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Multilingualism at the 黑料专区
The second volume of its 鈥淲hy it Matters鈥 series 鈥 focusing on multilingualism is published in honour of International Mother Language Day.
Informed Societies and Integrity in Public Information at the Dag Hammarskj枚ld Library
The UN Library and IFLA hosted an event to explore information trends and the impacts on delivering quality information in the public sphere.
Building Structural Equity and Inclusion in Open Scholarship practices
WATCH THE RECORDING of the virtual panel discussion that looks at the science-policy-society interface through the lens of open scholarship. This STI Forum side event took place on 6th May, 2022.
Gender Equality in Open Scholarship
This virtual dialogue took place on 31 March 2022. It focused on gender equality in the Open Science suite of activities. Watch the recording.
2021 by the numbers
In 2021, the Dag Hammarskj枚ld Library considerably increased its global reach and initiated new ways of collaborating with UN and research communities during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Toward an Ethic of Social Justice in Information
This event took place on 9 December 2021. Watch the recording.
Dag Hammarskj枚ld Library and DESA host Open Science Conference
The Dag Hammarskj枚ld Library (in the Department of Global Communications) and the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) recently held the second global Open Science Conference under the theme From Tackling the Pandemic to Addressing Climate Change.
Green Libraries and the Sustainable Development Goals
This virtual event took place on 28 May 2021. Watch the recording.
Tackling The Health Literacy Challenge In An Infodemic
This virtual event took place on 17 July 2024. Watch the recording.
UN Digital Library receives 2021 Jus Gentium Research Award
The UN Digital Library has been awarded the 2021 Jus Gentium Research Award by the American Society of International Law (ASIL).
All Good Data Need a Home
This event took place on 12 March 2021. Watch the recording.
Dag Hammarskj枚ld Library in 2020 by the numbers
In 2020, the Dag Hammarskj枚ld Library increased its global reach and found new ways of working with the UN community during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Unpaywall and Open Access
If you have searched the Dag Hammarskj枚ld Library catalogue recently, you may have noticed a new feature: the addition of pink PDFs in your results list which link to the full text of open access articles. The new links are supported by the Unpaywall database, a non-profit service that has indexed over 27 million open access scholarly articles.
Open Access for Climate Justice
This virtual panel discussion focuses on the urgent need to make all topics related to climage change open to everyone. The event took place on 30 November 2022. Watch the recording.