(1 Mar 2021) Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, today released a new interactive tool that showcases the range of a researcher’s publication and citation impact in a single visualization. The Web of Science™ Author Impact Beamplots will enable users of research metrics to engage…
(2 Mar 2021) A new book that is of special interest to curators, archivists and researchers working with Southeast Asian collections has just been published by National University of Singapore Press, in collaboration with the SOAS Southeast Asian Art Academic Programme (University of London), with the title “Returning Southeast Asia’s Past: Objects, Museums, and Restitution” (ISBN 978-981-325-124-3).…
(27 Feb 2021) In this issue on Fun Facts on Numbers, we take a look at how much funding has been allocated to vaccine-related research in COVID-19. Curious about anything on scientific communication? Let us know and we might be able to find out for you!
(24 Feb 2021) The National Library of the Philippines (NLP) in Manila just announced that its reading room is now open to welcome the public. This means that people who are looking for a quiet place to study or do leisure reading can visit the NLP for free. What’s more, visitors have the chance to…
(23 Feb 2021) An audit report on the management of collections held by the National Library of Australia and the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) has praised the organisations’ management practices, but highlights issues with long-term storage. The report, released by the Australian National Audit Office on Monday, noted that the entities’ collections…
(23 Feb 2021) Vietnamese government has approved library digitalization program to 2025 with the vision to 2030. This move is considered as a significant step to promote information technology application especially digital technology with the aim to ensure library continuity as Covid-19 puts brake to academic activity. The program goal is to complete…
(25 Feb 2021) Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT) (the “Company” or “Clarivate”), a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, today reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2020. Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial Highlights 4Q’20 Revenues of $456 million and Adjusted Revenues(1) of…
(10 Feb 2021) The 2021 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition Virtual Poster Session Committee invites everyone to share their best ideas and work with the library community by presenting a digital poster at the 2021 ALA Annual Conference Virtual, June 23-29, 2021. Submissions are invited from all types of libraries and on any topic relevant…
(26 Jan 2021) Cambridge Data Week 2020 was an event run by the Office of Scholarly Communication at Cambridge University Libraries from 23–27 November 2020, featuring topics surrounding the research data management landscape. In a series of talks, panel discussions and interactive Q&A sessions, researchers, funders, publishers and other stakeholders explored and debated different approaches to…
(25 Feb 2021) The CDNLAO Newsletter (https://www.ndl.go.jp/en/cdnlao/newsletter/index.html) is published to share information from national libraries in the Asia and Oceania region. This newsletter is edited and distributed by the National Diet Library of Japan on behalf of the members of the Conference of Directors of National Libraries in Asia and Oceania (CDNLAO). The latest…