March 25, 2019

WIPO 2018 IP services: innovators file record number of international patent applications, with Asia now leading

UncategorizedMarch 25, 2019

(19 March 2019) Asia-based innovators filed more than half of all international patent applications via WIPO for the first time in 2018 on significant growth from China, India and the Republic of Korea, capping another record-setting year for WIPO’s global intellectual property (IP) services. WIPO’s Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) passed a record-breaking quarter-million (253,000) filing…

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The bias hiding in your library

LibrariesMarch 25, 2019

(20 March 2019) For many years, the Library of Congress categorized many of its books under a controversial subject heading: “Illegal aliens.” But then, on March 22, 2016, the library made a momentous decision, announcing that it was canceling the subject heading “Illegal aliens” in favor of “Noncitizens” and “Unauthorized immigration.” However, the decision was…

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Growing international collaboration not yet enough to halt decline in Japan’s research output

Asia PacificMarch 25, 2019

The Nature Index 2019 Japan supplement shows that global research performance in Japan continues to fall, but the number of international research partnerships is increasing (20 March 2019) Japan’s contribution to high-quality scientific research fell by 19.9 per cent between January 2012 and October 2018 according to the Nature Index. But efforts to increase international…

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Session organised on strengthening digital library in agri research

EventMarch 25, 2019

(20 March 2019) Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) and Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, organised a two-day training programme on “Strengthening of digital library in national agricultural research and education system using koha platform” for libraries of state agricultural universities/ICAR institutes under north zone. The training was held under the sub-project “National knowledge management…

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State Library of Western Australia and Rio Tinto recognised for improving literacy

Information literacy, LibrariesMarch 25, 2019

(22 March 2019) Last night (March 21), Rio Tinto and the State Library of Western Australia were awarded the Hawaiian Corporate Social Responsibility Excellence Award at the Australian Institute of Management WA Pinnacle Awards. The Pinnacle Awards are one of Western Australia’s most reputable business awards. The award includes leadership and management training to the…

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Tony Abbott amazed to discover street library, tells everyone about it

Asia PacificMarch 25, 2019

(22 March 2019) Former prime minister of Australia, Tony Abbott, has stumbled on a “wonderful thing” while door-knocking in the Sydney surfing suburb of Dee Why, and he wants everyone to know about it. As he made his way from one house to the next, speaking to voters along sleepy Tango Avenue this week, Mr…

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Digital leadership report highlights progress in universities

Education, TechnologyMarch 25, 2019

(22 Mar 2019) As technology adapts at an exponential rate and becomes more and more ingrained in people’s day to day lives, it will continue to be a key asset that higher education institutions (HEIs) must make the most of to help with these and other goals. HEIs also have a responsibility to prepare students for…

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Altmetric and Nature awarded funding from the Google Digital News Innovation Fund

PublishersMarch 25, 2019

(21 Mar 2019) Data science company Altmetric and leading multidisciplinary science journal Nature will receive funding from the Google Digital News Innovation Fund to build a novel tool for measuring the impact of journalism. Journalism has an impact: news stories can drive policy change, trigger a resignation or investigation, inspire social media debate or launch a field of…

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