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AAAS and Morressier launch the Science Partner Conference Program as a complement to the Science Partner Journal Program

PublishersOctober 7, 2021

(30 Sep 2021) The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), publisher of the Science family of journals, and Morressier, the virtual conference provider and platform for early-stage research, today announced the launch of the Science Partner Conference (SPC) program. The new program accompanies AAAS’ Science Partner Journal (SPJ) program and provides carefully selected societies with a…

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Open Access Australasia newsletter September 2021 is now available

Asia Pacific, Open AccessOctober 5, 2021

(1 Oct 2021) The latest news from Open Access Australia (formerly AOASG) is now available. In this issue: What’s new in OA & scholarly publishing in AU & NZ What’s new in OA & scholarly publishing globally Recent writing & resources on OA Upcoming events in OA & scholarly publishing The newsletter in full can be…

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Job openings at National Library of the Philippines

JobsOctober 5, 2021

(1 Oct 2021) Here’s the list of the vacancies at the National Library of the Philippines as October 2021: Information Technology Officer III Librarian V at Bilbiographic Services Division Librarian V at Collection Development Division Librarian V at Research and Publication DivisIon Administrative Aide II (Reproduction Machine Operator I) Interested and qualified applicants should…

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Understanding Indian names in naming conventions, discovery, and standardisation

Asia Pacific, MetadataOctober 5, 2021

(1 Oct 2021) In the Western tradition of names, the last part of a name is traditionally understood as a surname. However, Indian naming conventions are much more complex. The study of Indian names brings to light some of the difficulties catalogers and indexers may come across in the course of their work. Dr. SR…

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EBSCO Information Services releases Serials Price Projection Report for 2022

eJournalsOctober 4, 2021

(30 Sep 2021) The 2022 Serials Price Projection Report from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is now available. The report projects that the overall effective publisher price increases for academic and academic medical libraries are expected to be (before any currency impact) in the range of three to five percent for individual titles and one to three percent for e-journal packages. …

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De Gruyter completes archive digitization

Digitization, PublishersSeptember 30, 2021

The new digitization brought 10,000 out-of-print titles back into availability. (28 Sep 2021) The Berlin-based four-year De Gruyter Book Archive project has been completed now housing digitized editions of more than 53,000 titles, some of which date to 1749. All the titles involved have been scanned and catalogued and are now available digitally…

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India: In urban village, first women’s library gives many a room of their own

Asia Pacific, LibrariesSeptember 29, 2021

(11 Sep 2021) In the heart of Northwest Delhi’s Karala village is an airy room where young women have been spending their days for the last week, studying in a space of their own in the first women’s only library in the district. “This is a community driven project. They have given us the…

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Copyright vs wrong: the Sci-Hub case being fought in Delhi

CopyrightSeptember 29, 2021

(29 Sep 2021) A case between three academic publishers and the creator of pirate website Sci-Hub is currently being fought in the Delhi High Court. In 2015, Elsevier had first filed a lawsuit against her in a US court, which found her liable for wilful copyright infringement and entered a permanent injunction against her and…

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Philippines: Concerns over removal of NDFP books from university libraries

EducationSeptember 29, 2021

(29 Sep 2021) An educator lamented the removal of books and documents published by the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in at least three state university libraries. The Kalinga State University (KSU), Isabela State University (ISU), and Aklan State University (ASU) pulled out books authored by or related to the NDFP to…

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Nature Index 2021 Science Cities reveals emerging trends in research for sustainable development

PublishersSeptember 28, 2021

(24 Sep 2021) The Nature Index 2021 Science Cities, released on September 24, takes a new focus on its science cities, as it examines their research output related to the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), from the period of 2015-20. The top 10 science cities in SDG-related research are Beijing, San Francisco Bay Area,…

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