11 February 2016, Taipei, CNA) Libraries are continuing to draw users in Taipei, even in an age where information is instantly available at the press of a button. Taiwan’s capital actually saw an increase in the number of books lent out in 2015, with Taipei residents on average checking out 5.1 books per year from…
(10 February 2016) The Asia Foundation’s Books for Asia launched its Let’s Read! digital library pilot project in Ulaanbaatar this month. It addresses the shortage of age- appropriate books, in both Mongolian and English, and invigorates a culture of reading among children. This photo blog looks at the challenges many of the schools in Ulaanbaatar’s…
(9 February 2016) BMJ is offering free online resources to support researchers, doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to understand and respond to the global health emergency linked to the Zika virus. The online resources are aimed at healthcare professionals located in the affected regions of Latin America, and those across the world, to help…
(10 February 2016) Last month’s perpetual access webinar from CRL can be listened to here. Electronic publishing has changed the collection development paradigm from acquisition to licensing. Unlike printed books and journals, digital content is more often rented than acquired. Also, at this point in the age of digital technologies, electronic publications can be short-lived…
(10 February 2016) Times Higher Education has released a list of top 25 universities over 400 years old in honor of the death of William Shakespeare. It uses the data from the 2015-2016 THE World University Rankings. The top two are also the two oldest and 2 and 4 in the THE World rankings, Oxford…
(10 February 2016) The 2016 International Conference on Library and Information Science (LIS2016) is to be held in Kyoto, Japan, 12-14 July 2016. Scholars are encouraged to submit papers or abstracts on any aspect of Library and Information Science. Visit the conference website.
(9 February 2016) The Sri Lanka Library Association National Conference is an annual event aiming at promoting professional and academic experiences among librarians and information professionals in Sri Lanka. The main theme of NACLIS will be Marching towards excellence: Contributions of LIS professionals in building a better society. Date and venue will be notified later.…
(10 February 2016) EIFL, in association with the University of Mandalay and the University of Yangon, will run a series of seminars and meetings to finalize institutional open access policies and launch open access repositories. The seminars and meetings will take place between 2 – 9 March, and are part of the EIFL eLibrary Myanmar…
(9 February 2016) Designinglibraries.org reports that the library will be located in Al Jaddaf, in the heart of Dubai and close to Dubai Culture Village. The seven-storey, one million square foot facility will house more than 4.5 million books, including 1.5 million printed books, two million electronic books and one million audio books. Designinglibraries.com has the…
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