(13 Jun 2021) The UK’s competition regulator is to investigate Turnitin’s proposal to buy out its last major rival in global academic integrity services. The Competition and Markets Authority said that it was considering whether Turnitin’s planned acquisition of Ouriginal “may be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition” in the UK. Some academics…
(11 Jun 2021) The killing of a university Communist Party secretary by a lecturer at China’s prestigious Fudan University in Shanghai has shocked academics in China, unleashing a debate on pressures to perform and publish, research demands and precariousness of university jobs in China. Jiang Wenhua (39), a teacher at the school of mathematical…
(9 Jun 2021) Oxford University’s right to print books was first recognised in 1586, in a decree from the Star Chamber. But the centuries-old printing history of Oxford University Press will end this summer, after the publishing house announced the last vestige of its printing arm was closing. The closure of Oxuniprint, which will take…
(8 Jun 2021) The Library of Congress has acquired audio diaries featuring more than 200 frontline healthcare workers in the fight against COVID-19, a collection that provides first-hand testimonies from hospitals and communities across the country as the public health crisis unfolded. The audio library was donated by The Nocturnists, a San Francisco-based independent medical…
(10 Jun 2021) The new site of Shanghai Archives has opened to the public free in the Pudong New Area. It is China’s biggest provincial-level archives. The site on Baiyang Road features an exhibition on Shanghai’s history since it opened its port in 1843 and visitors can search the archives free. Some 4.6 million…
(3 Jun 2021) Japan is a book lovers’ paradise. Home to internationally renowned authors such as Haruki Murakami and Banana Yoshimoto, Japan has plenty to offer both on the page and on the streets. Whether you’re in Tokyo’s book town, Jimbocho, or one of the manga cafés dotting the country, you’re never far away from some quality reading…
(9 Jun 2021) A report commissioned by cOAlition S and the Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) is a follow up on the outcomes of the Society Publishers Accelerating Open access and Plan S (SPA-OPS) project. Smaller independent publishers – for example, society publishers without a larger publishing partner, university presses, library…
(5 Jun 2021) About the job: The Opportunity The Associate Director, Teaching Services and Academic Engagement (STEM) is part of the Library’s senior management team and leads staff in the delivery of high-quality teaching and research services to academic staff and students in the Science, Engineering, Medicine and Health disciplines. In this high-level strategic…
(3 Jun 2021) National Library of the Philippines (NLP) invites you to join the virtual launch of the International Standard Numbering Systems–Philippines Online Application System (INS-POAS) on 25 June 2021 at the NLP website and FB page. The INS-POAS is an online system for International Standard Numbering Systems (ISBN, ISSN, and ISMN) application that aims…
(3 Jun 2021) Bestselling tech maven and editor Ellyssa Kroski is back with “32 Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality Programs for Libraries,” published by ALA Editions, a timely, all-in-one guide to planning, organizing, and running virtual events. Ranging from simple gaming activities utilizing VR headsets to augmented reality tours, exhibits, immersive experiences, and STEM educational programs,…