(2 Oct 2021) The fragment is the second to be acquired by New Zealand. A single leaf is also held by the Alfred and Isabel Reed Collection in Dunedin Public Libraries. Both leaves are from the same original copy of the Gutenberg. By statute, the Alexander Turnbull Library has a mandate to collect rare books.…
(7 Oct 2021) Seoul Library’s “Seoul Smart Library” started its operation at City Hall Station on Seoul Subway Line 1 on October 7. The automated system that has about 1,000 books is one of the largest smart libraries in South Korea. Anyone can borrow books after receiving a membership card through the “Seoul Library” app.…
(11 Oct 2021) How well do your students learn when they read online? What are the outcomes of on-screen reading compared with reading in print? Current research suggests that reading online results in lower understanding and less critical reflection. What might this mean for our students’ learning and for society? Lisa Allcott shares her findings…
(11 Oct 2021) About the opportunity You will be responsible for the provision of advice, training and support to the University’s research and teaching community from higher degree research students through to senior research and teaching staff. You will empower students and staff through the development of knowledge and skills across a range of research and…
(2 Oct 2021) If you are interested in Think.Check.Submit. and would like to provide strategic advice to the Think.Check.Submit committee, please get in touch. We welcome members from our global community of researchers, librarians and funders. Please contact us providing details about your role and why you would like to help. The announcement is…
(4 Oct 2021) Founded in 2008 by Jennifer Deyton and Julie Nash, J&J Editorial provides expert offerings in editorial operations, production, copyediting, system support and consulting, allowing more than 120 clients to publish world-class titles that power the global knowledge ecosystem. Together, Wiley and J&J Editorial are better suited to help societies, associations and publishers…
(Oct 2021) The Council of New Zealand University Librarians (CONZUL) has released its State of open access in Aotearoa Year 3 report. Here’s the scope of the study: “This is the third iteration of our work, meaning we can start to analyse trends over time. Our dataset comprises publications from 2017 – 2019 with…
(30 Sep 2021) The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), publisher of the Science family of journals, and Morressier, the virtual conference provider and platform for early-stage research, today announced the launch of the Science Partner Conference (SPC) program. The new program accompanies AAAS’ Science Partner Journal (SPJ) program and provides carefully selected societies with a…
(1 Oct 2021) The latest news from Open Access Australia (formerly AOASG) is now available. In this issue: What’s new in OA & scholarly publishing in AU & NZ What’s new in OA & scholarly publishing globally Recent writing & resources on OA Upcoming events in OA & scholarly publishing The newsletter in full can be…
(1 Oct 2021) Here’s the list of the vacancies at the National Library of the Philippines as October 2021: Information Technology Officer III Librarian V at Bilbiographic Services Division Librarian V at Collection Development Division Librarian V at Research and Publication DivisIon Administrative Aide II (Reproduction Machine Operator I) Interested and qualified applicants should…