(22 Sep 2022) The New Zealand Cartoon and Comics Archive includes over 60,000 cartoons reflecting New Zealand society and politics. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Cartoon Archive. Sam Orchard, Assistant Curator Cartoons and Comics, asked Cartoon Archive founder, Ian F. Grant, to reflect on the Archive’s evolution. Find out more here.
(30 Sep 2022) Applications for the Chevening Fellowship 2023-2024 “Shan Collections at the British Library” are still open until 1 November 2022 for individuals from Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand who are fluent in Shan language and able to read a variety of Shan scripts, including Old Shan. This 12-month fellowship will be hosted…
(20 Sep 2022) The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is the first Australian funding agency to introduce the requirement that scholarly publications arising from the research it funds be made freely available and accessible. Under NHMRC’s revised Open Access Policy, all peer-reviewed publications arising from NHMRC-funded research must be made available immediately upon…
(26 Sep 2022) Korea news – The number of library books taken out by students at major national universities across the country last year was reduced by half compared to four years earlier due to the growing preference for e-books and lack of library access during the Covid-19 pandemic. The number of loaned library books…
(22 Sep 2022) Tawan News – The new main building for the Taoyuan City Library, constructed as a green building with the central theme of “the tree of life,” will be inaugurated for a trial operation on Oct. 29. Business Today reported that the library was jointly designed by Taiwan’s T.C.K. Architect Engineer Planner and Japan’s…
(20 Sep 2022) After the Covid-19 issue hit the Philippines in 2020, government organizations, well-established libraries, academic institutions, and concerned organizations started offering online library services to assist students, instructors, researchers, and citizens with their information needs. The Department of Education (DepEd) is required to digitize all textbooks and reference books it determines are necessary for…
(26 Sep 2022) The CDNLAO Newsletter is published to share information from national libraries in the Asia and Oceania region. This newsletter is edited and distributed by the National Diet Library of Japan on behalf of the members of the Conference of Directors of National Libraries in Asia and Oceania (CDNLAO). The special topic…
(5 Sep 2022) Sarawak State Library is awarded the UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy for its program ‘’People Accessible Network for Digital Empowerment & Inclusivity (PANDei)’. Established in 2000, the Sarawak State Library is one of the players appointed by the Sarawak Government in Malaysia to enhance the competency and readiness of all communities in the State…
(13 Sep 2022) It can remain challenging for subject librarians who represent smaller programs to effectively advocate for robust digitization of their archival materials. This challenge is even more important to address when the materials in question originate from voices historically underrepresented in the archives, such as Southeast Asian communities. When selecting materials for digitization,…
(7 Sep 2022) To mark International Literacy Day 2022, we’re taking a look at the work done by libraries in Indonesia in order to help the over 8.5 million people lacking basic literacy skills there to develop the capacities they need to participate fully in the knowledge society. IFLA has the story in full.