(19 Mar 2024) Christos Petrou, founder and Chief Analyst at Scholarly Intelligence, explored two research categories, a fast one (Biochemistry) and a slow one (Economics & Econometrics), showing the wild variation in performance among journals that have similar profiles. He also discussed how publishers have become more concerned about speed these days, but they are…
(19 Mar 2024) From Delta Think: Each year we survey the list Article Processing Charges (APCs) of a sample of major and significant publishers. Covering over 20,000 titles, and going back to 2016, our data set represents one of the most comprehensive reviews of open access pricing. To compare like for like, we analyze…
(16 Mar 2024) The role of the Digital Asset Manager Librarian is to own the strategy and framework for storing, organizing, protecting, and distributing digital assets within the University’s enterprise content management system. This role is pivotal in implementing the Digital Asset Management strategy, but also ensuring the strategy evolves over time to keep pace with changing…
(7 Mar 2024) Jisc pulls its resources together in a more structured way to support different stages of AI maturity. The aim is to develop a dynamic web based easy-to-use toolkit that grows with your needs. The support areas focusing on are: Strategic Resources to give you a comprehensive understanding of AI and the…
(12 Mar 2024) ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has relaunched Communications of the ACM (CACM), the organization’s flagship magazine, as a web-first publication, accessible to everyone without charge. First published in 1958, CACM is one of the most respected information technology magazines. Providing news, expert commentary, and peer-reviewed research, CACM straddles the lines between a popular science…
By Yeo Eng Ling Lynn* (13 Mar 2024) In late last year, Yeo Eng Ling Lynn, Librarian from Singapore Management University (SMU) Libraries took part in the “A Day in the Life” programme, serving as both a participant, and host coordinator for SMU Libraries. This experience proved to be enlightening, providing the opportunity to…
(7 Mar 2024) The ALA IRRT Webinar Committee in association with the American Library Association (ALA) International Relations Round Table (IRRT) Mission Enhancement Project presents a series of FIVE (5) webinars to support capacity building of library employees (non-professionals). Date/Time Topic/ Name of Presenter Webinar 1 Thursday, 14th March 3pm Singapore / 2:00am Central Time (USA)…
(8 Mar 2024) The UK is adapting to open access faster than the global average, but transitional agreements intended to be temporary are at risk of becoming the norm, leaving too much crucial research trapped behind paywalls, according to a Jisc review. The UK sector’s technology body has published its review of transitional agreements (TAs), charting the progress of open access and billed…
(7 Mar 2024) Form Ithaka S+R: As part of our Making AI Generative for Higher Education project, conducted in partnership with 19 colleges and universities, Ithaka S+R has been closely tracking the GAI product landscape through a unique Product Tracking Tool. The Product Tracker includes a basic description of GAI tools marketed towards postsecondary faculty or…
(27 Feb 2024) Paperpal, the AI academic writing assistant by Cactus Communications (CACTUS), a science communications and technology company, has introduced an online plagiarism checker to help academics steer clear of accidental plagiarism, and present their best original research. This latest feature adds more depth to the comprehensive AI writing tool, benefiting Paperpal’s growing community…