(19 November 2016) ChinaEconomicNet reports that the The Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum has issued on Friday a law to establish a one billion dirham (USD 272 million) library with two million eBooks, making it the world’s largest electronic collection, UAE state news agency WAM reported. A board, which will have to…
(17 November 2016) The Malaysian Digest asks what lies ahead for libraries now that books can be compressed into small devices. Expert opinions were sought about how Malaysian libraries are coping with changes in reading habits. Libraries in and around Kuala Lumpur were visited and the views of librarians about what motivates their patrons to spend…
(16 November 2016) Applications are invited for the appointment of Research Librarian, Law, in SMU Libraries, Singapore Management University. This position is primarily a liaison role for faculty and students from the School of Law and related programmes. The position holder works in a team environment to create and develop innovative library products and services…
(15 November 2016) The Main Library of the University of Hong Kong will present The Birds of America by John James Audubon, 21st Century Edition exhibition at the 2nd Floor Atrium/Exhibitions Area of the Main Library of the University of Hong Kong, from 21 November until 5 December 2016. To renew John James Audubon’s masterpiece…
(8 November 2016) In 2015, the British Library announced a major programme to digitise the vast wealth of Indian printed books held by the Library dating from 1713 to 1914, made possible with the support of funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council through the Newton Fund. This autumn, the first phase of the…
(16 November 2016) ALIA, Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA), and the Library Association of Singapore (LAS) will be holding their first joint conference at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Queensland. The dates are 30 July to 2 August 2018. The 2018 conference will be the fourth in a series which began…
(14 November 2016) Wollongong City Council are looking for a dynamic and accomplished Librarian to lead a passionate and professional team. You will combine your great communication and customer service skills to provide a quality library service, focussing on innovative strategies for the provision of programs and activities for the community, collection maintenance and the…
(9 November 2016) From 26 October to 27 October, 2016 Chinese Library Annual Conference was held in Tongling, Anhui Province. Many leaders attended the opening ceremony, including Yu Qun, a member of the Ministerial CPC Committee of the Ministry of Culture, minister assistant of the Ministry of Culture, and director of Department of General Affairs.…
(4 November 2016) Through virtual reality, human-machine interaction, video and so on, the Experience Area of the National Digital Library of China displayed the development achievements of the Digital Library Promotion Project, including network interconnection, unified user authentication, cooperative development and sharing of resources, and library big data application. It also provided interactive experiences for…
(10 November 2016) The lending of an electronic book (eBook) can be treated in the same way as that of a traditional book under certain conditions, Europe’s highest court said today. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) was ruling on Vereniging Openbare Bibliotheken v Stichting Leenrecht, referred by the District Court of…
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