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Now Available: IFLA Asia and Oceania Regional Quarterly News - April 2020 Issue

We present to you the April 2020 issue of our IFLA Asia and Oceania Regional Quarterly Newsletter.

Work/Study from Home (W/SfH) and Physical Distancing Prevention Efforts to Spread COVID-19 in Indonesia

Online Library Service of National Library of Indonesia to Educate People Facing Coronavirus Pandemic

Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) becomes a global pandemic. WHO said that every country has a responsibility to increase their level of preparedness, alertness and response to identify, manage and care for new cases of COVID-19 (WHO, 2020). Indonesia confirmed the first coronavirus case at the end of February 2020.

Facing Coronavirus Epidemic, Chinese Library Community in Action

The outbreak of the new coronavirus has attracted global attention. The National Library of China and the Chinese library community took decisive actions and effective measures to contribute to the prevention and control of the epidemic. To prevent the risk of contagion from crowd gathering, the National Library of China was closed to the public from 24 January 2020, and onsite reader services, exhibitions, performances, lectures, etc. were suspended. Different types of libraries in China also took similar measures.

Message from the Asia Oceania Regional Office

Hello everyone, The Asia Oceania Regional Office is pleased to present you the April 2020 issue of the e-newsletter...

Message from RSCAO Chair

Dear Colleagues, I hope this message finds you well! The world is facing unprecedented challenges in fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused severe damages to human lives and disruptions to our daily life and work. Libraries are no exception. The impact on our global and regional library world is enormous.

Now Available: IFLA Asia and Oceania Regional Quarterly News - January 2020 Issue

We present to you the January 2020 issue of our IFLA Asia and Oceania Regional Quarterly Newsletter.

Australian Bushfires

Australian Bushfires

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Library Board, Singapore

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Library Board, Singapore

Message from IFLA Regional Office

Message from IFLA Regional Office

The Next Library 2020 Satellite

Next Library is an international gathering of forward-thinking library professionals, innovators and decision-makers. The Next Library 2020 Satellite is making its debut in the Southern hemisphere this October and you’re invited!

The Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI) holds Congress 2019

The Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI) successfully conducted its Annual Congress last November 19-22, 2019 at the Tagaytay International Convention Center in Tagaytay City, Cavite, Philippines.

Third National Library Research Symposium 2019 (NatlibSYMPO 2019)

The National Library & Documentation Services Board of Sri Lanka conducted the National Library Research Symposium on Library and Information Science (NatlibSYMPO 2019), in collaboration with the Asia & Oceania section of IFLA, on 31 October 2019 at the National Library premises, Colombo.

ICDL 2019: Digital Transformation for an Agile Environment 06-08 November 2019

The sixth edition of the International Conference on Digital Landscape – ICDL 2019, themed ‘Digital Transformation for an Agile Environment’ was held at The India Habitat Centre IHC, New Delhi in November 6–8, 2019.

E-Library, Archives and e-Government Conference in Nay Pyi Taw

The Department of Historical Research and the National Library of Myanmar, in cooperation with the Library & Archives Solutions Pte Ltd (LAAS) (formerly known as Cybrarian Ventures Pte Ltd) and LanTro (Myanmar) Co., Ltd., organized the E-Library, Archives and e-Government Conference at the National Library of Myanmar (Nay Pyi Taw) on 18 October 2019.

2nd National Conference on Development of Digital Libraries in IPR Regime (December 21-22, 2019)

Madhu Limaye Library of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow organized two days 2nd National Conference on Development of Digital Libraries in IPR Regime on December 21-22, 2019.

The 2019 Southeast Asian Librarians Seminar

The National Library of China (NLC) held the 2019 Southeast Asian Librarians Seminar in Beijing and Tianjin, China from 21t to 29 November 2019 with the support of the Central Academy of Culture and Tourism Administration (CACTA).

Philippines’ 29th Library and Information Services Month “Inclusive, Innovative, Interconnected”

Pursuant to Proclamation No. 837 s. 1991, Library and Information Services (LIS) month is commemorated during November every year. The LIS month celebration aims to promote awareness of the different services of the library as well as the importance of libraries in our community. It also aims to develop a unified calendar of activities for libraries; generate interests about libraries and services; and discover the best practices of outreach services in various libraries across the Philippines.

New Year Message from Tina Yang, RSCAO Chair

Dear Colleagues, Greetings to you all! At the start of the New Year, it might be good to remind us of what we achieved in the past year and what is up for the year ahead.

Now Available: IFLA Asia and Oceania Regional Quarterly News - October 2019 Issue