(17 Sep 2021) The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), which were adopted by all UN member states, seek to end poverty, save the Earth, and achieve global peace and prosperity. Libraries play a key role in achieving these goals as well, and the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) has been galvanizing library associations…
(22 Sep 2021) A library devoted to Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami’s writings, scrapbooks and record collection opens next week in Tokyo as a spot for literary research, cultural exchange and a gathering spot for his fans. The Haruki Murakami library, which opens Oct. 1 at Waseda University, his alma mater, features a replica of his…
Freedom on the Net 2021 finds that while some democratic governments have made good-faith attempts to regulate the technology industry, state intervention in the digital sphere worldwide has contributed to the 11th consecutive year of global decline in internet freedom. (21 Sept 2021) Governments around the world are increasingly asserting their authority over technology platforms,…
(13 Sep 2021) The 2021 Cambodia Book Fair to be held December 10 to 20 will be at the National Library of Phnom Penh under the theme “Read Me, See the World”, including workshops, storytelling, raffles and other small promotions throughout the weekend. The annual three-day event will focus on books written in Khmer…
(14 Sep 2021) The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have signed the largest transformational open access (OA) publishing agreement in China to date. As a local third-party representing the specific requirements of ACM and CAS, The Charlesworth Group also helped facilitate this first transformational open access agreement for ACM…
(20 Sep 2021) SPARC releases the results of its COVID Impact Survey, which was undertaken to better understand academic libraries’ pandemic-related budgetary challenges and approaches, with a focus on understanding how they affected attitudes towards content, collections, and open initiatives. The full text of the report can be found here. The SPARC COVID Impact Survey…
(20 Sep 2021) Librarians should be given more support and credit for their research contributions, which should be costed into grant proposals, according to Research Libraries UK (RLUK), a consortium of research libraries in the UK and Ireland. A new report commissioned by RLUK and the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) says libraries are…
(15 Sep 2021) The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of everyone, everywhere. Adopted by all 193 UN Member States in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, these 17 Goals frame a 15-year plan to transform…
(6 Sep 2021) Today OUP launched new branding which supports our ongoing transformation to become a digital-first business and enhance our aim to make knowledge and learning more accessible through the power of technology. Watch OUP’s advancing learning and knowledge brand film here OUP has been advancing knowledge and learning since our origins in the…
(9 Sep 2021) From the Report Published by the European Commission: The key findings of this study indicate that the European Commission’s leadership in the Open Science policy has paid off. Uptake has steadily increased over the past four years, achieving an average success rate of 83% in Horizon 2020 for open access to scientific…