(13 February 2019) The big problem with Singapore’s approach to rankings is that it is too concerned with the QS rankings with their emphasis on reputation surveys and international orientation and the THE rankings which also have reputation and international indicators and three different measures of income. This has resulted in ranking successes that even…
(13 February 2019) Oral histories from five Australian libraries’ collections will be added to UNESCO’s Australian Memory of the World (AMW) national register. Drawn from the oral history collections of the National Library of Australia, the South Australian Migration Museum, and the State Libraries of Western Australia (SLWA), New South Wales and South Australia, Migration Voices…
(12 February 2019) The Senior Curator Maps & Research Programs Branch, leads both Maps and Fellowship Program teams, providing strategic advice and planning for development of the Library’s Maps Collection and research collaboration. We are looking for an experienced, innovative and talented Senior Curator to lead the Maps & Research Programs Branch, to manage and…
(13 February 2019) The iGroup (Asia Pacific) Limited is honoured to be named as a Caring Company by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. Nominated by Caritas – Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, the iGroup has been bestowed this award because of its continuous support and commitment to the young and the elderly through…
(12 February 2019) Cambridge University Press and the Jisc Collections have reached a progressive agreement, which will enable UK universities and colleges to make a sustainable transition to publishing more Open Access content in the publisher’s journals. JISC Collections provides UK academic institutions with shared infrastructure and services and the three-year deal is designed to…
(12 February 2019) The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has published its annual revenue report for the 1,375 publishers who submit their revenue data to the AAP. This info is not to be confused with sales data or the sum total of the US book market, although it will likely be misconstrued that way. The Digital Reader…
(12 February 2019) Digital and Information Literacy Project Adviser Library Services Centre Joondalup Campus $87,200 to $97,898 (Hew7) Ongoing, Full-Time Overview The Library Services Centre provides innovative, high quality, customer-focused library services including digital and information literacies and use of learning technologies, research skills, information resources, scholarly and cultural collections, and learning facilities that contribute…
(12 February 2019) Four IFLA Sections (Public, Academic and Research, Metropolitan and Library Buildings and Equipment) are co-hosting a two-day Joint Satellite pre-conference on the theme ‘The Evolving Concept of Library and its Impact on Library design’ in Rome Italy from 21-22 August 2019. Early bird registration is now open until 15 May 2019! Details are…
(11 February 2019) There has been no short of comments since the release of Plan S. Since its implementation guidance released by cOAlition S and opened for feedback in November last year, it remains the hottest topic among the publishing industry. 8 February 2019 is the closing date of receiving feedback, and Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe summarized a…
(8 February 2019) The World Intellectual Property Organization today (February 8) has issued a statement from its headquarters in Geneva announcing that the United States has become the 50th member of the Marrakesh Treaty. And with that, as many as 550,000 accessible texts have become immediately available to visually impaired people in the countries that have signed the treaty. Read…
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