(11 October 2013) Since Beyond Access hosted a Salon on library-driven development in Myanmar earlier this year, interest in using the country’s 5,000+ libraries for the purpose has only grown. Beyond Access is responding to this demand by gathering partners together for the Myanmar Library Visioning Project, to be implemented by the local NGO, Myanmar…
(12 October 2013) Repost. The curator manages the overseas Chinese and East Asian collections in the Center for International Collections, Alden Library. The curator also serves as the Secretariat of the World Confederation of Institutes and Libraries for Chinese Overseas Chinese Studies and participates in the general work of the Center for International Collections. This…
(11 October 2013) The Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL) will hold its two-day annual meeting on 26-27 March 2014 at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. The meeting’s theme is: Scholarly Networking, Inter-disciplinary Research and e-Scholarship: Implications for East Asian Libraries. More details here.
(10 October 2013) .MyManuskrip or Digital Library of Malay Manuscripts (Pustaka Digital Manuskrip Melayu) is an initiative from the Computing Department of Universiti Malaya which attempts to provide a collaborative digital library for Malay manuscripts harnessing the collaborative features of a union repository. Read the story at the SEALG website.
(10 October 2013) The University of Hawaii at Hilo, Edwin H. Mookini Library, Hawaii, is hiring an Access Services librarian. It’s a full time tenure track position. See the job ad here.
IOP Publishing (IOP) has unveiled the first titles in the company’s new eBooks publishing programme at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair (9–13 October 2013). IOP announced its entrance into the eBook market and a new partnership with Morgan & Claypool Publishers (M&C) at the book fair in 2012. One year later and IOP is returning…
By Low Jiaxin (10 October 2013) Are there any students who don’t use Wikipedia for their research? Recognizing the role of Wikipedia as the first stop for many students conducting research, the Singapore Management University’s Li Ka Shing Library hosted “Demystifying Wikipedia: Tips for Information Literacy” on 22nd August 2013. About 50 librarians, educators and…
(10 October 2013) The Li Ka Shing Library, Singapore Management University has a vacancy for a Research Data Services Librarian. Library vacancies are posted here. Library jobs in Singapore are also listed on the Library Association of Singapore website. If you’re keen to be a librarian in Australia, bookmark the ALIA website employment page. It…
(London/Frankfurt, 9 October 2013) RCN Publishing (RCNP) announced today that the archives of their renowned nursing journals will be available in a range of collections for institutional access. Spanning 17 years from 1996 – present, this unique archive of articles includes more than 14,000 articles from the 10 journals published by RCN Publishing during this…
(7 October 2013) Working with NetEase one of China’s largest internet companies and a major distributor of open educational content — Coursera is embarking on an initiative to break down the language and technical barriers that have existed for its students in China. As part of this initiative, Coursera has announced Coursera Zone, a Chinese-language…
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