(12 November 2013) Libraries may miss out on vital funding for new building projects if proposed changes to the Local Government Act come in to effect, says the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA). The Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill (No 3) presented to Parliament last week proposes a new definition…
(8 November 2013) The weekend edition of the Korea Herald published a suite of articles on Korean libraries. Korean libraries embrace new, expanded roles: Korean libraries are not just about books. Some run programmes for senior citizens and multicultural families. http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20131108000794 The end of libraries? Sort of: People are visiting libraries less and buying fewer…
(11 November 2013) The Statistical Survey of the Metropolitan Libraries Section of IFLA for 2011 is now available at the page: Metropolitan Libraries Annual Statistical Survey It was compiled by Helsinki City Library on behalf of the Section. There was participation from 56 libraries from all over the world including Auckland Libraries, Brisbane City Council,…
(8 November 2013) The library client survey recorded 1,907 responses in the survey conducted in September 2013. The summary report. full report and data report can be accessed here.
(8 November 2013) The Korea Herald carries an interview in English with Lim Won, Chief Executive of the National Library of Korea. Lim says that in the digital age, libraries are increasingly pressed to stretch beyond their traditional role to offer more user-friendly and versatile functions. “Basically, we want to run a service that actively…
The Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance, PRDLA, has published (8 November) the presentations delivered at its annual meeting which met in Vancouver, Canada 2-4 October 2013. They are: Cross-cultural collaborations: building a digital oral history archive by Thuy Vo Dang & Lorelei Tanji, UC Irvine Libraries Adding value to old collections: transferring materials from the…
(6 November 2013) Watch a presentation by R. David Lankes at the InfoHost 2013 User Group Meeting held on 1st November at Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore. The theme for the meeting this year was “Libraries & Publishing – Evolve in New Directions”. R. David Lankes is an Associate Professor at Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies Watch…
The National Diet Library (NDL) of Japan has a basic policy for the digitization of its collections, recognizing that this activity will be increasingly important in the future. The policy covers Concept of the digitization of the material of the NDL; Scope of the material to be digitized; Selection of the material to be digitized;…
(6 November 2013) This series of Collection Management modules aims to equip library and information management staff with a comprehensive knowledge of collection management and collection development principles and practices, from the beginning to the end of the entire process. The course is intended to be thought provoking as well as informative. Each module will…
If you’re passing through Hong Kong, libraries and artists have got together to offer courses and exhibitions open to the public. CityU library has a Chinese calligraphy course for beginners during November 2013. Read about it here. Lingnan University has an exhibition of paintings by Anna Glynn, Artist in Residence from Australia. Her paintings can…
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