(4 December 2014) Propping a wooden bird house filled with books on the back of his bike, Yan Defeng cycles around Zhengzhou in central China’s Henan province, eager to find a home for his fourth Bird’s Nest library. The clever book exchange allows participants to take a free book from the nest and replace it…
(9 December 2014, London, UK) Alternative metrics provider Altmetric LLP today reviews the 100 academic papers receiving the most online attention in 2014 – and the conversations happening around them. The list provides a detailed overview of the published research articles that have generated the largest amount of sharing and discussion across mainstream and social…
(11 December 2014, Philadelphia) – The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters, today released “Research Fronts 2014: 100 Top Ranked Specialties in the Sciences and Social Sciences,” an annual report identifying prominent areas of scientific research over the past year. The study identifies the top 100 hottest fields of scientific research and 44…
(11 December 2014, Brisbane, Australia) Alexander Street Press has just launched Australasian Video Online, a streaming online resource that brings together the region’s most respected films for academic audiences. The collection is growing to include 500 hours of content from some of the region’s most trusted content partners. Content within Australasian Video Online is curated…
(11 December 2014) Over the past few weeks hydrographers on board Australia’s new Marine National Facility research vessel, Investigator, have created the first 3-D images of the ocean floor around Tasmania. “Investigator is equipped with sonar that will map the sea floor in 3-D to any depth, and a sub-bottom profiling system that can look…
(10 December 2014) In keeping with IFLA WLIC 2015 overall theme, Dynamic Libraries: Access, Development and Transformation, the Asia and Oceania Open Session will focus on how libraries respond to opportunities for empowering citizens, enhancing learning, and adopting ICTs to name a few, and what this might mean for librarians in terms of their knowledge,…
(9 December 2014, Ann Arbor, Mich.) Truven Health Analytics™ today announced enhancements to its Clinical Knowledge Suite of products, which includes evidence-based drug, disease, toxicology, neonatal, and pediatric resources. The redefined Micromedex user experience includes more intuitive design, enhanced, intelligent search functionality, fewer clicks to high-use features, and direct access to disease, medication and toxicology…
Theme: Indigenous Literacy: beyond bilingual signage and collection development (10 December 2014) Aligned with the WLIC Cape Town congress theme: Dynamic Libraries: Access, Development and Transformation, the Indigenous Matters SIG Open Session will focus on how libraries progress indigenous literacy within their workforce and work environment to support indigenous populations cultural identity and knowledge production…
(10 December 2014) Persidangan Kebangsaan Perpustakaan Akademik 2015, the National Conference on Academic Library 2015 (NCOAL 2015) takes place in Kuantan, Malaysia, 17-18 March 2015. Visit the conference website NCOAL 2015.
(10 December 2015) The 2015 International Conference on Business and Information (BAI2015) is to be held at Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central, Macau, 7-9 July 2015. Scholars are encouraged to submit papers or abstracts on any aspect of business and Information. More on the conference website.
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