(9 October 2015) The Chinese collections at the British Library consist of more than 100,000 printed books and 2,500 periodical titles. The material has been acquired or donated to the British Library since the Department of Printed Books in the British Museum was founded in 1753, the year of the foundation of the Museum itself.…
(6 October 2015) In September, IREX partnered with IFLA and the New York Public Library to host a discussion about access to information and the Sustainable Development Goals. During the event, librarian Myat Sann Nyein shared her experience leveraging libraries for community development in Myanmar. During the darkest years of the former regime, information was…
(7 October 2015) Through the Public Library Partnerships Project (PLPP), DPLA has been working with existing DPLA Service Hubs to provide digital skills training for public librarians and connect them sustainably with state and regional resources for digitizing, describing, and exhibiting their cultural heritage content. During the project, DPLA collaborated with trainers at Digital Commonwealth, Digital Library of…
(7 October 2015) The Language and Literature Bureau (DBP) library in the capital of Brunei yesterday played host to 21 delegates from the Thailand Library Association. “The purpose of the visit is to familiarise ourselves with Brunei Darussalam, its people and culture and of course get to know the structure and the workings of libraries…
(6 October 2015) The librarian is responsible for leading the Research and Information Delivery Team to deliver information resources via research and circulation services. This role includes planning and conducting research on DSTA’s business domains, as well as coaching the team in the principles, practices and tools of research. The SLA website has the details.
(6 October 2015) The IFLA 2016 National Committee, through generous donations from the North American library community, will offer up to 50 full fellowships to librarians from outside North America (U.S. and Canada) to attend the IFLA 2016 Congress in Columbus, Ohio. The fellowship will cover travel, accommodation, a per diem food allowance, and conference…
(7 October 2015) The International School of Beijing seeks a certified and experienced librarian, ideally Mandarin Chinese-speaking, to oversee the Lower Elementary LMC operations and develop the PK-12 Chinese collection. For more details and to apply, visit the ISB vacancies page.
(6 October 2015) The American Library Association Presidential Citation for Innovative International Library Projects began as an initiative of Loriene Roy, 2007–2008 ALA president. Since its inception, 34 groups have been recognized. Earlier this year, ALA President Courtney L. Young, with support from the International Relations Round Table Advisory Award Committee, honored four libraries with…
(7 October 2015) Bibliotheca’s shareholders, One Equity Partners (OEP), today completed the purchase of 3M Library Systems North American business, and entered into agreements to purchase the assets of 3M’s remaining global Library Systems business. The new Bibliotheca Group will combine the best of both worlds to help libraries captivate their communities, providing innovative library-focused…
(7 October 2015) Jurn.org reports that JISC has commissioned a new September 2015 Spotlight Literature Review on scholarly discovery, which is available now in PDF. Short, but to-the-point… in most cases staff over-estimate the extent to which users use different library services, in some cases very greatly. […] overall they think, it seems mistakenly, that…
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