(16 July 2013) Pearson Australia has today announced a number of significant changes across its education business. These changes are being made in order to create a more nimble organisation that is able to respond more quickly to the needs of our customers: the students, teachers and learning institutions across the country. Central to Pearson’s…
(15 July 2013) In 2015 the Frankfurt Book Fair will present “the vibrant literature, talents and the rich culture of one of the most populous and ‘young’ countries in the world, of which only little is known in Germany”, says Director of Frankfurt Book Fair, Juergen Boos. Indonesia will follow Brazil (after Finland in 2014)…
As a result of cooperative effort between the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) of the People’s Republic of China, Chinese patent documentation is now available for search and retrieval from the USPTO website via the Global Patent Search Network. This tool will enable the user to freely…
The Li Ka Shing Library of the Singapore Management University is hosting several satellite meetings at the 79th IFLA Conference. They include IFLAcamp2; Making ends meet: high quality design on a low budget; Making better laws – the unique role of the parliamentary library and research services; and Global sharing of open access content. More…
(Singapore, 11 July 2013) Ex Libris® Group, a world leader in the provision of library automation solutions has announced that Seoul National University (SNU) has selected the next-generation Alma library management solution. SNU is the first Korean institution to join the Alma early-adopter program, following in the footsteps of over 160 leading institutions worldwide. More here.
“Our people are avid readers,” said Thant Thu Zar Maung of the Myanmar Book Aid and Preservation Foundation, as she showed Beyond Access a small school library bustling with children in June. “We just need more to read.” The school in Thanlyn, a town 30 kilometers east of the capital, Yangon, is run by Buddhist…
(8 July 2013) In 2012 LIANZA hosted a national series of workshops on Careers in Libraries presented by Lynley Stone of The Information Workshop. To gain a solid understanding how library careers evolve in our rapidly changing world, an online survey was conducted on behalf of LIANZA, with the preliminary results from the survey being…
The Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance 2013 annual meeting will be held at the University of British Columbia Library in Vancouver, Canada, from 2-4 October. The theme of this year’s meeting is Community and Collaboration – the Digital Pacific. Read the announcement here: http://prdla.org/2013/07/2013-prdla-annual-meeting-announcment/ Call for papers: http://prdla.org/2013/07/call-for-papers-for-the-2013-prdla-meeting/ Registration is now open for the PRDLA…
(4 July 2013) A special award was presented at the 53rd AGM of the Sri Lanka Library Association, SLLA, to the National Institute of Library and Information Science (NILIS) in recognition of its outstanding contribution towards LIS education in Sri Lanka. NILIS has provided wider opportunities to the library and information community for higher education…
(4 July 2013) 10th Annual Conference on Library & Information Science (NACLIS) organised by SLLA was held on 27th June 2013 at Sri Sambuddhaloka Jayanthi Mandiraya at Colombo under the theme, New Technology, New Trends, New Ideas; Modifying the Library with the User in Mind. NACLIS is the event in the LIS field to share…
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