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(updated 5 Mar 2021) To fight against the epidemic of 2019 Novel Coronavirus, researchers around the world are working hard to bring pieces together for a clearer picture of the…
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Southeast Asian countries join forces for scientific strength
(18 Mar 2021) In 2020, Thailand was third, after China and Vietnam, on Nature Index’s list of rising countries in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region…From an even lower base, Indonesia and Vietnam…
Rockefeller University Press signs with Morressier for Neurodegeneration Symposium
(30 Mar 2021) Rockefeller University Press has selected Morressier as its virtual conference provider for the Journal of Cell Biology (JCB) and Journal of Experimental Medicine (JEM) Symposium on Neurodegeneration. The symposium will bring together…
Taiwan: Library visits hit by COVID-19 in 2020, e-book demand surges
(19 Mar 2021) Visits to public libraries in Taiwan dropped over 30 percent in 2020 amid the COVID-19 outbreak, but the number of e-books borrowed surged more than 40 percent for…
Digital library preserves common heritage of Vietnam and France
(7 Apr 2021) The French Embassy in Vietnam and the National Library of Vietnam on April 7 unveiled a digital library at https://heritage.bnf.fr/france-vietnam. (available in French and Vietnamese) It…
Australia: Group of Eight unis question value of more online education in driving recovery
(1 Apr 2021) Australia’s leading research universities have played down calls to ramp up their presence in the crowded field of online education, saying studying in Australia is the main…
What is New in this Month’s Updates? Not much! Ruth’s Rankings News Update for March
By Ruth A. Pagell* (7 Apr 2021) It is worth checking the updated rankings for changes in methodology or in top universities. Major changes at the top rarely happen…
KERIS releases 2020 White Paper of ICT on Education in Korea
(26 Mar 2021) Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS) just release the “2020 White Paper of ICT on Education in Korea”, which outlines the ICT on all levels of…
Library Perceptions 2021: Results of the 14th International Survey of Library Automation
(31 Mar 2021) This fourteenth iteration of the International Survey of Library Automation was conducted during an extremely challenging period for libraries. The global COVID-19 pandemic imposed widespread disruption. Libraries…
The puzzle of play
The purpose of play — for children, monkeys, rats or meerkats — has proved surprisingly hard to pin down. Scientists continue to toss around ideas. (30 Mar 2021, feed…
Leading Chinese universities axe publication requirement for PhDs
(3 Apr 2021) Growing numbers of Chinese universities are dropping the requirement for PhD students to publish papers in journals in order to graduate. It has already been dropped from…
56 University presidents from 6 continents commit to joint action on SDGs
(31 Mar 2021) University presidents from 30 countries have signed a ‘Joint Statement of Global University Leaders on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’, witnessed by United Nations officials. …
Japan: NDL releases Vision 2021-2025
(1 Apr 2021) National Diet Library, Japan is annoucing its new vision which will set the policy for the next five years, “National Diet Library Vision 2021–2025: The Digital Shift at…
Singapore University of Social Sciences is hiring Associate Librarian/Senior Associate Librarian
(1 Apr 2021) The Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) Library seeks a self-motivated, innovative and service-oriented individual to develop, maintain and enhance web and library systems and applications to…
Winners of the 2021 Australian Library Design Awards
(18 Mar 2021) The winners of the Australian Library Design Awards were announced at today’s Changing Spaces Library Design Conference 2021. Janine Schmidt, judging panel chair said, ‘‘The award submissions…
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