(8 September 2014) The Leisure & Cultural Services Department launched “My Library” today, the official Hong Kong Public Libraries mobile application for both iOS and Android platforms. The app provides useful functions, including access to personal library accounts; searching, reserving and renewing of library materials; locating the nearest libraries; listing library addresses and contact information;…
(8 September 2014) The University of Toronto Library invites applications for a Korean studies librarian in the Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library. The Library seeks an energetic librarian to take care of a wide range of professional duties related to Korea studies materials and services, faculty liaison, and cataloging. The deadline for applications is…
(8 September 2014) The Duke of Cambridge will officially open the new £21 million Dickson Poon University of Oxford China Centre Building today, the home of the new Bodleian KB Chen China Library. Set in the grounds of St Hugh’s College, the centre will provide a dedicated space for all University of Oxford academics with…
(29 August 2014) The BBC website reports that an American academic is creating a searchable database of 12 million historical copyright-free images. Kalev Leetaru has already uploaded 2.6 million pictures to Flickr, which are searchable thanks to tags that have been automatically added. The photos and drawings are sourced from more than 600 million library…
(2 September 2014) Research in the UK has been given a boost this week as specialist data centre provider, Infinity, has secured a five year framework agreement with Janet, the UK’s national research and education network, provided by Jisc. The deal sees the creation of a Jisc data centre to support the requirements for academic…
(5 September 2014) The Indonesian government has officially launched its open data portal today, starting off with 700 datasets from 24 agencies. Medha Basu has the story at futuregov.asia.
(3 September 2014) In 2013 the Ian McLean Wards Memorial Trust established an annual scholarship to assist researchers and practitioners in the librarianship, archives and records management fields to undertake research for a specific project advancing knowledge or improving practice relating to the recording, care, or conservation, of historical research materials. The primary purpose of…
(3 September 2014, Nashville, TN and Ann Arbor, MI) Ingram Content Group Inc., and ProQuest LLC today announced an expanded eBook collaboration that benefits libraries worldwide. Earlier this year, the companies teamed to make titles from eBook Library (EBL) available through Ingram’s OASIS® content platform. Ingram has now added ebrary’s vast range of titles, integrating…
By Ruth A. Pagell1 (4 September 2014) Looking back at the Asian university rankings in Table 1 in Ruth’s Rankings 1, each top 10 list is somewhat different. All of these rankings include some quantitative research metrics, ranging from a high of 100% for the ranking to a low of less than 20%. In order to…
(2 September 2014) The purpose of this 3 day workshop from INASP is to enable participants to develop a strategic approach to developing an IL programme within their institutions. By the end of the workshop, participants will have: learned how to undertake a strategic planning process, and know the activities related to the strategic planning cycle;…
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