By Gina de Alwis Jayasuriya* In January 2019, a study on “Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for Academic Librarians in Selected Asian Countries” was initiated. The pilot study conducted in the Republic of Maldives was completed in 2020. A team of LIS researchers in Thailand are now studying the status of “CPD for academic librarians in Thailand”. Despite…
(3 Nov 2021) The Show US the Data virtual conference held on October 20, 2021 was a great success with over 500 registrants.It showed that automated search and discovery tools were possible to develop and that those tools could be used to find and close some gaps between what agencies know about how their data are being…
(5 Nov 2021) The annual conference of the National Committee for Information Resources on Asia (NACIRA), UK, is taking place virtually on 30 November 2021, 13:00-17:00. The conference theme is “Lessons and reflections: new ways of working in the pandemic era“. Talks and paper presentations on the day include: “Research Libraries and Public Engagement: A new future?”…
(4 Nov 2021) Applications are invited for:- The Chinese University of Hong Kong Library University Librarian (Ref: 210002FG) (Closing date: December 3, 2021) The Role The University Librarian serves as a University Officer and is responsible for the effective and efficient development and management of the CUHK Library to enhance teaching, learning and research.…
(2 Nov 2021) Gale, part of Cengage Group, is helping faculty and students enhance their digital literacy and critical thinking skills. The company has launched its new Learning Centers for Gale Primary Sources. Built with the student researcher in mind, the Learning Centers orient new users to the content and topics available in a digital archive, spark inspiration…
(1 Nov 2021) A few weeks ago, ScienceOpen.com sent out a survey to hear about your experiences with Open Access. In this survey we asked questions like, do you believe the scholarly community could do research more effectively if all scientific communication were freely available under an open access license? and, would you prefer if peer reviews were made open? We’re happy…
(27 Oct 2021) Guest blog post by Alberto Martín-Martín, Facultad de Comunicación y Documentación, Universidad de Granada, Spain. In this post, as a contribution to Open Access Week, Alberto Martín-Martín shares his comparative analysis of COCI and other sources of open citation data with those from subscription services, and comments on their relative coverage. …
(1 Nov 2021) The Center for Khmer Studies (CKS) has announced the official launch of its New Online Catalog, which has been upgraded to provide library patrons greater functionality and easier accessibility. The online catalog serves as a gateway to an expansive collection of books and materials relating to Cambodian and Southeast Asian history and…
(26 Oct 2021) National Library Board, Singapore and the IFLA Regional Office for Asia and Oceania, in support of the IFLA Global Vision are jointly holding an online event: Leaders’ Conversations 2021 – Visualising Our Future: Masterplans of Libraries and Archives. Below is the announcement: What is the FUTURE of libraries and archives? Find out more…
(27 Oct 2021) The Dutch consortium of university libraries and the National library of the Netherlands (UKB) together with the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) and the Dutch Research Council (NWO), has published a practical guide on preprints. Preprints are [academic] manuscripts that have not been peer-reviewed or published in a traditional publishing…