(3 March 2014) The Digital Shift is being shaped by the Libraries’ Strategy and Implementation Plan. It will also align with the University’s Strategic Plan and IT Strategy. The final strategy and resulting projects will focus on: Digital Discovery; Digital Preservation; and Digitization Infrastructure. The announcement is here.
(3 March 2014) The mission of the Bodleian Libraries is to provide an excellent service to support the learning, teaching and research objectives of the University of Oxford; and to develop and maintain access to Oxford’s unique collections for the benefit of scholarship and society. The strategy provides direction and helps to set priorities for…
(26 February 2014, Chicago) ALA Editions announces a new iteration of its popular eCourse iPads, Tablets, and Gadgets in the Library: Planning, Budgeting, and Implementation. Rebecca Miller, Carolyn Meier and Heather Moorefield-Lang will serve as the instructors for this six-week facilitated eCourse starting on March 31, 2014. At the end of this eCourse, you will…
(27 February 2014) On the basis of the China-Japan-Korea Digital Library Initiative (CJKDLI) agreement, the NDL is engaged in integration of the information services (portal) of the three national libraries. The dynamic link between the NDL Search by NDL and the Dibrary by the National Library of Korea is available now. To see a diagram…
(27 February 2014) To help students find their way around the library and its collections, the University of New South Wales Library has published its library discovery videos online. Get Started explains how to connect with the library; while Search Smarter explains how to quickly find eBooks, databases, exam papers and other library resources. See…
(21 February 2014) The CAUL Mission is to support its members in the achievement of their objectives, especially the provision of access to, and training in the use of, scholarly information, leadership in the management of information and contribution to the university experience. In pursuit of this mission The Council of Australian University Librarians develops…
The Conference of Directors of National Libraries in Asia and Oceania has published a new issue of its newsletter. Issue No.79, February/March 2014 includes: Special topic: Historical Documents II [Australia] To read in the libraries of dreams [New Zealand] Documenting unexpected events [Philippines] NLP Leaves Its Mark: The Official Repository of the Written Cultural Heritage of the Philippines News [Korea] National Library…
Many librarians in Asia will remember Gene Smith who died in 2010. He worked for the Library of Congress in New Delhi and Jakarta from 1968 to the 1990s. A Buddhist scholar and speaker of more than 25 languages, he amassed the largest collection of Tibetan religious texts in private hands. Rare and vulnerable, Gene…
(19 February 2014) Adelaide University’s Barr Smith Library has a new video about the Library and its services. It will take up less than 5 minutes of your time. Watch it here.
(19 February 2014) Several Chinese rare books from the University of Melbourne Cultural Collections are currently on display at the Sir Louis Matheson Library’s Asian Studies Research Collection at Clayton Campus. This is part of a joint exhibition in Asian Arts being conducted by ALIM – Asian Libraries in Melbourne, a collaborative venture between Monash…
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