(27 Sept 2020) China will set up an International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to facilitate the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda, announced Chinese President XI Jinping during his UN General Assembly address on September 22, 2020. The SDGs are a collection of 17 interlinked goals set in 2015…
The National Library is halfway through a project to review and rehome 600,000 books from its overseas published collections. Below are answers to some questions we’ve been asked a number of times during the project. (28 Sept 2020) Bill Macnaught, New Zealand’s National Librarian, answers to some frequently asked questions to the hotly debated…
(26 Sept 2020) Kolkata has combined its two major attractions — tram and College Street — and created a unique attraction during the pandemic. The city popular for its libraries and list of famous academicians, has launched a ‘tram library’ that will operate on the College Street. The initiative has been launched by state’s West Bengal…
(15 Jul 2020) IIUM (International Islamic University of Malaysia) created history last week when it was awarded the prestigious Green Gown International Award for the 2020 Sustainability Institution of the Year. This was announced in conjunction of the UN High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, July 8th, in New York. The feat…
(22 Sept 2020) Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CCC), a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, has released a regional landscape report highlighting the current trends in indigenous research across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Region. The report looks at the academics, affiliate institutions and regions that are contributing largely to indigenous…
(22 Sept 2020) Papers Past is the National Library’s fully text searchable website containing over 150 newspapers from New Zealand and the Pacific, as well as magazines, journals and government reports. As a result of the data being released, people can now access the data from 78 New Zealand newspapers from the Albertland Gazette to…
(August 2020) From IFLA’s Library Services to People with Special Needs Newsletter: With the experiences accumulated from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003, Hong Kong academic libraries, public libraries and school libraries were more wellprepared to face the challenge of suspension due to COVID-19 pandemic. However, the announcements from the government about extending…
(26 Aug 2020) Results from the largest salary survey ever undertaken by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) have indicated that tertiary qualifications lead to higher annual salaries in the sector. For example, Teacher Librarians, with their dual qualifications, occupy some of the highest paying roles in the industry. More than 1,700 people…
(2 Sept 2020) With a lack of funding, space and staffing for school libraries in New Zealand, most are being forced to shut down. The School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (SLANZA) is launching a nationwide campaign called ‘School Libraries Transform‘ to highlight the issue. Watch the video for more information about the…
(8 Sept 2020) International Literacy Day today marks the launch of the first ever comprehensive study of school library resourcing and staffing. Commissioned by the School Library Association of SA (SLASA), the School Libraries in South Australia 2019 Census surveyed South Australia’s public, private and Catholic schools to better understand the links between library programs and critical skills…