(20 Oct 2022) About the job: Key Responsibilities Develop and implement innovative user-centered services at the library space for the SUSS community. Develop policies, guidelines and procedures for service desk operations and circulation services. Oversee and manage the user and access services at the service desk. This includes planning for manpower, training, supervision and…
(19 Oct 2022) In this issue: What’s new in OA & scholarly publishing in Australia & Aotearoa New Zealand Open Access Week 2022 What’s new in OA & scholarly publishing globally Recent writing & resources on OA Upcoming events in OA & scholarly publishing Go direct to the full newsletter here
(14 Oct 2022) Researchers worldwide will need further assistance to help comply with an increasing number of open data mandates, according to the authors of a new report. The State of Open Data Report 2022 – the latest in an annual collaborative series from Digital Science, Figshare and Springer Nature – is released today (9:00am BST Thursday 13 October). Based on a…
A Nobel prizewinner is six times more likely than someone less well known to get a thumbs-up for acceptance, finds study. (11 Oct 2022) As a journal editor, Palan wanted to check on the impact of double-anonymized review in his journal. He approached Nobel prizewinner Vernon Smith to see whether he had a paper in the…
(7 Oct 2022) What impact does #BookTok have on the Canadian library circulation of backlist titles? Booknet Canada, a non-profit organization that develops technology, standards, and education to serve the Canadian book industry intends to find out with the help of LibraryData, Canadian library collection and circulation analysis tool. Data was gathered on the library…
(11 Oct 2022) As the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in early 2020, librarians, archivists, and others with interest in preserving cultural heritage began documenting the personal, cultural, and societal impact of the global pandemic on their communities. These efforts included creating archival collections preserving physical, digital, and web-based records and information for use by students, scholars,…
(11 Oct 2022) Calling all LIS undergraduate students and recent graduates! The 32nd Library and Information Services Month Search for Best Paper Award has a separate category specifically for your research papers and recently submitted theses. Check the guidelines at https://tinyurl.com/LISM2022CFP or visit the 32nd LIS Month microsite at http://web.nlp.gov.ph/lis/ for details of other activities.…
(11 Oct 2022) The publisher of the prestigious journal Science will soon allow the authors of its research papers to make public an almost-final version of their manuscript in a repository of their choice immediately on publication, without paying any fees. This approach differs to that taken by the publishers of similarly high-impact journals Cell and Nature, which charge most authors…
(7 Oct 2022) The Indonesian government disputes a recent report from a specialist group at the International Union for Conservation of Nature that estimates there are fewer than 50 Sumatran rhinos left in the wild. Even before Dutch conservation scientist Erik Meijaard submitted an opinion piece to The Jakarta Post last month, he was worried about…
(28 Sep 2022) cOAlition S releases today the end-user portal of the Journal Comparison Service (JCS). This secure, free, online service aims to shed light on publishing fees and services and enable those who procure publishing services to better understand how journals and publishers compare on a range of key indicators. As of today, libraries and library…