All eight of New Zealand’s universities are being taken to the New Zealand Copyright Tribunal for refusing to agree to an increased annual licence fee which allows lecturers to copy authors’ work for students. Read the story here: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10870331
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and IOP Publishing (IOP) have signed an agreement to publish the conference proceedings from the 28th International Conference on Photonic, Electronic and Atomic Collisions (ICPEAC) on an open access basis. ICPEAC, which is being held in Lanzhou, China, on 24 – 30 July 2013, is a biennial international meeting…
The Center for Research Libraries has reported that the Southeast Asia Microform Project (SEAM) has completed its project to microfilm issues of Radar Bogor from 1999 to 2011. This Indonesian newspaper, founded in 1998, is published in the west Javan city of Bogor, about 40 miles south of the capital city of Jakarta. SEAM selected…
LIBER has announced the launch of its new Leadership Programme. This new LIBER Director’s Programme will focus on the empowerment of current leaders as key figures in the process of reshaping the research libraries. A key strategic priority for LIBER is to support its members in their efforts to reshape their research libraries. This new…
(15 February 2013) LIANZA & the Trustees of Paul Szentirmay Trust are calling for applications for the 2013 Paul Szentirmay Special Librarianship Scholarship. Established in 2004 by the Trustees of the Paul Szentirmay Trust and is administrated by LIANZA, this scholarship is awarded every three years. It is hoped that it will enable the successful…
Mission, guiding principles and professional goals are the framework for Leo Lo’s Personal Strategic Plan (2012 – 2017). On his 40th birthday, he set out a 5-year plan to accomplish 45 things before he turns 45. This is his quest to become the person he has always wanted to be: a happy person. From traveling…
(Hoboken, NJ, 11 March 2013) Sixty-six journals will join John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in 2013. The titles include 52 journals moving to Wiley from other publishers or self-publication, and 14 new titles, of which eight are open access. The titles joining Wiley represent relationships with over 30 societies and associations. Included in the 52…
(21 February 2013) For the purpose of promoting a national reading programme and raising the reading skills of citizens, the National Central Library, Taiwan, is holding a series of special talks “Spring – Travel with Poems”. The public is invited to experience spring through the words of poetry. National Central Library Director-general Tseng Shu hsien…
The National Library Board (NLB) will be adding 820,000 more eBooks to its collection by the end of this year, said Ms Sim Ann, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Communications and Information, on Friday. The announcement comes on the back of a steady increase in loans of eBooks over the years. According to NLB, the number…
LIANZA, the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa has appointed Joanna Matthew to the position of Executive Director. LIANZA President Heather Lamond said she hoped members would take the opportunity to introduce themselves to Joanna at the LIANZA Conference in Hamilton. “I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Alli Smith…
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