News from Asia and Oceania
9th Eurasian Academic Libraries Conference (EALC – 2020) 30 September – 2 October, (online), Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
In light with the growing global concern related to the spread of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus), as a precautionary measure, the Steering Committee of the Eurasian Academic Libraries Conference (EALC) has decided to reschedule the annual conference from June 16-19, 2020 to September 30 - October 2, 2020. The conference will take place online.APrIGF 2020 Virtual Conference
The Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) is going to arrange a free virtual conference from September 27-30, hosted by APrIGF MSG and executed by APrIGF Secretariat.Now Available: IFLA Asia and Oceania Regional Quarterly Newsletter - July 2020 Issue
We present to you the July 2020 issue of our IFLA Asia and Oceania Regional Quarterly Newsletter.KUALA LUMPUR, UNESCO WORLD BOOK CAPITAL 2020
On World Book and Copyright Day, 23 April 2020, Kuala Lumpur officially becomes UNESCO World Book Capital 2020. It is the 20th city to be named the title as announced by UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay on 19 September 2018 on the recommendation by the World Book Capital Advisory Panel that consists of UNESCO, IFLA and International Publishers Association (IPA). Athens, Greece and Sharjah, UAE were the 18th and 19th World Book Capital cities respectively.Webinar on 'Information literacy: Knowing the right news in the digital age
The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) Knowledge Resource Centre in collaboration with International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Asia & Oceania organised a webinar on 'Information literacy: Knowing the right news in the digital age” on 8 May 2020.MALAYSIAN LIBRARIES’, LIBRARIANS’ AND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION’S RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC (as at 24 June 2020)
The press release on Malaysia’s first case of COVID-19 infection was made on 25 January 2020 by the then Minister of Health, Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad.To open, or not to open, that is the challenge
Maintaining our services at a time with uncertain health risk is a challenge most of us seldom encounter in our career. However, our libraries did face such a challenge twice, once during SARS (Severe acute respiratory syndrome) outbreak in 2003, and now the current COVID-19 pandemic.Message from the Asia Oceania Regional Office
Hello Friends, Hope all of you are keeping yourselves healthy and coping well in this difficult time.Message from RSCAO Chair
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