January 2020 – Page 4

Kudos launches new Research Showcase to maximize non-academic impact of research projects

Research SupportJanuary 13, 2020

(9 Jan 2020) Kudos, the award-winning service for accelerating research impact through strategic communications management, has today announced the launch of its new Research Showcase. This public website (growkudos.com/showcase/) is the world’s first platform to drive discovery of “research in progress”, providing stakeholders – from funders, taxpayers and donors, to research participants and beneficiaries –…

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Springer Nature and Germany’s Projekt DEAL finalise world’s largest transformative OA agreement

Open Access, PublishersJanuary 10, 2020

(9 Jan 2020) Springer Nature and MPDL Services GmbH on behalf of Projekt DEAL today announce that the formal contract for the world’s largest transformative Open Access (OA) agreement to date has been signed. Dated 1 January 2020, the agreement provides OA publishing services and full reading access to Springer Nature journals to scholars and…

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IGI Global waives open access Article Processing Charges (APCs) throughout January 2020

PublishersJanuary 9, 2020

(8 Jan 2020) In the new year, IGI Global is offering a number of opportunities for researchers to publish their work under OA. From January 1st to January 31st, authors can submit their article manuscripts under OA to a select list of IGI Global journals free of any article processing charges (APCs) (our APC fee for…

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Call for submissions: SJLIM 2020 issue

Asia PacificJanuary 8, 2020

(3 Jan 2020) The SJLIM (Singapore Journal of Library and Information Management) 2020 issue is now open for submissions. If you have research, practice projects, opinion pieces and commentaries related to librarianship in Singapore and Southeast Asia, you may submit your manuscripts electronically via email at [email protected] Submissions may be in the range of 2000 to 5000…

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New Zealand: concerns over the implementation of Marrakesh Treaty

Asia Pacific, CopyrightJanuary 8, 2020

(6 Jan 2020) The Marrakesh Treaty, which allows easier access to materials for visually impaired, lets more people legally convert books into accessible formats, and allows all signatory countries to freely share copy. The Treaty is effective recently in New Zealand, but concerns are made by various parties. RNZ has the full report here.

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Taiwan to start Public Lending Right program for local authors from Jan 2020

Asia PacificJanuary 8, 2020

(31 Dec 2019) On Jan. 1, Taiwan will become the first country in East Asia to adopt a Public Lending Right (PLR) program, under which writers will receive compensation for free public access to their books at two national libraries, the Ministry of Culture said Tuesday. Taiwan News has more details here.

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Japan: Sprawling pop culture complex to open near Tokyo in 2020

Asia PacificJanuary 8, 2020

(27 Dec 2019) A sprawling complex featuring a massive manga library, accommodations and a museum will open in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, next year to promote Japan’s pop culture trends worldwide. Leading publisher Kadokawa Corp., which has been building Tokorozawa Sakura Town, made the announcement at a news conference in Tokyo in late October to announce its…

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Charles Sturt University is hiring Senior Client Services Librarian

JobsJanuary 7, 2020

(6 Jan 2020) About the role: Support the University’s academic staff and higher degree researchers by providing advanced, high-level information and library services to support learning, teaching, and research strategies. The role also offers an opportunity to further develop individual leadership capability by taking an active role in mentoring, leading, and guiding junior members of staff…

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