(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…
(15 June 2014) Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macau signed a tripartite cultural cooperation plan for 2014-18 at the 15th Greater Pearl River Delta Cultural Co-operation Meeting in Guangzhou today. The three jurisdictions agreed to further strengthen co-operation on public libraries, intangible cultural heritage, and connections between public cultural service mechanisms. Read the story here.
(12 June 2014) Singapore is revamping its libraries to become digital hubs that help achieve broader economic and societal goals. The city state recently announced the launch of three Smart Work Centres, where people can book pay-per-use workspaces, complete with meeting rooms, video-conferencing facilities, internet access and photocopiers. Read the Asia Pacific FutureGov story by Joshua Chambers…
(12 June 2014) The HKUST library has created for its research community, Scholarly Communications@HKUST Library. It covers getting published, data management, open access, research repositories and more. Take a look here.
(4 June 2014) This Arts Council of UK evidence review marks an important first step in our understanding of the contribution public libraries can make at an economic level, whilst also assessing the scale of contribution a library can make to individuals and communities via the social and educational benefits they provide. The news is…
(10 June 2014) La Trobe University’s Academic Referencing Tool gives detailed examples for many of the prescribed styles of referencing used at the university including AGLC, APA 6, Harvard (AGPS) and Footnoting (Oxford). It was created for La Trobe students, by La Trobe librarians, in consultation with La Trobe academic staff. The tool includes examples of in-text…
(3 June 2014) ‘Library at The Dock’, a new library and community centre by Clare Design and Hayball in the heart of Docklands, Melbourne, officially opened on Saturday, marking the nation’s first public building to be made from cross laminated timber (CLT). Located on the waterfront of the Victoria Harbour, this method of construction –…
(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…
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