(25 May 2016) The National Digital Library (NDL) project initiated by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and being executed by IIT Kharagpur is up and running in its pilot form, the institute said in a statement on Wednesday. The NDL in 2016 will bring under its fold 100 institutes and roll out a…
Special topic: CDNLAO Meeting [New Zealand] Hosting the 24th Conference of Directors of National Libraries in Asia and Oceania (CDNLAO) [Japan] Participating in the 24th CDNLAO Meeting [Singapore] IFLA Regional Office (Asia & Oceania) – International Collaboration in the Region and How to Contribute News [Bhutan] Mr. Dasho Dorji Norbu, newly-appointed Director General of the National Library and Archives of Bhutan [Japan]…
(25 May 2016) Yale-NUS College, Singapore, seeks innovative, self-motivated and service-oriented professionals to provide research assistance and instruction, and build collections to support the teaching, learning and research needs of the college community. You will undertake subject responsibilities and lead in one or more of the following operational areas: instructional services, reference and research services,…
(24 May 2016) The famous Blaeu-Van der Hem Atlas is kept at the Austrian National Library in Vienna. In 2004, UNESCO added it to the tangible listing of World Heritage, also referred to as the ‘Memory of the World’, to preserve it for the future. The facsimile edition contains the most important volumes: the so-called…
(24 May 2016, Beijing, Xinhua) The Chinese government has added 899 valuable ancient manuscripts to the catalog under state protection. They include oracles, manuscripts on bamboo strips and silk scrolls, ancient paper copies of tablet inscriptions, rare manuscripts in ethnic minority languages and in foreign languages such as Latin and English, said Zhang Zhiqing, deputy…
(24 May 2016) At 32nd session of the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), which met earlier this month in Geneva, libraries made many interventions. In particular, IFLA and others made the case for: Parallel Importation – allowing libraries and archives to purchase works from abroad when they are…
(23 May 2016) The librarian will supervise all library services within the firm, formulating library practices & polices, updating library related sections, conducting training on legal research, etc. The successful candidate must have at least 8 years of relevant experience, ideally with experience working in international law firms. Excellent command in both written and spoken…
(20 May 2016) There are 16 public libraries in the city. Up until 2016, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) under the name Macao Central Library managed nine, while the rest were under the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) umbrella. Since 1st of January, all libraries have been under the Cultural Affairs Bureau, with the…
(18 May 2016) The American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) is a private, non-profit university offering an American-style liberal arts education. It is a young, dynamic university with a student population of above 1,000 students. Construction has recently begun on a new 75 acre international campus. AUAF is seeking a qualified candidate for the position Director…
(18 May 2016) Shandong province has set up China’s first public electronic reading libraries for the visually impaired, according to chinadaily.com.cn on May 11. The library, supported by the public welfare lottery, will appear in 59 public service centers across the whole province, including 17 special educational schools to enable more people to receive education…
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