(3 May 2021) A new IFLA report highlights greater understanding of the contribution of libraries to delivering the UN 2030 Agenda among local governments, in a wider range of areas, than in national reviews of SDG implementation. Voluntary Local Reviews represent an increasingly important part of overall efforts to monitor the implementation of the…
(6 May 2021) About the job and the university library: The University’s Library is at the heart of the University across education and research in all disciplines, custodian of its past and enabler of its future. The University is seeking to appoint an Associate Director, Academic Engagement and Client Services to join the Library…
(3 May 2021) In a year complicated by a global pandemic, the community of vendors providing technologies to libraries made important strides to meet pressing needs and make ongoing progress in their longer-term initiatives. Though the pandemic disrupted library services—as well as funding—in 2020, concerted efforts were made to fulfill the demands of users to…
(4 May 2021) From Microsoft press release: Microsoft Research will continue to support the automated AI agents powering Microsoft Academic services through the end of calendar year 2021. During this time, we encourage existing Microsoft Academic users to begin transitioning to other equivalent services. Below are just a few of the many great options…