(14 Jun 2021) On Friday, 30 April 2021, the annual LAS-NLB Virtual Professional Sharing session took place. Following the session’s success in 2020, Library professionals from a variety of academic and public institutions in Singapore came together to share important lessons and operational improvements with an audience of over 200 participants. A total of 8…
(3 Jun 2021) National Library of the Philippines (NLP) invites you to join the virtual launch of the International Standard Numbering Systems–Philippines Online Application System (INS-POAS) on 25 June 2021 at the NLP website and FB page. The INS-POAS is an online system for International Standard Numbering Systems (ISBN, ISSN, and ISMN) application that aims…
(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…
Digital conference 16 – 17 September 2021 (19 May 2021) National libraries are responsible for collecting and preserving the published output of their countries and international publications of research interest, with library professionals tasked to build and promote these cultural heritage repositories of knowledge and creativity. However, curatorial roles within these institutions face unprecedented…
(28 Apr 2021) “Making the Future of Open Research Work” is one of the sessions held at the 3rd CHORUS Forum last week, which brought publishers, researchers, librarians, and research funders together to exchange ideas over scientific communication issues. The session focuses on the operationalization of the move to open access and the details of…
(27 Apr 2021) A virtual conference will be jointly held by the Library Association of Singapore (LAS) and Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia (PPM) on Wednesday 6 October 2021, 10 am to 5 pm. The Conference theme is Collab | Camaraderie | Commune. Collab – collaborations between libraries; Camaraderie – we are in it together; and Commune – we are a community and…
(6 Mar 2021) The 2-hour webinar was hosted by LIANZA, at the National Library of New Zealand, for the IFLA Regional Standing Committee for Asia and Oceania (RSCAO) – it was the latest in the series of annual seminars accompanying the mid-term business meetings of RSCAO. Guest speakers from the USA, Singapore, India, Fiji and…
(8 Mar 2021) The National Library of the Philippines will be celebrating the 62nd Public Library Day on March 9, 2021, with the theme “Philippine Public Libraries: Providers of Virtual Information and Contributors to Community Sustainability.” Proclamation No. 563, s. 1959, recognized the importance of Public Libraries in the dissemination of knowledge and culture…
(10 Feb 2021) The 2021 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition Virtual Poster Session Committee invites everyone to share their best ideas and work with the library community by presenting a digital poster at the 2021 ALA Annual Conference Virtual, June 23-29, 2021. Submissions are invited from all types of libraries and on any topic relevant…
(25 Jan 2021) The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about tremendous changes to our daily lives, and libraries everywhere now face the challenge of maintaining and improving their services while ensuring the safety of patrons and staff. The National Diet Library will host a web lecture featuring Ms. Christine Mackenzie, president of the International Federation of Library Associations…