(22 May 2025) Faculty members at Yale-NUS College have expressed disappointment over the handling of library materials after 500 books were recycled due to what the National University of Singapore (NUS) described as an “operational lapse”. Two professors told CNA on Thursday (May 22) that they were not informed about any opportunity to claim the 9,000 excess…
(19 May 2025) Four members of the Sumiyoshi-kai were arrested in Tokyo’s Kiyose City district on suspicion of operating an office in an apartment that was 90 meters from a library, when yakuza offices are only permitted outside of a 200-meter radius of libraries. This might seem at odds with many people’s images of…
(27 May 2025) The National Forensic Sciences University [of India] is developing a digital threat library to identify unmanned aerial vehicles used in conflicts, following the recovery of drones like Turkish-made YIHA III kamikaze drones. The repository include data on 35 drone types from the US, China, and Israel, comprising 5,000 parts. The news…
(28 May 2025) Singapore’s National Library Board (NLB), in partnership with technology provider Snap and agency LePub Singapore, are exploring the use of Spectacles, Augmented Reality glasses powered by Snap OS, to enable readers to be immersed in the different worlds of the story they are reading. Developed for Snap Spectacles, the experience with books and…
(24 May 2025) The Department of Science and Technology – Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) recently inaugurated its e-Library at Benguet State University in La Trinidad, Benguet, marking a landmark step in the digital transformation of the Institute’s extensive research archives. The launch of the e-Library is the culmination of the project titled “From…