(3 Jun 2021) Bestselling tech maven and editor Ellyssa Kroski is back with “32 Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality Programs for Libraries,” published by ALA Editions, a timely, all-in-one guide to planning, organizing, and running virtual events. Ranging from simple gaming activities utilizing VR headsets to augmented reality tours, exhibits, immersive experiences, and STEM educational programs,…
(3 Jun 2021) China is working on a master plan for the internationalisation of its domestic journals and plans to pursue an open science strategy at a national level. That was one of the main messages of a session at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Scholarly Publishing (SSP) held last week, and hosted…
(4 June 2021) The Library and Information Association of New Zealand (LIANZA) hosted a mid-term virtual event for the Asia and Oceania Section’s Standing Committee at the National Library of New Zealand. The 2-hour event ‘Libraries and the SDGs’ saw great success with guest speakers from the USA, Singapore, India, Fiji and New Zealand, and…
PART ONE: The need for new metrics and an introduction to World University Research Rankings (WURR) with its new metric PART TWO: Overviews of IREG approved rankings not covered by Ruth’s Rankings: URAP, CWUR, UniRank, and rankings with changes, emphasizing unique metrics, outcomes, and comparisons (coming soon) (31 May 2021) Everyone loves rankings, whether…
The nonsensical computer-generated articles, spotted years after the problem was first seen, could lead to a wave of retractions. (27 May 2021) Nonsensical research papers generated by a computer program are still popping up in the scientific literature many years after the problem was first seen, a study has revealed. Some publishers have told Nature they will…
(31 May 2021) About this job: Under broad direction, the Senior Librarian (Policy & Analytics) will support the Office of the Library Director with policy and strategic advisory as well as analytics support for University decision making. The incumbent will also contribute to Library services through the development and implementation of evidence-based, effective…
Evolution of children’s literature into high-tech form may offer benefits, but also some detriments By Cypress Hansen (28 May 2021, feed from Knowable Magazine) Grandma’s picture books had colored ink. Dad’s had pop-outs and fun textures. Today kids’ books can feature videos in place of illustrations, define words aloud and have characters that walk across…
(31 May 2021) About this job: Job Description The Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) Library seeks a self-motivated, innovative and service-oriented individual to develop, maintain and enhance web and library systems and applications to deliver a user-centred search, discovery and delivery experience. Reporting to the Discovery and Technology Librarian, the successful candidate will also…
(28 May 2021) ALIA’s Special Libraries Working Group has put together this directory of special libraries to support collaboration. The directory is not a comprehensive listing, but it does identify like-minded individuals working in similar situations. The aim is to enable people to share non-competitive information, insight, expertise, ideas and resources; to improve the sense…
(30 May 2021) The Center for Khmer Studies is pleased to announce that we have received a grant from the Equinox Open Library Initiative to upgrade our online catalog. CKS is one of two grant recipients of the Equinox Open Source Grant. The Equinox Open Source Grant program provides migration, implementation, hosting, and support of…