Jewish books stolen by Nazis during World War II returned to Prague — by way of Washington University Libraries (17 Jun 2023) For decades, WashU librarians didn’t realize that tucked among the Brisman Collection were 30 volumes that bore a stamp revealing a longer, and more disturbing, journey. Thirty years before the books’ arrival in…
(20 Jun 2023) NDL sponsored a webinar entitled “The Role of Libraries in Implementing Inclusive Information Society—Centered on the National Library for the Disabled”. The lecturer was Mr. Jang BoSeong from the National Library for the Disabled (NLD) of the Republic of Korea. The webinar consisted of a lecture followed by a Q&A session.…
(13 Jun 2023) If nothing else, the pandemic taught everyone the importance of the ability to manage change and pivot quickly. Now, three years after higher education institutions had to manage newly remote or hybrid operations, what will the next big change catalyst be, and how can we prepare for it? The what and how…
(6 Jun 2023) In this issue of IFLA Asia and Oceania Regional Quarterly News: IFLA Elections 2023 Results Role of Asia-Oceania Government Libraries in VNR Preparation Retrospective of AI Satellite Conference in Singapore Five-Storey Punggol Regional Library Official Opens Today Mapping Collection of Southeast Asian Maritime World Children Read in Seasons (CRIS) 11th International Library…
(23 May 2023) The core mission of libraries is to ensure perpetual access to the record of knowledge. As a review of the NASIG webinar (formerly North American Serials Interest Group), ‘Integrating Preservation into Librarian Workflows’, by Jill Emery and Sunshine Carter, this article examines working models constructed to sustain perpetual access for their institutional…
(23 May 2023) In this blog post, Alejandro Marquez, a Collection Development Librarian, discusses the challenges librarians face, including a lack of advancement opportunities, low pay compared to education levels, and a culture that overvalues busyness. Despite these issues, Marquez remains hopeful, offering solutions such as making career paths explicit, avoiding non-promotable tasks, and implementing…
(13 Jun 2023) The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces that results from the 2022 Academic Library Trends and Statistics survey are now available. This is the largest survey of academic libraries in the country, providing one of the most comprehensive portraits of the impact of academic libraries across the United States. The…
(16 May 2023) Twenty bus stops across Boston were outfitted last week with quick response, or QR, codes allowing riders to browse and borrow audiobooks, e-books, e-newspapers and e-magazines from the Boston Public Library, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced Thursday. Users are not required to have a library card or download an app to access the…
(9 May 2023) As generative AI technologies continue to evolve, their potential to impact library services, operations, and user experiences is becoming increasingly apparent. We conducted a quick poll of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member representatives in April 2023 to gather insights into their current perspectives on generative AI adoption, its potential implications, and…
(1 May 2023) Today we’ve released the fourth report in a series of national surveys of school libraries in Aotearoa New Zealand that started in 2018. What we found in 2022 As each school makes their own decisions about library funding, there are still persistent variations between schools in every aspect of library provision…