(21 Jan 2022) Gale, part of a Cengage Group, has expanded Gale Digital Scholar Lab with new and improved features that provide digital humanities (DH) researchers with a better user experience. With a new interface and redesigned analysis tools, Gale Digital Scholar Lab now provides a more consistent and streamlined experience for DH researchers that supports usability, accessibility, as well…
(14 Jan 2022) Coursera is partnering with K-MOOC and the National Institute for Lifelong Education (NILE) to launch a nationwide upskilling program in South Korea. The initiative will help over 200,000 adult learners develop the high-demand digital skills needed to advance their education and careers in the new economy and embrace lifelong learning amid rapid…
(13 Jan 2022) 2021 is just behind us. Since January is “the Monday of the months”, as F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote, it’s a good time to take stock of what happened at OpenCitations during the past year. Among the numerous events, achievements and challenges that 2021 brought with it, we want to highlight…
(10 Jan 2022) This time of year is often filled with preparation for orientation and introduction to your library and services. The prospect of having to create an array of interesting and eye-catching resources (both physical and online) can be overwhelming. Open Access Australasia is here to help! You can view, download and adapt…
(17 Jan 2022) ResearchGate and IOP Publishing (IOPP) have announced a collaboration agreement to explore ways to support the scientific community through syndication of IOPP peer-reviewed scholarly content on ResearchGate’s platform. ResearchGate is a scholarly social networking site on which over 20 million scientists and researchers share papers, ask and answer questions, and find collaborators. …
(12 Jan 2022) Submissions are now open for the 2022 EBSCO Solar grant program from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO). For the seventh consecutive year, EBSCO is accepting applications for grants that will fund solar installations at libraries around the world. As part of the 2022 EBSCO Solar initiative, EBSCO will be making a total of…
(17 Jan 2022) About the job: You will manage a team of librarians who are working across the Division’s Information Literacy and Research Support Services, ensuring highly professional, client focused responses to Faculty and Institute needs. You will provide analysis of service quality and lead service initiatives and review. To be successful you…
(15 Dec 2021) LISNews has shared the top 10 stories that happened in 2021 which give us a glimpse of the trend in the global library world. They are: 10. More Libraries End Late Fines 9. Cape Town Library Damaged by Fire 8. Taylor Swift…? 7. University of California Re-Ups with Elsevier 6. Supply Chain…
The focus on a narrow set of metrics leads to a lack of diversity in the types of leader and institution that win funding. (11 Jan 2022) Many researchers who are funded from public sources are required to participate in national evaluations of their work. Such assessments are popular with governments because they help to…
Neuroscientists have long known that shut-eye helps consolidate memories in adults. Napping may play an equally crucial role in infants and young children. (13 Jan 2022) Dozing in a bassinet, a newborn baby wears a stretchy cap fitted with more than 100 soft electrodes. A low beep sounds, and she squints. Nearby, scientists watch…