(23 June 2016) The National Library Board (NLB) of Singapore is looking for vendor(s) to index journal articles, magazine articles, book chapters and conference proceedings, involving bibliographic description, subject heading assignment and providing a short abstract to describe these articles for NLB’s Index to Singapore Information (ISI) collection. The Index to Singapore Information (ISI) is…
(16 June 2016) A library designed by Dutch firm MVRDV is nearing completion in the Chinese city of Tianjin. The 34,200 square meter building forms part of the new Binhai Cultural Centre, a masterplan designed by German architects GMP. The structure joins four other buildings on the site via a series of ‘cultural corridors’. The…
(21 June 2016) A couple of Zhengzhou students were injured when trying to enter their school’s air-conditioned library yesterday. While outside temperatures toppled 30 degrees, many were afraid to suffer heat stroke in their un-airconditioned dormitories. The story from China with photographs of hundreds of students clamouring to enter their library is here.
By Ruth A. Pagell* (22 June 2016) Most universities will never reach the top 200 in composite rankings; nor are world class composite rankings relevant for most of the worlds’ universities. If you take the time to investigate the different rankers and their specific subject categories, you may find hidden performance gems at a subject…
(21 June 2016) On 8 June 2016, on the eve of Culture Heritage Day, the National Valuable Ancient Books Exhibition, which is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and State Administration of Cultural Heritageand organized by the National Library of China (China National Center for Preservation & Conservation of Ancient Books, National Museum of Classic…
(17 June 2016) Library association leaders, IFLA leadership, staff and trainers participated in a milestone event for the Building Strong Library Associations programme in Manila, Philippines 30 May-2 June 2016. The first ever BSLA Global Meeting, hosted by IFLA in partnership with the Philippine Librarians Association (PLAI), highlighted the stories, challenges and successes from associations…
(20 June 2016) On 15 June, Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Yi Xianliang visited the Jaffna Library and donated Rs.1 million (USD6,900) and a batch of books about China to the Chief Librarian Suganthi, which aid will support development of the Library. The DailyFT has the story and photograph.
(20 June 2016) Wong Kam Fai Secondary and Primary School which is affiliated with Hong Kong Baptist University is hiring a librarian. The librarian will oversee and manage both the School Library and Reading Centre; and support learning and teaching as well as research activities by providing library users effective and efficient access to library…
(18 June 2016) Two Australian journalists have argued that the Chinese government is buying influence over Australian universities by donating libraries and funds for institutes as part of a broader push to strengthen its soft power in the country, writes David Matthews for Times Higher Education. There appears to be “a concerted campaign to promote…
(19 June 2016) Despite all the debates over the value and impact of rankings, updates of existing rankings, embellishments to existing rankings and new rankings keep coming. QS Regional Rankings QS released four regional rankings on 15 June 2016. It is not surprising that National University of Singapore (NUS) remains number one in Asia with…
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