(1 April 2016) EIFL has announced that its new EIFL Public Library Innovation Award – for public library services that improve lives – is now open for applications. The award is open to all public and community libraries in developing and transition countries that use information and communication technology (ICT) to improve the lives of…
(31 March 2016) As of March 31, 2016, Mr. Noritada Otaki, the Librarian of the National Diet Library, retired and as of April 1, 2016, Dr. Sawako Hanyu is the newly appointed Librarian of the National Diet Library. Dr. Hanyu served as Professor of Ochanomizu University from 1996, vice-president and Director of the University Library…
(30 March 2016) “Today, with the unprecedented access to diverse research materials online, we are witnessing encouraging progress in the academic efforts of Myanmar researchers and students,” says Professor Dr Thida Win, Rector of the University of Mandalay. The University of Mandalay has taken ownership and control of their research publications, is designing an open…
On March 30, 2016, the National Diet Library launched an official YouTube channel. Introductory videos (Japanese, English, Chinese and Korean versions) are now available and new items will follow. The National Diet Library YouTube official channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHpDnv60i1LxOszXgBSE7DA
(29 March 2016) Almost 8,000 jobs in UK libraries have disappeared in six years, about a quarter of the overall total, an investigation by the BBC has revealed. Over the same period, some 15,500 volunteers have been recruited and 343 libraries have closed, leading to fears over the future of the profession. Children’s author Alan…
(28 March 2016) The Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today filed a 17,400 page Charge Sheet against Nationalist Congress party (NCP) leader and former Minister Chhagan Bhujbal in a case of alleged bribe receipts while awarding the contract of central library of Mumbai University at Kalina campus. According to ACB sources, the voluminous charge sheet comprises…
(24 March 2016) The first joint meeting of five of the world’s most prominent academic and research library organisations took place at the British Library in London on Tuesday 8 March, ahead of the Research Libraries UK Conference. The meeting gathered together the elected leaders and executive directors of the following organisations: ARL Association…
(23 March 2016) Simon Inger and Tracy Gardner announced today the publication of their second major report into discoverability of online content. Published under a CC-BY NC licence the report can be downloaded from their website at http://sic.pub/discover This report is the output of a large-scale survey focussing on journal and book content discovery conducted…
(23 March 2016) The Jakarta Post reports that the spotlight is on the House of Representatives for its grandiose plan to build the largest library in Southeast Asia in the legislative complex in Central Jakarta. The design is said to imitate that of the US Library of Congress. House Speaker Ade Komarudin revealed the plan…
(23 March 2016) The Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, a partnership between Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Imperial College London, will train a generation of doctors who will put patients at the centre of their exemplary medical care. Graduates of the five-year undergraduate medical degree programme that begins in 2013 will have a strong…
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