(21 July 2015) Lisa Featherstone is a Jisc subject specialist advising on accessibility and inclusion. In this podcast, she offers her tips on using technology to create more flexible resources that can meet the needs of students with disabilities and learning impairments. Read the original blog post.
(21 July 2015) Yvonne Perkins appreciates Australian libraries and archives in her Stumbling Through the Past blog. Participants at the recent Global Digital Humanities conference will remember the prominent contributions of Australian historians, Tim Sherratt, Julia Torpey and Peter Read. But I also want to highlight the more low profile but no less important contribution of Australian cultural…
(21 July 2015) MIMA search was developed by Dr. Hideki Mima (Specially Appointed Associate Professor, School of Engineering, University of Tokyo) and his associates. Although search results are conventionally displayed in a list, MIMA search displays results as a map comprising lines and nodes, which enables users to easily visualize the relation between diverse data…
(21 July 2015) Nanyang Technological University Libraries invites applications for the position of Head of Instructional Services. The successful candidate will lead a team of instructional services librarians and support all subject librarians in providing engaging, high quality instruction in support of developing strong information and digital literacy skills. Responsibilities include: Strategize, plan, deliver and…
(14 July 2015) The National Library of the Philippines invites participation in the 2nd International Conference on Children’s Librarianship with the theme Sustaining Children’s Services in the Region through Improved Coherence and Integration. This year’s event will be held on 14-16 October 2015 at Asturias Hotel, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, in partnership with the Association of…
20 July 2015) New content and design has been created for the library homepage, search, about the library, referencing, study space and computers, services for teachers and services for researchers, and more. More here.
(20 July 2015, Emeryville, CA) Innovative announced today the publication of survey results from over 4,000 library users at seven academic libraries in the UK. “We Love the Library, but We Live on the Web” – Findings around how academic library users view online resources and services (2015) reports on how online users interact with…
(17 July 2015) Bibliotheca reports that Apple Pay, the contactless payment system for low-value transactions, is now ready and available for libraries in the U.S. and U.K. making self-service transactions quicker and more convenient. What’s more, it’s cheaper than handling cash! Read the press release. Following the country-wide deployment of Apple Pay in North America,…
(14 July 2015) The British Library and Publishing Technology today announced a new partnership which will make 5,400 new journal and book titles available via the ingentaconnect online platform. Further details here.
(20 July 2015, Shanghai, China) Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) has deployed a new 10 Gbps network backbone spanning its five campuses to accommodate the continued growth of data traffic from academic and administrative systems. The new backbone, which runs on powerful switching routers from Brocade, has enabled the university to reduce costs and streamline…
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