(15 Dec 2020) This issue on Fun Facts on Numbers – Plan S is just around the corner, and journals are adapting themselves to be compliant, even for highly-prestigious titles. Recently Springer Nature releases its APC charges for Nature and its branded journals, effective from Jan 2021. And how much would it be? …
(9 Dec 2020) Libraries in Japan are hoping a machine that sterilizes books using ultraviolet light is giving visitors reassurance to take-out publications during the coronavirus pandemic. Libraries across the country are installing the machine, which takes 30 seconds to sterilize a book using UV light and flutter it pages to clear out dust.…
(14 Dec 2020) Clean Yangon, the organization committed to tidy-up the city, has committed to building a library once they have received K1000 from at least 10,000 donors. The library will measure 20×30 feet, to be built with eco-bricks donated to the Air SeinnaThiriparahita monastic school located in Chaung Kyo village in Taikkyi, Yangon.…
(14 Dec 2020) News from Cambodia: Three ministries have joined hands to organise the annual Cambodia Book Fair from December 12-19. Due to Covid-19, this year’s event is called Book Week and will be held online with the theme of Building a Closer Relationship to Books in the Covid Era”. Cambodia Book Fair Committee…