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Russian duo arrested for running pirated e-book download site Z-Library
(18 Nov 2022) Two Russian nationals have been charged for running the immensely popular pirated e-book site Z-Library. The two Russian individuals, Anton Napolsky, 33, and Valeriia Ermakova, 27, have been arrested…
Ruth’s Rankings 53: Beyond SDGs: QS releases its world sustainability rankings
By Ruth A. Pagell* (28 Nov 2022) “The research that universities conduct plays a significant role in solving the greatest challenges facing the climate and our societies. As institutions,…
Philippines: School disruption stunt learners’ reading skills
(26 Nov 2022) The country is celebrating National Book Week from November 24 to 30 amid the struggle to arrest Filipino learners’ dwindling reading proficiency. Even before the pandemic struck,…
Now available: recording and slides for IFLA ARL Webinar re: ARL & SDGs
(25 Nov 2022) The IFLA Academic and Research Libraries Section (ARL) Standing Committee held its “The call to action: academic libraries responses to the SDGs” webinar on 2 November 2022. You’ll…
The University of Melbourne is hiring Senior Librarian, Library Services and Spaces
(27 Nov 2022) About the role: As the Senior Librarian, Library Services and Spaces, you have one of four corresponding roles, reporting to the Manager, Library Services and Spaces.…
Just how important is the problem of predatory publishing?
(21 Nov 2022) The phenomenon of predatory publishing is well known following the work of Jeffrey Beall and others in highlighting and popularising the issue. In a new book titled…
The University of Sydney is hiring Manager, Site Services
(25 Nov 2022) About the job: The Manager Site Services coordinates and develop services and facilities available at the assigned Library sites to ensure that they support students, staff and…
Online tools for Southeast Asian librarianship
(27 Nov 2022) In the past decade, various online tools and Open Source software that can be useful in Southeast Asian librarianship have been developed. This article looks at a…
SPIE and scite partner on the development of Smart Citations
(23 Nov 2022) scite, an award-winning tool that helps students and researchers discover and understand research findings more efficiently through Smart Citations, has partnered with SPIE, the international society for…
Singapore University of Social Sciences is hiring Librarian / Senior Librarian for User Services
(22 Nov 2022) The Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) Library seeks a resourceful, self-motivated and service-oriented individual to manage and oversee its user services to provide excellent services to…
NEJM and group journals will be accessible through Ovid platform
(17 Nov 2022) Wolters Kluwer Health and NEJM Group have entered into an exclusive partnership to ensure that more researchers and clinicians around the world can access the growing family…
Digital books wear out faster than physical books
(15 Nov 2022) Ever try to read a physical book passed down in your family from 100 years ago? Probably worked well. Ever try reading an ebook you paid for 10…
“Anna’s Archive” opens the door to Z-Library and other pirate libraries
(19 Nov 2022) After Z-Library was targeted by U.S. law enforcement, a group of anonymous archivists worked around the clock to get a shadow library search engine online. This week,…
Springer Nature signs open access agreement with Japanese universities
(21 Nov 2022) Springer Nature is announcing what it says is the largest transformative agreement in Japan, comprising the engagement of 10 institutions that will generate the open-access of close…
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