(19 Aug 2020) Clinicians and researchers around the world are racing to collect data in order to better understand COVID-19 — including risk factors for severe cases, treatment strategies and the viability of various vaccines. But a vital element missing has been a wide-scale database for sharing information as research progresses. Researchers at the USC…
(20 Aug 2020) From Aaron Tay’s Musings about librarianship: “While allowing users to gain access to paywalled academic content aka delivery services is often seen to be less sexy than discovery it is still an important part of the researcher workflow that is worth looking at. In particular, I will argue that in the past…
(19 Aug 2020) Ulrich Herb compares Project DEAL’s agreements between Wiley, Springer Nature, and Elsevier: “Christian Gutknecht published an exciting posting on the Swiss EUR 57 million Elsevier deal in which he outlines the transformative Open Access agreement between Elsevier and swissuniversities. Since Germany has been trying for years to reach such a contract with…
(19 Aug 2020) A new collection of case law from superior courts in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia is now available on vLex Justis, an AI-powered research platform with unique features designed to extract the key information from a case. This powerful combination of content and technology will enable legal professionals to better support their…
(17 Aug 2020) The CDNLAO Newsletter is published to share information from national libraries in the Asia and Oceania region. This newsletter is edited and distributed by the National Diet Library of Japan on behalf of the members of the Conference of Directors of National Libraries in Asia and Oceania (CDNLAO). The latest issue (No.…
(11 Aug 2020) To mark the 25th anniversary of the Gugak Museum and the 70th anniversary of the NGC (National Gugak Center) next year, the NGC opened a public library that has accumulated collections on North Korean music covering up to 82,000 new artifacts. The space called “Gonggan E-um,” meaning connecting space, opened to the…
(2 Aug 2020) South Korea saw the addition of 38 new public libraries nationwide last year thanks to the government’s efforts to enhance access to libraries in recent years. According to a recent statistical survey by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and its affiliated Korea Culture and Tourism Institute, the number of public…
(22 Jul 2020) An official of Professional Regulatory Board for Librarians pointed out Wednesday that there are more than 70 library schools nationwide after the head of the National Library of the Philippines wrongly claimed librarianship courses are not offered outside Metro Manila. The head of the National Library is not a licensed librarian. “[T]here…
(11 Aug 2020) Seven cats began their duties as “intern curators” at a library in Tianjin Tower this week. They’ll provide comfort to patrons who have been closed in at home because of the coronavirus. “On Aug 24, the cats will officially assume their duties at the Western Shore Book House, a library with thousands of…
(11 Aug 2020) Chinese architecture studio MAD has designed a library in the city of Haikou, China that is intended “to be a wormhole that transcends time and space”. Named the Wormhole Library, the structure is currently under construction within Century Park overlooking the South China Sea in the city of Haikou, which is on the Chinese island of Hainan. Being built as part…