(2 Apr 2024) The fifth report in a series of national surveys of school libraries in Aotearoa New Zealand that started in 2018 is recently released. The surveys are a collaboration between: National Library of New Zealand Services to Schools School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (SLANZA) Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA).…
(1 Apr 2024) As of March 31, 2024, Mr. YOSHINAGA Motonobu, the Director General of the National Diet Library retired and as of April 1, 2024, Ms. KURATA Keiko was newly appointed the Director General of the National Diet Library. Ms. Kurata served as Professor of Keio University from 2001 to 2024 as well as…
(26 Mar 2024) Media attention can boost a scientist’s career, bringing them prestige and making it easier to attract collaborators and students. But there are disparities in who gets named in news stories about scientific research, according to a new study: Scientists with East Asian and African names are less likely to be mentioned or quoted…
(20 Mar 2024) AI’s ability to quickly generate article summaries from a single question is always fascinating. The paragraphs are often well structured, and many do include real sources. But how accurate is the generated content? Do the sources support their statements? Can this summary be treated as literature review? In this post, Aster Zhao of The…