July 2019 – Page 3

ACRL announces the publication of 2018 Academic Library Trends and Statistics

LibrariesJuly 19, 2019

(17 Jul 2019) ACRL announces the publication of 2018 Academic Library Trends and Statistics, the latest in a series of annual publications that describe the collections, staffing, expenditures and service activities of academic libraries in all Carnegie classifications. The one-volume title includes data from Associate of Arts Colleges, Baccalaureate, Master’s Colleges and Universities/ and Research/Doctoral-granting Institutions.…

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IET announces full release of dynamic new research intelligence tool, Inspec Analytics

Databases, PublishersJuly 19, 2019

(12 Jul 2019) The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced the full release of Inspec Analytics, a research intelligence tool to help research professionals explore global trends in physics, engineering and technology research. With the changing landscape in scholarly communications placing increased emphasis on measuring the impact of research outputs, Inspec Analytics has…

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Diverting leakage to the library subscription channel

eJournals, PublishersJuly 17, 2019

(16 Jul 2019) In response to the recent news of Springer Nature and ResearchGate extend content sharing pilot, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe took a deep look into this pilot project and shared her thoughts & concerns from the librarian’s point of view. Read the full article from Scholarly Kitchen here.

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Crowding the library: how and why Libraries are using crowdsourcing to engage the public (OA article)

Libraries, Research SupportJuly 17, 2019

(15 Jul 2019) From the abstract: “This article is written from a Canadian University library perspective with the goal to help the reader engage with the current crowdsourcing landscape. This article’s contribution includes a literature review and a survey of popular projects and platforms; followed by a case study of a crowdsourcing pilot completed at…

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Ohio University Libraries awarded grant to develop Southeast Asia Digital Library

Digitization, LibrariesJuly 17, 2019

(15 Jul 2019) Ohio University Libraries has been awarded a $1.2 million grant to develop the Southeast Asia Digital Library in collaboration with 14 other institutions. The five-year grant was awarded by the Henry Luce Foundation. The project will update the Southeast Asia Digital Library with a new generation of digital initiatives and expand its collection…

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Supreme Court Library Queensland is hiring Principal Librarian Collections

JobsJuly 17, 2019

(16 Jul 2019) A new senior management position of Principal Librarian Collections has been created at Supreme Court Library Queensland. Are you a qualified and experienced librarian with demonstrated strengths in technical services, technology and staff management and development? Are you keen to take on a key leadership role in a high profile legal sector library?…

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Bringing transparent peer review to the physical sciences and beyond

Open Access, PublishersJuly 17, 2019

(16 Jul 2019) Publons and ScholarOne, both part of the Web of Science Group (a Clarivate Analytics company), have entered into a new partnership with IOP Publishing to introduce the industry’s first cross-publisher, scalable transparent peer review workflows across some of their leading journals in the physical sciences and beyond. Transparent peer review shows the complete peer review…

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IEA launches new tool for tracking oil and gas-related methane emissions worldwide

PublishersJuly 17, 2019

(16 Jul 2019) The International Energy Agency has launched a new online tool that tracks oil and gas-related sources of methane, a major and often overlooked greenhouse gas. The new “methane tracker” offers the most comprehensive global picture of methane emissions, covering eight industry areas across more than seventy countries. This new and unique tool provides the IEA’s…

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SCAD: the University of Creative Ideas is hiring Associate Dean of Academic Services

JobsJuly 15, 2019

(12 July 2019) SCAD Hong Kong seeks an Associate Dean of Academic Services to supervise associate chairs, faculty and library staff and is responsible for all academic programs in the Hong Kong location. The associate dean of academic services also conducts classroom observations and ensures continuous improvement of the student learning experience; oversees curriculum, assessment…

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How New Zealand libraries are adapting to the 21st century

Asia Pacific, LibrariesJuly 15, 2019

(14 Jul 2019) From the Stuff – “We are becoming a bastion of wellbeing and welcome for people,” says Kat Cuttriss, Hutt City Libraries manager and chair of Public Libraries of New Zealand. “The public library is the one place, potentially the only civic place, where people are welcome to come no matter their background,…

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