2015 PRRLA Meeting announced
(4 May 2015) The 2015 PRRLA meeting will be held in Eugene at the University of Oregon, from 19-21 October 2015. PRRLA, Pacific Rim Research Alliance Libraries, formerly PRDLA is here http://pr-rla.org/
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PRDLA is now PRRLA
(4 May 2015) Following a discussion at the December meeting in Macau, members have voted to change the organisation’s name. The new name – Pacific Rim Research Alliance Libraries – acknowledges that “digital” has long become business as usual, and reflects the primary focus of our research-led university libraries group. The domain name has been changed…
40,000 historical images of New Zealand’s Antarctic history preserved
(30 April 2015) Today Antarctica New Zealand delivered its physical pictorial collection, totaling more than 40,000 images, to Archives New Zealand. Spanning more than sixty years, this extensive pictorial collection will be housed at Archives New Zealand’s Wellington repository to ensure the public record of New Zealand’s Antarctic history is preserved. “This pictorial collection is…
The Union Catalog of Modern Japanese Music Printed Before 1945 available
(1 May 2015) On March 24, the National Diet Library released The union catalog of modern Japanese music printed before 1945 in Research Navi. You can search musical scores printed in Japan before 1945 and owned by NDL and other libraries in Japan. Traditional Japanese scores are not included. This Database has been compiled by…
READ Nepal Earthquake Fund accepting donations
(30 April 2015) READ Nepal establishes community library and resource centers (READ Centers) by partnering with rural communities where a majority of women are illiterate, and most families live below the poverty line. All of the 59 READ Centers are owned and operated by the local community. Each Center has a library, computer room, women’s…
University of Toronto hiring Public Service Librarian
(30 April 2015) A Public Services The University of Toronto is hiring a Public Service Librarian for its Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library and Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library. The latter features a unique research collection on Canada-Hong Kong studies and an active outreach program. The library provides resources and services to accommodate…
Chinese national licence for the Karger Journal Archive Collection
(28 April 2015) The China National Science and Technology Library (NSTL) has approved the purchase and hosting of the Karger Journal Archive Collection. It comprises journal issues from 1893 to 1997. The licence covers nationwide access for academic and noncommercial organizations in mainland China. It is the first national agreement in this part of the…
NUS in world’s top 10 for 11 subjects, and Asia’s best for 21 subjects
(29 April 2015) The National University of Singapore (NUS) has been placed among the world’s 10 best universities for 11 subjects across disciplines in architecture/built environment, engineering, science, and the social sciences, according to the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject. The University is also Asia’s best across 21 subjects, up from 18 subjects…
Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) donates to AIT Library Modernization
(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…
State Library of Victoria transformation secured, to help our kids learn
(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…
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