(16 Aug 2019) With over seventy participating librarians in attendance, the National Library of the Philippines (NLP) opens the 2nd Convention of Provincial Librarians in the Philippines and Leadership Training-Workshop held Wednesday (Aug. 14) at the NLP Building in Kalaw, Manila. Read the full report here.
(15 Aug 2019) About a decade ago, libraries across the world faced a dilemma. They were being replaced by Amazon and e-books. To fight for their survival, said Ms Loida Garcia-Febo, president of the American Library Association, libraries tried to determine what other role they could play. See how libraries around the world are adapting themselves…
(20 Aug 2019) A new set of standards to define publishing misconduct in China should make Chinese authors’ work more acceptable to international journals, according to the standards’ lead author. The agency in charge of China’s publishing sector, the National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA), released and adopted in July the Academic publishing specification—Definition of academic misconduct for…
By Ruth A. Pagell* What is the significance of Ton Duc Thang University breaking into the ARWU ranks? What Asia-Pac city did students select as best? Does the university having the top THE World rank also rank tops in reputation? (19 August 2019) This new format replaces News Flashes. The annual updates to rankings include…
(23 Aug 2019) Job Title: Assistant Librarian (Special Collections & Archives Section) (PR0079/19-20) Hong Kong Baptist University Library is currently seeking a highly motivated and service-oriented professional for the position of Assistant Librarian in the Special Collections & Archives Section. Reporting to the University Librarian, the appointee will be responsible for managing and enhancing all aspects…
(16 Aug 2019) From EIFL: We have updated and revised How To Make Your DSpace Repository Work Really Well, the EIFL checklist that repository managers and administrators, librarians and others can use to improve institutional open access (OA) repositories that use DSpace free and open source software. DSpace is the most commonly used repository software in EIFL…
(15 Aug 2019) Featured Sessions include: Scholarly Publishing in Africa: Impact Factor vs. Societal Impact Why Inclusion Matters to Technology and Technology Matters to Inclusion The Scholarly Kitchen Live! 2019 All session content can be accessed by visiting the SSP Library located in our Resources section. You can also search for a specific session by name…
(Published 12 Aug 2019) This paper reports the results of an international survey on research data management (RDM) services in libraries. More than 240 practicing librarians responded to the survey and outlined their roles and levels of preparedness in providing RDM services, challenges their libraries face, and knowledge and skills that they deemed essential to…
(22 Aug 2019) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed today between MPDL Services, on behalf of Projekt DEAL, and Springer Nature sets the scene for the world’s most comprehensive open access (OA) agreement to be finalised later this year. Reaching such an understanding has been possible through acknowledgement of the common commitment of both parties to…
(20 Aug 2019) This is the first in a series of blog posts highlighting how libraries and publishers are addressing the challenges of providing digital access to materials in their print collections. Using controlled digital lending, libraries and publishers have a new model for making their printed works available in digital form in ways that protect…
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