(8 January 2015) The Library User Survey which was conducted between 13th and 26th October 2014. Over 1,200 library users had the opportunity to evaluate the performance of the Main Library and the six branch libraries. The survey showed a better performance compared to the 2013 survey. The numbers are crunched here.
(9 January 2015) The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has published a revision to the Standardized Usage Statistics Harvesting Initiative (SUSHI) Protocol (ANSI/NISO Z39.93-2014). The SUSHI standard defines an automated request and response model for the harvesting of electronic resource usage data utilizing a Web services framework that can replace the user-mediated collection of usage…
(8 January 2015) Following a successful planning phase and launch in April 2013, the Digital Public Library of America is well on its way toward achieving its ambitious goal of bringing together the riches of America’s libraries, archives, museums, and cultural heritage sites, and making them freely available to students, teachers, researchers, and the general…
(7 January 2015) For the third year in a row, Stanford Libraries opens nominations for the Stanford Prize for Innovation in Research Libraries (SPIRL), a prize to recognize and celebrate innovation through programs, projects, and new or improved services that benefits users. The deadline for entries is January 16, 2015. Entries are not limited to…
(6 January 2015, Washington, D.C.) Public policy issues surrounding 3D printers are now coming to the fore as the technology becomes more widely available in America’s libraries and homes. To ensure people are able to use 3D printers responsibly and effectively, librarians must now work towards developing policies in copyright, trademark, privacy, product liability and…
(7 January 2015) The intricate pencil drawings and watercolours in the sketchbooks were made by Conrad Martens, shipmate to Charles Darwin as they travelled around South America on the voyage of HMS Beagle. Now, for the first time, all of Martens’ Beagle sketches have been made freely available online through Cambridge University Library’s Digital Library:…
(5 January 2015) Jisc’s new book, ‘E-books in education: realising the vision’, describes how managers, teachers and librarians encourage the use of e-books and why they can be an important asset for institutions, academics and students. Find out more in the podcast, and download the book for free. Details here.
(5 January 2015) Elsevier with Wiley will integrate more than 100,000 maps from Wiley’s leading journals into the Geofacets platform. The content integration will increase the amount of trusted data available to geoscientists, helping them to make better-informed decisions in exploration, as well as improve recommendations that influence company investments in new exploration opportunities. Content…
(5 January 2015) The Manifesto was developed by the IFLA Section on Libraries Serving Multicultural Populations (old name) in 2006 and it was endorsed by the IFLA Governing Board and UNESCO in 2008. The primary goal of the Manifesto is to assist libraries throughout the world in developing and advocating for multicultural services. The Manifesto…
(5 January 2015) The Asia-Pacific Library and Information Education and Practice (A-LIEP) Conference will be held in the Philippines from October 21 to 23, 2015. Details on the venue, registration and other concerns will be announced at a later date. The theme for this year’s conference is: Asia-Pacific LIS: Exploring Unity and Diversity. The aim of…
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