(19 November 2013) Swinburne University of Technology Library has given us a reason to be in Melbourne in the coming weeks: the 17th Japanese Film Festival. The library blog draws our attention to Library Wars, a blockbuster in which “The Library Defence Force is a team of trained and armed Librarians who risk their lives…
(18 November 2013) Food for Fines is now in its 5th year at the City Campus Library and Kuring-Gai Campus Library of University of Technology Sydney. This year, Food for Fines will run from Monday 18 November to Sunday 15 December. Donations can be made at the Enquiries and Loans desks at both campus libraries.…
(15 November 2013) Auckland University Press has produced a treasure trove of more than 240 classic New Zealand books, some long out of print, as eBooks in multiple formats for readers in New Zealand and around the world. With the support of Creative New Zealand, Copyright Licensing New Zealand and the Vice-Chancellor’s Strategic Development Fund…
(15 November 2013) The Selection Committee for the World Book Capital is calling for nominations for the World Book Capital 2016. Each year, UNESCO and the international organizations representing the three major sectors of the book industry—the International Publishers Association (IPA), International Booksellers Federation (IBF) and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)—select…
D-Lib Magazine, November/December 2013 (v.19,no 11/12) has an article by Natasha Simons and Karen Visser, Growing Institutional Support for Data Citation: Results of a Partnership Between Griffith University and the Australian National Data Service. Abstract Data is increasingly recognised as a valuable product of research and a number of international initiatives are underway to ensure…
(5 November 2013, Alexandria, Va) Alexander Street Press announced today that it has acquired Insight Media, one of the largest distributors of video to the higher education market. Insight Media, Inc. was founded in 1989 by Jeff Morris and Janet Olshansky to distribute video to educational institutions around the world. Elana Joffe joined in 1990,…
(Washington, D.C., 14 November 2013) After eight years of litigation, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York today upheld the fair use doctrine when the court dismissed Authors Guild v. Google, a case that questioned the legality of Google’s searchable book database. The Library Copyright Alliance – which is comprised of…
(14 November 2013) LIANZA has posted an appeal for donations. As you will be aware the recent typhoon Haiyan and a major earthquake in Bohol have had disastrous effects in the Philippines. IFLA has made contact with the National Library Director of the Philippines and a call for assistance has been posted by The Philippine Librarians…
Species+ is a new online resource providing comprehensive information on globally protected species. It includes all species covered by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), as well as those included in the EU Wildlife…
The Philippines Library Association Inc. has announced a call for action to assist its colleagues and libraries devastated by typhoon Haiyan. Financial donations and material donations such as blankets, canned food and clothes are welcome. Read the announcement here.
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