(2 Mar 2021) A new book that is of special interest to curators, archivists and researchers working with Southeast Asian collections has just been published by National University of Singapore Press, in collaboration with the SOAS Southeast Asian Art Academic Programme (University of London), with the title “Returning Southeast Asia’s Past: Objects, Museums, and Restitution” (ISBN 978-981-325-124-3).…
(24 Feb 2021) The National Library of the Philippines (NLP) in Manila just announced that its reading room is now open to welcome the public. This means that people who are looking for a quiet place to study or do leisure reading can visit the NLP for free. What’s more, visitors have the chance to…
(23 Feb 2021) An audit report on the management of collections held by the National Library of Australia and the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) has praised the organisations’ management practices, but highlights issues with long-term storage. The report, released by the Australian National Audit Office on Monday, noted that the entities’ collections…
(23 Feb 2021) Vietnamese government has approved library digitalization program to 2025 with the vision to 2030. This move is considered as a significant step to promote information technology application especially digital technology with the aim to ensure library continuity as Covid-19 puts brake to academic activity. The program goal is to complete…
(25 Feb 2021) The CDNLAO Newsletter (https://www.ndl.go.jp/en/cdnlao/newsletter/index.html) 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 latest…
(23 Feb 2021) Facebook Inc. reached a deal with the Australian government to restore news pages to the social media company’s platform, following a five-day suspension because of a disagreement over payment for content. Facebook removed news from its platform in Australia last week, as legislation that would effectively require Facebook and Alphabet Inc.’s Google to pay traditional…
(24 Feb 2021) The Library and Information Association of New Zealand (LIANZA) is delighted to host the mid-term webinar for IFLA Regional Standing Committee for Asia and Oceania (RSCAO). Library communities world-wide are engaged in responding to the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. We are excited to provide this webinar to share stories, successes and challenges from library…
(9 Feb 2021) From July to November 2020 the Library of Southeast Asian Studies at the University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg in Frankfurt was able to complete the cataloguing of its collection of Javanese, Sundanese and Madurese books in Javanese script. Several titles of this collection were previously included in the online catalogue during…
(11 Feb 2021) Registrations are open now for the 2021 Public Lending Right scheme closing on 1 March. Each year Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, National Library of New Zealand makes payments to New Zealand authors, illustrators and editors from the Public Lending Right (PLR) for New Zealand Authors fund. “In 2020 the…
(18 Feb 2021) Nanyang Technological University recently launched Hygge (pronounced hoo-gah), a space that caters to wellbeing, aiming to deliver the wellbeing concept through a space that encourages self-contemplation, relaxation, and self-care. According to information cited on NTU University Wellbeing Centre’s (UWC) website, 1 in 8 college students experience mental health issues. While almost…