(23 June 2014) The Chicago Public Library has been awarded $400,000 by the Knight Foundation for its initiative to expand internet access throughout the community. The library’s program, called Internet to Go, will test wi-fi hotspot lending in six neighborhood libraries. These libraries will loan devices for three weeks at a time and provide digital…
(18 June 2014) Ithaka S+R has just published Sustaining the Digital Humanities: Host-Institution Support beyond the Start-Up Phase, undertaken with generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The final report explores the question of sustainability from the institutional point of view: while many libraries and digital humanities centers think deeply about supporting digital…
No. 194, June 2014 Selections from NDL Collection A born settler: Mineichiro Adachi and Permanent Court of International Justice Events Japanese Studies Support Symposium “What can Japanese Libraries do to support Japanese studies outside Japan? Libraries in the “Big Data” era: Strategies and Challenges in Archiving and Sharing Research data Article Lecture at CEAL/NCC Pre-Conference…
An award-winning building on Australia’s Gold Coast is home to Griffith University Learning Commons, offering students a choice of formal and informal learning spaces. The Designing Libraries website has the story and pictures.
(16 June 2014, Kuala Lumpur) Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia (PNM) has unveiled Malaysia’s first Samsung SMART Library. Located at the first floor of the National Library’s main building this first of its kind digital-book reading zone results from a public-private partnership between PNM and Samsung Malaysia Electronics (SME) Sdn Bhd. The Samsung SMART Library at PNM…
(19 June 2014) During May 2014, The University of Western Sydney Library conducted its seventh Client Satisfaction Survey and after a year of significant changes (a new Library Management System; a new website; new University Librarian) the Library continues to be ranked in the top 10 percent of Australian/New Zealand tertiary libraries, with an overall…
(17 June 2014) This new White Paper from SAGE, shows that the introduction of new technologies, the pervasive nature of free internet sources, and tightened budgets have caused librarians to conceive of and purchase reference differently. Reference service, whether it is provided at a service desk or via research consultations, remains necessary because patrons are…
(16 June 2014) Applications are invited for the appointment of a Research Librarian, Economics in the Li Ka Shing Library, Singapore Management University (SMU). This position serves as the liaison for faculty and students from the School of Economics and related programs. The position holder works in a team environment to create and develop innovative…
(16 June 2014) ALIA’s Australian Public Library Alliance (APLA) has released the report A comparison of ebooks and elending in Australian Public Libraries 2013 v 2014. The report compares an eBooks and eLending survey completed in January 2013 to the same survey completed in May 2014 and will be produced annually to show eBook and…
(June 2014) As dry as a bone. An apt description of annual reports from anywhere in the world. Also too many pages guaranteed to make one drowsy. But there’s always an exception to the rule. In this case Singapore Management University. SMU’s Li Ka Shing Library has published its 2013 annual report as a video and…
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