If you are interested in statistics about libraries look no further than ARL which has recently published statistics about academic law and health libraries. Read the announcements here: http://www.arl.org/index.shtml The ARL Statistics Collection provides online access to the annual publications ARL Statistics, ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics, and ARL Academic Law Library Statistics that…
(27 March 2013) The lending of eBooks by public libraries will enhance library services for users, but the interests of booksellers and publishers must be protected too, U.K. Culture Minister Ed Vaizey said today. A Government-commissioned report, An Independent Review of E-Lending in Public Libraries in England by William Sieghart, published today, sets out the…
The latest issue, No.76, March 2013 has been published. The Special topic: Collection Management and Cataloguing [Australia] RDA Implementation at the National Library of Australia [Bhutan] National Library of Bhutan: Collection Management and Cataloguing of materials [Japan] Bibliographic format renewal CDNLAO Meeting: [Malaysia] CDNLAO 2013 meeting News: [Singapore] Reorganization of National Library Board of Singapore and library@chinatown…
FutureGov Asia Pacific has a 10 minute video interview with Lee Kee Siang, CIO and Director, Technology & Innovation, National Library Board (NLB) Singapore, in which he discusses technology, lifestyles of library patrons and NLB’s plans in ICT for 2013. Watch the interview here.
(22 March 2013) The institutions, each of which holds the largest collection in its respective country, have been working together for several years to exchange materials, knowledge and best practices. This new international partnership will build on existing cooperative relations to focus on areas such as conservation and preservation, digitization of rare materials, staff exchanges…
National Central Library holds award ceremony for publishers depositing their publications (6 March 2013) For the first time since its establishment 80 years ago, the National Central Library held at its lecture hall “Cultural Heritage, Leading Academia: National Central Library Holds Thanksgiving Tea Party”. It was attended by approximately 160 publishers and 60 college persons.…
All eight of New Zealand’s universities are being taken to the New Zealand Copyright Tribunal for refusing to agree to an increased annual licence fee which allows lecturers to copy authors’ work for students. Read the story here: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10870331
(21 February 2013) For the purpose of promoting a national reading programme and raising the reading skills of citizens, the National Central Library, Taiwan, is holding a series of special talks “Spring – Travel with Poems”. The public is invited to experience spring through the words of poetry. National Central Library Director-general Tseng Shu hsien…
By Priyanka Sharma and Joseph Kennedy The Li Ka Shing Library at Singapore Management University, SMU, employs various techniques for student engagement. One of the reasons for a high level of student engagement could be the fact that students see librarians throughout the academic cycle in multiple settings. SMU students are required to attend a…
The Presentations of the 8th AUNILO Meeting are online as are the Minutes for the 8th AUNILO Meeting and the Resolutions of the 8th Meeting. The meeting was held 2 June 2012 at the National University of Singapore, Central Library. AUNILO is the Asean University Network Inter-Library Online. It has 23 member libraries from nine Asean…
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