(21 November 2013) This award is sponsored by the Special Libraries Association Sci-Tech Division and the Australia New Zealand Chapter to award a current library or information sciences student, or recent graduate to attend the annual SLA Conference and experience first hand the huge gathering of librarians, exhibitors, keynote speakers and sessions in Vancouver BC…
(Kunming, 19 November 2013) Xinhua reports that librarians from China and other Asian countries have agreed on strengthening collaboration and promoting resource sharing. More than 80 chief librarians and representatives from Asian countries and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions signed the Declaration of Kunming at the Asian Library Curator Forum, which kicked…
(8 November 2013) It is announced today that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will fund a regional leadership program for emerging library leaders in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific islands. The program called INELI-Oceania is based on the highly successful foundation’s Global Libraries’ initiative INELI (International Network of Library Innovators) established in 2011.…
The Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance, PRDLA, has published (8 November) the presentations delivered at its annual meeting which met in Vancouver, Canada 2-4 October 2013. They are: Cross-cultural collaborations: building a digital oral history archive by Thuy Vo Dang & Lorelei Tanji, UC Irvine Libraries Adding value to old collections: transferring materials from the…
(6 November 2013) This series of Collection Management modules aims to equip library and information management staff with a comprehensive knowledge of collection management and collection development principles and practices, from the beginning to the end of the entire process. The course is intended to be thought provoking as well as informative. Each module will…
In August, READ Nepal received a Public Library Innovation Award from Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) at the IFLA WLIC 2013 for its commitment to empowering women in innovative ways at our Model Center in Kathmandu, Nepal. Gender discrimination is pervasive in Nepal—girls’ education is a low priority and as a result, 48 percent of…
(17 October 2013) ICT training for women, financial literacy workshops, health classes, programs for child development — these are all programs taking place in Asia today to help promote economic and social development. Although the activities may seem very different, they can all be found in one kind of institution: a public library. Teams from…
The purpose of the FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians is to provide financial assistance to ensure the presence and participation of a foreign librarian at the AALL Annual Meeting. Foreign attendees enrich AALL events by sharing global perspectives for the benefit of all participants. The FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians for…
(14 October 2013) The conference dates, announced today are 11-13 June 2015. More here.
(11 October 2013) The Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL) will hold its two-day annual meeting on 26-27 March 2014 at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. The meeting’s theme is: Scholarly Networking, Inter-disciplinary Research and e-Scholarship: Implications for East Asian Libraries. More details here.
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