(4 June 2021) The Library and Information Association of New Zealand (LIANZA) hosted a mid-term virtual event for the Asia and Oceania Section’s Standing Committee at the National Library of New Zealand. The 2-hour event ‘Libraries and the SDGs’ saw great success with guest speakers from the USA, Singapore, India, Fiji and New Zealand, and…
(28 May 2021) ALIA’s Special Libraries Working Group has put together this directory of special libraries to support collaboration. The directory is not a comprehensive listing, but it does identify like-minded individuals working in similar situations. The aim is to enable people to share non-competitive information, insight, expertise, ideas and resources; to improve the sense…
(30 May 2021) The Center for Khmer Studies is pleased to announce that we have received a grant from the Equinox Open Library Initiative to upgrade our online catalog. CKS is one of two grant recipients of the Equinox Open Source Grant. The Equinox Open Source Grant program provides migration, implementation, hosting, and support of…
(30 May 2021) As Cambodia’s urban areas rapidly grow and transform, high-quality research and data on urbanization are critical to support knowledge and policy. To provide a one-stop repository of resources on urban topics in Cambodia, the Center for Khmer Studies (CKS) recently released the Cambodia Urban Database. Our publicly accessible database compiles reports, journal…
(21 May 2021) The latest issue of the IFLA Asia & Oceania Regional Newsletter is now available. In this issue: UN SDGs: Preserving Nusantara Manuscripts and Supporting Sustainable Cities and Communities Development, by National Library of Indonesia Connecting Generations to Build Technology Skills at the Library, by Shoalhaven Libraries, Australia University Library’s Modernisation Improves…
(17 May 2021) A full-fledged library for Covid patients, who otherwise get confined to their bed for almost two weeks without having any scope for entertainment, has been set up by the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC). With their movement restricted due to health issues and protocols, the inmates of this facility are now…
(21 May 2021) A humble library for orphans in Yangon, built of recycled plastic waste, stands empty without books or archives. It was supposed to start welcoming young readers earlier this year, but its opening has been indefinitely deferred by Myanmar’s bloody coup. For many, environmental concerns have taken a back seat to the broader…
(3 May 2021) In 2013, through the generous support of William and Judith Bollinger, the British Library embarked upon a five-year project, in collaboration with the National Library Board of Singapore, to digitize materials in the British Library of interest to Singapore. The project initially focused on Malay manuscripts, early maps of Singapore, and archival…
(8 May 2021) Nine books were banned from Hong Kong’s public libraries on Friday under the national security law’s provisions on censorship, Apple Daily has learned. The ban, issued by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department on Friday, requires librarians to immediately take down the nine books, including two volumes by former pro-democracy lawmakers Albert…
(29 Apr 2021) A former manager from the National Library Board (NLB) was jailed for four years and four months on Thursday (April 29), after pleading guilty last year to taking S$581,730 in bribes from an ex-employee. Prosecutors said that the total sum of gratification that Ivan Koh Siong Wee took is “an amount of…