(3 August 2015) Given the truly international and collaborative nature of research, repositories must be connected and aligned around policy and practices, and standard controlled vocabularies are an extremely important aspect of this alignment. Through an active, international Editorial Board, COAR has begun to develop a series of controlled vocabularies for open access repositories. The…
(4 August 2015) The Library invites applications for the position of Head of the Japanese Section in the Division of Special Collections. As the librarian in charge of Japanese material in the Library, the postholder will be one of four language specialists in the Asian, Near and Middle Eastern Group of the Library. S/he will…
(3 August 2015) Earlier this year, UTS Library undertook a project to refurbish the City Campus Library. Fifty percent of the Library Collection (low-use items only) was moved to a brand new facility, which created new areas in the Library for teaching and learning spaces. The new areas include: study rooms, a silent study area,…
(3 August 2015, Columbus, Ohio and Karlsruhe, Germany) Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) and FIZ Karlsruhe are delighted to reveal the latest innovations for Intellectual Property (IP) professionals. New STN, a web-based search solution, offers access to essential, curated content in an intuitive interface designed for professional IP searching. Highlights of this most recent release include…
(15 July 2015) Civica, a leader in specialist systems and business process services that help organisations to transform the way they work has been appointed to the WA Local Government Association (WALGA) Preferred Supply Panel for the Provision of Library Management Systems. This appointment coincides with the release of Spydus10, Civica’s web-based integrated libraries, archives,…
(4 August 2015) The two-day conference kicked off at Taiwan’s National Central Library, Monday. Taiwan’s National Palace Museum Director Feng Ming-chu and the head of the National Library of China, Han Yongjin, are giving keynote addresses at the conference. This is the first time in decades that the top libraries in Taiwan and China have…
(1 August 2015) It has been given the highest Grade I listed status for its outstanding architectural and historic interest The British Library, home to documents ranging from Magna Carta manuscripts to handwritten Beatles lyrics, has become one of England’s youngest buildings to receive protected status. The library, the largest public building to be built…
(31 July 2015) Innovative Document Imaging LLC (IDI), a scan service provider in East Brunswick, N.J., specializes in scanning publications for libraries, pharmaceutical companies and universities. During a competitive bid process, IDI scanned and compressed a single yearbook, to show university officials a sample of their work. “They were impressed that we could deliver PDF…
(31 July 2015) The University of Western Sydney libraries now have EnergyPods designed to give a perfectly timed, energy-reviving 20 minute nap. Soporific music and lights coupled with a perfect angle for repose ensure a power nap among the wisdom of centuries. After 20 minutes, the pod will start to gently vibrate, changing the music and…
(31 July 2015) The Digital Preservation Coalition is pleased to offer two fully funded scholarships to attend the upcoming 21-23 September 2015 instance of ULCC’s intermediate level Digital Preservation Training Programme – The Practice of Digital Preservation at Senate House, University of London, London. Applications are welcomed from DPC members and associates. The scholarship covers all…
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