(6 June 2014) The Australian National University Archives has launched a new database which makes national treasures of business, unions and The University available online for the first time. National Archives of Australia Director-General David Fricker launched the new ANU Archives database, which includes historic documents from Australia’s colonial history. Among the treasures are copies…
(5 June 2014) The UPM Library’s Subject Guide is an asset for lecturers, researchers and students preparing their research work. Subjects include agriculture, art, chemistry, medicine, rice and palm oil. Resources include books, articles, organizations, websites and reference works. Academic integrity and how to cite properly are also covered. More here.
(2 June 2014) An introduction to a range of accessible strategies to actively market and promote eResource collections is offered in a course from INASP. While drawing on some current thinking about marketing and promotion, this workshop will seek to frame this activity in terms of understanding and engaging users, and matching eResources more closely…
(June 2014) Every other year, the ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee produces a document on top trends in academic libraries. This year, after numerous discussions and literature reviews, the committee decided upon a unifying theme for current trends: deeper collaboration. The focus is on the following large categories within higher education: data, device neutral…
(30 May 2014) On 30 May the National Diet Library renewed the digital exhibition “100 years of Japanese emigration to Brazil”. Since this exhibition was first released on 4 March 2009, an English version and two columns (“The origin of Gracie Ju-Jitsu” and “Haiku”) in the supplemental Portuguese version have been added. More here.
(25 May 2014) The Korea Herald reports that the National Library of Korea is holding an exhibition exclusively dedicated to webtoons ― digital comics that have emerged as one of the most prominent forms of online entertainment in Korea. Titled All Webtoon, the exhibit displays webtoon-related items and also runs programs in which visitors can…
(23 May 2014) There are around 130 government public libraries in Bangladesh and another several thousand in villages run by an assortment of NGOs and communities themselves. Can they contribute to early literacy efforts? Beyond Access has the story.
(21 May 2014, Canberra) The impact of unimaginable technologies, a global market for education and radical transformation in the corporate world are three of the themes emerging from a new series of reports published today by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), as an investigation into the future of the library and information sector.…
(21 May 2014) Groceries in the library at Lismore’s Southern Cross University campus is an unusual sight but Margaret Lord, Day Manager of Lismore Soup Kitchen, was thrilled to accept them on Friday for use in the Kitchen’s kitchen. “It’s a nice boost to our supplies” Ms Lord said. “We’ll take what we need to…
(20 May 2014) The National Library of New Zealand and Alexander Turnbull Library have agreed a new policy on use and reuse of collection items. Use and reuse of documentary heritage and tāonga is a contested issue. There are a range of issues concerning what libraries and archives should or shouldn’t let happen to the…
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