(16 June 2015) The National Taiwan University is launching the first course on demand in Computer Aided Design and Building Information Modeling (CAD/BIM) today. The course is the first Chinese language (Traditional Chinese) Specialization on Coursera. The Specialization is designed for students and professionals focusing in areas of architecture, engineering, and the construction industries. Learners…
(16 June 2015) The number of people visiting public libraries in NSW is at an all‐time high with internet and online usage going through the roof, according to the latest statistics released by the State Library of NSW. “Public library visits and loans continue to rise at an impressive rate, but it is free WiFi…
(11 June 2015) Stanford University Librarian Michael Keller has been named this year’s Cuthbertson Award winner and will receive the award on Sunday, 14 June at the 124th Commencement Ceremony. Mr Keller was featured in today’s (June 10th) issue of the Stanford Report. He was honored “for 22 years of exceptional creativity and strong leadership…
(10 June 2015, Sunnyvale, CA) Boopsie, Inc., the leading mobile platform-as-a-service provider for libraries worldwide, continues to enhance its user-friendly mobile apps with Ratings and Reviews, the newest addition to its mobile platform. Along with accessing high quality resources on the user-friendly Boopsie app interface, users can now leave a 1-5 star rating and review…
(11 June 2015) The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published the ARL Annual Salary Survey 2014–2015, which analyzes salary data for all professional staff working in the 125 ARL member libraries during 2014–2015. Data are reported for 10,036 professional staff in the 115 university ARL libraries and for 3,635 professional staff in the 10…
(12 June 2015) The University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Library seeks an innovative, collaborative, and service-oriented librarian. Under the general direction of the Head of the Asia Department, the Librarian for Philippine Studies will work collaboratively to lead in collection development and management of all materials in all formats related to Philippine studies, provide research…
(10 June 2015) Adelaide University is planning for the evolution of its library services over the next 20 years. A series of workshops for staff and students will be held in June and July 2015. The announcement is here.
(10 June 2015) The American Library Association is partnering with READ Global (Rural Education and Development) libraries, other NGOs and other government organizations in Nepal to collect monetary donations, which will be sent to continue leading the relief effort. The Nepal Library Relief Fund will help to rebuild libraries and archives in Nepal that were destroyed…
(10 June 2015) This year the Getty Foundation celebrated its 30th anniversary. The event was marked with the launch of its Online Grant Database, which allows access to information about grants awarded since the Foundation’s inception in 1984. The new database offers a number of ways to search for grant information, including a sliding timeline…
By Ruth A. Pagell* (11 June 2015) The existing rankings that we examined in articles 5 to 11 are not designed for the mass market of undergraduate students. Even THE and QS, which include a broader range of metrics, and Webometrics and Altmetrics, which focus on alternative measures, are still primarily tools for policy makers…
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