(11 March 2015) The Archives and Records Management Section (ARMS) of the United Nations Secretariat identifies, preserves and provides access to records that document the history of the UN. ARMS is responsible for all aspects of recordkeeping within the United Nations Secretariat, ranging from measures to ensure that UN officials create records in the course…
(10 March 2015, Singapore) More libraries will be given facelifts in the next few years, and new libraries will also be built, said Minister of State (Communications and Information) Sim Ann on Tuesday (10 March) in Parliament. Among the new features the National Library Board is working on is the setting up of IDA Lab…
(4 March 2015) Springer has now opened selected metadata from conference publications, heeding the European Commission’s call for promoting open data. The term Linked Open Data (LOD) refers to structured, machine-readable data, which more and more researchers and librarians are now using in their work. Springer belongs to the vanguard of LOD providers and has…
(10 March 2015, Bangkok) Students at Bangkok International Preparatory & Secondary School raised Baht 420,000 to support various community groups, including the Neilson Hays Library, Ban Kru Noi, Camillian Home, Bring the Elephant Home, and UNICEF during the school’s annual Readathon event held recently. The Neilson Hayes Library was opened in 1922. Then as now…
(10 March 2015, Adelaide, Australia) Ex Libris Group, a world leader in library automation services, is pleased to announce that the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) is live with Ex Libris Alma. An institution with a history of leadership in library technology, SLQ was the first Australian library to implement the Ex Libris Primo discovery…
(11 March 2015) IATUL is calling for contributions to the IATUL workshop on information literacy focusing on “Information literacy and beyond for E-Research Support”. The event will take place in Prague, Czech Republic, 23– 24 November 2015. IATUL, the International Association of University Libraries, provides a forum for the exchange of ideas relevant to librarianship…
(6 March 2015) The Go Digi national digital literacy program, has launched in Canberra at the National Library of Australia. One in five Australians miss out on the benefits of being connected and participating in the digital world, Go Digi CEO, David Spriggs says. “The major barrier restricting people from getting online is confidence, which…
(March 2015) When the ferocious waters of the 2011 flood struck the library of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Thailand in November 2011, no one could have imagined the extent of loss suffered to its prestigious library. The entire ground floor of the library was inundated, with precious books and theses lost forever.…
(6 March 2015) Both LIANZA and the public have been given a clear intimation that the New Zealand Government has given its Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiators guidelines that allow lengthening of copyright terms in order to achieve a long-desired ‘free trade’ agreement with the US, through a group meeting with TPP negotiators, and via the media.…
(4 March 2015) The University of Michigan Library is seeking a dynamic individual to lead the Asia Library, a diverse, comprehensive, and globally recognized library with growing collections and a highly talented staff. The Head will have the experience or potential to excel in the following areas of strategic importance: Defining, pursuing, and communicating a…
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