PRRLA 2015 papers published
(15 November 2015) The Pacific Rim Research Libraries Alliance has published the papers of its PRRLA 2015 annual meeting at Eugene, Oregon here.
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Thai bourse grants awards to library developer and educator
(13 November 2015) The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) honors and encourages philanthropic actions of individuals and organizations through its annual “Social Recognition Project” via SET-sponsored awards covering seven areas. This year’s awards from the Thai Library Association, for library development have been granted to Chaveelak Boonyakanchana and Kanjani Thiradejh; while the award from the…
British School of Jakarta hiring Head of Libraries
(10 November 2015) The Head of Libraries is responsible for enriching and supporting teaching and learning through digital and print resources, connections to a school wide literacy programme, and development/execution of a library/media skills curriculum. The Traveling Librarian has the details.
ODILO expands into the Philippines
(10 November 2015, Denver, CO) ODILO, a leading eBook provider in Europe and Latin America, has partnered with Electronic Information Solutions Inc. (EISI), a leading leading Philippines provider of library automation, information management, copy cataloging, library security systems, and subscriptions to eJournals and eBooks. EISI has been serving Philippine libraries since 1993. With over 180…
A review of Chinese University of Hong Kong, University Services Centre (香港中文大學中國研究服務中心)
(10 November 2015) Steven Pieragastini, a Ph.D. candidate, spent several weeks at the University Services Centre (USC) in July of 2014 as well as a week in January 2015 to conduct research on a few projects relating to the early People’s Republic. His review covers digital resources and databases, indexing of books and periodicals, Red…
Deakin University hiring University Librarian
(11 November 2015) Deakin is seeking a University Librarian who is an innovative and inspirational leader, who will provide strategic guidance, a compelling vision and effective leadership for the Library, and advance the University’s teaching and research agenda for Learning, Ideas, Value and Experience as defined in the strategic plan, LIVE the Future: Agenda 2020.…
Libraries support citizens to be Linked Up and Literate in New Zealand
(10 November 2015) With the drive to deliver more and more government services online, libraries are also recognising their role in helping customers to become assured and competent users of digital services. The priorities and issues for libraries and cultural institutions will be discussed at a one day seminar: Linked Up, Loud and Literate: Libraries…
Tainan public library design competition
(9 November 2015) The Tainan City Government in Taiwan invites all domestic and international teams to take part in the Design Competition for Design and Construction Supervision Service of Tainan Public Library Project, which is going to be an important construction of Tainan’s cultural development. The library is expected to accommodate at least 600,000 collections…
A review of the National Library and Archives of Bhutan (འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་དཔེ་མཛོད་དང་ཡིག་རིགས་གཏན་འཇོག་ཁང་།) in Thimphu, Bhutan
(9 November 2015) In Bhutan, as with many Himalayan Buddhist cultures, key texts were considered auspicious objects that were traditionally kept in temples, monasteries and private homes, for ritual use and/or propitiation. When the National Library and Archives of Bhutan (འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་དཔེ་མཛོད་དང་ཡིག་རིགས་གཏན་འཇོག་ཁང་། or NLAB) was founded in 1967, the country did not yet possess a strong…
‘Libraries have to ask what people want to read’
(8 November 2015) The changing educational, social and recreational role of the library is a hotly debated subject among planners and readers alike. On a visit to Delhi, Bruno Racine, director of Bibliotheque Nationale de France (National Library of France), explains to The Hindu how public libraries need to become more interactive spaces. France and…
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