambridge Core,  OneClickDigital, OverDrive and Zinio.

In line with QF’s mission to unlock human potential and create a progressive society, QNL aligns itself by organising these activities with the objectives of the Qatar National Vision 2030 through spreading knowledge and cultivating creativity for future generations.

To register for these events and to know more about QNL, please visit: http://www.qnl.qa/news-events/all-news