(16 December 2013) These two short videos look at the advantages of using eBooks from the perspective of the library and academic staff. The announcement with a link to the videos is here.
CR&L November 2013, 74 (6) carries an article by Graham Stone and Bryony Ramsden examining the relationship between use of the library and the academic achievement of students. This is a Jisc funded project. Read the abstract and link to the full text here.
(12 December 2013) The British Library has released over a million images onto Flickr Commons for anyone to use, remix and repurpose. These images were taken from the pages of 17th, 18th and 19th century books digitised by Microsoft who then generously gifted the scanned images to the BL, allowing them to be released into the Public Domain.…
(13 December 2013) 4 December 2013 is the 1,000th day after the Great East Japan Earthquake. The National Diet Library (NDL) continues to collect, preserve and utilize records of the earthquake through the Great East Japan Earthquake Archive Project. The East Japan Great Earthquake Sound Archives (NHK) – From new contents of “HINAGIKU” New searchable…
(13 December 2013) The Australian National University Library has published two new online guides, Bibliometrics and citation tracking and How to use NVivo, that have been produced with the ANU research community in mind. Bibliometrics and citation tracking explains citation tracking, and introduces a range of tools to measure the impact of research and journals.…
(12 December 2013) IFLA is pleased to announce the publication of a Statement on Libraries and Text and Data Mining. The IFLA Governing Board approved the statement on 4 December 2013. There are vast amounts of information and data being generated every day through government, academic, economic and social activities. Text and data mining has emerged as…
(9 December 2013) schmidt hammer lassen architects has been announced 1st place winner in the competition to design a 30,000 square metres central library in Ningbo, China. Located in the heart of Ningbo New East Town the new library sits on the edge of a new ecological wetland area which will form a new cultural…
(11 December 2013, Washington) Most Americans feel that public libraries have done a good job embracing new technology, but are split on whether libraries are as essential as they were in the past for finding information, says the Pew Research Center. In a larger sense, Americans strongly value the role of public libraries in their…
(10 December 2013, Chicago) A cutting-edge text capturing the insights and practical ideas of leading international librarians, educators and designers, “Better Library and Learning Spaces: Projects, Trends and Ideas,” published by Facet Publishing and available through the ALA Store, addresses the critical question of how libraries can maximize spaces through design. Editor Les Watson and…
On 13 September 2013 CAUL endorsed the AusGOAL framework for the licensing of research data. AusGOAL’s guidelines are expected to generate many benefits for Australian universities, national and international research communities and research funding bodies. AusGOAL is the Australian Governments’ Open Access and Licensing Framework. CAUL is the Council of Australian University Librarians. Read the…
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