(22 September 2014) Digitization guidelines have proliferated in many forms over the last fifteen years, and all of them reflect a set of best practices that continues to evolve. These guidelines, published by IFLA, attempt to complement this body of knowledge by addressing the specific needs related to planning digitization projects for rare and special…
Many librarians in Asia will remember Gene Smith who died in 2010. He worked for the Library of Congress in New Delhi and Jakarta from 1968 to the 1990s. A Buddhist scholar and speaker of more than 25 languages, he amassed the largest collection of Tibetan religious texts in private hands. Rare and vulnerable, Gene…
(1 August 2013) IFLA has announced the August 2013 issue of International Preservation News. The issue theme is From Traditional to Digital Written Heritage: An Asian Perspective. Articles include an overview of preservation in the region; manuscripts in India; preservation in Central Asia; and treatment of tsunami ravaged documents. See the complete table of contents…
Duke University has received a grant from the British Library’s Endangered Archives Programme to digitize and preserve a trove of ancient religious manuscripts related to Bon, the pre-Buddhist religion of Tibet. The Menri Monstery in India’s Himachal Pradesh state owns the largest collection of Bon manuscripts in the world. Most were rescued from monasteries in…
From 29 November 2012 to 27 January 2013 The University Libraries and The University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, are delighted to jointly present an exhibition “Celebrating the Centenary: Gems of the University of Hong Kong Libraries” to commemorate the centenary of University Libraries and the eightieth anniversary of the establishment…
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the ecades of development of profound collections in the University libraries, the University Library System and the Art Museum are mounting a joint exhibition “From the Treasure House” to share the wide range of valuable publications, manuscripts and artworks with our community.…
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