(28 Jun 2022) When researchers publish their research, they often want or need to publish other outputs such as their research data in order to follow best practices and satisfy requirements of their institutions, funding organizations, and publishers. It can be challenging for researchers to select a repository; there are many criteria to consider, and the…
(20 Jun 2022) Social media has transformed the way we communicate science. Here is a step-by-step guide from Akiko Iwasaki, professor at Yale University, to promote the science of your own study or of others as a thread on Twitter. The sharing in full is here.
(24 Jun 2022) China’s internet watchdog has launched a cybersecurity investigation into the country’s largest online academic research database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), intensifying Beijing’s scrutiny of the firm more than a month after it was put under an antitrust inquiry. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) initiated its investigation on the grounds that the privately-owned CNKI holds a large…
(27 Jun 2022) EBLIDA (The European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations) is laying the foundation for “sustainable copyright” in public libraries through the publication of the “First European overview on e-lending in public libraries”. Carried out by the EBLIDA EGIL (Expert Group on Information Law) Group, the overview is based on a questionnaire…
(27 Jun 2022) Coherent Digital today launched South Asia Archive on its Commons platform at the American Library Association meeting. South Asia Archive is a major collection of books and journals. It contains over 4.5 million pages and is used by more than 800 academic institutions around the world. Previously offered by Taylor & Francis,…
(7 Jun 2022) Ajay Pratap Singh, the new director-general of the National Library, plans to restore and rejuvenate the National Library’s historic city hub at Esplanade which used to house newspapers and periodicals with IT support; develop repositories of all 22 scheduled languages, and focus on developing virtual environment to provide support to information seekers…
(24 Jun 2022) The digital library Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly Operated Kiosk Station (STARBOOKS) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will soon be available via datacasting. Starbooks is a stand-alone information source designed to reach those with limited or no access to Science and Technology information resources. The project…
(10 Jun 2022) When Nathan Sentance first visited Australia’s oldest library, a grand sandstone structure next to Parliament House in Sydney, he loved it. But he felt out of place. “You have to go past the security guard,” the indigenous librarian said. “The first thing you see when you enter some of these spaces…
(10 Jun 2022) The one Talk titled “Libraries of the future” was hosted by Malaysian Book Industry Chamber chairman Keith Thong and moderated by Dr Nor Edzan Che Nazir from Librarians Association of Malaysia (PPM) at World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur in line with Kl International Book Fair. The talk was also joined by…
Octopus aims to change the way research is published and improve its quality. (24 Jun 2022) Ground-breaking publishing platform Octopus is being launched next week (29 June), and researchers are invited to attend the online event to find out more. Octopus aims to enable fast, free and fair publishing of research that is open to all, and which focusses on the intrinsic…