(16 July 2015) The NYU Library in Shanghai invites applications for a Reference and Research Services Librarian. The position plays a key role in the educational mission of NYU Shanghai by establishing strong relationships with faculty and students, and connecting them to the services, content and tools that meet their research, teaching and learning needs.…
(7 July 2015, Jiaojiehe) Nestled among the shimmering chestnut, walnut and peach trees of a deep valley surrounded by craggy hills, the tiny village of Jiaojiehe suffers from being close to the nation’s capital. The young flee easily to the big city, leaving the elderly behind, lonely and poor. In today’s China, villages like this…
(29 June 2015) Last week, a ground-breaking ceremony was celebrated for the new 30,000 square metre central library in Ningbo, China. schmidt hammer lassen architects won the competition in 2013 to design the 240 million RMB (€ 29 million) Central Library in the eastern port city of Ningbo. The new 30,000m2 library will house the…
(26 June 2015) 24-hour self-service libraries have opened in Chongqing, southwest China. Several new models of libraries are found in Chongqing to encourage local people reading books. The public can borrow books from about 80 family libraries or some 24-hour self-service libraries, as well as download books from online library. ChinaEconomicNet has the photoessay.
(24 June 2015) Alibaba Group and The International Publishers Copyright Protection Coalition in China (IPCC) today announced they have strengthened their collaboration through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU broadens the scope of an earlier agreement signed in August 2011. Under the new MoU, the parties will cooperate to combat copyright…
(18 June 2015) The ISMPP (International Society for Medical Publication Professionals) inaugural meetings in the Asia Pacific region are approaching. Registration is now open for both (1-day) meetings in Beijing, China, on Sunday, August 30, 2015, at the Sofitel Wanda Hotel, and in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, September 2, 2015, at the Hilton Tokyo. The…
(18 May 2015) A Chinese architect has created what must be one of the world’s quietest reading spaces, on a beach outside the city of Qinhuangdao. Designing Libraries has the story.
(7 May 2015) Propaganda and ideology in everyday life: Chinese comic books The Chinese collection at the British Library includes an interesting series of around 100 comic books published during the 1960s in the People’s Republic of China. They are an excellent historical and linguistic resource and represent an extraordinary example of how official sources…
(7 May 2015) The growth rate in the number of students from India heading to universities abroad has outpaced China for the first time, according to a new report on Indian student mobility trends to the main English-speaking countries – the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. These five destination countries account for nearly…
(28 April 2015) The China National Science and Technology Library (NSTL) has approved the purchase and hosting of the Karger Journal Archive Collection. It comprises journal issues from 1893 to 1997. The licence covers nationwide access for academic and noncommercial organizations in mainland China. It is the first national agreement in this part of the…
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