(27 July 2015) Kate Torney, currently Director of News at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, has been appointed as the new CEO of State Library Victoria. ‘I look forward to working with the Board and the Library team to build on the world class service the Library offers and to further the digital transformation of this…
(27 July 2015) The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (“TPPA”) negotiations are drawing to a close says The Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA) in a recent blog post. When the deal is signed off LIANZA anticipates that there will be significant changes proposed to New Zealand’s copyright law. Likely changes include the extension…
(24 July 2015) The Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) have won the design competition for the new construction of the Suzhou Library in China. The new library building on a site next to an extended watercourse is intended to provide the traditional library functions as well as other public functions, such as a…
The Library of Congress has recently updated its page on China online law resources. Categories include: Constition, Executive, Judicial, Legislative, Legal Guides, General Sources. Visit here.
(23 July 2015) From 1933, the EFEO engaged the services of a professional photographer, Jean Manikus, assisted by Nguyen Huu Tho, who created a photographic service that worked until 1959, resulting in the important heritage collections of the EFEO. When, under the pressure of political events, the EFEO had to move its headquarters from Hanoi…
(23 July 2015) For over a year now, 166,000 students and 4,000 academic staff at seven universities in Myanmar have had round-the-clock access to more than 10,000 scholarly journals and 130,000 academic books. An e-library project led by the international NGO Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) is providing instant access to resources across all disciplines…
(22 July 2015, Washington, PRNewswire) Blackboard Inc. today announced a partnership with Skillsoft, a global learning content provider, to enable direct delivery of high-quality content to professional learners via Blackboard’s industry-leading teaching and learning platform. The partnership will allow Blackboard to offer learners and instructors access to Skillsoft’s vast library of rich professional training and…
(24 July 2015) The annual Forum is Libraries Australia’s premier event showcasing latest developments. It takes place 1 December 2015 in Melbourne. This year’s theme is Unique to ubiquitous. More information will be on the website soon.
(24 July 2015) The Association of American Publishers has just released their annual data report and e-book sales are not doing that great. In the first three months of 2015 they have plummeted 7.5% from the same period last year. In all of 2014 e-books have more or less stabilize with only 3% growth from…
(21 July 2015) Lisa Featherstone is a Jisc subject specialist advising on accessibility and inclusion. In this podcast, she offers her tips on using technology to create more flexible resources that can meet the needs of students with disabilities and learning impairments. Read the original blog post.
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