(13 February 2013) The Library of Congress today unveiled “The Library of Congress National Recording Preservation Plan,” a blueprint for saving America’s recorded sound heritage for future generations. The congressionally mandated plan spells out 32 short- and long-term recommendations involving both the public and private sectors and covering infrastructure, preservation, access, education and policy strategies.…
The official media website for the Tourism Authority of Thailand, www.TATNews.org, is inviting all photographers, travelers, media, and anyone interested in photography (including librarians!) to participate in their first photo contest of 2013, with the theme being “Thailand Events & Festivals”. The competition is open to professionals and amateurs alike, regardless of age or nationality, and…
(28 January 2013) Win one of 10 grants of USD500 for the best promotional plans with two special prizes of USD500 available for the applicants showing the greatest increase in usage. Many libraries and consortia are involved in marketing and promotion of their electronic resources as a regular activity. This can be done in a…
(4 February 2013) INASP has announced that there are now 100 journals on the Bangladesh Journals Online. BanglaJOL features journals with research conducted in, and relevant to, Bangladesh. Since it launched in 2007, BanglaJOL has been growing steadily and now contains almost 10,000 articles across the 100 journals. Having been managed by INASP since it…
(19 February 2013) Founded in 1973, CALA has seven regional chapters. It is affiliated with the American Library Association. In addition to holding annual and regional programs, CALA publishes its own Newsletter, Membership Directory, and the Journal of Library and Information Science in cooperation with the National Taiwan Normal University. CALA is pleased to announce…
Business libraries in Asia had a busy 2012 according to the Annual Review of The Asia-pacific Business School Librarians’ Group, APBSLG. Among the highlights were Macquarie University Library’s Automatic Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) which is the first of its kind in Australia. It provides high-density storage serviced by robotic cranes and can hold up…
(16 February 2013) Judith Rosen writes in Publishers Weekly that at a time when many independent booksellers in the US and abroad are beginning to gain traction selling Kobo e-books, other retailers are eyeing the secondary market for e-books and other digital content…Last month Amazon received a patent to create a digital marketplace for used…
Cambridge University Press has announced that articles in its Open Access journals can be published with a Creative Commons Attribution licence (‘CC-BY‘).This licence allows users and readers to download, read, reuse and re-distribute freely, as long as they acknowledge the original article. Following the recommendations of the Finch report, research funders (such as RCUK and…
(Redmond, Wash. 18 February 2013) Microsoft Corp. has announced that its highly popular email service, Outlook.com, is ready for prime time. Since the release of Outlook.com last summer as a preview, millions of people have already actively started using it, making it the world’s fastest growing email service, going from 0 to 60 million in…
The Korea Herald has reported that the world’s largest library for design-related books has been established by Hyundai Card. Its design emulates the Bauhaus style in its minimalist modern taste. “Each of the three stories of the design building is assigned distinctive functions and meanings,” a spokesman said. “Even the uniforms and furniture are part…
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