(7 July 2015) Since 2014, Leiden University Libraries have set up a ‘Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies‘. This resource center, established by an official agreement between the National Central Library in Taiwan (NCL) and the Leiden University Libraries (UBL) signed last October, will be the platform for Taiwan to promote and share both Taiwan…
(7 July 2015, Emeryville, CA) Innovative announced today that Gold Coast City Libraries (GCCL) has selected a complete suite of library technology solutions from the company, including the Sierra Library Services Platform, Encore Discovery, and Vital digital asset management system. In a recent year, GCCL users borrowed 6.5 million items from a collection of a…
(7 July 2015, Jiaojiehe) Nestled among the shimmering chestnut, walnut and peach trees of a deep valley surrounded by craggy hills, the tiny village of Jiaojiehe suffers from being close to the nation’s capital. The young flee easily to the big city, leaving the elderly behind, lonely and poor. In today’s China, villages like this…
(6 July 2015) Today the Australian Government announced $1 million in funding for Australia’s nine national collecting institutions to develop and tour exhibitions across Australia, including to regional areas. The National Museum of Australia, National Gallery of Australia, National Archives of Australia, National Portrait Gallery, Australian National Maritime Museum, National Film and Sound Archive, National…
(6 June 2015) Worldwide Orphans Foundation (WWO) on Friday opened a toy library in the southern province of Vinh Long, the second one in Vietnam, aiming to bring joy to disadvantaged children. BaoMi.com has the story.
(6 July 2015) Tiu Keng Leng Public Library, located at 4 Chui Ling Road in Tseung Kwan O, opens on 9 July offering comprehensive and diverse library services to residents in the district. Tiu Keng Leng Public Library is a district library with a floor area of about 2,900 square metres. The 200-seat Students’ Study…
(30 June 2015) The Australian Public Library Alliance has published a report covering its achievements from 2010 to 2015. The report is here. The IFLA website also has some details.
(2 July 2015) With the aim of contributing to the improvement of education and development environment for children, today, Shinsegae Corporation – the parent firm of Emart hypermarket system – has signed an MOU on establishing the Hope Toy Library in Ho Chi Minh City, where the first Emart hypermarket will soon be opened. Shinsegae…
(1 July 2015) This extension to the Library’s Legal Deposit scheme means that the library can now archive Australia’s digital content alongside more traditional published works. Guidelines as to how people can deposit their works have been developed in conjunction with industry and the Attorney-General’s Department, and we understand they will be published shortly on…
(1 July 2015, Kathmandu) The Tribhuvan University (TU) Central Library will take two years to manage the earthquake damage before normal services can recommence, library officials have said. The 25 April 2015 earthquake has caused NPR 1.5 million damage to the library which houses some 400,000 volumes of books, thousands of research journals and some…
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