(7 November 2015) Thousands of librarians are mobilizing to help their communities prepare for the general election. Some people do not know that they are eligible to vote. Others are unfamiliar with how to correctly fill out a ballot. And because some of the political parties’ symbols are similar, it can be difficult to distinguish…
(7 November 2015) Jiading Public Library said yesterday it is closing its doors to organized tour groups, after becoming inundated with visitors more interested in its modern architecture and stylish interior design than its reading and reference materials. “This is a library, not a tourist attraction,” Chen Weijian, director of readers service at the library,…
(5 November 2015) The Malaysian Citation Centre (MCC) has been set up by the Ministry of Education (MOE) to improve Malaysian university rankings by improving the quality of Malaysian publications especially scholarly journals. MCC is a one-stop centre that will help internationalize Malaysian journal publications, making their content accessible globally and indexed locally by MyCite…
(1 November 2015) A lawmaker has filed a measure seeking to modernize the National Library of the Philippines (NLP) to promote full intellectual and cultural development of the Filipino people through love for reading. Rep. Carlo V. Lopez (2nd District, Manila) said House Bill 4454 determines and defines the services and functions of NLP as…
(3 November 2015, Singapore) Elsevier announced today that four leading hospitals in South-East Asia: Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand; Rumah Sakit (RS) Pondok Indah – Puri Indah Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia; Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center and Asian Hospital and Medical Center, Philippines, have each signed new agreements with Elsevier to adopt ClinicalKey as…
(3 November 2015) The Royal Commonwealth Society Collection is delighted to announce that work has begun on its project to conserve and digitize the archives of two Second World War civilian internment camps on Singapore, generously funded by a Research Resources Award from the Wellcome Trust. At the conclusion of the project in August 2017,…
(3 November 2015) Singapore Management University (SMU) Libraries is seeking an enthusiastic librarian to join a specialist team of librarians who contribute to research excellence at SMU. The position presents an exciting and challenging opportunity for librarians dedicated to service excellence in research support and adaptability to take on new skills and knowledge. The position…
(2 November 2015) The National Library of Philippines has announced with deep sorrow the passing of its Director Antonio Santos on 22nd October 2015 while on a business trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He had been the Director of the National Library of the Philippines for almost 4 years, and was the Law Librarian at the…
(29 October 2015) India and France signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conserve, develop and publicize written heritage, at the National Library in Kolkata on the 28th of October. Smt Sreya Guha, Joint Secretary (Library) in the Ministry of Culture and Mr. Bruno Racine, President of the National Library of France signed the MoU…
(29 October 2015) More than 12 million patrons of Auckland Libraries — the largest library group in Australasia – can now access the libraries’ resources which include more than 100 databases and over 3.5 million items such as physical books, eBooks, and eAudio books, anytime, anywhere from any mobile device. More here.
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