(13 August 2013) Join the Library History SIG at IFLA WLIC 2013 for papers and discussion of the development of libraries and librarianship in Asia, 21 August 2013, 09:30 – 11:30 am. The list of papers is here.
An IFLA Public Talk by by Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, Vice President of the Institut d’Egypte (Egyptian Academy of Science). The Great Library of Alexandria was the most famous library in Classical Antiquity, flourishing as a major hub of scholarship in the Ptolemaic Dynasty. Rooted in a similar tradition, the…
By K.T. Lam (* First published in ACCESS: Asia’s Newspaper on Electronic Information Products & Services, No.82, September 2012) The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has recently launched the Scholarly Publications Portal (http://spfind.ust.hk), providing a one-stop platform for researchers and information seekers to discover the wealth of research output produced by HKUST researchers.…
(12 August 2013, by spolanka) Ellyssa Kroski, Director of Information Technology at the New York Law Institute and the blogger for OEDb’s iLibrarian, has developed a list of 68 essential resources about eBooks in libraries. Organised into broad categories including eBooks and libraries, eBook purchasing and eBook collections, browse the resources here.
A refreshed version of the most recent strategic plan, Vision 2015, is now available on the library website. The Strategic Alignment Plan addresses the major trends affecting libraries and all universities today: complex information environments, changes in learning, teaching, user behavior and expectations, shrinking budgets, and the heightened importance of collaboration among researchers and library…
(Emeryville, CA., 9 August 2013) The Lingnan University Library in Hong Kong upgraded to the Sierra Services Platform from the Millennium ILS this past month. The internationally recognized liberal arts university has been a customer of Innovative since 1993 and participates in the Hong Kong Academic Library Link (HKALL) that utilizes Innovative’s INN-Reach resource-sharing solution.…
(29 July 2103) The Indigenous Project Group has released community guidelines to assist library professionals in building relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities, reports National and State Libraries Australia. The Indigenous project group has released Working with Community: Guidelines for collaborative practice between Libraries and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities.…
The Guardian, 7 August 2013, Library Futures, has interviews with library chiefs worldwide on the challenges they face. Three of the 10 are in the Asia Pacific Region. Tama Art University Library, Japan, was designed by Toyo Ito, winner of the 2103 Pritzker Prize. Its director, Hidemi Kondo, says it inspires and challenges in equal…
ARL has released the 2011–2012 ARL Statistics dataset through ARL Statistics Analytics, a subscription-based service for nonmember libraries, vendors, commercial parties, and others interested in accessing the final, verified ARL Statistics data through an interactive interface. (ARL member institutions enjoy free access to the analytics as a benefit of membership.) ARL Statistics is a series…
(Chicago, 6 August 2013) New digital technologies, the internet and user expectations have changed the role of the catalogue in libraries. Catalogue 2.0: The Future of the Library Catalogue, edited by Sally Chambers, takes into account developments that influence catalogue potential and patrons’ needs, such as competition from popular websites like Facebook, Twitter, and Wikipedia,…
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