(22 January 2014) Columbia University Libraries, CUL/IS, will award ten (10) grants of USD2,500 each on a competitive basis to researchers who can demonstrate a compelling need to consult CUL/IS holdings for their work. Participating Columbia libraries and collections include those located on the Morningside Heights campus: the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, The…
(20 January 2014) AXIS Magazine, from the University of Technology Sydney reports on the Future Library’s retrieval system including the installation of giant cranes. Also featured is UTS ePress launch. Read the stories here.
(21 January 2014) Duke University Press and HighWire Press are pleased to announce the launch of a new site for reading, searching, and sharing Duke University Press’s books: read.dukeupress.edu. Offering more than 1,600 titles and powered by the Folio eBooks solution, the site is the new home for the e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection, available to…
(20 January 2014) Taiwan’s National Central Library, the National Science Council of Humanities and Social Sciences Division, National Applied Research and Technology Policy Research and Information Center have collaborated to establish and put in place the Taiwan Citation Index — Humanities and Social Sciences (TCI-HSS). The announcement is here.
(Ann Arbor, Mich., 20 January 2014 /PRNewswire) Products and services from ProQuest‘s Seattle-based technologies business unit will now carry the ProQuest® brand as the name “Serials Solutions” is retired. The change takes place immediately and customers will see the ProQuest name on business cards, email addresses, product information and in connection with products such as…
(21 January 2014) Lingnan University’s Fong Sum Wood Library has published the January 2014 issue of its newsletter Library Matters. It includes reports on a record breaking number of donwloads from Digital Commons @ Lingnan University, library events and exhibitions, and the library’s contribution to CADAL, the China Academic Digital Associative Library. Read the newsletter…
(17 January 2014) BiblioLabs® announces major platform upgrades to BiblioBoard, the award-winning mobile and web platform for libraries, in advance of this year’s 2014 American Library Association (ALA) mid-winter conference. The company also announces the addition of thousands of new books in areas of high demand for libraries, including graphic novels, comic books, manga, romance…
(Washington, D.C., 17 January 2014) Today, Barbara Stripling, president of the American Library Association (ALA), released the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s remarks on the National Security Agency surveillance program: “After months of calling for more government transparency and public accountability, ALA is encouraged that President Obama recognized the need to reform the National…
(17 January 2014) BiblioLabs® announces major platform upgrades to BiblioBoard, the award-winning mobile and web platform for libraries, in advance of this year’s 2014 American Library Association (ALA) mid-winter conference. The company also announces the addition of thousands of new books in areas of high demand for libraries, including graphic novels, comic books, manga, romance…
The dome-shaped Library and Heritage Centre for Geelong, southwest of Melbourne, may change forever the traditional concept of a library, says Designinglibraries.com. Construction has begun on the $45.5 million building, designed by ARM Architecture. It will be a nine-storey facility providing access to information through print collections and the latest multi-media platforms. Read the story…
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