(18 Mar 2021) The winners of the Australian Library Design Awards were announced at today’s Changing Spaces Library Design Conference 2021. Janine Schmidt, judging panel chair said, ‘‘The award submissions showed an impressive array of innovative, creative and forward-thinking designs of new and refurbished libraries. Each of the winning, and commended, libraries represents some of…
(30 Mar 2021) Applications are invited for appointment as Head of Archives and Special Collections (at the rank of Associate Librarian) in the University Libraries (Ref.: 503629) to commence as soon as possible on a three-year fixed-term basis, with the possibility of renewal. Applicants should have a postgraduate qualification in archives/special collections management and experience in…
(29 Mar 2021) The National Library of Australia is seeking an experienced Knowledge Management Assistant Director to fill the role of EL1 in the Knowledge and Website Management Section of our Digital Branch. The Assistant Director, Knowledge Management role will lead the design, development and maintenance of applications with an enterprise user base in mind and provide in-depth knowledge…
(24 Feb 2021) On February 16, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen signed a sub-decree on the establishment of a national internet gateway which would create a single point of entry for internet traffic regulated by a government-appointed operator. While the specifics of its implementation remain unclear, the move exacerbates ongoing concerns about internet freedom in the country…
(25 Mar 2021) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the National University of Laos (NUOL) today signed a memorandum of agreement to expand access to ADB’s research and other publications to a wider audience in the country. The agreement was signed by ADB Country Director for the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) Sonomi Tanaka…
(24 Mar 2021) Today, the European Commission launched Open Research Europe, a publishing platform for scientific papers that will be accessible to everyone. The platform will present the results of research funded by Horizon Europe, the EU research and innovation programme for 2021-2027, and its predecessor, Horizon 2020. Open Research Europe will give everyone, researchers and citizens…
(25 Mar 2021) Today is the first anniversary of the start of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Level 4 COVID-19 lockdown. At this time, one year ago today, one in five of the world’s population (around 1.7 billion people) were also experiencing some form of lockdown, including cancellations of public events and gatherings, stay-at-home recommendations and/or orders,…
(March 2021) Ten years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake. One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in Japan, it caused widespread damage to the eastern coastal region, especially in the northeast. The earthquake and subsequent tsunami took a heavy toll of lives and caused massive damage to buildings and facilities, including…
(24 Mar 2021) Jisc, the not for profit for research and education, is launching a toolkit that will help new university presses to find sustainable ways to publish open access. Funder policies surrounding open access have led to a revival in university presses in the UK and overseas. A 2017 report found that in the past five years,…
(23 Mar 2021) Springer Nature has signed its first ever institutional open access (OA) book agreement with the University of California, Berkeley Library. The agreement will cover a broad range of book titles across all disciplines — from humanities and social sciences to sciences, technology and mathematics and, starting in 2021 and running for at least…