The Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance (PRDLA) conference was held on 21-22 October in the Center for American Study of Fudan Universty. The conference was hosted by Fudan University. The theme of the conference was “Enabling Knowledge through Mass and Boutique Digitization: New Perspectives and Outlooks on 21st Library Services” consisted of four sessions, which [...]

Beth Tillinghast-”Web Support Librarian ScholarSpace Manager Hamilton Library”,University of Hawaii at Manoa The Internet has become one of the major venues for the sharing of culture and knowledge. A growing body of primary source material is being created digitally and distributed on the web. Yet because of the Internet’s fluid nature, often pages or entire [...]

Wu Jianzhong(吴建中)-Director,Shanghai Library The Shanghai Library and Institute of Science and Technology Information of Shanghai (ISTIS) were merged in 1995. Since then, the Shanghai Library has been exploring new development models. The new organization has presented a new public image with new technology and open services. In 1996 we began to use a windows-based automatic [...]

Zhu Qiang(朱强)-Director,Peking University library Give a brief introduction to the higher educational institution libraries in China, particularly on the strategies facing the digital age. Presentation[PPT]

Brian Flaherty-Assistant University Librarian – IT,University of Auckland Library As a growing proportion of our collections (e-journals, databases and e-books) are hosted and managed off-shore, the value of our unique local and national content becomes increasingly self-evident. The management and delivery of born-digital and digitized materials offer unique challenges including streaming media, digital asset management, [...]