(6 Jun 2024) The second China-Russia Library Forum, themed on the application of artificial intelligence in libraries, concluded in Beijing on Wednesday. In-depth exchanges and discussions on “professional libraries,” “document preservation and protection,” “social public service” and “smart libraries” were conducted during the two-day forum, which was co-hosted by the National Library of China and the…
(14 May 2024) Libraries across Taiwan have seen a surge in demand for a Japanese non-fiction book with the provocative title “Why doesn’t my husband just go die?” (老公怎麼還不去死). As of Monday, 2,373 people had joined waitlists for the book, including 771 in Taipei, 80 in New Taipei, 160 in Taoyuan, 520 in Taichung, 559…
(10 Jun 2024) The City of Melbourne is running free cooking classes in an effort to address food insecurity among residents. A survey done by the council last year found almost a third of respondents were struggling to afford food. Councilor Olivia Ball says more needs to be done at all levels of government to…
(15 May 2024) The ARDC is pleased to announce the release of a National Persistent Identifier (PID) Roadmap website to support the implementation of the 2024 Australian National Persistent Identifier (PID) Strategy, launched in February this year by the ARDC. The Strategy is a coordinated, comprehensive and collaborative approach to accelerate Australian research and innovation through the universal…
(30 May 2024) Auckland Libraries will no longer print identifiable names on paper slips due to privacy concerns. The largest library network in the country changed its hold pick-up process to an anonymized collections system this week. Holds are now placed on numbered shelves in the pick-up area of every Auckland library. Customers will…
(28 May 2024) A digital learning object (DLO) on the effective and responsible use of AI tools in research was jointly developed by Singapore Management University (SMU) Libraries and Temasek Polytechnic (TP) Library. Launched in the last quarter of 2023, this DLO served to fill a then-immediate gap in 2023 when AI tools such as…
The National Library of Australia is making it easier for Trove Partner organisations to provide inter-library loan and document copying services to their patrons in a way that is fast, efficient and reaches new audiences. (7 May 2024) From mid-2025, Trove Partners will be able to access a new national resource sharing service with all…
(13 May 2024) Contents of this issue include: Planning for the future of knowledge and information in Asia-Oceania INCITE in Conversation CONSAL XIX comes to Malaysia Report on the “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Measurement, Evaluation, Demonstrating Impact of Library Services” Workshop in Kandy, Sri Lanka What does Singapore public libraries’ Chief Innovation Officer do?…
(9 May 2024) Prof. Dr. Vo Xuan Vinh, who is ranked 8th among 47 Vietnamese people in the ‘top most influential scientists in the world’, is the author of an article that was just removed by an international magazine. Prof. Dr. Vo Xuan Vinh is “Vietnam’s leading economic researcher”, one of four Vietnamese people…
(3 May 2024) The governments of Cambodia and China, through the legislative bodies of both sides, have agreed to boost cooperation in establishing the Digital Law Library of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly to expand all-round cooperation in line with the strategic partnership and building a common destiny community. More details can be found here.