You are invited to attend the joint session of Knowledge Management and Academic & Research Libraries at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress – Singapore. The session is scheduled 9:30-12:45 on Monday 19 August. Five papers will be presented – full details are below. Paper 1 – Who is […]
Read full post…Monthly Archive for June, 2013
Agile management: strategies for achieving success in rapidly changing times — Knowledge Management with Academic and Research Libraries
Columbia University Libraries/Information Services (CUL/IS) hosted its first assessment and service improvement mini-conference on Thursday, June 20th, 2013. The event, organized by the CUL/IS Assessment Program, was structured as an interactive poster session and included a diverse presentation of topics and methods from various CUL/IS divisions and affiliated libraries that […]
Read full post…The British Library has undertaken an economic evaluation of its services to determine how it generates economic value for its users and the wider public. It found that the economic value the Library delivers for society is £5 for every £1 invested. The study, published in 2013, shows how the […]
Read full post…Inspiring research, inspiring scholarship: the value and benefits of digitised resources for learning, teaching, research and enjoyment
A new report released by King’s Digital Consultancy Service, written by Simon Tanner. The research is the product of a JISC funded project to investigate the values, benefits and impacts of digitised resources. This document draws evidence from a wide number of sources and seeks to provide a compelling account […]
Read full post…Library Budgets, Journal Bundles, Reference Staffing – latest issue of ARL’s Research Library Issues
ARL [Association of Research Libraries] has published Research Library Issues (RLI) no. 282, which features articles on ARL library budgets over the past two years, subscriptions to journal collections from large publishers, and the impact of the changing roles of librarians on reference staffing. A pre-publication version of the article […]
Read full post…Wikipedia is set to experience a dramatic increase in Australian content with the State Library of NSW becoming the first Australian cultural institution to engage a GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) Wikipedian-in-residence. According to Alex Byrne, NSW State Librarian & Chief Executive: “There’s limited Australian content on Wikipedia compared […]
Read full post…We would like to extend a warm welcome to the newly elected members of our Standing Committee. The term for our new members will commence in August at the Singapore Conference. Welcome to: Rafael Ball [University Library Regensburg – Germany], Gulcin Cribb [Singapore Management University – Singapore], Kate Cushon [University […]
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