(27 June 2015) Libraries are in a revolution fueled by rapid advances in technology, and thus the roles, capabilities, and expectations of libraries are changing rapidly. National public policy for libraries must reflect these changes. Today the American Library Association (ALA) released a National Policy Agenda for Libraries (pdf) to guide a proactive policy shift.…
(26 June 2015) 24-hour self-service libraries have opened in Chongqing, southwest China. Several new models of libraries are found in Chongqing to encourage local people reading books. The public can borrow books from about 80 family libraries or some 24-hour self-service libraries, as well as download books from online library. ChinaEconomicNet has the photoessay.
(19 June 2015) Pritzker Prize-winning Japanese architect Toyo Ito is at it again, this time crafting Seussian, lampshade-like ceiling fixtures made of polyurethane for a media center and library in Gifu, Japan. The profusely illustrated story in Curbed by Asad Syrkett of this spectacular lighting is here.
(25 June 2015, Emeryville, CA) Innovative announced today that the Malaysia Institute for Research in Youth Development, (MIRYD) has selected Virtua. A national research center under the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the library has approximately 2,000 items in its collection and this is its first library-automation system. Read the full announcement here.
(25 June 2015) The State Library of NSW’s collection has just been valued at AUD$3.15 billion, highlighting its reputation as the most valuable library collection in Australia and among the most valuable in the world. NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for the Arts, Troy Grant said this latest valuation, just over a $1 billion increase…
(25 June 2015) On 31 July in Wellington, librarians in New Zealand will be taking a cross-sectoral approach to the future of libraries, to discuss the challenges for the sector and agree on a collaborative action plan to take the profession forward. Co-hosted by Te Rōpū Whakahau and LIANZA this summit will build on work…
(22 June 2015) National Library under Fine Arts Department, Minister of Culture, together with Office of National Library under the royal patronage, hosted The 16th Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians – CONSAL XVI under the topic of “ASEAN Aspirations: Libraries for Sustainable Advancement” to promote the collaboration and strengthen the network of librarian and library…
(18 June 2015, Bangkok) Minister of Culture Weera Rojpojanarat says the Fine Arts Department is developing facilities and services of the National Library of Thailand and prison libraries nationwide in response to a royal suggestion by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. The Princess made her points at the 16th Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians 2015…
(20 June 2015, Pyay, Myanmar) A crowd of children reach for books on a full shelve and start reading their selections on sheets and benches placed in the shade of trees on a school ground. In early April, the “mobile library on wheels,” operated by a local public library, arrived at this elementary school in…
Librarian wins Citizen of Burma Award (23 June 2015) The books, thousands of them, stretch from floor to ceiling. If the librarian thinks not enough people are borrowing them, he will get on his bike and deliver a basketful to readers. There is no charge. In fact, he has been known to pay people to…
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