(6 May 2021) About the job and the university library: The University’s Library is at the heart of the University across education and research in all disciplines, custodian of its past and enabler of its future. The University is seeking to appoint an Associate Director, Academic Engagement and Client Services to join the Library…
(3 May 2021) In a year complicated by a global pandemic, the community of vendors providing technologies to libraries made important strides to meet pressing needs and make ongoing progress in their longer-term initiatives. Though the pandemic disrupted library services—as well as funding—in 2020, concerted efforts were made to fulfill the demands of users to…
(4 May 2021) From Microsoft press release: Microsoft Research will continue to support the automated AI agents powering Microsoft Academic services through the end of calendar year 2021. During this time, we encourage existing Microsoft Academic users to begin transitioning to other equivalent services. Below are just a few of the many great options…
(4 May 2021) The American Chemical Society (ACS) is pleased to announce the launch of the ACS Institute, a centralized portal with over 100 educational and training products and programs from across ACS. The material includes a new series of online courses offered by ACS Publications, the leading publisher in chemistry, as well as a suite…
(26 Apr 2021) The Singapore IP Strategy 2030 (SIPS 2030), a 10-year blueprint to strengthen Singapore’s position as a global intangible assets (IA) and intellectual property (IP) hub as well as maintain Singapore’s position as a top-ranked IP regime, was announced today at the World IP Day event. SIPS 2030 builds on the 2013…
Two educators share the importance of the academic library as its role evolves during–and after–the pandemic (29 Apr 2021) Over the past several decades, academic libraries have invested tremendously in digital services and resources to support research, teaching, and learning. When the pandemic hit, forcing colleges and universities across the country to shut down and…
(9 Apr 2021) Two major library vendors—RELX and Thomson Reuters—have been building sophisticated, global systems of surveillance that include online tracking technologies, massive aggregation of user data, and the sale of services based on this tracking, including to governments and law enforcement. Dollars from library subscriptions, directly or indirectly, now support these systems of surveillance. This should be deeply concerning…
(22 Apr 2021) Closely aligned to IFLA Key Initiative 2.4 “Provide tools and infrastructure that support the work of libraries”, IFLA’s Library Publishing Special Interest Group (IFLA LibPub SIG) is focused on an identified trend which has emerged over the past decade: libraries taking on a visible role along the publishing continuum. This concerns not only scholarly materials by academic libraries (articles, reports,…
(22 April 2021) The National Library of China (NLC), in collaboration with nine other libraries across the country, has made over 1,700 sets of ancient books available digitally, in a bid to preserve the books and make them more accessible to the public. The newly uploaded resources, including copies of ancient books in the…
New research project on mis/disinformation in library collections in Australia. (21 April 2021) ALIA is pleased to announce it is currently seeking applications from LIS researchers to lead/undertake a six-month research project on mis/disinformation in library collections in Australia. The issue of mis/disinformation, and a wider issue of community trust, has recently been…