(25 June 2015) The State Library of NSW’s collection has just been valued at AUD$3.15 billion, highlighting its reputation as the most valuable library collection in Australia and among the most valuable in the world. NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for the Arts, Troy Grant said this latest valuation, just over a $1 billion increase…
(25 June 2015) On 31 July in Wellington, librarians in New Zealand will be taking a cross-sectoral approach to the future of libraries, to discuss the challenges for the sector and agree on a collaborative action plan to take the profession forward. Co-hosted by Te Rōpū Whakahau and LIANZA this summit will build on work…
(22 June 2015) National Library under Fine Arts Department, Minister of Culture, together with Office of National Library under the royal patronage, hosted The 16th Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians – CONSAL XVI under the topic of “ASEAN Aspirations: Libraries for Sustainable Advancement” to promote the collaboration and strengthen the network of librarian and library…
(18 June 2015, Bangkok) Minister of Culture Weera Rojpojanarat says the Fine Arts Department is developing facilities and services of the National Library of Thailand and prison libraries nationwide in response to a royal suggestion by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. The Princess made her points at the 16th Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians 2015…
(20 June 2015, Pyay, Myanmar) A crowd of children reach for books on a full shelve and start reading their selections on sheets and benches placed in the shade of trees on a school ground. In early April, the “mobile library on wheels,” operated by a local public library, arrived at this elementary school in…
Librarian wins Citizen of Burma Award (23 June 2015) The books, thousands of them, stretch from floor to ceiling. If the librarian thinks not enough people are borrowing them, he will get on his bike and deliver a basketful to readers. There is no charge. In fact, he has been known to pay people to…
(24 June 2015, Mountain View, CA) ProQuest has launched the beta program for its eagerly anticipated new Bbook platform. ProQuest Ebook Central ™ integrates key elements from both ebrary and EBL – Ebook Library, along with all new functionality, eliminating the complexities surrounding eBooks and delivering a superior experience for end-users and librarians. Beta users include libraries at Oxford University,…
(24 June 2015, Farmington Hills, Mich.) Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, is partnering with Skillsoft to offer online workforce training courses to help public libraries sharpen the skills of today’s workforce and those entering the workforce, and support local economic development. During the most recent economic downturn, more than 30 million people in the…
(24 June 2015, Mountain View, CA) Through its robust partnerships with university presses, ProQuest has launched an inventive new option that helps libraries quickly build comprehensive eBook collections in one of the most valued content areas in academic libraries. ProQuest’s new University Press Ebook Subscription offers the most authoritative university press content from one convenient source. Read the…
(24 June 2015) Alibaba Group and The International Publishers Copyright Protection Coalition in China (IPCC) today announced they have strengthened their collaboration through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU broadens the scope of an earlier agreement signed in August 2011. Under the new MoU, the parties will cooperate to combat copyright…
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