UCLA hiring Japanese Studies Librarian
(7 January 2014) UCLA is recruiting a Japanese Studies Librarian for the Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library. The application deadline is 20 February 2014. The description of the post is here.
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National Museum of Cambodia catalogue online now
(10 January 2014) The Southeast Asian Library Group, SEALG, reports that the online catalogue for the The National Museum of Cambodia was anounced 3 January 2014. The museum, founded in 1920, houses one of the world’s greatest collections of Khmer cultural material including sculpture, ceramics and ethnographic objects from the prehistoric, pre-Angkorian, Angkorian and post-Angkorian…
In memory of Sir Run Run Shaw – Condolence Corner and Library Exhibition
(13 January 2014) In memory of Sir Run Run Shaw, a Condolence Corner will be set up at the Library Multi-purpose Lobby for staff, students and alumni to pay tribute to Sir Run Run from 13 to 27 January 2014. In remembrance of Sir Run Run’s contributions to CityU Library, the Library will organize an …
Library data and text mining resources
(10 January 2014) CAUL has published a list of resources describing projects, publications and websites on library data and text mining. Peruse it here. If the value and impact of university libraries is more your thing, there’s a list for that too describing conferences, projects, publications, websites and websites. Click here to view.
A quick guide to library cats
(9 January 2014) Have you got a library cat? The OEDB.org blog reports that there are 300 living resident library cats throughout the world the majority of whom are United States residents. Among them are Baker and Taylor in a Nevada library and Pages in Kansas. These library cats have job titles and job descriptions…
Korea opens up digital data on national heritage
(9 January 2014) Futuregov.asia reports that Korea’s digitized national treasures are accessible through the new Korea National Heritage Online portal. Run by the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA), it brings together information collected from existing subsidiary websites and also has 1.8 million new pieces of data on the national heritage. Read the Futuregov.asia article by Medha Basu…
New ProQuest service preserves and enhances discovery of university multimedia collections
(8 January 2014) Libraries and universities with proprietary audio and video collections can now preserve and provide access to these information resources through a new service from ProQuest. ProQuest Video Preservation and Discovery Service (VPDS) is a continuum of services designed to make video and audio content (to which the library has rights) fully discoverable. VPDS…
Wiley-Knode partnership puts collaboration at the center of the research experience
(8 January 2014) John Wiley & Sons, Inc., today announced a new partnership with startup technology company Knode to provide customized research expertise portals to learned societies and other academic organizations worldwide. Designed to foster innovation and collaboration, Knode’s expertise profiling system compiles a “research signature” for users based on their publication history, patents, clinical…
Library of Congress National Book Festival
(8 January 2014) The 14th Library of Congress National Book Festival will take place Saturday, 30 August 2014 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., with new and exciting offerings – including evening events – in addition to the familiar author talks, book-signings and family and children’s activities. The Festival has been…
Acoustic phone booths in the UTS library
(9 January 2013) Have you got a problem with chirping mobile phones in the library and loud conversations? Then take a look at the acoustic phone booths installed in the library of the University of Technology Sydney. No longer will you have to listen to Ted and Alice decide which movie to see tonight. The…
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