(29 April 2015) On 24 April 2015, Dr. Verapong Chaiperm, Governor of Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT), presented a cheque of 500,000 Thai Baht to the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on behalf of IEAT as a substantial donation to the ongoing AIT Library Modernization Campaign. The donation was supplemented with another 500,000 Baht…
(29 April 2015) The 2015-16 State Budget will provide AUD$55.4 million to transform the State Library of Victoria, Australia, bringing it to the doorstep of primary and secondary students across the state and their families. Minister for Creative Industries, Martin Foley, made the announcement today while visiting the library, which attracts almost 1.8 million people…
(12 June 2015) Last 3 days of discounted Skype calls to mobiles and landlines in Nepal Skype will be ending discounted calls on 15 June, 2015 at 1200 GMT and reinstating standard pricing to call mobiles and landlines. Skype to Skype voice and video calls will remain free to everyone. Skype hopes these discounted calls…
(28 April 2015) The National Diet Library, Japan, conducted a survey on the trend of information behavior and the awareness of public libraries, as a part of its library cooperation activities. This survey asked people, including those who do not usually use libraries, about their trends of information behavior, e.g. how much information they obtain…
(28 April 2015) The National Library of Medicine (NLM) and publisher Emergency Access Initiative (EAI) has been activated to support healthcare professionals working on the response to the earthquake in Nepal. The EAI is a collaborative partnership between NLM and participating publishers to provide free access to full-text from more than 650 biomedical journals and…
(28 April 2015) The 2015 meeting of the Association of Parliamentary Librarians of Asia and the Pacific takes place 30 November to 3 December 2015, at Parliament House, Canberra, Australia. More here.
(24 April 2015) Reporting to the Provost, the ideal candidate for this position will hold an internationally recognised post-graduate library qualification and appropriate professional experience. The appointee will be committed to working collegially and demonstrate an understanding of the complexities of a tertiary education environment, including the development and delivery of digital-based services. The University…
(24 April 2015) Working with publishers from Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific region, the iGroup is a specialist in medical, pharmacy and health information. iGroup staff will be attending many medical conferences in Asia until the end of 2015. To discover new information products, new services and to request a free trial of…
(17 April 2015) In Cambodia, books are out of reach for most children. A vicious cycle exists: families can’t afford to purchase books, which means local publishers don’t have the means to publish children’s books. Colorful, engaging storybooks that inspire a lifelong love of reading are frequently absent from schools and homes. Books for Asia,…
(23 April 2015) British Pathé was once a dominant feature of the British cinema experience, says the Southeast Asia Library Group, SEALG. Before the advent of television, millions around the globe came to movie theatres for their weekly dose of filmed news. British Pathé is considered to be the most comprehensive newsreel archive in the world and…
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