(16 April 2014, New York, NY) Dr. Thant Thaw Kaung, who has played a leading role in keeping books and literary life alive in Myanmar under an authoritarian regime, has been chosen as the 2014 recipient of the “Jeri Laber International Freedom to Publish Award.” The award is given annually by the Association of American…
(14 April 2014) ALIA has released the Elending Landscape Report 2014 which identifies worldwide public library initiatives to secure eBooks for borrowers. The report—prepared by Brussels-based Civic Agenda—is intended to help identify practical eLending solutions for Australian public libraries. The announcement is here.
(15 April 2014) Marshall Breeding’s 2014 Library Systems Report has been published. As usual it is full of facts, numbers and analysis of the library automation industry. Catch up with the details here.
The 2014 International Digital Library Conference (IDLC) held in Kuala Lumpur 8-10 April 2014 was an opportunity for the national libraries of Malaysia and Taiwan to forge closer ties. The theme of the conference was Preserving and Sharing Digital Resources through Co-operation and Collaboration. NCL’s Director-general Tseng was the keynote speaker, talking on “National Central…
(14 April 2014, Chicago) Libraries continue to transform to meet society’s changing needs, and more than 90 percent of the respondents in an independent national survey said that libraries are important to the community. But school libraries continue to feel the combined pressures of recession-driven financial tightening and federal neglect, according to data from the…
(9 April 2014) Many libraries and consortia are regularly involved in marketing and promoting their eResources. This might include web pages, posters and displays. The Electronic Resource Promotion Competition enables these achievements to be shared and celebrated. This competition by INASP invites librarians and consortia to outline their marketing and promotion plans for the year…
(8 April 2014) You are cordially invited to visit the Exhibition of the “Deacons Archives” which will be held at Special Collections, 1/F Main Library, The University of Hong Kong, from 4th – 28th April 2014. The Deacons Archives contains the bulk of the early surviving records of Deacons and its predecessors, including client deeds…
(4 April 2014) CAUL’s annual review covers committees, the work of CAUL during 2013, collaborations with ALIA, the Australian Society of Authors and others, policy, fellowships, planning and hot topics. The review is here. A list of publishers and suppliers to CAUL and its members with links direct to the publishers’ websites are here.
(1 April 2014) The BBC reports that universities in Myanmar have been given eLibraries with hundreds of thousands of digital books and academic journals to help them catch up after decades of isolation under military rule. The University of Yangon and University of Mandalay libraries are offering these collections, which represent another sign of how…
(2 April 2014) ALIA reports that a study released today suggests law firms, government departments, associations and other organisations involved with special libraries gain over AUD5 in return for every AUD1 they invest in special libraries. The Australian Law Library Association, Health Libraries Inc (HLInc), Health Libraries Australia (ALIA HLA, a national group of the…
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