(28 Nov 2024) An exhibition with the title “A Silk Road Oasis: Life in Ancient Dunhuang” is currently on display at the British Library, London, until 23 February 2025. The oasis of Dunhuang, in today’s northwest China, was established in 111 BCE as a military outpost. It became a vital resting point for travellers due…
(10 Dec 2024) CAUL is seeking a Data Solutions Specialist to drive our data and analytics capabilities forward. This newly established role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of data solutions that impact university libraries across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, along with employment conditions that provide work-life balance and flexibility. The…
(2 Dec 2024) New analysis suggests that open data practice is now on the edge of becoming a standard, recognized and supported scholarly output, globally. As part of the latest in the State of Open Data series, produced by partners Digital Science, Figshare and Springer Nature, direct author-sharing practices have been analyzed from a funder, country…
(4 Dec 2024) The paper mill crisis has polluted the scholarly record and eroded public trust in science. Miriam Maus of IOP Publishing shares her view from the front lines of the fight for publishing integrity. Katina has the interview in full here.
By Lukas Tschopp* (10 Dec 2024) Higher education is being fundamentally challenged by the introduction of large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT. In my daily interactions as a liaison librarian, I observe the erosion of core academic principles by these tools: Students using AI as an unreliable source of information, prioritizing polished presentation…