(24 November 2016) A university library in China has set up a special space for students to meditate or practice zazen, according to Yangtze Evening News. The newly-designed information sharing space of the library at Nanjing University of Science and Technology has been divided into four zones, including a multimedia, interactive, seminar, and innovation space.…
(24 November 2016) A university in Southwest China’s Chongqing municipality set up a reading room as part of a campaign that barred students from taking their mobile phones with them in case the device distracted them from concentrating on their studies, cqcb.com reported. Reportedly a student named Hu Xiaopeng participating in the campaign studied 530…
(21 November 2016) IOP Publishing has announced a new partnership with Altmetric and Digital Science, to provide its authors and readers with a deeper understanding of how published research is being used and discussed. Authors and readers will be able to view the online attention surrounding each publication via the Altmetric badges embedded into article…
NEJM 医学前沿 opens doors to help advance Chinese clinical practice and medical research through shared content and commentary (21 November 2016, Boston, MA) NEJM Group, publisher of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), today took important steps to strengthen ties with the Chinese medical community through the introduction of NEJM 医学前沿 (Yi Xue Qian…
(22 November 2016, Kolkata) Doctors and students are asking whether it was necessary to devote 10,000 sq.ft. of valuable floorspace in the Ronald Ross building to a facility which is in the process of being digitized. Few students actually do library work offline since most books are available on the internet, they said. The authorities…
(21 November 2016) Two workshops have been organized by the Sri Lanka Library Association (SLLA) and sponsored by Building Strong Library Association (BSLA) Programme of International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), to promote professional Conduct and Ethics among library professionals in Sri Lanka. The workshops were held in Jaffna (in the Northern Province)…
(20 November 2016) EWU Library team celebrated International Open Access Week 2016 on 24 October 2016 at the EWU Library. The Library arranged an in-house program and discussion session with library personnel on Open Access for research community. This program was conducted by Dr. Dilara Begum, Librarian (In-charge) and Md. Mamun-Or-Rashid, Senior Assistant Librarian. As…
(16 November 2016) Why should parents or pupils be concerned whether or not school libraries close? Surely they are just mausoleums to the paper-bound past? Rooms that are of little use to today’s internet-connected student population, who have access to a world of books and information through their digital devices? Quite simply, school libraries, and…
(18 November 2016) Reporting to the Board, the CEO is responsible for NFSA’s overall strategy and day to day management including enriching relationships with industry and Government and playing a critical, lead role in a contemporary, whole-of-sector, collaborative approach to archiving. Closing date 09/12/16. ALIA has the full job description.
(19 November 2016) ChinaEconomicNet reports that the The Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum has issued on Friday a law to establish a one billion dirham (USD 272 million) library with two million eBooks, making it the world’s largest electronic collection, UAE state news agency WAM reported. A board, which will have to…
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