21 August, 2017
Universities and Libraries News: A Humanities Conference in NTU Emphasizes Digital Humanities
As Libraries Go Digital, Costs Remain Tangible Source: Peter Monaghan, the Chronicle of Higher Education
Leading Digital Humanities Scholars shared their experiences and research at the International Association for the Study of Irish Literatures conference held in NTU. Commentary: Singapore’s Smart Nation Vision Blurry Without a Success Story The lack of “a use case for a good majority of people to see how technology can be used to enhance their daily lives across multiple facets of daily living” is causing “Smart Nation news fatigue”. Augmented Reality Technology: A Student Creates The Closest Thing Yet To A Magic Ring
A student in the Innovation Design Engineering Program at the Royal College in
Picture Credit: The Chronicle of Higher Education
“Academic librarians once had high hopes that the transition to digital would have a positive effect on their budgets”. Unfortunately, as is now well-known, electronic holdings also require very expensive upkeep, and there has not been the desired drop in costs. Additionally, even the library of the University of California at Merced – which has an “overwhelmingly digital” collection, can’t stop building its print collection. More about Library Collections: 1. Applying Quantitative Methods to E-book Collections 2. The Transformation of Academic Library Collecting