(26 Apr 2024) Sage and Technology from Sage, a provider of innovative library technology solutions, has launched a free online course to develop users’ proficiency in ChatGPT. The Art of ChatGPT Interactions is taught by Dr. Leo S. Lo, Dean of the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences at the University of New Mexico.…
(Apr 2024) This year’s STM Trends edition imagines a future in which AI has become an essential part of the fabric of research and scholarly publishing. We see a blended workforce with humans and machines working together to advance trusted research, building a vast network of knowledge that links articles to research data, experiments to code, authors…
(29 Apr 2024) Researchers, academics and PhD candidates are encouraged to apply for 9 philanthropically funded scholarships and 5 grants which open for applications on Monday 29 April 2024. ‘National Library Scholarships and Grants provide emerging researchers with an opportunity to deepen their research by working with original documents and unique collections. But they also…
(25 Apr 2024) An AI-generated soldier created by a library to inform Australians about the Anzac experience through an online chat has missed the mark after users discovered they could ask him just about anything and embody various characters. The State Library of Queensland launched the AI chatbot ‘Charlie the virtual veteran’ on Tuesday and invited Aussies to ask…
(Apr 2024) The 19th Library Leadership Institute targets on librarians in the Asia Pacific region who aspire to develop their critical thinking and leadership capabilities. The participants will participate in interactive sessions with peers and experts to explore the key roles of librarians for today and the future. They will also take lead in determining the…
(15 Apr 2024) “Collections as data” research is an initiative based on researchers using digital collections as the dataset for analysis with the help of computational methods, such as text mining, data visualization, mapping, image analysis, audio analysis, and network analysis. For example, if a historian needs to investigate a specific topic over time, manually reviewing…
(24 Apr 2024) Wiley today announced the 2024 release of its Wiley Identifier of Natural Products (AntiBase Library + ChemWindow). With an extensive collection of over 95,000 compounds, this growing natural products database serves as a powerful drug discovery screening tool to narrow down possible novel compounds having antimicrobial, antitumor, or other desired effects. Additionally, it…
(20 Apr 2024) Kumba Digdowiseiso, the dean of the economics and business faculty at Universitas Nasional in Jakarta, Indonesia, resigned on Thursday after a firestorm of criticism over the past week. The move, reported widely in the Indonesian media, came eight days after Retraction Watch reported that researchers at Universiti Malaysia Terengganu alleged that Digdowiseiso had added dozens…
(24 Apr 2024) Harvard Library is launching a new initiative called the Harvard Open Journals Program (HOJP), which will help researchers advance scholarly publishing that is open access, sustainable, and equitable. HOJP will provide publishing services, resources, and seed funding to participating Harvard researchers for new academic journals. All journal articles will be entirely free for…
(11 Apr 2024) At last month’s CHORUS Forum: 12 Best Practices for Research Data Sharing speakers addressed the Joint Statement on Research Data Sharing by STM, DataCite and Crossref. Here is the summary of all presentations, recording of the forum.