2014 IFLA Public Libraries Satellite Conference to focus on Public Library Futures in a global digital world - January 10, 2014
Public Library Futures in a global digital world is the theme for the 2014 IFLA Public Libraries Satellite Conference. Organised by the Public Libraries Section of ILFA, in collaboration with CILIP and the Society of Chief Librarians in England, this satellite conference will be hosted… Read More
Registrations for 2014 NFAIS Annual Conference now open - January 8, 2014
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS), US, has announced that registrations are now being accepted for the 2014 NFAIS Annual Conference, Giving Voice to Content: Re-envisioning the Business of Information. The event is scheduled for February 23 - 25, 2014, at the Hyatt at… Read More
ARL and Ithaka S+R’s free web seminar to bring together leaders of seven of the eight cases profiled in the Searching for Sustainability report - January 8, 2014
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and Ithaka S+R are offering a free web seminar that will bring together leaders of seven of the eight cases profiled in the recently published study funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Searching for Sustainability: Strategies… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education announces participation at 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show - January 8, 2014
Digital learning company McGraw-Hill Education, US, has announced its participation at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), where company executives will discuss how digital innovation continues to improve the education industry and provide an update on the state of adaptive learning technology in today's classrooms.… Read More
CUL/IS announces opening of China Academic Digital Associative Library database of 1.75 million Chinese e-books to Columbia University - January 7, 2014
Columbia University Libraries/Information Services (CUL/IS) has announced the opening of the CADAL (China Academic Digital Associative Library) database of 1.75 million Chinese e-books to Columbia University. The CADAL, which originated from the China-US Million Book Digital Library Project, is one of the two major consortia… Read More
EU favours licensing over copyright reform for libraries in latest international negotiations - January 7, 2014
The 26th meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright & Related Rights (SCCR) closed just before midnight on December 20, following five days of discussion of copyright protections for broadcasting, exceptions and limitations for libraries and archives, and for education. This was the first meeting… Read More
