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A Former public library is transformed into a luxury design hostel

LibrariesJuly 23, 2021

(22 Jul 2021) The new BOOK1 Design Hostel in Aarhus, Danmark, has all the classic hostel elements like bunk beds, laundry facilities and ping pong tables, as well as luxury hotel elements such as private rooms and suites, a sauna and unique design details. BOOK1 is located in the city’s former main library from 1934,…

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Report: How readers discover content in scholarly publications, 2021

Research SupportJuly 23, 2021

(20 Jul 2021) The latest Renew Consultants research was carried out with the support of leading publishers and other organisations involved in scholarly communications and attracted responses from over 15,000 people working and studying across all sectors, subject disciplines, and regions. Headline results include: – In terms of overall trend, A&Is are still the…

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Library of Congress looks to AI to help users sift through its collection

TechnologyJuly 23, 2021

America’s oldest federal cultural institution is experimenting with neural networks to help users search through some of its millions of digitized documents (24 Jun 2021) The Library of Congress expects that artificial intelligence can help people search through its troves of digital information to glean new insights about the U.S.’s history. To that end,…

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New ARL/CARL report shares strategies on research data management for librarians

Data, Research SupportJuly 21, 2021

(20 Jul 2021) The Association of Research Libraries (ARL)/Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) Joint Task Force on Research Data Services has released its final report. The task force formed in 2020 with a two-fold purpose: (1) to demonstrate and commit to the roles research libraries have in stewarding research data and as part of institution-wide research…

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Now available: IFLA Journal Editorial Committee’s “How to get published in scholarly journals” webinar series

EventJuly 21, 2021

(16 July 2021) The IFLA Journal editorial committee and editor are pleased to announce the availability of its summer webinar series on how to publish in academic journals. Conducted in a series of four events focused on various world time zones, these webinars aimed to provide LIS scholars and practitioners with an insider view of…

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United Nation’s effort to deliver verified information and address diverse impacts of COVID-19

Covid-19, PublishersJuly 20, 2021

(20 Jul 2021) The UN iLibrary is the digital source for reliable content published by the United Nations, with titles in all six official UN languages and several more. In December 2020, the iLibrary was updated to optimize user experience and now features a simplified, accessible homepage with improved loading times, adding flexibility and efficiency to your site…

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NISO announces publication of updated standard on criteria for indexes (ANSI/NISO Z39.4)

MetadataJuly 20, 2021

(14 Jul 2021) The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) announces today the publication of its updated ANSI/NISO Z39.4, Criteria for Indexes, incorporating feedback from the public comment period earlier this year. It replaces the original ANSI/NISO Z39.4 standard (Guidelines for Indexes and Related Information Retrieval Devices), last updated in 1984, and is an updated and expanded…

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Hublet expands to APAC region with the new collaboration with iGroup

PublishersJuly 19, 2021

(19 Jul 2021) From 19th July 2021, Hublet signs partnership agreement with iGroup to support the distribution of Hublet Solution to APAC markets. As iGroup is one of the leading providers of information and solutions in library market, it is appointed as distributor for Hublet in Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines. Hublet Solution enables…

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Fun Facts on Numbers: How much money can be saved if persistent identifiers (PIDs) are adopted in the research community?

Research SupportJuly 15, 2021

(15 Jul 2021) It’s been a while since we last publish Fun Facts on Numbers! In this issue, we select the statistics from UK on how much money can be saved if persistent identifiers are adopted in the research community. Find out the benefit behind adopting PIDs from the source here.

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