(5 July 2018) Australia is looking at reviewing its Copyright Act of 1968 with the aim of bringing its copyright framework up to date with the digital world. After earlier reviews such as the safe harbour extension, this time the government is consulting on a few specific aspects of Australia’s copyright. The Government sought to…
(6 July 2018, New Delhi) Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Delhi Public Library to remove hundreds of books from its dilapidated branch in central Delhi, saying they could get damaged in the monsoon. A bench of acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar said most of the books at the…
Web of Science citation index will be available to more than 5,000 experts across Australia and overseas (5 July 2018, Melbourne) The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s independent federal government agency responsible for scientific research, has selected Web of Science as a key resource for research discovery. CSIRO is Australia’s catalyst for…
(4 July 2018, Chennai) The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Tuesday alleged in the Tamil Nadu assembly that Tamil and other south Indian languages had been sidelined in the national digital library portal, a new initiative of the HRD ministry. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Leader of the Opposition M K Stalin (DMK) said…
(25 June 2018) The appointee will lead the Information Services and User Education team in the Library. He or she is required to (a) oversee and coordinate all information literacy programs including orientation, workshops, and all other reference services; (b) formulate and implement research support services particularly for postgraduate students; (c) conduct staff and student…
(27 June 2018) To assist with the timely and effective acquisition and collection management of electronic information resources by contributing to the ordering, renewing and license review of electronic information resources, coordinating resource evaluation workflows, coordinating acquisition and access projects and improvement initiatives. Closing date is 8 July 2018. ALIA has the full job description.
(27 June 2018) Reporting to the Manager, Acquisitions, Records and Copyright, the Manager, Digital Information and Records Management works to achieve best practice information management and compliance with legislative requirements for business information across Swinburne University of Technology. To assist the University in transitioning to a digital records environment, the Manager, Digital Information and Records…
(26 June 2018, George Town) The Penang Digital Library (PDL), Malaysia’s first digital library which acts as a catalyst for the next phase of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) development, will be expanding says Chief Minister Incorporated (CMI) deputy general manager, S. Bharathi. She said following resounding response to the library, there was a…
(27 June 2018) The Hong Kong government has been accused of moving several LGBTQIA-themed children’s books out of public view in the city’s public libraries, following complaints by an anti-gay group, reports the Standard. The Hong Kong government’s Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) confirmed some titles have been moved to a closed location where…
(20 June 2018, Canberra, Australia) Important changes to Australian copyright law passed today will protect Australia’s education, cultural and disability organisations and help them provide better services to our communities. Under the Copyright Amendment (Service Providers) Act 2018 Australian disability organisations, education providers and cultural institutions will now be covered by the copyright safe harbour…
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