(2 Mar 2022) Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR) present this Action Plan to further develop and expand a sustainable, community-driven Diamond OA scholarly communication ecosystem. It proposes to align and develop common resources for the entire Diamond OA ecosystem, including journals and platforms, while respecting the cultural, multilingual,…
(3 Mar 2022) Amazon plans on shutting down all 24 of their bookstores in the United States. These bookstores were often found in big cities and filled a niche, with all of the indie bookstores that have closed. They will also be closing two other physical retail concepts: Its “4-star” stores, which sold products that…
(2 Mar 2022) Book Riot has collected various sources for reading habits around the globe during the pandemic time. Overall, the average number of books people are reading is higher than before as well as the sales of books. What people are reading is also presented in the article. Find out more from the…
(2 Mar 2022) Hindawi is set to expand its use of AI-based technology Writefull. Writefull, which is part of Digital Science, is an AI-based language platform that helps authors, institutions, publishers, and typesetters with all stages of manuscript and academic book and journal production. It applies machine learning, trained on millions of scientific papers. Following two years…
(28 Feb 2022) As open access publishing models continue to evolve, the relationship between researchers and librarians and publishers is also changing. Our colleagues at AIP Publishing are interested in learning how open access publishing models are impacting your institution, and to understand what role your library plays in facilitating OA publishing. This…
(28 Feb 2022) About the job: Under the broad direction of the recently appointed Executive Director, the Director, Client Services is responsible for developing and delivering an innovative suite of services to reach all clients, including information and research literacy programs for students throughout their academic career, digital scholarship and outreach programs for staff in…
(2 Mar 2022) The National Diet Library has released the report of a research project on the response to COVID-19 by public libraries in Japan, which was conducted during fiscal 2021 in cooperation with the Japan Library Association. In the project, an online questionnaire survey was conducted for all public libraries in Japan, and…
(1 Mar 2022) Job title: Head, User & Information Services Cluster (at the rank of Senior Assistant Librarian) (PR0549/21-22) The Hong Kong Baptist University Library now invites applications for a dynamic, collaborative, and results-driven professional to lead and inspire its User & Information Services Cluster. Reporting to the Deputy University Librarian, the appointee will…
(1 Mar 2022) The 12th conference of the European Association for Southeast Asian Studies (EuroSEAS) will take place at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), on the new Campus Condorcet at Paris-Aubervilliers, France, from 28 June to 1 July 2022. One of the panels is organised by Marije Plomp (Leiden University Libraries) and Jana Igunma (British Library) on behalf of the Southeast…
What university founded in 1257 is among the world’s top young universities? (Table 1 in the Appendix has the answer.) What Thai company appears in green and patent rankings? What higher education center offers relevant free webinars? By Ruth A. Pagell* I spent the beginning of 2022 away from rankings, doing research with a…