(17 March 2014) FAO today launched a new database which gathers under one roof previously scattered information about land cover – how much land is covered by croplands, trees, forests, or bare soils – crucial to establishing a good global understanding of the physical characteristics of the Earth’s surface. “A strong understanding of our planet’s…
(20 March 2014) Dave Lyons, International Librarian’s Network (ILN) country coordinator for China, cherishes the National Library of China building. Read why with links to video and photographs, here.
18 March 2014) The DPLA has submitted an entry to the Knight Foundation’s News Challenge, which asks entrants to answer the question: how can we strengthen the Internet for free expression and innovation? Large-scale collections like the Digital Public Library of America, Europeana, Trove, and DigitalNZ are weakened by a lack of common agreement over…
(19 March 2014) The OEDb website has updated its most popular post and added a section with its favorite Comic Books and Manga apps. OEDb has picked the best of the best in reading apps. These are the ones with the largest libraries, best features, and the most bang for your buck. Check them out…
(11 March 2014) The London Book Fair, in partnership with The Publishers Association (PA), and the Korean Publishers Association has announced the Korea Market Focus Professional Programme for The London Book Fair 8-10 April 2014 The Professional Programme provides an insight into the Korean publishing industry for international visitors and exhibitors. There are four key…
(19 March 2014) Seven of Korea’s oldest newspapers have been made available to the public in an online archive run by the National Library of Korea, the state-run library said Wednesday. “A digital archive of old newspapers published from 1939-1949 is now searchable online,” it said in a press release. Read the story by Lee…
Mr. Zhang Zhiqing, Deputy Director of the National Library of China (NLC) is speaking about the NLC’s project on collaborative preservation of Chinese rare books overseas with a focus on the compilation of The Union Catalog of Chinese Rare Books in North America. He will also introduce the recent publications of Reprints of Chinese Rare…
(4 March 2014) The purpose of the policy is support the University of Wollongong’s commitment to the dissemination and promotion of its research findings as widely as possible. A significant mechanism to do this is through the deposit of publication metadata and final manuscripts into the University’s institutional research repository, in accordance with the objectives…
(19 March 2014, Chicago) The Web provides an opportunity to collect a host of different metrics, from those associated with social media accounts and websites to more traditional research outputs. David Stuart‘s “Web Metrics for Library and Information Professionals,” published by Facet Publishing and available through the ALA Store, is a clear guide to what…
New York, NY–(Marketwired -17 March 2014) – Two of Knovel’s Critical Content Databases have received significant updates. Yaws’ Critical Property Database for Chemical Engineers and Chemists has increased by 160,000 data records to include almost 450,000 records in total. With this update, Knovel offers the largest compilation of correlations for chemical engineers online. In addition,…
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