Call for papers for International Symposium on Library Services for Children and Young Adults
(24 January 2014) The symposium takes place 19-20 June in South Korea. Details here:
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Korea to greatly expand public libraries by 2018
(14 January 2014) The Korea Herald reports that the Korean Government will greatly increase the number of public libraries, their book collections and staff capacity as part of efforts to realize its goal of building a culturally thriving country. The story is here.
National library to open in Sejong City, Korea
(5 December 2013) The Korea Herald reports that the National Library of Korea, Sejong branch, will open to the public on 12 December. Aiming to become the hub of administration information in the country, the 21,077-square-meter library, located at the tail of the city’s long administrative complex building, will eventually store more than 3.3 million books…
Government orders modification of Korean history textbooks
(29 November 2013) The Korean education ministry said Friday it ordered publishers of seven out of the eight government-approved Korean history textbooks to revise a total of 41 instances of what it calls obscure and imbalanced descriptions of history, reports The Korea Herald. Publication of the books will be suspended if the order is not…
Korean libraries embrace new, expanded roles
(8 November 2013) The weekend edition of the Korea Herald published a suite of articles on Korean libraries. Korean libraries embrace new, expanded roles: Korean libraries are not just about books. Some run programmes for senior citizens and multicultural families. http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20131108000794 The end of libraries? Sort of: People are visiting libraries less and buying fewer…
Business Librarian (SolBridge International School of Business, South Korea)
(18 October 2013) SolBridge International School of Business (http://www.solbridge.ac.kr/) located in Daejeon, Korea’s Silicon Valley is hiring a Business Librarian. The School has nearly 700 students from more than 32 nations. BBA and MBA programing is offered. The job description is here.
CDNLAO Newsletter published
The National Diet Library has published issue 77 of the CDNLAO Newsletter (ISSN: 1344-722X) of the Conference of Directors of National Libraries in Asia and Oceania. The special topic is Reading Promotion and includes news from Brunei, China, South Korea and Singapore. Also announced in the newsletter is that during the IFLA WLIC 79th General…
UNESCO announces Incheon (Republic of Korea) as World Book Capital 2015
(24 July 2013) Yesterday, UNESCO announced that the city of Incheon (Republic of Korea) is named World Book Capital for the year 2015. The Selection Committee, which met on 16 July at the UNESCO Headquarters, selected the city of Incheon due to the quality of its programme and the impact it will have on improving the promotion of books and…
Library conferences in Asia 2026
Keep up to date with what’s happening in libraries in the region. If you have a conference to announce, please send its details to [email protected]. A searchable version of this list which includes conferences held in the past ten years is here. 2026 December 2026 ICADL 2026 New! The 26th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries…
Hyundai Card opens world’s largest design library
The Korea Herald has reported that the world’s largest library for design-related books has been established by Hyundai Card. Its design emulates the Bauhaus style in its minimalist modern taste. “Each of the three stories of the design building is assigned distinctive functions and meanings,” a spokesman said. “Even the uniforms and furniture are part…