A Sustainable Library Series White Paper (12 October 2015) Download a white paper based on a SLA 2015 Conference Hot Topic session – the second in a series of panel discussions on the Sustainable Library. Special librarians achieve sustainability by understanding that end user requirements and forces at work (e.g. new technologies, globalization and a…
(October 2015) As humanities scholars are paying more and more attention to the utilization of technologies in their research, the field of digital humanities has started to build momentum as an emerging area of research. As a result, librarians must also evaluate the role of academic libraries in supporting digital humanities, addressing questions such…
(October 2015) OPAC is the main way for users to access information resources and services of the library, so it’s very important for libraries to improve their OPAC. The article by Wang Fengxuan and Zheng Lin of School of Government, Beijing Normal University, analyzed the development status of the 985 project-universities’ libraries’ OPACs from 7…
11 October 2015) TorrentFreak reporting on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has revealed that Wikileaks has published a leaked copy of the intellectual property chapter, which has yet to be officially revealed. The final version removes the uncertainties that were present in previous drafts and raises serious concerns among many copyright experts and activists. If the…
(8 October 2105) To fulfill the promise of the right to read for blind, visually impaired and other print disabled people, EIFL is supporting ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty in partner countries, and its implementation into national copyright law. In a project supported by the EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme, the Mongolian Libraries Consortium (MLC)…
(9 October 2015) A thousand dollars, a hundred thousand or a million? Peter Lund, the UC Research Support Manager and Anton Angelo, Research Data Co-ordinator, University of Canterbury, New Zealand have tried to calculate how much the University of Canterbury pays in article processing charges (APCs). The question was not easy to answer. University financial systems were…
(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…
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