2016 – Page 54

NIE hiring Librarian/Senior Librarian – Research & Instructional Services

Asia Pacific, Jobs, LibrariesMarch 23, 2016

(22 March 2016) The NIE Library and Information Services Centre, Singapore, is seeking creative, innovative and service-oriented candidates who are able to work independently and collaboratively in transforming the library for the 21st century. The position provides information and instructional services, develops content for the library portal and digital repository, promotes scholarly communication initiatives, and serves…

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NUS is world’s top 10 for 13 subjects, and Asia’s best for 25 subjects

Asia Pacific, UncategorizedMarch 23, 2016

(22 March 2016) The National University of Singapore (NUS) has been placed among the world’s 10 best universities for 13 subjects, up from 11 subjects last year, across various subject areas from engineering and technology, natural sciences, arts and humanities, as well as social sciences and management, according to the latest QS World University Rankings by…

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10,000 SCOAP3 articles published open access

Open Access, PublishersMarch 23, 2016

(21 March 2016) SCOAP3 celebrates the publication of its 10,000th open access article. Since the start of its operation in 2014, the initiative has supported open access publication of High-Energy-Physics articles in 10 high-quality peer-reviewed journals. More than 18,000 scientists from over 90 countries have benefited from this initiative without any financial or administrative burden,…

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Seven things every researcher should know about scholarly publishing

PublishersMarch 21, 2016

(21 March 2016) After many and long conversations among colleagues within and beyond the Scholarly Kitchen about what researchers need to know about scholarly publishing, and drawing on their suggestions and past posts, Alice Meadows and Karin Wulf have compiled a list of the most urgent issues. These seven issues include the ecosystem and metrics.…

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Linked up, Loud & Literate: libraries enabling digital citizenship

Asia Pacific, DigitizationMarch 21, 2016

(21 March 2016) Videos of speakers and panel discussions at the 9 March 2016 ‘Linked up, Loud and Literate: Libraries enabling digital citizenship’ seminar at the National Library of Australia are now available. MC-ed by 666 ABC Radio’s Louise Maher, the half-day seminar featured speakers from the library sector and government, including Alastair MacGibbon, Australia’s…

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Murty Classical Library of India: objections over leadership

Asia Pacific, PublishersMarch 21, 2016

(21 March 2016) Dennis Abrams writing for Publishing Perspectives describes the imbroglio surrounding the Murty Classical Library of India, an ambitious project to translate ancient Indian texts into English. Harvard University Press is the publisher and Sheldon Pollock, a Sanskrit scholar, is the general editor of the series. The catalyst for the ill will from…

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Asia on the heels of US And Europe in patent applications at WIPO

Asia Pacific, UncategorizedMarch 18, 2016

(16 March 2016) China, Japan and South Korea are among the top five countries filing international patent applications at the World Intellectual Property Organization, while the United States continues to lead in patent and trademark applications. Far behind, developing countries seem to be having a hard time catching up. Intellectual Property Watch has the story…

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Australia’s University of New England goes live with Ex Libris Alma and Primo

Asia Pacific, Libraries, TechnologyMarch 18, 2016

(17 March 2016, Adelaide, Australia) Ex Libris, a ProQuest company has, is pleased to announce that the University of New England (UNE), in New South Wales, Australia, has gone live with the Ex Libris Alma library management service and the Primo discovery and delivery solution. Alma replaces the Innovative Interfaces Virtua integrated library system. Librarytechnology.org…

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Open access and open research data in China

UncategorizedMarch 18, 2016

(18 March 2016) EIFL has invited guest blogger Dr Ku Liping, of the National Science Library, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, to share highlights from the growing open access and open data movement in China. He covers open access policies and their impact, data librarianship, awareness raising and advocacy backed up with impressive numbers.…

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Liberact IV gets Cubed in Brisbane

Asia Pacific, EventMarch 17, 2016

Liberact IV: Converge and Create brings together thinkers, leaders, creators, and builders of digital interactive experiences in our public spaces. Join us at The Cube, Brisbane, Australia for 2 days of sharing, learning, and networking with colleagues from museums, libraries, galleries, and institutions from around the world. This year’s event will feature plenary presentations, technology…

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