(10 December 2014) In June 2013, member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) adopted the “Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled”. Because the treaty provides countries with important policy options, librarians need to be involved in the development of implementing national…
(18 December 2014) The National Diet Library has posted the December 2014 CDNLAO Newsletter on its website. Issue No.81 includes articles from China, Japan and Australia on the special topic: How to enhance acquisition activities in your library [Australia] Using ONIX data for MARC record creation at the National Library of Australia [China] Acquisition activities in the…
(17 December 2014) Singapore’s SAFTI Military Institute is looking for an experienced Librarian for SAFTI MI Library. The SAFTI Military Institute Library was formed in September 1994 with the merger of the former SAFTI Library at Pasir Laba Camp and the Singapore Command and Staff College (SCSC) Library. The LAS website has the details.
(12 December 2014) There will be no extension to authorisation liability under the online copyright infringement proposals outlined this week by the Communications Minister and Attorney-General. “This is excellent news for libraries” said Trish Hepworth, the law and policy advisor for the Australian Libraries Copyright Committee (ALCC). “The original proposal to extend authorisation liability would…
(15 December 2014, Emeryville, CA) Innovative announced today that Malaysia’s Pagoh Education Hub (PEH) and Pagoh Polytechnic have selected Virtua and Vital. Their libraries will hold approximately 50,000 and 30,000 items respectively and will be implementing their first automation systems. Both are under construction and are due to open in 2015. “Innovative prides itself in…
(4 December 2014) Propping a wooden bird house filled with books on the back of his bike, Yan Defeng cycles around Zhengzhou in central China’s Henan province, eager to find a home for his fourth Bird’s Nest library. The clever book exchange allows participants to take a free book from the nest and replace it…
(10 December 2014) Leading the Next Generation Research Library, takes place in Xiamen, China, 24-28 April 2015. Organised by The University of Hong Kong Libraries in conjunction with Xiamen University Library, the website has more details.
(9 December 2014) The National Library of the Philippines (NLP) in cooperation with the Association of Librarians in Public Sector, Inc. (ALPS, Inc.) and Public Librarians Association of Ilocos Norte (PLAIN) will hold its National Conference of Public Librarians on March 11-13, 2015 at the Plaza del Norte Hotel and Convention Center, Barangay 41, Balacad, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. The theme of the activity…
(4 December 2014, Adelaide, Australia) The State Library of New South Wales (NSW) in Australia has adopted a suite of Ex Libris solutions—comprised of the Alma® library management solution, the Primo® discovery and delivery solution, and the Rosetta digital asset management and preservation system—and Axiell Group’s Adlib Archive to manage its archival collections. Together, these…
(29 November 2014) As part of agreements to join ASEAN, the government has committed to improvements, but can it bring the National Library into the 21st century? Piles of books, donations in disorderly piles, lazy creaking ceiling fans… This once grand library which has received visitors since 1928 is ripe for a make-over. The Phnom…
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