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NTU hiring Librarian/Senior Librarian, Instructional Services Division

Asia Pacific, Information literacy, Jobs, LibrariesAugust 5, 2016

(5 August 2016) Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Libraries invites applications for the position of Librarian or Senior Librarian in its Instructional Services Division. The successful candidate will contribute to the Library’s information literacy programme through developing online learning experiences and designing, teaching, and assessing information/digital literacy in both face-to-face and online environments. The successful candidate…

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Access-to-Own now available on ProQuest® Ebook Central™ platform

eBooks, Publishers, TechnologyAugust 5, 2016

(2 August 2016, Mountain View, CA) ProQuest’s highly-anticipated Access-to-Own ebook acquisition model is now available, enabling libraries to offer access to diverse content while applying spending on short-term loans to title ownership. Access-to-Own empowers libraries to build quality ebook collections based on the real needs of their users. The Access-to-Own model adds to the wide…

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The Karger journal program and price list 2017 are available

eJournals, PublishersAugust 5, 2016

(4 August 2016, Basel, Switzerland) Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers announces the 2017 prices for journals, collections and packages. Next year’s journal program comprises 105 biomedical titles, including 20 open-access journals. 2017 will see the launches of four new titles, of which two will be open access and two subscription based. Apart from a few…

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Take this survey to help shape the future of preservation standards

DigitizationAugust 4, 2016

(3 August 2016) IFLA’s Key Initiative 3.2 states that it will work on Developing standards for the collection and preservation of content in its diverse forms. In order to achieve this, a small committee of IFLA experts (from IFLA Professional Units, IFLA Core Activities and the wider network) has created a survey to collect standards/guidelines…

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Bodleian Law Library receives generous book donation from Supreme Court Library of Korea

Asia Pacific, LibrariesAugust 4, 2016

(3 August 2016) The Supreme Court Library of Korea has entered into a generous partnership with the Bodleian Law Library that will provide students and scholars at the University of Oxford with access to an extensive range of books about Korean law. On Monday 1 August, Judge Kee Jurng Kim, President of the Supreme Court…

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The all new Taylor & Francis Online

eJournals, Publishers, TechnologyAugust 4, 2016

(3 August 2016) On August 9th 2016, Taylor & Francis Online will relaunch with a new design, fully responsive interface, and significant functional improvements for researchers, readers, and learned societies. The online journal platform has been redesigned in response to user feedback, resulting in a more intuitive, readable, and clutter-free interface that displays as intended…

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Rate my copyright law – how well does your law support libraries?

(2 August 2016) The EIFL Core Library Exceptions Checklist sets out provisions that every copyright law should have to support library activities and services in the 21st century, such as lending, making an electronic copy of a journal article or book chapter for a user, providing library material for use in virtual learning environments, and…

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New Library Privacy Guidelines offer strategies for protecting patron data in the digital environment

LibrariesAugust 3, 2016

(1 August 2016, Chicago) The American Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom Committee has approved four new library privacy guidelines that outline strategies and best practices for protecting patron privacy in the digital environment. The guidelines address online privacy and data security and are intended to assist librarians, libraries, schools and vendors in developing policies and procedures that…

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Victoria University of Wellington selects Ex Libris Rosetta for preserving and managing digital assets

Asia Pacific, Libraries, TechnologyAugust 2, 2016

(1 August 2016) Ex Libris announced that Victoria University of Wellington has selected Rosetta as its digital preservation and asset management solution. The Victoria University Library serves as the custodian of over 15,000 digitized historical cultural works, part of the New Zealand Electronic Text Collection, and over 11,000 born-digital theses and research projects in institutional…

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Atmire acquires Open Repository

Publishers, TechnologyAugust 2, 2016

(1 August 2016) Atmire NV has entered into an agreement to acquire Open Repository, BioMed Central’s repository service for academic institutions, charities, NGOs and research organisations. Under the agreement, Atmire will take over management and support of all Open Repository customers effective from 28 July 2016. The acquisition adds to Atmire’s client base of institutions…

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