(2 Jan 2023) It was a night during the reign of King Ang Duong, who ruled Cambodia from 1840 to 1860. In a Kodi or monk’s house in Wat Svay Chrum, a Buddhist monastery in Prey Veng, a young man, who wished to become a district judge, was studying a Sastra or text on the kingdom’s…
(5 Jan 2023) Clarivate Plc, a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have released Research Fronts 2022, their ninth annual collaborative report. The report identifies significant areas in the world of sciences and social sciences as to where the scientific community…
(5 Jan 2023) Critics have hit out at the way in which the open access switch – from paying for journal subscriptions to paying for research to be published – has been managed and are calling for an end to what they describe as “massive” upfront fees that academic institutes or authors pay to ensure their…
(6 Jan 2023) In 2022, digital book lending grew significantly due to innovations that high-performing public libraries, schools and other institutions used to serve their readers. These efforts resulted in record circulation of digital books, with ebooks, audiobooks, magazines and comic books each greatly contributing to year-over-year growth, according to industry leader OverDrive. During the…