(20 Aug 2022) The Parliament Library [of India] which until recently was accessible only to lawmakers, government functionaries, accredited media persons and research scholars, has opened its collection of 1.7 million publications to the common people. As the library — which is the largest in Delhi and second largest in the country behind the National…
Flexible organic circuits that mimic biological neurons could increase processing speed and might someday hook right into your head By Kurt Kleiner (25 Aug 2022) The human brain is an amazing computing machine. Weighing only three pounds or so, it can process information a thousand times faster than the fastest supercomputer, store a…
(15 Aug 2022) The American Physiological Society (APS) today launched the Center for Physiology Education, an online headquarters for physiology educators to gather, collaborate, engage and learn. More than 500 physiology educators and researchers contributed to the development of the Center and its five themes: Evidence-based Teaching Practices Inclusive Teaching Teaching and Learning Integrative Physiology Physiology Education…
(27 Aug 2022) In the decades of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, much of Southeast Asia was under Western colonial dominance. Most of the region was divided among the British, French, Dutch, Spanish, and American powers, supplanted by a brief period of Japanese influence following the outbreak of World War II in Europe and…
(26 Aug 2022) The National Library of the Philippines, in partnership with the UP National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG) – Center for Policy and Executive Development (CPED), invites you to a one-day program entitled “Webinar on Public Advocacy and Communication – Creating Effective Infographics” on 06 September 2022, from 8:30 AM – 4:00…
(24 Aug 2022) About the job: Working directly with the University’s academic staff and higher degree researchers you will provide advanced, high level services across research support, curriculum support and student learning. The role also offers an opportunity to further develop individual leadership capability by taking an active role in mentoring, overseeing and…
(22 Aug 2022) Taylor & Francis has announced the beginning of a 6-month pilot of Proofig image integrity software, as part of an ongoing program to prevent image duplication and manipulation in academic journal articles. Image duplication or manipulation is a serious form of misconduct which involves inappropriately duplicating, manipulating, or fabricating images. Even where image duplication…
(22 Aug 2022) In Aaron Tay‘s blog post, he shares: “My blog usually takes the view that most of our users do not start at the library homepage as a truism and since the beginning of the blog in 2009, I have covered tools that help users “get back” to library resources or at…
(23 Aug 2022) Academic libraries in Singapore support Open Access and Open Science trends in the world. Some of the trends can be seen in the ACRL Scholarly Communication Toolkit. Yeo Pin Pin, Head of Research Services of Singapore Management University Libraries shares how universities in Singapore are supporting OA. Read the full article here.
(23 Aug 2022) The author of a popular organic chemistry textbook is making it freely available to students after learning about a loophole in his copyright agreement with the publisher. John McMurry’s Organic Chemistry has been one of the best selling chemistry textbooks since it was first printed in 1984. Under his agreement with Cengage Learning, the book’s…