(30 Jan 2022) From New York Times: Parents, activists, school board officials and lawmakers around the country are challenging books at a pace not seen in decades. The American Library Association said in a preliminary report that it received an “unprecedented” 330 reports of book challenges, each of which can include multiple books, last…
(9 Feb 2022) The Singapore Journal of Library and Information Management (SJLIM) is currently inviting submissions for its 2022 issue, with the theme “The Post-Pandemic Library Era”. We are interested in submissions outlining research as well as practice projects. Opinion pieces and commentaries are also welcome. We accept submissions on all aspects of librarianship that relate…
(3 Feb 2022) The Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe (CCSD) of France and the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) have announced their formal collaboration to launch a directory of open access preprint repositories. Preprints are becoming an increasingly important part of the research communications landscape. Posting preprints allows researchers to share their research freely and rapidly with…