(14 Jun 2022) This search is conceptualized by the National Library of the Philippines (NLP) and ASEAN Public Libraries Information Network (APLiN) with the following objectives: – To encourage public libraries in the ASEAN Region to continue their exemplary contributions to their community; – To recognize public librarians or individuals who have gone above and…
(20 Apr 2022) The new book about the current library services and library innovation framework in Southeast Asia is now available online. LIBRARY SERVICES FRAMEWORK is a joint output of the ASEAN Member States National and Public Libraries which features the product and services of the libraries in Southeast Asia before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
By Gina de Alwis Jayasuriya* (26 Nov 2021) John Hickok is a familiar name to many of us in the LIS profession in Asia. As Library Faculty, International Outreach Librarian at the California State University Fullerton since 1997, John has been providing library outreach and instruction to international students who come from diverse cultural populations in…
(27 Feb 2020) ASEAN has launched the first phase of their ASEAN Cultural Heritage Digital Archive (ACHDA) website in the ASEAN Secretariat Building, South Jakarta, on Thursday, February 27, 2020. With support from the Indonesian, Malaysian and Thai governments, the ACHDA have managed to digitize 160 cultural heritage artefacts through their collaboration with many museums…
(17 September 2018) John Wiley & Sons, Inc., a global leader in education and scholarly research, today announced a signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Banyuwangi Regency, Indonesia, at the Inaugural ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) Meeting in Singapore. The two parties will build e-learning capabilities in the region focusing on needs such as…
(3 August 2018) Registration is open for the IFLA Information Literacy Section WLIC Satellite Meeting: Information Literacy in the ASEAN Region and Beyond which takes place at the Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 23 August 2018. It is free, but pre-registration is required and places are limited to 50. Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Chair…
(2 June 2017) The 13th AUNILO Meeting will be held from 7–9 August 2017 at Mahidol University, Thailand hosted by Mahidol University Library and Knowledge Center Mahidol University, Thailand. The theme for this meeting is ASEAN Digital Economy: Challenges and Opportunities for Academic Libraries. In the 13th AUNILO Meeting, library activities that support ASEAN’s digital economy…
(25 August 2016, Singapore) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN collectively almost doubled its share of the world’s research papers (scientific literature), and increased its patenting activity, a common industry measure of innovation, by more than 40% in the last three years. These are just some of the key findings from the “ASEAN…
(2 October 2015) On 9 June 2015 the Philippine Librarians Association (PLAI) and the Thailand Library Association (TLA) organized a convening prior to the CONSAL conference in Bangkok. The convening on ASEAN Integration: Cross Border Mobility of Librarians aimed to create a platform for common understanding of ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) Economic…
(14 October 2014) The International Publishers Association website reports on a comprehensive guide to market conditions for publishing across the dynamic ASEAN region. Stan Gunn from Edge Ventures assesses the piracy challenge and conditions for bookstores, reveals which national markets and sectors are best poised for growth and assesses changes in book buying and reading…