Top Ten libraries of 2013
Which are the best libraries of 2013? designboom has selected 10 buildings from around the world including National Library of Sejong City, Korea, and Datong Library in China. The illustrated story is here.
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CTIA releases KnowMyApp.org to inform consumers about mobile apps and their data use
(26 December 2013, Washington) CTIA -The Wireless Association® unveiled KnowMyApp.org to inform consumers how much data their favorite apps use. While there are tools that allow consumers to learn about app data usage after the fact, KnowMyApp.org, for the first time, gives users the ability to estimate an app’s data usage before it’s downloaded. To…
How to earn 40 certificates: An interview with China’s MOOC Superstar
(25 December 2013) And then there was Wang Zhen. When the emcee called him up to the stage, the audience erupted in applause. I’d never heard of him, which clearly signified my remove from the China MOOC loop; Wang Zhen had already achieved local renown as a MOOC superstar, having earned 40 credentials (over 30…
The National Animation Public Material Library launched
(21 December 2013) On 29 August, a press conference for the launch of the National Animation Public Material Library was held in Tianjin Binghai International Convention Center. The National Animation Public Material Library is a multifunctional national material resource sharing platform, hosted by the Inter-Ministerial Joint Office for the Growth of the Animation Industry and…
A Million People Studying through the Internet: Reading Promotion Project Launched in Guizhou
11 December 2013) On 6 September , a Reading Promotion Activity themed “A Million People Studying through the Internet” was launched in Guizhou Library which was jointly hosted by Guizhou Provincial Leading Group for the Promotion of Scientific Knowledge among the Public and the National Library of China (NLC), and undertaken by Guizhou Library. Zunyi…
AAS China and Inner Asia Council (CIAC) Small Grants
(20 December 2013) The China and Inner Asia Council of the AAS (CIAC) invites applications for awards of up to USD2,000. Dissertation-level graduate students and scholars with special interests in China or Inner Asia are invited to submit proposals. Applicants must be current Association for Asian Studies (AAS) members, but there are no citizenship requirements.…
Catalogue of 15th-century books in the Bodleian Libraries now online
(20 December 2013) Online access is now available to the descriptive Catalogue of Books Printed in the Fifteenth Century now in the Bodleian Library (Bod-Inc). The printed catalogue was published in 2005 by Oxford University Press. This online resource is accessible at: http://incunables.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/. The project to produce the printed catalogue of 15th-century books in the Bodleian Libraries…
LIBER releases copyright position statement
LIBER, the Association of European Libraries, has set out its position on European copyright reform through a statement which prioritises three high-level principles. The principles are: Copyright should foster, not hinder, innovation and competitiveness. Access to and use of publicly funded research should not be unduly restricted by copyright. Preservation of, and access to, cultural…
University College London and Elsevier launch the UCL Big Data Institute
(18 December 2013, London) University College London (UCL) and Elsevier will establish the UCL Big Data Institute as part of a new collaboration to explore innovative ways to better serve needs of researchers through the exploration of new technologies and analytics as applied to scholarly content and data. Elsevier believes linking analytics and scientific content…
ACS open access webinar archived and available
(18 December 2013) If you missed this webinar ACS has thoughfully uploaded it. Use this link (http://event.on24.com/r.htm?e=719199&s=1&k=C0C33B8E28BEDF036E2AFECA0FCFCA32), then complete the registration fields, hit register, and choose “launch” on the next screen to view.
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