February 21, 2013

National Diet Library comments on Asahi Shimbun article

Asia Pacific, eBooks, LibrariesFebruary 21, 2013

The article in the Asahi Shimbun, 29 January 2013, https://librarylearningspace.com/national-diet-library-joins-digital-wave-will-offer-books-online/ was followed by more news from the National Diet Library. Regarding the stance of the eBook distribution experiment of the Agency for Cultural Affairs In 2010, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), and…

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Japanese National Bibliography delivered daily by RSS feed

Asia Pacific, Libraries, ToolsFebruary 21, 2013

On 25 January the National Diet Library (NDL) started the delivery of the Japanese National Bibliography via RSS. The Japanese National Bibliography consists of the standard bibliographic data of publications that are acquired and cataloged by the NDL. It is a list of the bibliographic records of all publications published in Japan and publications written…

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Call for papers: LIS professionals improving the lives of women in Asia Oceania

Asia Pacific, EventFebruary 21, 2013

The IFLA Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group (WIL) invite colleagues to submit proposals for its conference session to be held in Singapore, August 2013. Theme: LIS professionals improving the lives of women in Asia Oceania. Visit the full call for papers on the WLIC 2013 website.

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IFLA launches webpages on libraries and development

LibrariesFebruary 21, 2013

(18 February 2013) IFLA has launched a new set of resources relating to the role libraries play in supporting development. Access to information is one of the core needs of society and libraries are stepping up and fulfilling this need through capacity building, partnerships, training, and access opportunities for everyone. The new webpages (http://www.ifla.org/ict4d)look at…

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Smartphones use in Australia doubles in 2012

Asia Pacific, Tools, UncategorizedFebruary 21, 2013

Almost half of Australia’s adult population now own a smartphone. Take-up soared by 104 per cent to 8.67 million units over the 12 months to May 2012, according to research released 1 February by the Australian Communications and Media Authority. Smartphones and tablets: Take-up and use in Australia also found that 9.2 million Australians went…

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Japan Fellowships from NLA

Asia Pacific, Event, UncategorizedFebruary 21, 2013

The National Library of Australia offers an annual fellowship to researchers in Japanese studies. The Japan Fellowship aims to promote the National Library’s collections as a national resource for the study of Asia. The Fellowship is intended to encourage research based on the Japanese collections and the production of publications based on them. Established by…

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