(18 December 2013, IFLA) Today, on the third day of negotiations at the 26th meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright & Related Rights (SCCR) at WIPO headquarters in Geneva, discussions regarding copyright exceptions and limitations for libraries and archives are getting underway. A number of countries including Brazil, Tunisia, Iran, Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago…
(18 December 2013) Business Expert Press (BEP) will hit a milestone in 2014, releasing 100 publishing books in its newest Digital Library. Like past Digital Libraries, the 2014 DL is a curriculum-oriented collection of perpetual-access, DRM-free ebooks written for advanced business students and purchased by libraries for a one-time fee; every book in the Digital…
(17 December 2013) ARL has published Library Management of Disciplinary Repositories, SPEC Kit 338, which examines the ways in which research libraries are involved in the administration of disciplinary repositories. This SPEC Kit explores the disciplinary scope of the repository, collection policies, funding models, assessment practices, and staffing, among other information. The SPEC Kit presents…
(17 December 2013) The School Libraries Section of IFLA invites submission of proposals for papers (including case studies) about school library advocacy initiatives. The papers will be presented at a two-hour session in Lyon WLIC 2014; the language of the session will be English. The announcement is on the IFLA website.
(17 December 2013) LISNews has published a letter from the librarian of Eastern Samar State University Guiuan Campus whose library was devastated by the recent super typhoon. If you’d like to help get this library back on its feet, the letter tells you how. Read it here.
(17 December 2013) Three new films have been added to the Mango Premiere. The first and only language learning resource to teach through film, Mango Premiere provides a learning experience that is unique, engaging, and (seriously) fun. The films are Around a Small Mountain (French), M8+ Little Big Soldier (Mandarin Chinese), M13+ and Ocean Heaven (Mandarin…
(16 December 2013) The Korean American Digital Archive has added many vintage photographs and texts to the archives. The former includes a pottery peddler in Seoul, shops and traders in Seoul and Yun Ung-nyol’s house. Visit the archive at the University of Southern California, here.
(16 December 2013) These two short videos look at the advantages of using eBooks from the perspective of the library and academic staff. The announcement with a link to the videos is here.
CR&L November 2013, 74 (6) carries an article by Graham Stone and Bryony Ramsden examining the relationship between use of the library and the academic achievement of students. This is a Jisc funded project. Read the abstract and link to the full text here.
(16 December 2013) The Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO) is offering new membership-only rates. By selecting the membership-only option, members will not receive LLC: The Journal of Digital Scholarship in the Humanities, but will be eligible for reduced conference rates and other benefits. The announcement includes eligibility and the membership rates.
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