(18 Nov 2022) Two Russian nationals have been charged for running the immensely popular pirated e-book site Z-Library. The two Russian individuals, Anton Napolsky, 33, and Valeriia Ermakova, 27, have been arrested from Cordoba, Argentina on November 3rd, 2022. The Justice Department said the duo was arrested under specific requests from the US government. All Z-Library domains…
By Ruth A. Pagell* (28 Nov 2022) “The research that universities conduct plays a significant role in solving the greatest challenges facing the climate and our societies. As institutions, they also play a significant role in educating future generations and as well as being resource consuming organisations themselves. It is important to consider all…
(26 Nov 2022) The country is celebrating National Book Week from November 24 to 30 amid the struggle to arrest Filipino learners’ dwindling reading proficiency. Even before the pandemic struck, international large-scale assessments showed that learners were already struggling to meet the minimum required proficiency in reading, according to Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, chair of the…
(25 Nov 2022) The IFLA Academic and Research Libraries Section (ARL) Standing Committee held its “The call to action: academic libraries responses to the SDGs” webinar on 2 November 2022. You’ll be able to access the related video recording here, and the slides presented by the speakers here: presentation N°1 (Denmark), presentation N°2 (Australia) About the webinar: The United…
(27 Nov 2022) About the role: As the Senior Librarian, Library Services and Spaces, you have one of four corresponding roles, reporting to the Manager, Library Services and Spaces. Your role is responsible for ensuring that Scholarly Services is equipped to deliver a superior scholarly and digital experience for staff and students, by ensuring…