PRESSoo is a formal ontology designed to represent the bibliographic information about continuing resources, and more specifically about serials (journals, newspapers, magazines, etc.). It is an extension of the FRBRoo model (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records – Object Oriented). FRBRoo is in turn an extension of CIDOC CRM, the… Read More
In March, IFLA President Donna Scheeder attended the 6th annual German Library congress (Bibliothekskongress) in Leipzig, Germany. The opening plenary address was given by the president of the German Commission for UNESCO, Dr Verena Metze-Mangold. During her speech, Dr Metze-Mangold stressed the importance of… Read More
The UNESCO PERSIST Project, an initiative of UNESCO, ICA, IFLA and other partners, that tries to enhance the sustainability of digital heritage, is pleased to announce the launch the UNESCO/PERSIST Guidelines for the selection of digital heritage for long-term preservation. Read More
An update about the ongoing work within the CPDWL section Read More
This monograph is the culmination of months of contemplation as to whether UCT Libraries was ready to launch its open monograph publishing service using the new principle of diamond open access publishing. As one of the hosts to the Academic and Research Libraries Standing Committee of IFLA, the Library… Read More