Asia and Oceania

Now Available: IFLA Asia and Oceania Regional Newsletter, May 2024

The second issue of 2024 of the IFLA Asia and Oceania Regional Division Newsletter includes message from IFLA President, editorials from the Chair of the Asia-Oceania Regional Division Committee, the Manager of the Regional Office for Asia and Oceania, and news both from IFLA and the region and beyond.

  • News
  • 13 May 2024

Let’s Read: Building Life-Changing Access to Storybooks

Let’s Read creates open and free access to these beautiful storybooks through the Let’s Read digital library. Accessible through the web or Android or iOS apps, the digital library allows children and families to freely enjoy the entire collection of more than 10,500 books across 60 languages (and growing!).

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  • 07 May 2024

Using Innovative Technologies to Reimagine Libraries and Archives Services in the National Library Board, Singapore

NLB has been working with public and private partners since April 2023 to explore innovative ways of leveraging technologies to engage our patrons in Singapore stories and connect them to our rich history. One such approach is the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) for new ways that our users can engage with Singapore content and foster stronger connections to our history. These endeavours also contribute to Singapore's approach of using “AI for the Public Good”, where technologies, including AI, can be used as a transformational force for good.

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  • 07 May 2024

Transforming Spaces, Enriching Minds: A Journey through the Renovation of Gonzalez Hall, UP Diliman’s University Library

The Gonzalez Hall is the seat of library administration in the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman campus. It was completed in 1950 just when the first buildings in UP Diliman were being built as part of the post-war reconstruction efforts in the country.

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  • 07 May 2024

CONSAL XIX COMES TO MALAYSIA

Malaysia will host CONSAL XIX in 2025, marking the first in-person meeting after a seven-year gap. The theme for CONSAL XIX is Inclusive Knowledge: Bridging Divides, Empowering All with the tagline Leveraging Inclusivity, Empowering Humanity. The theme focuses on inclusivity through the practice of providing equal access and resources to all. It promotes the belief that knowledge and empowerment should be accessible to everyone. The emphasis is on bridging the various divides that exists, be it socioeconomic, cultural, technological, or any other forms of divide seen or unseen.

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  • 07 May 2024

INCITE in Conversation

The INCITE in Conversation webinar series, organised by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), invites one or several of the authors from the most recent edition of INCITE magazine to talk about the topics covered in their articles.

  • News
  • 07 May 2024

Planning for the future of knowledge and information in Asia-Oceania

Within the Asia-Oceania region, we have a lot to be proud of in the work of colleagues. We are where some of the most innovative, exciting initiatives in the global library field are taking place, ranging from applications of the latest technology to finding ways to offer library services in the face of challenges. There is so much to share with the global library field, and so much to contribute to the discussion about how we can respond to, and engage with trends in the knowledge and information environment. This is exactly what we’re hoping to do at the IFLA Information Futures Summit.

  • News
  • 07 May 2024