(29 September 2014) The Special Libraries Association, SLA, and its Asian membership is holding its 4th meeting in Seoul. The 4th International Conference of Asian Special Libraries “Creating the New Values beyond the Library” meets at the National Assembly Library, Seoul, Korea, 22-24 April 2015. The conference website is calling for papers as well as…
(25 September 2014, Washington) The U.S. Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) today announced a major expansion of cooperation in classification activities between the USPTO and KIPO. The agreement, signed by the heads of the two offices during a bilateral meeting in Geneva, Switzerland,…
(26 September 2014) The Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center has announced the release of its Tibetan eText Repository on tbrc.org. The eText repository is a collaborative effort between TBRC and many publishers, authors and institutions to archive and make available a large corpus of searchable Tibetan texts. Since it’s inception, TBRC has endeavored to make Tibetan literature of…
(23 September 2014) Cambridge University Press, who has been active in South Asia for the last decade is delighted to announce the launch of a world class ‘Centre for Excellence’ for the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation in New Delhi. Not only does this further demonstrate the commitment made by Cambridge University Press to…
(24 September 2014) Dr. Dianne Heriot, President of the Association of Parliamentary Librarians of Asia and the Pacific (APLAP), launched the Association’s new website in July 2014. The website is the result of nine months’ collaboration and work by the APLAP Executive. For the first time in APLAP’s 24 year history, all of the Association’s…
(22 September 2014) Yale-NUS College seeks innovative, self-motivated and service-oriented professionals to provide research assistance and instruction, and build collections to support the teaching, learning and research needs of the Yale-NUS community. You will undertake subject responsibilities as well as lead in one or more of the following operational areas: instructional services, reference and research…
(19 September 2014) Smartcopying is the official guide to copyright issues for Australian schools and TAFE. Teachers and students can rely on the assistance of copyright law to copy the work of other people but the rules for use can be restrictive and complicated. You can save time and worry by using content that is…
(19 September 2014) The NYU Library in Shanghai invites applications for a Reference and Research Services Librarian in an innovative and forward-looking setting. The Reference and Research Services librarian serves as the primary liaison to a group of academic departments in the humanities or social sciences, with responsibilities for delivering a program of instruction, consultation,…
(18 September 2014) Shek Kip Mei Public Library officially opened today, offering a host of library services to residents of Sham Shui Po District. Speaking at the launch ceremony, Director of Leisure & Cultural Services Michelle Li noted the library will meet the increasing demand for community facilities and improved library services in the district.…
(18 September 2014) If your electricity bills are mounting, take a leaf out of the book of Monash University, Australia, whose Sir Louis Matheson Library is saving electricity while maintaining or improving facilities for students in the libraries. During a pilot study over the winter break, an area of book stacks at the Matheson Library…
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