Introduction to the Barr Smith Library video
(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.
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Joint Asian arts exhibition by Monash and Melbourne university libraries
(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…
Part-time Open Access Subject Librarian @ Bodleian
Applications are invited for the position of Open Access Subject (OA) Librarian with relevant recent library experience in the Open Access specialist role. You will be responsible for co-ordinating Bodleian Libraries activities related to OA, and play a key role in understanding and promoting options, processes, costs, developments and implication amongst the Subject Librarians and…
Hong Kong’s Hok Hoi Collection to be digitized
(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…
Australia’s Attorney-General commits to major overhaul of the Copyright Act
(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…
LibQUAL+® highlights from 2013, Canada webcast video online
(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.…
Activity Performance Evaluation at the NDL
(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…
Copyright and the Digital Economy (ALRC report 122)
(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…
NDL offers 4,000 digitized books newly available on the internet
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…
Vacancy at the United Nations: Information Management Officer (Digital Continuity)
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…
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