HathiTrust has a new state-of-the-art bibliographic management system for its 11-million volume digital repository. The new system, called Zephir, is developed and managed by the California Digital Library, and represents the first distributed development of a major repository component outside the University of Michigan. “The release of Zephir embodies the deep collaboration that is at…
(6 November 2013) Watch a presentation by R. David Lankes at the InfoHost 2013 User Group Meeting held on 1st November at Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore. The theme for the meeting this year was “Libraries & Publishing – Evolve in New Directions”. R. David Lankes is an Associate Professor at Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies Watch…
(San Francisco, 5 November 2013 /PRNewswire) SearchYourCloud announces findings from a recent search survey conducted in both the UK and US. The survey showed that a third of respondents spend between five and twenty-five minutes searching every time they want to find a document, while only one in five searches is correct the first time.…
(London, Hong Kong, 5 November 2013) Thomson Reuters today announced it has expanded the scope of Practical Law, the leading provider of online know-how to lawyers worldwide, with the launch of a dedicated China service. Practical Law China is the first legal know-how service of its kind to provide transactional support to lawyers doing business in,…
The Library Journal’s annual roundup of the best databases was published 7 November 2013 in the LJ. The list reveals high-profile new databases and classic titles that command our attention. Elizabeth Michaelson does the honours here
(Philadelphia, 5 November 2013) The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters today announced a collaboration with Australian National Data Service (ANDS) to aid in the discovery of global data sets. The collaboration connects researchers to data repositories through the Data Citation IndexSM, a single-point solution providing access to quality research data sets from…
The National Diet Library (NDL) of Japan has a basic policy for the digitization of its collections, recognizing that this activity will be increasingly important in the future. The policy covers Concept of the digitization of the material of the NDL; Scope of the material to be digitized; Selection of the material to be digitized;…
By Curtis Kendrick and Irene Gashurov Published on Monday, 4 November 2013 in EducauseReviewOnline Summary: MOOCs give librarians new opportunities to help shape the conversation about changes in higher education and to guide administrators, faculty, and students through these changes. To assume this role, librarians must understand the MOOCs landscape. Numerous stakeholders will have an…
(6 November 2013) This series of Collection Management modules aims to equip library and information management staff with a comprehensive knowledge of collection management and collection development principles and practices, from the beginning to the end of the entire process. The course is intended to be thought provoking as well as informative. Each module will…
If you’re passing through Hong Kong, libraries and artists have got together to offer courses and exhibitions open to the public. CityU library has a Chinese calligraphy course for beginners during November 2013. Read about it here. Lingnan University has an exhibition of paintings by Anna Glynn, Artist in Residence from Australia. Her paintings can…
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