(17 February 2014) The Leisure & Cultural Services Department has signed an agreement to digitise the Hok Hoi Collection. Founded in 1923, Hok Hoi Library has 35,000 books, including rare classical Chinese thread-sewn books, valuable out-of-print books, and manuscripts of Chinese classics, many of which are of a high academic standard. Assistant Director of Leisure…
(17 February 2014) The Attorney-General has tabled the final report from the Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC) Copyright and the Digital Economy inquiry. This inquiry was charged with determining if copyright exceptions and limitations were working in the digital age. The conclusion was that reform was needed. Among the recommendations are that fair use exceptions…
(14 February 2014) During 2013, 165 libraries participated in LibQUAL+, and 202,000 respondents submitted valid surveys. An overview of the 2013 survey results are here, 2013 LibQUAL+ survey highlights (PDF). On 17 January, the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) sponsored a webcast, “LibQUAL+ Trends in CARL Libraries,” presented by Linda Bedwell, LibQUAL+ Canada Coordinator.…
(14 February 2014) The National Diet Library (NDL) of Japan uses the results of assessment, analysis, and evaluation of its own activities (services and operations) into future planning and activities. This Activity Performance Evaluation system is intended to help achieve the high-end mission and objectives advocated by the NDL. Also, we have adopted a Plan-Do-Check-Act…
(13 February 2014, modified 14 February 2014) The Australian Law Reform Commission, ALRC, was asked to consider whether the current exceptions and statutory licences in the Copyright Act are adequate and appropriate in the digital era. The Report, tabled on 13 February 2014, is the result of an 18 month Inquiry during which the ALRC produced…
On 14 February approximately 4,000 books, which had previously been provided only inside the National Diet Library, became available on the internet after copyright clearance. Newly added materials can be searched and read in the Digital Library from the Meiji Era and the National Diet Library Digital Collections. As a result, the total number of…
Information Management Officer (Digital Continuity) Location: United Nations, New York Salary: P4 (between 67,611 and 117,425 USD) Job type: Full time, continuing Closing Date:60 days from original announcement This position is located in Department of Management (DM), Office of Central Support Services (OCSS), Archives and Records Management Section. The Information Management Officer will report to…
(8 February 2014) HKUST library has published issue #91 (February 2014) of its Notes from the Library. Upcoming library exhibitions, the opening of the Ko Pui Shuen Gallery and the Research Assessment Exercise 2014 are among the stories. The latter, RAE2014, is an exercise to assess the research quality of UGC funded institutions. The library…
(Nay Pyi Taw, 2 February 2014) The Asia Foundation and the Myanmar Book Aid and Preservation Foundation today released the first-ever national survey of Myanmar’s public libraries in conjunction with the opening of the Association for Southeast Asian Nations Library Development Forum 2014 in the nation’s capital with the theme “Libraries for Society.” The Myanmar…
In cooperation with the Instructional Technology Group (ITG) and the Student Technology Collaborative (STC), the Yale University Library has added the futuristic eyewear, Google Glass—unofficially dubbed “Yale Bass Glass” – to its collection of media devices at the Bass Library. The device will be loaned to faculty and student groups during the spring semester who…
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