(30 Jul 2020) From the Centre for Humanitarian Data: About one-third of the 17 million global COVID-19 cases are coming from 63 countries that have a refugee or humanitarian operation. To help understand the progress of the virus and its impact on already vulnerable people in these locations, we have created a map explorer that brings…
(30 Jul 2020) One of Asia’s most energetic and comprehensive book award programs, the annual Singapore Book Publishers Association’s prizes traditionally have covered seven categories: Book Cover Design Education Title Illustrated Non-Fiction Title Literary Work Middle Grade / Young Adult Title Nonfiction Title Picture Book This year, new categories have been added, a reflection of the handsome…
(28 Jul 2020) When a library invests in IGI Global’s InfoSci-Databases, which includes the InfoSci-Books and InfoSci-Journals databases, they can take advantage of IGI Global’s OA Fee Waiver (Read and Publish) Initiative. Under this initiative, institutions can maximize their budgets, as the publisher will match the library’s investment with a fund of equal value to…
(28 Jul 2020) 2019 saw the invoiced value of combined UK publisher sales of academic and professional books and journals rise by 1.3%, to nearly £3.3bn – 25.8% higher than in 2015. Digital is driving this growth in academic publishing, with a 4.2% rise in digital sales revenue in 2019 slightly outweighing a 4.6% print sales…
(29 Jul 2020) More than 600 academics from 36 Australian universities and members of the academic community have signed an open letter to federal and state education ministers calling for a return to a more democratic, cost-effective and functional structure for Australia’s universities. Australian universities are in crisis. Large-scale redundancies are announced almost daily, with estimates of up to 21,000…
Saying that the Internet Archive operates ‘the digital equivalent of traditional library lending,’ the nonprofit responds to four publishers’ test of ‘Controlled Digital Lending. (29 Jul 2020) Following the June 1 filing of a copyright infringement lawsuit by four publisher-members of the Association of American Publishers—including three of the Big Five—the Internet Archive has made its scheduled…
(27 Jul 2020) The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has released its inaugural list of Best Digital Tools for Teaching & Learning. Best Digital Tools combines the previously separate lists of Best Apps and Best Websites for Teaching & Learning. The new list follows the evolution of technology as websites develop apps and resources are…
(21 Jul 2020) Wellingtonians are being given five options for the future of their library, but the city council has expressed a preference for high-level earthquake strengthening. A consultation document which will go public on 27 July was finalised today at a City Council meeting. The preferred option has a projected cost of between $174.4m…
(22 Jul 2020) Many public libraries, museums and art galleries in South Korea reopened their doors to the public on Wednesday amid signs of a slowdown in COVID-19 infections. The National Museum of Korea (NMK), the National Library of Korea and other cultural venues under the central government began accepting visitors, albeit with safety measures…
(20 Jul 2020) Kengo Kuma has designed this monolithic museum building in Japan, which is set to open to the public later in 2020. Located about 30 kilometers (19 miles) west of central Tokyo, the ‘Kadokawa culture museum’ is part of a larger development called ‘Tokorozawa sakura town’. The site also includes an anime-focused hotel, a book…